If the printer has a network port it should be possible to use it as a network printer to send it the sliced gcode file.
There's freeware called Octoprint that runs on a computer (most often a Raspberry Pi) that's network connected and that then feeds the gcode to the printer. Printers that have built in slicing of STL tend to be $$$$ commercial machines, unless that capability has filtered down to us peons recently. A good thing to do is download some testing STL files (such as a cube, one with various features in graduated sizes, and the Benchy boat) then try various settings in various slicer programs until you get the test object printing well with the filament you're using. Change something about the filament, manufacturer, material, fillers etc and it's very likely something will need adjusted in settings, at least for temperature. I should check on the progress of a project to design 3D printed CNC conversion brackets for a Unimat lathe https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1785310 On Friday, May 29, 2020, 5:51:31 AM MDT, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: On Friday 29 May 2020 02:53:55 Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: I'll check that as I'm assembling it. Otherwise the fire risk and potential odor would seem to be tolerable, at least for a test run for effect. I assume it will accept an .stl file over a cat5 cable? _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
