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Possible to use Cura and Rep host at the same time?
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:40 pm
by apostoly
Hi all
I tend to shift between Cura and kisslicer at the moment purely because Kiss doesn't have a brim option....yet I actually prefer Kiss's quality but I like the ease of use in Cura.
With Cura I don't like that you cant control the printer through the PC and only via the LCD on the printer itself. I would also like to see the ETA instead of PRINTING *9 on the LCD.
There might be ways around these but I'm just not sure of what they are.
Paul.
Re: Possible to use Cura and Rep host at the same time?
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:45 pm
by mhackney
If what you are asking is "can I use Cura to slice my STLs to create gcode and then use Repetier Host to print them" then the answer is yes. Simply save the gcode to a file in Cura and then load into RH to print. Very similar to the way you would use KISS.
Re: Possible to use Cura and Rep host at the same time?
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:47 pm
by apostoly
mhackney wrote:If what you are asking is "can I use Cura to slice my STLs to create gcode and then use Repetier Host to print them" then the answer is yes. Simply save the gcode to a file in Cura and then load into RH to print. Very similar to the way you would use KISS.
ah ye i guess i could do that, that makes it a little easier
Thanks!!
Re: Possible to use Cura and Rep host at the same time?
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:48 pm
by mhackney
Sure thing, cheers.
Re: Possible to use Cura and Rep host at the same time?
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:47 am
by Jimustanguitar
MatterControl lets you use Cura as the built in slicer. Have you checked that out yet?
After you get over the windows 8 look and feel of it, there are a lot of nice features.
Re: Possible to use Cura and Rep host at the same time?
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:58 am
by Captain Starfish
Doesn't seem to have all the advanced features though.
I ended up moving to MatterSlice which they've bundled in with it. The MC guys have been amazingly responsive in error and enhancement submissions and they may even have hex infil soon. Despite my initial misgivings, things have changed and I'm straight up impressed with this app and with the team behind it.