Aloha,

I got an Elegoo Carbon FDM coreXY printer and a roll of PLA from the same brand. I’ve read that some filament brands are better than others but I figured I’d start easy.

I’ve taken STLs to the library to print, but I’ve not done my own before. What’s all this slicer stuff? What other software and tools do I need? Thanks!

  • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
    11·
    8 hours ago

    I appreciate the help! Starting small, aye.

    I’ve not seen the steps between STL and plastic model before so that’s where I will be learning. I’m excited!

    • runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      8 hours ago

      start out with a calibration print such as a benchy or XYZ cube using the default settings. if it looks wrong, Google the “symptoms” and go from there. modern printers take less fiddling than printers from 10 years ago so hopefully you won’t need to do much.

    • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      8 hours ago

      The only step you’re missing is basically what I described above. I recommend grabbing PrusaSlicer, load your STL, and play around with it, as it shows after slicing the various print instructions it comes up with. For starting out, the defaults should work fine.