Prepare A Cad File For Printing - Slicing - FELIXrobotics FELIX 3.0 User Manual

5 Prepare a CAD file for printing - Slicing

This chapter will prepare a CAD file for printing. It basically converts an STL file to a gcode file. This process is
called slicing.
To keep things simple for your first print we recommend you get the test file from here:
http://shop.FELIXprinters.com/downloads/index.php?path=print_files%2Ftest_print_files/
Choose the file. FELIXprinters_gadget.STL.
For slicing there are several options available. All have their strengths.
In the Repetier-Host application there are three slicers embedded.
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CuraEngine (recommended)
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Slic3r
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SFACT(Used in the previous Repetier-Host versions)
Next to that we also recommend an external slicing program called Kisslicer. This program generates at the
time of writing the best gcode- files for dual extrusion and also very good code for single extrusion.
Go to the Slicer tab, you'll see the three different slicers. For this demo we'll take the recommended
CuraEngine. For your first print, we will take the default settings. Please match the settings in the picture
below.
Now load the downloaded STL file:
And press the Slice with CuraEngine button.
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