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07-21-2016, 12:51 AM #1
Maybe, maybe not.
As a professional design engineer I have had the pleasure of working with many different softwares over the years and every now and then I will try a free software, just for larks. Let me tell you, there is no comparison between free and paid-for. Yes, you can do basic designs with the free stuff but to really take your designs to the next level its worth it to spend a bit on software.
CA: you bought S3D, right? Why not just use the free slicers?
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07-21-2016, 06:37 AM #2
that's easy - the only ones that work without any hassle on a replicator clone are makerware desktop, which I have a few major issues with and rep g - which, if it were a joke, would be in extremely bad taste.
The only off the shelf hassle free alternative to these two for a rep clone is simplify 3d.
Otherwise I'd be using cura. Which is very similiar to s3d, just doesn't do x3g files.
It wasn't a case of I prefer to pay for software - there wasn't any real alternative.
with cad packages - there is a LOT of realistic alternatives to commercial packages.
Please explain to me how to...
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