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− | A 3D printer takes a 3D model and turns in into a plastic part. To do this there are a number of pieces of software complete this task. A good source of more information can be found here:[http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap_Options#Software_Toolchain Software Toolchain (reprap.org)]) We suggest the following open source applications:
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− | '''[http://slic3r.org/ Slic3r:]'''
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− | Slic3r takes a 3D model (usually a .stl file) and turns it into Gcode. Gcode is the instructions for the 3D printer to create the part. An example of Gcode is show below. A good list of what each line means to the print can be found [[http://reprap.org/wiki/Gcode here]].
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− | :G92 E0
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− | :G1 Z0.350 F12000.000
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− | :G1 X-10.000 Y-16.620
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− | :G1 F3600.000 E0.50000
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− | :G1 X10.000 Y-16.620 F2160.000 E2.31859
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 20 January 2017
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