Modify tolerances w/o changing the model seems like an interesting feature…
http://www.simplify3d.com/get-your-calipers/
IMO, the big news is their updates to the movement planner to reduce traveling.
For the record, this feature was included in Slic3r 6 months ago (after I fought for two years to get it included). https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r/issues/581
wow, its expensive!!! 150 $$ that seems extreme… MatterControl and RepetierHost are free and yes there are less options, but they work and dont cost 150$ … are these guys apple??
@Matteo_Pascolini I paid $140 (I guess they raised price a bit) and it’s worth every penny! Yes, it’s not cheap, especially considering there are free alternatives. But it has some very unique features… If all you want is basic slicing and printing, then use anything you want - I prefer Cura for that purpose.
I’m surprised not everyone in this group is aware of Simplify3D - just google and look around. Many people here had mentioned it and provided very positive feedback.
I agree, I am happy with the current alternatives and can’t see shelling out $150 for software that I may or may not like. However, people do seem to swear by the supports generation if you need that feature.
no, software shouldnt be free, but reasonable, work done should be paid for, physical or mental it doesnt matter, as Bill Gates stated a long time ago… I have never used the software but at that price I cant afford to try it out…
@Matteo_Pascolini well, I can’t afford SolidWorks CAD (it’s ~$4000), but I don’t dismiss it just because there are free or cheap alternatives - FreeCAD, OpenSCAD, etc.
right, but if it was lower priced you could buy it and try it… at 150$ they price out alot of people who would have bought it… and like i said, never tried it and probably wont as its expensive, i didnt dismiss it, i haven’t used it…
Anyway to demo it???
$150 is steep for some. However I’ve never ran into anyone who thought it wasn’t worth the sticker price after they’ve tried it.
im at the start, just downloading .stls and printing them is cool enough for me, I don’t think this software would be anymore of an addition for me or just to many options… their tool path modifier is cool, but, wait a few weeks and other software will have it for less or free…
@Evan_Nguyen it may be biased also. A lot of people who pay for something expensive often want others to jump in the wagon, and they sometimes do so unconsciously and independently of the actual qualities of what they bought.
As for me, I will not even spend valuable time with this software when people do not tell as much about cons that they tell about pros (putting aside the price tag and the dubious pay-then-play strategy).
No software is perfect, only marketing makes it perfect 