When using such software for 3D printing a basic non-challenging model, an operator needs to do nothing apart from pressing the button to slice the model and save the file as G-code. There are slicers that help to make 3D printing experience beginner-friendly with some basic straight-to-action functionalities. Plainly speaking, slicers tell 3D printers what to do. This is done by setting a lot of parameters, such as the nozzle movement coordinates, temperature, speed, flow rate, etc. A lot of features were contributed via GitHub by its community and various manufacturers’ R&D teams.Ī slicer, or slicing software, in 3D printing configures the files, commonly STL, to the format that 3D printers can read, G-Codes.
Thanks to the open-source movement, such slicers benefit from new features very quickly, but at the same time, it is difficult for us to give credit to the developers.
