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Hello all, I am considering on getting a 3D printer. I want to print some stuff for a project. I am relatively new to this. I need the slicer software to be compatible (preferably open source) with linux since that's what I am using. I have only found the stuff from Prusa to be compatible but they are expensive. I have heard of ender 3 but it is the only os printer by creality and saw the repo is 3yo without updates.

Can I get some suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Your OS doesn't matter. Printers are dumb and only understand Gcode, which is basically a series of steps to follow for printing your part (move the head this amount in that direction while extruding that much etc.). Producing that code is the slicer's job. What you want is a slicer that works perfectly on Linux. And good news, all open-source slicers work perfectly on Linux. What you need tho is a slicer that includes your printer's profile.

Try Cura or Prusaslicer (available as Flatpaks) or Orcaslicer (Appimage for now but will move to Flatpak eventually).

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You don't even need a Slicer that offers a profile for the printer. I have an obscure one and had to make a custom profile, but it works fine.

I personally would recommend Cura over Prusa. They both do the same and copy each other all the time, but Cura is simpler by default imo.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I switches from Cura to PrusaSlicer a couple years back, and immediately got noticeably better prints. Both with pretty much default settings.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Have you tried cura since?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah Cura feels a bit raw sometimes. I switched to Orca a couple weeks ago and although I can't say there's a massive difference in print quality, printing itself looked and sounded much smoother. I think Orca is more careful about acceleration than Cura.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

had to make a custom profile, but it works fine.

Yes, for a person with a bit of experience that is an easy task.

It's a bit more daunting for a newbie who is asking the sort of basic questions OP is doing

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Prusaslicer is a bit more complicated than Cura but works way better once you get used to it