Firmware - when or even if to change.

[curious aardvark]

it's the total lack of any kind of layer control that's causing me grief.

Every other brand/make/etc 3d printer software out there gives you the ability to lay your first layer down, slower, thicker and hotter and then revert to normal printing for the rest.
But not makerbot software. And I haven't been able to even get close to using any other software.

And the annoying thing is if you use raft - it's put down, slower and thicker. So the software can do it - just not without raft.

aarrgghhhh !
:-)

Also loading and unloading filament does seem to be a bit of a lottery. I usually have to click it a couple of times before it works properly. And that's definitely a firmware issue.

But mainly it's the complete lack of layer control.

I didn't really give replicatorg a fair go. after it took 40 minutes to slice a 2cm long elephant, I decided to leave it a lone.
It did seem to have more settings than makerware desktop.