My Flashforge Creator Pro only reads .s3g

[typhus94]

I recently bought it and is my first printer so I'm a bit lose. I use ReplicatorG to print and it's ok, but i wouldlike to use other programes. But when i try it, like Slic3r with GXP, saving in x3g, the bed dosn't move, so the plastic only falls.
I tried to save with replicatorg in x3g ad the same happens.
Has some one experienced something similar?
Thank you

[ServiceXp]

Buy Simplify3D, it will create the correct .x3g file (along with the .gcode file) for use with the FFCP. It may be the best 150.00 you spend on your FFCP.

[rforeman]

Buy Simplify3D, it will create the correct .x3g file (along with the .gcode file) for use with the FFCP. It may be the best 150.00 you spend on your FFCP.

I have to agree with this 1000%

[warkmal]

If you would like to give slic3r a go, you need to save gcode from it and convert it to x3g using GPX. There is a guide on 3duniverse. Or you could buy a Raspberry pi and hook up OctoPi to your printer and upload gcode to it directly and let it convert to x3g.

[typhus94]

i finaly bought simplify3d and it works really well, worth the money

[curious aardvark]

the other alternative is to use makerware.
works quite well and is better than simplify3d for dual colour/material prints.

Simplify 3d is much better for everything else. makerware is free - so buy simplify3d and have the best of all worlds :-)

The other thing you can try is the klick-n-print gcode convertor: http://knp3d.com/software/#knp3dconverter

[ServiceXp]

i finaly bought simplify3d and it works really well, worth the money

You think it's worth the money now. just wait until you really start getting under the hood with it..

[king3d]

I haven't used S3D but I use Slic3r with my FFCP and exporting Gcode automatically creates the X3g file for printing. If your beds not moving you may have something set wrong.

[car3less]

I tried a lot of slicers with FFCP including Makerware and results were not even far as good as the ones with Simplify 3D. Replicator G was a joke. For Finder 3D printer, Flashforge has now FlashPrint that works very good. I don't understand why they didn't updated the software also for Creator Pro.