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    Instant Slic3r
    Instant Slic3r
    Instant Slic3r
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    Instant Slic3r

    By David Michael Moore

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    One of the most critical parts of 3D printing is taking a 3D model and converting it to a format that a 3D printer can print. Slic3r is one of the best pieces of software out there. It gives great control over how an object is converted, and can save you hours upon hours of frustration by producing great prints. This book will show you how.

    Instant Slic3r strives to give you a good foundation for what Slic3r can do. It offers a hands-on way to learn about how Slic3r works, and how you can use its powerful features to produce great prints. It takes you from the beginning setup, through advanced features such as post processing the G-Code that it produces. You will get a good grasp on how Slic3r works, and ways to troubleshoot your prints to make the best objects your printer can produce.

    Instant Slic3r covers where to get Slic3r and how to install it on a variety of platforms, and helps lead you through the setup and tweaking your personal printer settings. The book is clearly laid out and easy to follow, but with information that even experienced users of Slic3r will find useful. You will learn how Slic3r converts your model into G-Code. Then, you will learn how to not only read that G-Code, but how you can write scripts for post-processing the output, before it is sent to the printer. You will also learn what things can go wrong with printing, and how you can use Slic3r to troubleshoot the issue and then fix it. Along with this, you will learn how to improve your printing by delving into Slic3r’s expert settings.

    The book is filled with examples, leading you through not only how to do things, but why they need to be done. After you are finished with this book, you will have a deeper understanding of Slic3r and 3D printing.

    Approach

    Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks. Instant Slic3r follows a practical, recipe-based approach that will show you how to complete the various steps to turn 3D models into actual objects with a 3D printer.

    Who this book is for

    Instant Slic3r is for people new to 3D printing and its software, and also for people who are new to Slic3r. You will need to know the basics of 3D printing, and how to use your printer and the other software associated with it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPackt Publishing
    Release dateSep 25, 2013
    ISBN9781783284986
    Instant Slic3r
    Author

    David Michael Moore

    David Michael Moore has been a lifelong maker. Starting at an early age, taking apart his parent's alarm clocks, he has always been curious about how things work, and how they are put together. His maker drive was cemented in the seventh grade when he had a wood and metal shop. A developer and designer by trade, David has been making software for years. The current explosion of making rekindled his love for the physical act of making. He is often found in his workshop or in the basement working with wood, metal, plaster, plastic, and electronics, or musing about the act of making on http://vandermore.com.He hopes to pass on his desire for making to his two daughters, so that their making spirit isn't overwhelmed by the consumer side of life.

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      Instant Slic3r - David Michael Moore

      Table of Contents

      Instant Slic3r

      Credits

      About the Author

      About the Reviewer

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      Preface

      What this book covers

      What you need for this book

      Who this book is for

      Conventions

      Reader feedback

      Customer support

      Errata

      Piracy

      Questions

      1. Instant Slic3r

      Getting and installing Slic3r (Must know)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Getting older builds

      Running from source code

      Installing on Raspberry Pi

      Calibrating Slic3r to your printer (Must know)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Testing the settings and printing our first model

      Saving our configuration

      Slic3r profiles

      Using Slic3r with other printer software (Should know)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Other printer software

      Layer height, fill settings, and perimeters in our objects (Should know)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Layer height

      Perimeters

      Infill settings

      There's more...

      Vases and other hollow objects

      Print speed, cooling, support material, and more... (Should know)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      Switching to the Expert mode:

      Changing the Infill settings:

      Changing Speed settings

      Changing the Skirt and Brim settings

      Changing the Support material settings

      Changing Cooling settings

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Multiple extruders

      Vibration

      Troubleshooting your prints (Should know)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Running Slic3r from the command line (Become an expert)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      The basics of G-code (Should know)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Post processing with Slic3r (Become an expert)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      There's more...

      Instant Slic3r

      Instant Slic3r

      Copyright © 2013 Packt Publishing

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      First published: September 2013

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      Credits

      Author

      David Michael Moore

      Reviewer

      Niccolò Gallarati

      Acquisition Editor

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      Commissioning Editor

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      Technical Editors

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      About the Author

      David Michael Moore has been a lifelong maker. Starting at an early age taking apart his parents' alarm clocks, he has always been curious about how things work, and how they are put together. This drive was cemented in the seventh grade when he had a wood and metal shop.

      A developer and designer by trade, David has been working with software for years. The current explosion of making rekindled his love of the physical act of making. He is often found in his workshop or in the basement working with wood, metal, plaster, plastic, and electronics, or musing about the act of making on http://vandermore.com.

      He hopes to pass on his desire for making to his two daughters, so that their making spirit isn't overwhelmed by the consumer side of life.

      I would like to thank my wife, Erin, for being so supportive of me in my building of things. I would also like to thank my parents, my grandfather Baw Baw, and my uncles, for giving me the drive to create and showing me that taking things apart can give me more parts for making new things.

      About the Reviewer

      Niccolò Gallarati developed his interest for technology since his childhood, when he learned how to use a screwdriver to tear everything electronic apart, much to the dismay of his parents. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Technologies at IULM University, Milan, Italy. He is now a self-learned web developer, with a flair for digital marketing and friendly user interfaces. He has many years of experience in Web programming, IT hardware troubleshooting and maintenance, bug hunting, and customer support.

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