Topic: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
Not seeing much activity here, are things still rolling?
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
hairu526 hasn't posted since March. I've been trying to help folks when I can, but I'm also having some trouble with the latest versions.
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
I've been struggling to get decent results out of my rig. I'm looking at Horus 3D as an alternative.
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I cant get help either. and who is hairudoli? that also posted in his behalf some
Solidoodle 2 with Deluxe kit cover & glass bed with heater. and 2nd board SD2 used not 3rd and alum platform not installed yet still wood. also need cooling fan installed to board. use Repetier Host couple vers. Slic3r also have all free ware STL programs
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
I cannot get my 8megapixel camera to work. Looks like he may be open but there is no support. Just a money acceptor machine.
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
seems no longer supported here as I been trying over a year to get help re-installing software on SD card after another user had me erase and reload without having any proper program for reading pi code still. my scanner stopped connecting to my PC and couldnt undate software plus it only tried connecting using ie instead of FF browser. and I have direct cable connection as the WIFI on my old pi is pitiful. need to also swap lasers with adjustable focus type I have too for cleaner scans.
Solidoodle 2 with Deluxe kit cover & glass bed with heater. and 2nd board SD2 used not 3rd and alum platform not installed yet still wood. also need cooling fan installed to board. use Repetier Host couple vers. Slic3r also have all free ware STL programs
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
the cameras always need taken apart and refocused which is very tedious but worth it. then print the new laser holders from Thingiverse and buy the focus-able ones off ebay for cleaner scans on tiny items. this info is in archives
Solidoodle 2 with Deluxe kit cover & glass bed with heater. and 2nd board SD2 used not 3rd and alum platform not installed yet still wood. also need cooling fan installed to board. use Repetier Host couple vers. Slic3r also have all free ware STL programs
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
I can help with the software install but I cannot seem to update.
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
I tried to connect to my scanner last year, it done it fine last time couple years ago but wouldnt anymore so I asked for help so I could at least update software b4 finishing mods. but instead got told wrong instructions & think my software is now gone from SD card too. nobody has helped me since with proper info to now reinstall software on SD or what program I need on my PC to even do that. then help me connect and maybe make scanner use Firefox instead of ie. I also use direct Cat5 cable as WIFI sux on these. I did get activity on LEDs on pi but thats all when trying to connect. and NO i dont have keypad etc to connect direct to my old model B pi which did work b4 just poor pic and fuzzy scans due to camera focus which I fixed and needed better lasers which I need to install once software/connection is done.
DID the guy that made these die couple years ago? as his support did.
Solidoodle 2 with Deluxe kit cover & glass bed with heater. and 2nd board SD2 used not 3rd and alum platform not installed yet still wood. also need cooling fan installed to board. use Repetier Host couple vers. Slic3r also have all free ware STL programs
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Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
If it where me and scanning was that important to me I would be looking at different hardware or hardware/software solutions since the support for this software is spotty at best. There are many higher end scanning packages out there and other techs such as structured light using the kinect and there is also photogammetry that works very well as well and only requires a phone a camera.
If you are just scanning figurines and things like that then I guess scanning is easier than CAD. But for technical items scanning will still not work that well as the scale will not be precise. If you print a 30mm cube then scan it then use the point cloud to generate a texture and convert that texture to stl to print again the I seriously doubt the new print will be exactly 30mm and that can be a problem if doing machine parts or even parts that just need to fit together. I think drawing and CAD are still the only reliable and accurate ways to reproduce with dimensional accuracy technical items.
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Anycubic 4MAX best $225 ever invested.
Voxelabs Proxima SLA. 6 inch 2k Mono LCD.
Anycubic Predator, massive Delta machine. 450 x 370 print envelope.
11 2019-02-14 22:09:58 (edited by electronlove 2019-02-14 22:12:41)
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
Did you try installing from a fresh SD of Raspbian? I did not have much issue getting the freeware software up and running from scratch following the bit of info on the https://github.com/hairu/freelss main page.
There are maybe one or two dependencies that have changed. Is that what you were trying to do? There was also a issue with the autostart that had to do with file privileges.
As for burning a new image on an mSD, the best program to do that is Etcher (see https://www.balena.io/etcher/ ).
As for Raspbian, you should be okay with the light version if you don't need the desktop - otherwise you can disable it afterwards (see https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/).
Finding the ip address is easy enough if you log onto your router and scan ip addresses.
It's also important to have a utility to access the Pi. I like MobaXterm - (see https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/)
I've been interested in being able to align the lasers with servos since they can easily move out of alignment. I have something that sort of works but it's not optimal.
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
carl_m1968 wrote:
If it where me and scanning was that important to me I would be looking at different hardware or hardware/software solutions since the support for this software is spotty at best. There are many higher end scanning packages out there and other techs such as structured light using the kinect and there is also photogammetry that works very well as well and only requires a phone a camera.
If you are just scanning figurines and things like that then I guess scanning is easier than CAD. But for technical items scanning will still not work that well as the scale will not be precise. If you print a 30mm cube then scan it then use the point cloud to generate a texture and convert that texture to stl to print again the I seriously doubt the new print will be exactly 30mm and that can be a problem if doing machine parts or even parts that just need to fit together. I think drawing and CAD are still the only reliable and accurate ways to reproduce with dimensional accuracy technical items.
well obviously you are in a much higher tax bracket than me then ;^)
Solidoodle 2 with Deluxe kit cover & glass bed with heater. and 2nd board SD2 used not 3rd and alum platform not installed yet still wood. also need cooling fan installed to board. use Repetier Host couple vers. Slic3r also have all free ware STL programs
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
electronlove wrote:
Did you try installing from a fresh SD of Raspbian? I did not have much issue getting the freeware software up and running from scratch following the bit of info on the https://github.com/hairu/freelss main page.
There are maybe one or two dependencies that have changed. Is that what you were trying to do? There was also a issue with the autostart that had to do with file privileges.
As for burning a new image on an mSD, the best program to do that is Etcher (see https://www.balena.io/etcher/ ).
As for Raspbian, you should be okay with the light version if you don't need the desktop - otherwise you can disable it afterwards (see https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/).
Finding the ip address is easy enough if you log onto your router and scan ip addresses.
It's also important to have a utility to access the Pi. I like MobaXterm - (see https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/)
I've been interested in being able to align the lasers with servos since they can easily move out of alignment. I have something that sort of works but it's not optimal.
thanks for links/help. dont know if theres a dif in the freeware ver but I bought my scanner kit with software
Solidoodle 2 with Deluxe kit cover & glass bed with heater. and 2nd board SD2 used not 3rd and alum platform not installed yet still wood. also need cooling fan installed to board. use Repetier Host couple vers. Slic3r also have all free ware STL programs
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
I had primarily been concentrating on email support since the advice that I have seen from the community on Soliforum was almost always timely and accurate. In hindsight, this was a mistake as it gives the appearance that the project has been abandoned. I will be focusing more attention on the Soliforum site and watching it more closely. Unfortunately, the download site has been down for some time now. If you are an ATLAS 3D owner or have a commercial FreeLSS license and would like to update to the latest version (version 1.27), submit a message to the Murobo contact page and I can send you the latest software image.
https://store.murobo.com/contact-us/
I would also like to give a very big thank you to the Soliforum community for using your valuable time to help others in need.
Sincerely,
Uriah
Re: Is FreeLSS still maintained?
hairu526 wrote:
I had primarily been concentrating on email support since the advice that I have seen from the community on Soliforum was almost always timely and accurate. In hindsight, this was a mistake as it gives the appearance that the project has been abandoned. I will be focusing more attention on the Soliforum site and watching it more closely. Unfortunately, the download site has been down for some time now. If you are an ATLAS 3D owner or have a commercial FreeLSS license and would like to update to the latest version (version 1.27), submit a message to the Murobo contact page and I can send you the latest software image.
https://store.murobo.com/contact-us/I would also like to give a very big thank you to the Soliforum community for using your valuable time to help others in need.
Sincerely,
Uriah
my other main laptop I use has trouble connecting to your web page as likely others do, so this forum is only way to contact you for support for many. I messaged you using my newer laptop as I swap off every other month to keep both ready to use as standby if one should quit.
also some members here that dont have experience with the Atlas scanner & its propitiatory software should not give advice as it can cause worse issues instead of helping as it did for me.
I use cat 5 to connect as the WIFI is very poor on pi
Solidoodle 2 with Deluxe kit cover & glass bed with heater. and 2nd board SD2 used not 3rd and alum platform not installed yet still wood. also need cooling fan installed to board. use Repetier Host couple vers. Slic3r also have all free ware STL programs