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What do you like best?

This Open Source program is an excellent tool that allows me to control all the 3D printers that I have in my work. Since it is a free software software I can use it perfectly with free code printers such as Prusa Iteration3. The 3D parts viewer is very easy to use and lightweight with most 3D parts that are imported to the platform. Modifying parameters in real time while the printer prints is quite useful, these parameters can be the fans, the Hot End or the hot bed, also its manual motor control is very useful and precise.

What do you dislike?

One of the points I do not like is that there are practically useless tools that do not help in the matter of 3D printing such as spindle and belt calculators. The software can get stuck when very complex 3D parts are imported to the plate, this also depends a lot on the processing capacity of the computer. Also the command screen although it is very useful can reach that very difficult to visualize the commands in detail, this by the size of the letters and the speed with which these codes move.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

I recommend that all Makers associate this software with the Slic3r slicer as they both make a great synergy. Also that they have always updated the software since they are always fixing small errors presented by the tool. I also recommend that you do not try to use this software with closed source printers, it is currently very difficult to work with them.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

The great benefit is to be able to control 3D printers of free code to be able to work with large quantities of pieces. One of the big problems that has helped me to solve it is with the change of color with 3D objects, something really useful that many paid softwares do not offer today.