Show threadJohannes4d ago
To print something onto a disc, I then place the disc onto the print bed and secure it in the center with a piece of tape. To prepare the gcode for the print job, I use #Inkscape, #OpenSCAD & #PrusaSlicer. I first create the label in Inkscape. All text needs to be converted to paths, so OpenSCAD uderstands it. I then load the exported SVG into OpenSCAD and extrude it slightly with linear_extrude, so it is exactly the height of a printing layer. The result is then sliced and sent to the printer.
Show thread🧙🏽NýktıméηıJun 6
Paper: “A Slicer-Independent Framework for Measuring G-Code Accuracy in Medical 3D Printing”
Authors: Michel Beyer, Alexandru Burde, Andreas E. Roser, Maximiliane Beyer, Sead Abazi, Florian M. Thieringer
Published in: Journal of Imaging (MDPI), 2026
#3DPrinting #FDM #Engineering #Research #STL #Slicer #PrusaSlicer #Cura #Fusion360 #Benchy #AdditiveManufacturing
https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/12/1/25
🧙🏽NýktıméηıJun 6

Your Printer Was Never The Problem
I Built A Thing w/ Andreas “Andy” Roser

Based on the paper: “A Slicer-Independent Framework for Measuring G-Code Accuracy in Medical 3D Printing”
Authors: Michel Beyer, Alexandru Burde, Andreas E. Roser, Maximiliane Beyer, Sead Abazi, Florian M. Thieringer
Published in: Journal of Imaging (MDPI), 2026
#3DPrinting #FDM #Engineering #Research #STL #Slicer #PrusaSlicer #Cura #Fusion360 #Benchy #AdditiveManufacturing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sAm3RtWh4M&t=629s

Your Printer Was Never The Problem

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Hacker NewsMay 29

Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer

https://blog.prusa3d.com/our-new-open-source-colormix-model-in-prusaslicer-and-easyprint_136079/

#HackerNews #ColorMix #PrusaSlicer #open-source #3Dprinting #multicolor

Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for EasyPrint and PrusaSlicer - Original Prusa 3D Printers

For the past few months, the 3D printing community has been poking at a very interesting question: what if a multi-material printer were not limited to the colors physically loaded on it? And we must say it right now: This is a...

Original Prusa 3D Printers
Hacker NewsMay 23

BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork

https://xcancel.com/josefprusa/status/2054602354851254330

#HackerNews #BambuStudio #PrusaSlicer #AGPL #license #violation #open-source #software #3Dprinting #ethics

Josef Prusa (@josefprusa)

BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork, with the same networking binary black box in question today. Why are they willing to burn the goodwill over it? There's something most have sensed but never seen it all in one place, the five-law framework China built between 2017 and 2023 ⤵️ So maybe their hand is forced as their "network" is too valuable already? Each law on its own, interesting, okay... Read them together, and add any Chinese company with big reach to the mix you get the complete picture. 1) National Intelligence Law (2017) All organizations and citizens must "support, assist, and cooperate" with intelligence work. The same law makes it illegal to disclose that cooperation happened. Cooperation is mandatory, and silence about it is mandatory too. 2) Cryptography Law (2020) Commercial encryption must be state-approved and state-reviewed. When authorities request it, companies must provide decryption keys or plaintext. The state on both sides of that equation is the same one. 3) Data Security Law (2021) Article 2 gives the state extraterritorial reach over data that touches Chinese national security or public interests. So EU/US data hosting does nothing to make it safe, because jurisdiction follows the company, not the server location. 4) Counter-Espionage Law revision (2023) The general definition of espionage was expanded to cover "documents, data, materials, or items related to national security and interests." Industrial data is one of the intended targets since the revision. 5) Network Product Security Vulnerability regulation (2021) Any company or researcher that discovers a software vulnerability must report it to MIIT within 48 hours. From there it flows to CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database of Information Security), operated by the 13th Bureau of the Ministry of State Security. Microsoft's threat intelligence team documented Chinese state-hacker zero-day usage rising after this took effect. Shows the willingness to use the “tools” China built. Together they describe a system with no neutral exits. Cooperation is required, encryption is real but the spare keys live at the ministry, jurisdiction follows the company across borders, industrial data is in scope, and discovered vulnerabilities flow to an intelligence agency 😬 3D printing became strategic for China in 2020 and joined the “Made in China 2025” plan soon after. Why does 3D printing matter so much? 1/x

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Show threadPistonPinMay 15

The name plate was designed in #FreeCAD¹, sliced in #PrusaSlicer¹, and printed on my custom-built 3D printer. Its parts were designed and shared by @bear_lab and runs on #MarlinFW.

The leatherette was designed in #Inkscape, the G-code generated with #KiriMoto, and cut with a custom little #vinylCutter attachment for the 3D printer².

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¹ https://mastodon.online/@PistonPin/116460843164147645
² https://mastodon.online/@PistonPin/115481723368702641

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#Yashica #filmPhotography #mediumFormat

PistonPin (@[email protected])

Attached: 2 images @[email protected] A top plate for my beautiful #YashicaMatLM*. Since the integrated light meter isn't working anymore, there's no reason to carry it around. 😁 * https://mastodon.online/@PistonPin/115340110510774763 #Yashica #filmPhotography #mediumFormat #3dPrinting

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Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.May 12

I've not been in the 3-D printing space in a while, but I think this is worth sharing for anyone that is: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/bambu-lab-abusing-open-source-social-contract/

Please boost for reach.

#3DPrinting #Bambu #BambuLab #OrcaSlicer #BambuStudio #PrusaSlicer #slic3r

Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract

Last year I said I'd probably never recommend another Bambu Lab printer again. I still use my P1S, but after Bambu Lab started pushing their always-connected cloud solution as the new default: I blocked the printer from the Internet via my OPNsense Firewall I stopped updating the firmware I locked the printer into Developer mode I deleted Bambu Studio and started using OrcaSlicer I had to do that to keep it under my control, instead of Bambu's.

Jeff Geerling
Show thread:hal_9000:May 5
@beeb @elduvelle #PrusaSlicer works fine on Linux.
FozzTexxMay 1
Today I decided I'd see if I can use #PrusaSlicer on my ancient #FlashForge Creator Pro. Got the hacks installed so it can spit out .x3g. Did a simple print of some action figure and it worked (but can't get supports off). Decide to try real model. Need to orient part face down. But it rotates all wonky. And rotation fields are all zero! Enter new rotation and it moves then zeros out the fields! #3DPrinting
Show threadSiffApr 25

@brett I use SpaceMouse Wireless and it is great for both 2D and 3D navigation in #Fusion360, #SolidEdge, #OnShape, #PrusaSlicer, etc. It took me a couple of days to get used to it, of course. I like rotating the model and looking at it from all sides and angles, zooming in and out to check some corners, filets, etc.

Can you go without one? Yes, but it makes using these tools flawless and easier vs. with regular mouse. It works in many other apps, too, but its main strength is 3D navigation.