Hello all,

I just purchased a FF Creator rebuild and set it up yesterday. Sure, it works great with the programs that come with the SD card, but I want to make some stuff from Thingiverse, etc. I have a window 8 PC with 64 bit. Can somebody recommend a good software install for me to create my .stl files into the G code? I've tried Makerbot, ReplicatorG0040, and Slic3R, and none of them work. Keeps showing a COM3 port as busy. Pulling hair out on this one.

Ideally. And this may be a stretch. Does anyone know how I can get a file that will run this FF Creator on some sort of widget other than what was supplied with the SD card? I'd like to eventually make my own creations, but until I can get this windows 8 barrier figured out. I'm stuck.

Sorry for this rather stupid post. But I'd like to make some more stuff.

Any thoughts?

Plasticformer