Quote Originally Posted by warkmal View Post
Don't use cura to talk directly to the printer. The thing that doesn't read gcode directly is your printer. Makerbots and clones use x3g protocol. Use cura to do the slicing and then use gpx or RepG to convert the gcode to x3g for the SD card. You'll particularly need to get the start and and gcode to be correct for your printer.
I understand x3g for the SD card. But i don't use an SD card (yet), I use a direct connection. Can't see the virtue in handing an extra bit of hardware from one machine to the other unless I needed to take the computer somewhere else. So does your comment still apply?