intro to open source 3 d printing software mattercontrol

MatterControl

Open Source Open Source as of Today

• Give Back to the Community

• More Open - Rather than Less

• https://github.com/MatterHackers

MatterControl A Complete Printing Solution

• Plug and Print

• Multiple Slicing Engines

• Automatic Print Leveling

• Advanced Plating

• Plugin System (Creation Tools)

• Can be Customized for OEMs

Plug and Print Easy to Setup, Easy to Use

• Built in Printer Configurations

• All Settings in one Place

• Layered settings coming soon. o Filament Type

o Output Goal (hollow, solid, etc…)

o Part-Specific Settings

Multiple Slicing Engines • Slic3r

o Widely used and supported - Mature

• CuraEngine o New, very fast and with tool paths

• MatterSlice o Based on Skeinforge, in development, c#

• All Setting Shared Between Engines o You can switch anytime without creating new settings

Automatic Print Leveling Getting Your Printer Working

• Step by Step Wizard

• Auto Calibrates z-height

• Auto Compensates to Make Level

Advanced Plating Organize Your Prints

• Easy intuitive controls

• Split into discrete objects

• Rotate, Scale and Mirror

• Click and Drag

Plugin System Add Functionality

• Creation Tools o Text Creator

• Notifications (Email, SMS)

• Coming Soon o Outline Creator

o Part Combiner

o Simple CAD

What’s Next? • MatterControl Tablet

o Intuitive networked printing

o Control from anywhere

o Monitor from your phone or web

o On board slicing and touch controls

• Support for AMF

• Support for SLA and SLS printers

Thank You! You can find us and MatterControl at:

mattercontrol.com