<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Slic3r Progress]]> 2013-03-25T15:43:09Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1827/slic3r-progress/ <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> DePartedPrinter wrote:

Running Kisslicer thread...I highly recommend looking into kissslicer

http://www.soliforum.com/topic/348/kisslicer/

That's what I am doing now. I'm liking it so far.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1308/ 2013-03-25T15:43:09Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17636/#p17636 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> Running Kisslicer thread...I highly recommend looking into kissslicer

http://www.soliforum.com/topic/348/kisslicer/

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/55/ 2013-03-25T15:37:09Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17635/#p17635 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> By fan, I mean the fan mod that puts a fan right next to the extruder to cool off the print during fine detailed printing.   This is a mod that several people have done to their Solidoodle and not standard.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/366/ 2013-03-24T14:52:38Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17545/#p17545 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> Great info but now more questions about the fan. I have been running the fan at 100% for my few prints so far. How does the fan affect the prints?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1308/ 2013-03-24T14:38:17Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17542/#p17542 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> In slic3r config, Print Settings tab.  Select 'Advanced' on the left, and look under 'Other' to see 'Threads'.  Adjusting this value can help the speed of slicing by running another slicing thread in parallel. 

This is a complicated model, and will take a long time to slice.  Especially if you are using an older computer. Slic3r ended up giving me a 26.3mb file after 10 minutes.  I wonder if I can print this without a fan.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/366/ 2013-03-24T13:52:35Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17535/#p17535 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> nickythegreek wrote:

Kisslicer sliced it in under a minute, but this is a pretty complicated file. I'm letting it run in slic3r (set to 3 Threads), it's going but it is probably gonna take about 10 minutes.

Interesting. I am probably just not experienced enough to pick good settings. When you say three threads do you mean the same as three edges per layer? Maybe my terminology is off. What are your fill settings?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1308/ 2013-03-24T06:02:59Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17518/#p17518 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> Kisslicer sliced it in under a minute, but this is a pretty complicated file. I'm letting it run in slic3r (set to 3 Threads), it's going but it is probably gonna take about 10 minutes.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/366/ 2013-03-24T02:34:23Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17501/#p17501 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> nickythegreek wrote:

You will need to use the 'Load gcode' button in RH to load the output from Kisslicer.  I wish RH had KS integration, but it such a minimal amount of steps and the program can do some great things.  I probably use it for at least 30% of my slicing now.

If you want to attach the STL, I can try and slice it.


thingiverse dot com/thing:35933

I guess I can't add links since I am a noob?


That would great. Let me know settings you use if it works.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1308/ 2013-03-24T02:06:13Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17497/#p17497 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> You will need to use the 'Load gcode' button in RH to load the output from Kisslicer.  I wish RH had KS integration, but it such a minimal amount of steps and the program can do some great things.  I probably use it for at least 30% of my slicing now.

If you want to attach the STL, I can try and slice it.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/366/ 2013-03-24T01:53:55Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17493/#p17493 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> nickythegreek wrote:

If slic3r is taking too long, try kisslicer.  It is the fastest thing out there.


You can also bring your stl into an app like Blender and decimate it to lower the face count of the model so that it will slice faster.


Will kisslicer write directly into repetire or will I need to save g-code and bring in that way?

Thanks for the Blender tip too.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1308/ 2013-03-24T00:48:59Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17481/#p17481 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> paeltz wrote:

With a name like Jebus shouldn't you be the one telling us?  I do not think there is a way to see how long is remaining on a slice.  You can tell how it's progressing by looking at the bottom to see which part it's working on, perimeters, infill, etc.

I think that answers my question. There is no feedback at the bottom of the screen so I think it is just freezing.

It's one of those crazy dodecahedral inside out geometric figures.

Thanks.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1308/ 2013-03-24T00:46:16Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17480/#p17480 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> If slic3r is taking too long, try kisslicer.  It is the fastest thing out there.

http://kisslicer.com/

You can also bring your stl into an app like Blender and decimate it to lower the face count of the model so that it will slice faster.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/366/ 2013-03-23T21:54:33Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17459/#p17459 <![CDATA[Re: Slic3r Progress]]> With a name like Jebus shouldn't you be the one telling us?  I do not think there is a way to see how long is remaining on a slice.  You can tell how it's progressing by looking at the bottom to see which part it's working on, perimeters, infill, etc.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/253/ 2013-03-23T21:26:44Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17449/#p17449 <![CDATA[Slic3r Progress]]> Is there a way to tell how long the slicing will take? Or is there a message to look for if the program will not be able to preform the slice?

Thanks.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1308/ 2013-03-23T20:21:00Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/17443/#p17443