MatterControl 1.1 Released

[Maggie]

Not sure how many of you guys used the MatterControl software to help you manage printing your 3D objects. If you do, they have just released an update, Mattercontrol Version 1.1. The new version can be download, 100% free at this link: http://www.mattercontrol.com/#jumpMa...ntrolDownloads

The software will work with pretty much any open standard 3D printers out there. Her are some of the changes as well as new featres you will see in Version 1.1:

New Major Features:

• MatterSlice: MatterControl now comes with its own slicing engine, considered to be an improvement over alternatives.
• Material/Quality presets: Users can now select slice setting presets for Material and Quality. There are also preset options for beginners, for any Plug-and-Print supported printer model.
• Widescreen Mode/Expanded Themes: The MatterControl UI is now a responsive design – it automatically expands to fit the screen space it is given. A new collection of light background themes has also been added.
• Detailed Print History: Past print jobs can be viewed and repeated.

Minor Changes:

• Pause, cancel, resume functionality can now be assigned custom G-code.
• Added visualization for retraction and partial path viewing to G-code view.
• When parts are repositioned in the plate editor, the offsets are now preserved.
• Localization support has been added. Translations are forthcoming.
• Saving part file edits is now significantly faster
• Loading images is now faster (uses caching).

Is anyone using this software like I am?

[Brian_Krassenstein]

3D printing software developer MatterHackers has just released the newest version of their open source 3D printing software MatterControl 1.4. The new features and upgraded functionality was designed to streamline and simplify the 3D printing workflow. It includes free cloud storage for 3D models, web-based 3D printer controls and new compatibility with several more models of desktop 3D printers using X3G-based firmware. You can read more about the MatterControl 1.4 update over on 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/99345/mattercontrol-1-4-release/