Solved Matter Control update

None of the Volunteer Admins here use MatterControl, but others might respond. Besides that, MatterControl has its own forum, located here; https://forums.matterhackers.com/recent

 

Smart move!

And you perfectly demonstrated why.

It is not just that it is free software, there are some decent free slicers out there. MC has just always been the low-bar. If it works, don;t mess with it (I.E. upgrade it) without a specific reason. If the design apps/tools it includes are of the same quality you likely are better off with something else.

We do have users here who are able to use it, but like @WheresWaldo mentioned their forum might be a better approach. Let's see if you can get anyone else to chime in. Unfortunately the majority of replies / threads are handled by the volunteer mods and we can't add any value on this one

 

its no different then the best screw driver. Some are better than others and everyone has their preferred supplier.

small test prints like deprimes, marvins, etc etc that show features you want to look good and tweak and test until the profile is right. Typically once you have a profile dialed in you can make small tweaks for materials needs that your running. ex- my pla profile for my R2 and the PETG profile for my R2 are exactly the same except temps, fan speed. Difference between PC and PLA- Temps, Speeds, Fans. Not much changes. PLA to Flex- Temp, Speeds, Fans, Retraction . Seein a trend? I dont mean this in a negative way, more of an eye opening way-not every settings needs to change

 

I bought it years ago and never regretted it. I cannot tell you how to spend your money other than answer questions you may have about the whys and etc of why I purchased it. Things (free slicers) have changed alot since then, I just dont mess with them as I have my slicer of choice and it works well for my purposes.