Slicers and Quality

[sonnichs]

Thanks Clif .. that was exactly the type of information that I was looking for. Unless I missed something, both Cura and Fusion lock you into one layer height. So having control over that alone is worth a lot. I will definitely download Prusa and learn about it.

Curious-your points are valued and well taken. The one thing I respect with S3D is that it is a one time fee-in the wonderful world of research here in the US what grants you get one year may not be the same the next so recurring software fees do not template well. I think it makes sense for me to go with Prusa for now and consider Simplify if I do a lot of printing.

Regarding that--I have heard some good things about the Sapphire from you and Gambo (he gave me some good examples) and I probably will upgrade at one of the labs I work for using this type.

(Meanwhile my Ender-5 has been quite a workhorse for our lab-running about 10 hours/day. It is like a model T Ford-not too sexy and compromised but you can build the whole darned thing with 1 wrench which is great at times of low funding).


cheersFritz

[Roberts_Clif]

PrusaSlicer 2.3.0 has downloadable profiles one is a Ender 5

Click Configuration Tab > Select Configuration Wizard > Select Other Vendors and the Creality check box
Then select Creality FFF and select your 3D Printer and complete the profile installation by clicking on Finish.

You will note that on the configuration Wizard page you can select different filament i suggest you select all than apply.