<div>On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 11:19 PM Paul G. via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:</div><div><br></div><div>> Also, so what ARE folks using for 3D printing and</div><div>> CNC work? Paid or free, I don't care... I would just</div><div>> like to know what users recommend.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm sticking with the recently-departed 123Design for Mac for about 98% of my 3D printing work, with the remaining work done in Sketchup - Note I do NOT begin an object in Sketchup; it's reserved for a few arcane polygon editing tricks that are much more difficult to accomplish in 123D.</div><div><br></div><div>All resulting STL files that get altered in Sketchup get fed thru Meshlab to resolve polygons and vertices. Pure 123D files do not need this.</div><div><br></div><div>3D objects are sliced & G-code generated in MatterSlice. I also have the option of using CuraEngine or Slic3r for generating the code.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Printing is handled using a proprietary version of MatterControl for Mac, set up and tweaked specifically for my modified Rostock MAX v2 printer. MatterControl also serves as a user interface for the slicing/encoding software.</div><div><br></div><div>HTH, HAND, &c. </div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Dave Vick
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