@PaulJ For 3d stuff I use Fusion 360 because if you are a maker, the license is free. I tried a load of others, but for me it seemed to be the best. I haven't used my 3d printer in a little while though, I should really get back to it while I have extra time on my hands. Now I have a permanent work desk setup, I can plug in my secondary monitor which makes 3d stuff a bit easier.PaulJ wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 3:03 pm Yeah, a focused @rubber_jonnie can be a scary thing.. who would have guessed what heights he could achieve. To dilute the water since I'm out of Atari stuff to build I've been playing with the 3d printer which works well. Have dedicated a room to printing. What do you use to design objects? Since the printer is approximately eight meters away from my main computer as the cable runs has anyone successfully run a long usb cable over five meters and got it function properly. I've exceeded ethernet maximums a number of times with no adverse effects but USB maybe a different animal. Looking into some usb extenders that convert from USB->ethernet->USB. Appears to be the best answer. Also any recommended 3d cad program? I've been playing with tinkered and it maybe all I need since my needs are modest at this point.
My 3d Printer lives upstairs in the man cave, but I use an old laptop running Repetier server free version to manage it. I can create on my laptop using Fusion 360, slice using Cura, then upload the job to Repetier over my network. I don't leave the 3d Printer powered up all the time, so I need to go plug it in, then I start the job via the repetier web front end and can monitor progress from anywhere, including my mobile.