Beginners guide to 3D printer slicers

[@MrDanikr]

I have been 3D printing for over 2 years now I still watch your begginer videos because they are so good and I always learn something new!

[@nicholasgenzman4213]

Omg same😂

[@garramiro]

I was about to post the same comment

[@edwinirizarry9277]

Me three! Lol

[@Sarwiz1]

Ditto

[@visualvirtue9433]

The video is now 3 years old and still helpful. High quality, low fluff, dense in information. Thank you

[@samj1012]

cannot thank you enough. Clear language at the right speed without waste of time. thumbs up.

[@AerialWaviator]

Most excellent ... in content and in timing. Love that you touched on the same feature set across the most common/popular slicers.

[@IllumFusion]

I bought a 3d printer recently after watching your videos and this slicing topic timing is perfect thanks for the inspiration in starting this new hobby bro and awesome video

[@julians.2597]

I recommend looking at the video for extrusion width by CNC Kitchen, which shows that going down to 90% is still quite possible

[@124thDragoon]

you are incredibly good at your job.

[@musicteacherengel]

Thanks for this video. I'm a total novice with 3D printing, and this video was very helpful. Thank you!

[@FranklyPeetoons]

Great refresher. It would be nice to see you explain the program/plugin Arc Welder a little better than some of the smaller KZbin channels have done. I'm sure you know about it. It instructs the printer to make normally linear linear movements as arcs, which can shrink GCode and result in slightly smoother prints. Your presentations often make clear what others muddle a bit.

[@matthewweinberger7023]

thank you for all this valuable information, ive been in the hobby for a year and didnt know all of this stuff

[@neil2153]

Thanks for the comparison and run through of the software side. Great info as always!

[@KLP99]

I've switched to Super Slicer. It's calibration section is outstanding. I started with, and up until yesterday, used Cura. My prints have always been, after the initial learning curve, as close to perfect as my printers will allow. But, Super Slicer is going to be fantastic. Please make a video about what it can do!?!!

[@fimishaqua4849]

freaking awesome video. Though it was very basics of the 3 different slicers, u gave a great overview explaining what each setting does and how it effects the prints. Great work. I love watching your videos as they are clear and quite detailed and easy to understand.

[@knight848484]

An amazing follow up to this video would be how to tune your printer. Slight beyond basics, but still helpful for people who are looking to make things better.

[@tinplategeek1058]

Michael's filmed a lot of videos on such subjects. Look at the link to his website in this video description about retraction. Once on Michael's website look at the top of the page to see all the calibration help available. The various pages have links to Michael's KZbin videos as well as text setting out what you need to do and why. It is an excellent resource.

[@alejandrocavazos1400]

This is an underrated video, wish this was here when I started

[@richardgracews6]

Thanks my first printer arrives on Thursday. Great timing I'll watch this a few times

[@kellyjean4981]

Thank you Michael! I’m am FAR from tech savvy, but really want to get into 3d printing. I appreciate this video and will check out more of your beginner friendly videos

[@argoscerberus]

you are apparently the go to guy for info on 3D printing😉

[@barbaraparker7129]

Great video! Extremely helpful! Your videos as so easy to follow (love the pause button) and clearly explained. Thank you!

[@jayrepairs]

Thank you very much this is super informative and easy to understand.

[@Em4gdn1m]

SLICER?!? I hardly know her!

[@tubatuba5968]

😂🤣😂

[@mihirthosar6560]

xD

[@user-pe6um2ww6o]

👎👎👎

[@mikehunt7419]

She cuts deep!

[@aceanderson1931]

Nice 😂

[@rpiazza72]

The best advice I ever heard "You can solve a lot of problems by slowing your print speed down."

[@GiddyUpTime]

New to printing. I definitely learned a lot from this video.

[@rpiazza72]

Perfect timing I was looking for just this type of video today!

[@jonathanw196]

Prusaslicer Gang!

[@420247paul]

gang gang

[@christopherblanco2425]

You are brilliant mate. So professional and helpful

[@brunodherrera]

legend, thank you so much! bought a cr10s pro v2 a few days ago, didn't even assembly it yet, this will be useful, thanks again!

[@martinschmidt5541]

Thanks a lot... Very good summary for starting work with Slicer software

[@driftsdragsdrives4938]

ok man im going to be real i watched like a 10 minute ad because he was telling me exactly wha i wanted to know! absolutely unreal felt like i was watching a youtube video until i tried to skip the stuff i already knew. then i saw the yellow slider lololol

[@leedesigner1977]

Cheers Michael, appreciated. Lee UK

[@sed6]

Just got my Voxelab Aquila. First print was a beautiful benchy. Time to fine tune my printer. Liked and subscribed 👍

[@mikehardie2142]

Was looking for a video for slicing yesterday! Impeccable timing 👍🏼

[@aaronazz]

Great video Michael. A mate has just got his first 3d printer and this explains the basics very simply (saves me a heap of dodgy unqualified explanation). The calibration page is a game changer having everything in one wiki with the videos linked 🤯... It's as if you're a trained educator 😉

[@tasmedic]

Incredible information density in this video! I've been 3d printing for a while but learned a lot from this video, so thanks!

[@doogle4144]

Don’t forget to check the box your filament came in for printing temperature, standard is 200 but there are others that require higher temperatures...

[@FoolOfATuque]

Currently I have 3 types of PLA and every one has a different temperature on the spool so that is definitely good advice

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

Great reference and comparison video. Liked and subbed.

[@andreyka64]

I literally just started 3D printing 3 weeks ago with my ender 5 pro. Thank you for this video

[@webcompanion]

I also have and Ender 5 pro... got for Christmas. Started with the included slicer software as it was easy to use and I got good prints. Then as I printed more I tried Cura, it was OK (nearly the same as Ender SW). Then I found Prusa Slicer. It's got a LOT of options and is a really good piece of free software. It takes time to learn all this stuff and I like how Prusa has kind of a control with the lock and key with standard settings vs customized.

[@andreyka64]

@@webcompanion I tend to jump between CURA and PruscaSlicer, depending on the project. I never ended up using the Ender software.

[@jbrenes]

dam...the intro was my initial question! great hook!

[@libertyordeath1211]

Love this thank you for your thoroughness

[@gamesvrtech6666]

This is highly interesting and very helpful, thank you! 👍🏻 I will have to check out your guides and expect them to be as useful and easy to follow as all your other videos, great work. I didn't 3d print for quite some time now but with your content as a little refresher I guess tweaking will be fun and results should be better than before 😎

[@nathanadkins2654]

Love that MCM shirt

[@shenanigans8apeach]

The mighty car mods t-shirt though😂😂😂 👍👍

[@corentinpollet2904]

Love the shirt (Mighty Car Mods) 😁

[@dooley9621]

Thanks mate awesome tips and help there for all levels of 3d printing.

[@daviddibble958]

AWESOME VIDEO but an update to include Creality would be great too

[@mamadoubapassioninformatique]

Very interesting. Thank you very much. I know I did not ask for your authorization, but I have put a link to your channel on my 3D Printer calculator app.

[@nunopenaspt]

Amazing tutorial. Congratulations

[@leesmithsworkshop]

Hi, could you continue this with some advanced features, I am having trouble with prints that have very thin parts that stick up. I tried the minimum print time and speed, but they all slowed the prints down and it made things a stringy mess. I found it worked a lot better if they printed this parts faster, but I was having trouble isolating these sections. minimum time or speed did not make any changes and it was only outer perimeter speed that worked. I could also see the thin tubes looked a lot better while other parts are printed and then as soon as it's just the tubes they start to mush like they need more time to cool. This is also like the parts on a benchy when it gets to just the window parts and prints can look rough, I am having much trouble with jessie beige 500 pla on ender printers it just grinds the filament at the same point. I think this is also related to minimum layer time. Thank you so much for all the calibration tools I always recommend to new users.

[@SteveH-TN]

Thanks for sharing this video

[@girrrrrrr2]

Superslicer Gang Gang. Cura, to Pirated Simplify 3d to Slic3r to Super Slicer. And i aint leaving! Might touch the others for neiche stuff, but this slicer is basically PrusaSL With extras. Dudes adding in Belt Support now for all the belt printers coming out. And NonPlanar printing. Yes there is a learning curve, but damn once you get used to it... You are so golden pawnshops are offering cash for you.

[@tomknud]

Good video, thanks.

[@ruudb72]

Very nice and good info. Your background as teacher is clearly noticeable here ;-)

[@Martial-Mat]

That was extremely useful. Thank you.

[@wgalloPT]

aWESOME !!! THANK YOU !!

[@Frooderick]

"Slick 3 R." I'm ded. Am I the only one who just says "slicer"? Slic3r->Slicer

[@SkeeterPondRC]

Nope. Definitely “slicer”. I was like Double U Tee F is “Slick 3 R?”

[@gamesvrtech6666]

Nope, I prefer "Slicer" as well although I have an idea where "Slick 3 r" comes from...

[@Madmaxx600]

Great video! Thank you so much for this! I greatly appreciate this.

[@Ben-qh1ku]

Great information video! Thanks!!!

[@AssermorryAssermorry]

Thanks so much ❤❤

[@paulrosas4331]

Thanks!

[@ScorpionKingdom]

Thanks for explaining this

[@mpcaz]

I own Simplify 3D but I've wondered if there's something better out there that is more compatible with my Tevo Tornado. I sincerely appreciate your knowledge and videos.

[@VincentGroenewold]

Yes, I guess you can use any right? PrusaSlicer and ideamaker are the best in my opinion these days, Simplify I owned and used a long time, but it's seriously behind these days and not developed it seems.

[@SkeeterPondRC]

S3D was the gold standard 4 years ago. Now it is not worth the money as the free slicers are far and away more optioned and better. I still use S3D only because Ive been using it for so long and have my profiles set up perfectly.

[@mpcaz]

@@SkeeterPondRC Me too.. I bought it shortly after I got my Tevo Tornado and I know it and have my profiles setup.. but was going to check out newer products that actually get updated. Thanks for your input

[@mpcaz]

@@VincentGroenewold Yea I paid for it so I use it. thanks for the input

[@misan2006]

I would say the layers are horizontal instead of vertical (though they are stacked one on top of the other, so vertically). Great job anyway.

[@llaumegui]

Awesome channel! Thank you!

[@kingyachan]

That a mighty mods tee? 👀

[@bruce-le-smith]

Great video, thank you so much

[@ivanbrousseau456]

Hello! Thank you very much for you video! It was very useful for a beginner as me. I bought a Bambu Lab p1p. What program is better to turn personal 3d Cad to be ready to print?

[@teddy5004]

Can you make a guide on how to make hollow vs solid objects? For example if I want to create an easter egg with 0.5mm walls, or any other awkward shape where it's not as simple as creating a hole like maybe a toy alien blaster or something that has multiple different shapes and sizes that need hollowing out.

[@reasonsvoice8554]

Astroprint used to be pretty good seems the desktop and online version are gone and they just sell their octopi type box

[@CLBCrew96]

I have a flashforge printer I just got. I have been using their software for slicing. Should I use a different software or are most the same?

[@Hongkongrocks]

Please make a tutorial how to print two connecting parts so that they join seamlessly without a gap

[@BigM44682]

Great video thanks for sharing 💜

[@ronm6585]

Thank you so much.

[@larrybud]

Excellent. Why is the Z axis designated as "E" in the G code?

[@infotech6953]

How fix z axis during printing is far on bed but in leveling and homing is exactly good

[@frankrodriguez4480]

If anyone can help me would greatly be appreciate I’m still trying to figure out can we just use a regular usb drive or do we need the other kind and I’m still having trouble turning stl files into gcodes

[@accidentalinvestments9776]

I just got my ender 3 pro v4 and I can't find a slicer site I went to a few but they all want me to register for school can you show a video of how to actually download the slicer site please

[@snoozy747]

i am trying to use the custom g-code from the website of teaching tech, but i dont know how to import the generated custom g code in prusa slicer. Please help....i want to try the temp tower

[@jimbrust486]

Do you have a video specifically concerning settings for supports?

[@TheCaseyjw]

can you please help setup prusa slicer for dremel 3d45 printer please and thank you

[@Filthyanimal9]

What about resin printers? I hear Chitubox and Lychee mentioned all the time

[@TeachingTech]

This video should help a bit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4aZpYqei5VkZq8 I have a quick breakdown on slicers but there are links to more detailed playlists.

[@roddsmith8954]

just got ender 3 max,having trouble with gantry,are thr wheels supposed to be tight,there to tight or to slack.

[@rameshkumar8965]

CR 10S Pro V2 or Ender 5 Plus, which is good for a 1st 3D printer?

[@michaelwallace9256]

I have cura but it insists in print from the top to bottom. It is driving me mad please help

[@joshuaholland5279]

Do you know how to use this with an any cubic mega pro and a imac

[@Tome4kkkk]

I had a bad luck of buying a used 3D printer based on smoothieware and MKS board which are known for high risk of dead Ethernet connection.

[@manic73]

how do you stop the printer head colliding with the print

[@darthnovius3281]

I guess you could say that's Michael's law 😄

[@reasonsvoice8554]

You can save that gcode list page from marlin i got the mrs to print it at work 😂

[@peterclark9646]

how much electricity does it use

[@officialWWM]

I don’t care about what it’s doing or how it works, I just want to know how to use it!

[@ndupontnet]

The ridiculous load time of Cura just killed it for me.

[@efnick96]

You can add the addon that disables unnecessary features. Just remember to enable it as well

[@reasonsvoice8554]

@@efnick96 didnt know ya gotta enable it 😂 Only loaded it once the other day after installing the plugin just thought meh that didnt make much difference 😂

[@reasonsvoice8554]

@ndupontnet try it on an old laptop with no graphics card that youve had to soft hack opengl 😂😂 i hate life sometimes 🤣🤣

[@ndupontnet]

@@reasonsvoice8554 I put up with Cura for about 3 years, then moved on with my life :)

[@reasonsvoice8554]

@@ndupontnet what you use now?

[@FYC0069]

Do a voron video

[@Sonex1542]

You have no idea how many people will now screw up their printers. Which is exactly what I did with my first one. And never recovered.

[@larrybud]

So more information is bad? You'd rather people go into these settings blindly? I'm sure all of these settings can be reset to default values.

[@corndogiggy2664]

The superior slicer is fruit ninja

[@CarlMoebis]

I love your guides and sharing of knowledge but after watching several dozen I’m starting to get PTSD from that opening bumper montage and music. Can you maybe make a short and quiet 2 second opening? I’ve seen a laser cutting paper more times than I care to and I don’t even think you have a video on this, or whatever that thing exploding at the end is. Other than that great job!

[@3new_tires]

IM SO HAPPY THAT YOUR AUSSIE 😂😂😂

[@queuing89]

You mean Horizontal layers at 4:06 dont you

[@ivanpavlovic5797]

Chopped! :D

[@RiCK-km7no]

I don't know if it's the right place to contact you. I have seen your videos and I wanted to ask you that if you need some models for reviews I will be happy to give you some of my models. do some kind of collaboration.

[@Fuzzy_Sasquatch]

I prefer matter control as a slicer. I have been printing for a few years now, and in my opinion, Cura it total garbage, it's buggy and never runs right, plus it is very limited as to what you can do with it. Matter control is far more capable and stable. Plus it has many features Cura does not. In my opinion avoid Cura like it's a VD.