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What happened to Slic3r?

Looks like it's been 2 years since Slic3r's last github commit, 5 years since the last blog post, and 6 years since the last release. It seems fairly safe to suppose the project now sleeps the long sleep. Do we know if anything specific happened,…
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How do I remove filament from the hotend of a direct-drive printer?

I have PrintrBot Simple Metal and over the course of today's use, I managed to get a piece of filament stuck in the hotend, just below the extruder gear. There's not really much to grab at, and my tweezers aren't that strong. How should I go about…
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Is 3D printing progress linear?

Is 3D printing progress (the one you check on the display of a 3D printer) linear or not? By linear I mean that equal differences in percentual progress will take the same clock time.
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How to add magnets to 3D print mid-print?

I would like to add neodymium magnets during print. The model, which I would like to print, has fully enclosed holes made for placing magnets. I added pause on layer (M601) in slicer. Since, this is a very long print, I would like to avoid any…
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A vertical scar on the print surface, what is the name of this problem?

Printer: Kobra Max Nozzle: 0.4 mm Material: PLA Slicer :Cura I have printed 1 model 3 times with different settings (different temperatures and different bed temperatures). Try 1: 190 °C / 50 °C Try 2: 210 °C / 70 °C Try 3: 230 °C / 50 °C All 3…
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What are the risks of leaving to print overnight?

I'm new to 3D printing and I was wondering about the risks of leaving my printer to print overnight? I'm aware that if something goes wrong I'll wake up to spaghetti for breakfast but what are the other things like having the nozzle and bed heated…
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Where can I change the nozzle diameter in Cura? Why is mine missing?

I just upgraded the nozzle (to 1 mm) on an Ender 3v2 and want to make a test print. I added a new printer for the new nozzle size.... and can't find a setting for it. Some screenshots on the internet show a nozzle diameter setting in the machine…
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When do you need a silicone sock? What problem does it solve?

I'm returning to 3d printing and there's all sorts of new things going on. One of which is a silicone sock. I suspect it's part of the engineering where you want to keep certain parts hot, and certain parts cold, and it assists with that, but I'm…
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What options exist for augmenting the automatic bed-leveling?

When I print this file, one section smears. The print head is dragged through the soft filament. At first I thought my aluminum bed was warped, so I upgraded to a glass bed. Test prints were much better, but still had a section that smeared. My…
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Why is my Ender 3 restarting spontaneously in mid print?

tl;dr How can I test whether my sporadic in-print restarts are a thermal problem or a firmware issue? The problem I've had my Ender 3 (not V2 or Pro) for about a month, and gotten a number of excellent small prints with Amazon Basics and SunLu PLA,…
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What is "silk PLA"?

I picked up some no-name "silk" PLA in a multi color pack as part of a project where I needed some additional distinct colors and structural properties didn't matter, but now I'm playing with the excess I'm not using for that, and its behavior is…
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How can you prevent the build plate from slipping?

I have just set up my new 3D printer. However, the build plate keeps slipping while printing. I tried to use binder clips to keep the plate in place, but this makes the build plate unlevel, messing up my prints. What are some other ways to prevent…
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Monoprice Select Mini - Detached Filament Feeder fitting

The $200 Monoprice Select is inexpensive but also cheap, so experiences I've seen appear to involve lots of repairs. In spite of that, I've bought one, as I'm able to fix things (sometimes) and the first few prints have been pretty good quality. (…
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Sanguinololu 1.3a fan connection

Can anyone tell me where to connect a cooling fan on the Sanguinololu v1.3a board? A few of the information pages mention three PWM outputs: Extruder, bed heater and fan, but none of the wiring diagrams that I can find, actually show the…
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Irregular 3D printed part

I tried printing from an STL file on the QIDI TECHNOLOGY 3DP-QDA16-01 Dual Extruder Desktop 3D Printer QIDI TECH I. They recommend using the MakerBot software with the Replicator(Dual) profile. The 3D print that I tried is messed up. The material…
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