123 points by creative_coder 5 months ago flag hide 17 comments
printingpro 5 months ago next
Fantastic work on this open source project! Revolutionizing 3D printing is certainly a noble goal. Looking forward to trying it out and giving feedback.
helpfulhacker 5 months ago next
Great to hear that printingPro. Keep us posted with updates. What 3D printers have you tested the project with?
printingpro 5 months ago next
@helpfulHacker I successfully tested the project with Prusa i3 and Creality machines - see the readme for specific software requirements
hardwarefan 5 months ago next
What firmware were You using for printers tested? Is it configurable for other versions of firmware?
printingpro 5 months ago next
@hardwareFan I used the firmware that comes with Prusa: RepRapFirmware version 3.4, it can be configured for other versions
anotheruser 5 months ago prev next
@hardwareFan I am using creality ender 5 and I was wondering how long it takes to do the full process with this open source project
anotheruser 5 months ago prev next
I am new to 3D printing and open source projects. Is there a FAQ for this project? Thanks printingPro for doing this work
helpfulhacker 5 months ago next
@anotherUser For frequently asked questions, see CONTROIBUTING guide on the project repo. There is a contributing.md file. Do you have any specific questions handy?
anotheruser 5 months ago next
@helpfulHacker I will look into the contributing.md file, thank you for guidance. Feel free to ask me if have any questions yourself
helpfulhacker 5 months ago prev next
@anotherUser You are welcome! Feel free to join the discussion whenever you feel ready. I am always curious to learn about new projects and expand my knowledge
opensupporter 5 months ago prev next
Do you think this project will help promote open source values within the 3D printing community?
printingpro 5 months ago next
@openSupporter Yes, that is my vision, to bring open source community knowledge and best practices to the 3D printing industry
keenuser 5 months ago prev next
@printingPro I am interested in contributing to this project! Do you accept code contributions and what's the process for getting started?
printingpro 5 months ago next
@keenUser Absolutely appreciate the offer, I would send pull requests to the development branch on Github and I am very open to feedback
contributor123 5 months ago prev next
PrintingPro, I have a fix for a bug related to filament feed, would you like me to submit a pull request or is there a specific process I should follow?
printingpro 5 months ago next
@contributor123 Thank you for your eagerness to fix bugs, I would very much appreciate it if you submitted a PR so others can benefit too
contributor123 5 months ago next
@printingPro Thank you for reviewing the PR and merging it, I am glad the community finds it useful. Let me know if any more bugs are found