My response to a few frequent comments: - A list of differences between SuperSlicer and PrusaSlicer can be seen on the readme of their GitHub (shown in the video): github.com/supermerill/SuperSlicer Beyond this, as I also showed, support for Klipper firmware and a much greater range of premade profiles for non Prusa 3D printers are two factors that were important to me. When I am more familiar with SuperSlicer I will consider a general tutorial on migrating to it and settings for ironing, etc. - Some people somehow missed one of the key points of the video: The best slicer is the one that works for you. If you prefer Cura, PrusaSlicer, IdeaMaker, etc I'm perfectly happy to accept your choice. Some viewers, however, can't fathom that people might have different priorities and opinions to them and are upset by SuperSlicer as my choice. - I'm astounded by the amount of people telling me to dig into the registry of the old drive to retrieve things. I looked into this at the time. Yes, you can get to the registry. No, it's not as simple as a quick copy and paste. Here is a forum thread on the topic: forum.simplify3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=13703 In my case, I have the added pressure of the drive deteriorating and becoming harder and harder to access. The chances of it dying part way through were real. So I could take the chance and endure a lot of stuffing around, or pick a new slicer and build up new profiles. Easy choice for me. The third option is that Simplify3D actually release their major update and fix this flaw.
How long had you been using the SSD as your primary drive? (How old was it when it started failing / etc.) ?? I am in a similar situation, though fortunately nothing has started failing yet. I am wondering over what kind of timeframe I should begin to worry. Thanks!!
@@bratwizard Always, always, ALWAYS worry about your production data. Backup, backup, backup, and if you think you're good, backup some more. The question comes down to how easy is it to reproduce whatever it is you have in production to a new system as live with relevant working data. Test recovery, and test backups. Hardware can fail at any time because of cosmic rays (No joke, bit rot and bit flip is a thing) so some bad CPU or HDD controller math could mess your system up.
If you try to recover data, make a disk image onto a different drive first, then work on that copy to recover data from it. I have done quite a bit of data recovery and archiving from *really* old computers (volunteer at a local computer museum), and that is the correct procedure to follow. For imaging a modern disk (PC compatible) I suggest using ddrescue from Linux if you are comfortable with command line. I don't know what options there are for Windows. However, the best option is to have regular backups in the future.
@@VorpalGun I've used Linux as my primary OS for over 25 years. I couldn't live without ddrescue. Thank you for mentioning it. You saved me a lot longer post.
@TeachingTech (I wish it was as easy as using that format to direct a comment to a specific user, which for the channel owner is not possible, even when clicking "Reply" directly) Michael, I'm amazed how many people get their undies in a knot over other people's choices. If you have time, please see my comment in the main thread, if you haven't already.
The final nail in S3D's coffin. I also paid for because I liked the UI and the results. But now, it's time for a change! Thanks Michael. Good job as usual!
I'm please to see Michael feels the same way as I do about SuperSlicer. I've been using it for the past month. I moved to it from Cura and PrusaSlicer, mainly because I saw a review of SS which went through the (very useful) calibration menus it contains. However, after playing with it for the past 4 weeks, I can see it's well ahead of Prusa and Cura in many other ways. Firstly, it has a Klipper flavor choice, which makes it work well with my highly modified CR10s Pro V2. The combination of superslicer and klipper has taken my CR10 to a new level of speed and quality of printing, and for this reason alone I highly recommend it. The other things I've noticed are very clever choices of default settings in SS, when you add a new printer. These are generally enough to get you going before you start tweaking, and there's also a very helpful support community which is at least as quick and effective as the Prusa community (and that's saying something). So, it's superslicer and klipper for my machines, and is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. Bests Chris, Tasmania.
Absolutely love Superslicer! The ability to tweak every detail allows for some insanely nice prints. Zseam can be made to practically disappear and prints are so much smoother.
Thanks for review. I am new to 3d printing and had just gotten comfortable with Cura 5 when I upgrade PC to Win 11 and Cura stopped working. 😢 I have made one print with Prusa and can see that I’ll have to learn new names for and optimize all the settings all over again. After watching this, I think I’ll do the “ starting all over “ with super slicer instead. Thanks again, you earned my subscription.
There are really great things about SS. 1. If you right-click on layer marker on g-code preview you can add custom G-Code to that point 2. You can make your own custom dependencies between slicing / filament / printer profiles. For example, you can define custom variables and keywords in printer profile on "notes" tab and in the filament profile in "dependencies" tab you can use "if" statement to filter profiles according to your own logic 3. You can use simple scripting language in all "custom g-code" tabs, changing printing parameters on the fly based of different conditions
I downloaded this last night, right after I saw your video and I'm having a great time! I can see plenty of features I'm hoping to see videos on later. Like the built in calibration wizard, I'm in the process of setting up the filament extrusion now and it is a dream! I'm having a problem trying to figure out how to get it to slice my files from 3DLAB Prints properly, but I'm sure ill work it out. Thanks for all your help! You teach me something new almost everyday right now!
I'm getting my first 3D printer tomorrow, and have been researching a lot in the last 2 weeks while I am waiting for delivery. I am going to try all of the opensource slicers you have mentioned to see which one fits me the best. I appreciate your videos a lot, as they cover more of the intricate basics that beginners need to understand.
@@barenekid9695 prusaslicer is solid and easy to use, which is why i use it, but prusaslicer and cura both have some features that are mutually exclusive.
My first 3d printer is on it's way (ender 3 v2) so I naturally start to seek the slicer I'm going to use. From your presentation I decided that I would check this instead of prusa. Thanks for the info! Well done on the video.
One nice feature is custom filament G-Code: if you have a different build plate temp for a filament, you can create a mesh level for each temperature to account for thermal expansion, then put that into the filament profile.
Add me to the list of people who never heard of it, but want to try it. I'm a Cura user - I hope the nomenclature is similar enough that I can reduce the leading curve somewhat. If Cura had the tabs rather than a long accordion style interface, there would be no need to change iMO.
A big advantage of superslicer/prusaslicer imo: clear division between print, filament and printer settings. Neither S3D or cura do this perfectly imo. Makes for a lot easier workflow if you use multiple (functional) filaments often, as I do with my Toolchanger. So you can use the same print profile for different filaments, and only have to change the Filament profiles to adjust for temperatures, cooling, max volumetric rate etc., in cura you have to maintain profiles with every setting for each Filament, even specific for the first or second or third extruder.... PITA!
@@NEutebach I still find cura much easier to use especially with the search. And the cura Arachne Beta with variable layer width is the the best improvement by far if it doesn't fail to slice. No more stupid small sections of lines that can't be filled with fixed width extrusion
I found out about SuperSlicer while looking through the RatRig file section. Had a look at it today and liked what I saw. Sliced a couple prints for my Ender 3V2's to print at the office today and they are printing beautifully. Will definitely try this on my RatRig this weekend, and excited it has support for Klipper, as I am making the switch on Sunday! Great review Michael, thanks for always putting out quality videos!
Hello Teaching Tech I'm a young man in a mechanical engineering school. I challenged myself to create a metal 3D printer (but without filament) for my final work. It's going well. Today, my main problem is the slicer. As crazy as it sounds, I'm stumbling on the thing I was least afraid of at first. (FYI: What's fixed: I need to be able to do 100% filling) Figuring out how to do one of these two functions might solve my problem: 1) When the printer starts a new layer, it would have to start by printing the inner fill (in my case 100%) before printing the outer wall. (Currently, it always starts by printing the walls. Then it prints in the center. This doesn't work for me unfortunately) 2) Find a program that allows me to not print any wall (just print the inner fill (100% in my case) With your knowledge on the subject, maybe... Do you know a program that would allow me to do this? Thanks already for your help
One great feature is ability to play with layers width/spacing and gap… but this is still a bit obscure 😅 Would be great to get a deep explanation video on how we should handle this 😊
Michael I have been following your channel since I got my 3 Pro. I have been using Cura and it has been OK but I found it difficult at times. I have just downloaded this slicer and carried out a print that I have done before and the difference is is amazing. I have found it faster printing (do not know why), finish is good, and accuracy (hole sizes) excellent. Things may get better with more knowledge. Thanks for the video.
This video was made for me. I bought S3D 5 years ago as it was the best choice for me back then and I'm still using it out of habit, so to speak, despite knowing that it's quite outdated and that I should switch. I have the same reaction to Cura, which is a shame since it's apparently a brilliant slicer, but SuperSlicer does seem like something I could get used to. Thanks!
Glad to see this one getting traction. I keep my SS profiles on a Dropbox share. Helps synchronizing between machines. Another thing you can do is add solid objects to the build surface. They get printed the same as if they were an imported STL. I use a 0.2mm cylinder primitive for filling holes. This makes the 1st unsupported layer a standard bridge that is 1 layer thick. No supports are needed for the circular perimeters that would normally be there. I just open the hole w/ a reamer or bit after printing. Makers Muse talked about this sacrificial layer technique several months ago but he designed them in during CAD if memory serves.
Probably my most used feature of Superslicer is the search button (magnifying glass icon). Makes finding a specific setting quick and easy. Thanks for the excellent video! Love the channel!
Thank you so much for this video! I am hoping to find more updated information now that I know about SuperSlicer. I started with Ideamaker and then switched to Cura - mainly because there's so much help with profiles on RU-vid. But my prints on my CR6SE have been total garbage lately and I can only think it's the slicer. Crossing my fingers that this switch will fix that!
Thank you! I'm using SuperSlicer now and getting great results. I picked up an Ender 5+ with direct drive recently and was getting terrible results from Cura. Your calibration gcodes were working fine, which made me think it was slicer related. I had just watched this video so I decided to give SuperSlicer a shot. The UI takes some getting used to when you've used Cura for years, but I am so glad I made the switch.
You can actually load the registry of your previous ssd if you still have the files. Your HKCU is under your user folder in a dat file. You can mount that under a temporary key in the registry and recover the part you want.
correct and in addition: the file you have to import is %userprofile% tuser.dat e.g. c:\users\christian tuser.dat and the part you need to export is this: \Software\Simplify3D
Came here just to say this. While it’s really more technical than a standard user should be expected to do, I’m sure Simplify3D has support employees to help with stuff like that.
It's stupid that S3D stores stuff in the registry. I want(ed) to store my settings on OneDrive/Dropbox/whatever so I could share them between my laptop and a workshop machine, but the stupid registry approach killed that. I don't want to have to export settings every time I make a change and then remember to re-import the new file onto the other machine every time.
I'm getting back into 3D Printing after not really doing it much for the past few years. Just came across your channel and have been thoroughly enjoying it. Part of getting back into it is that I don't have much of anything set up anymore. Your SuperSlicer recommendation is definitely one I am going to be incorporating into my new setup as I find it insane that there have been basically no updates to Simplify3D since I stopped while others have been innovating left and right.
Still love Cura 4.11. Good seeing Ironing now being added to other slicer programs, as that function alone is worth EVERYTHING. As it lets you get away with a higher layer height and thus a faster print, while retaining quality of the print. So using a .1 layer height, with ironing, will give you the effect of a .05 layer height print, at half the time needed to complete. This is a must for rounded or sloped areas of a print, that would otherwise suffer from the "stair stepping" effect of the layer height along the Z axis. Ironing smooths that transition to a much better level. As for the Wifi adding to all printers, I just use Octoprint instead to do that, yes its one step more then just simple direct uploading, but the extra things that Octoprint can do is just too good to pass up. Especially speaking of the exclude gcode zone, so if you have a mass print going of a bunch of parts, but one of the parts is starting to fail or warp or threaten to ruin the whole print, you can instead just exclude that area of the print. The print will continue as normal only skipping the area highlighted in the Gcode, this can save a print from otherwise failing a 30+ mass print by allowing the remaining 29 to finish. Octolapse is also very nice to have, giving you timelapse's already compiled for you of your prints. Its just a nice way to manage your printers, and you can even do that when not at home using Octoeverywhere. Allowing you to check in on your prints while away, and can stop a print or exclude areas if you see something going wrong, all from your phone. One of my printers is a MP Voxel that has built in WIfi and the slicer program for that one is kinda specific (Flashprint MP) but allows direct printing. That printer is, for the most part, the test printer since its smaller then the twin Neptune 2's.
Thank you a lot for the overview of the slicer and for your videos on the MPMD. I started 3D printing many years ago with Repetier Host, am now using PrusaSlicer for my MK3S clone. I heard about SuperSlicer and will give it a try with my new heavily modified Monoprice Mini Delta, especially to try the caliobration menue to tune the new printer.
Astounding! Thank you! Teaching Tech is the most trusted voice in the 3D printing world and I was already downloading this before I heard your reasons (the mere mention of it from you was enough). Thank you for all that you do!
Hey Michael, please forgive me; I religiously followed you when I first took to 3D Printing, then got 'smart' and downloaded your entire playlist about a year or two ago, then forgot to watch any of your productions since, let alone not ticking the 'like' for most of them. I have been preoccupied with other distractions and had forgotten just how switched on and informative your presentations are. The bottom line:- I'm back Michael, and still a keen fan. Thanks for making my 3D printing life easier (or less difficult) than it would have otherwise been. Cheers and thanks again Michael, Peter (Ned) Kelly.
Interesting, I actually bought S3D because I saw you using it in your videos. I've only been using it for a bit of time now so I have only had experience with versions 5.0 and up and I really like it. Hopefully, they stay on top of cutting-edge options since I had to shell out $200 for it.
Hi Man like you I'm fed up of S3D as no new improvement had been done so far. I believe that S3D (is) was one of the best slicer on the market but now I'm really curious to try SS. Thank you for bringing this to us!
I started out with an Ender 3 and then converted it to klipper. I've been using PrusaSlicer since buying a Mini when they were originally released and have been very happy with it. I added a MK3S+ and now am building a Voron0.1. I've just run through some g-code comparisons of the same model between PrusaSlicer and SuperSlicer and SS appears to have some better logic behind perimeters and feature printing, for example on my model, SS runs the external perimeter earlier than PS does. External perimeter speed control is something that should have always been in PS. I think the additional settings in SS will be crucial for tuning my Voron0.1 and I'm looking forward to running some model comparisons on my mini between SS and PS gcode. Thanks for what you do mate! I've learned some great things and have solved quite a few issues with the help of your videos.
Great and timely video. I also purchased S3D a little over a year ago, so that I could print parts for my OmniaDrop direct drive units. The lack of updates and communication is very frustrating. I am lucky as mine still works. I think I'll test SS and see how it works for me. Thanks for the video. It looks like at the end you were trying to remove supports from and OmniaDrop main body.
Have been avoiding this video as I was thinking I couldn't want anything from my slicer (prusa slicer), but after watching it I'm considering making the switch. I like the added capability from the Super Slicer. Great video and thank you for the content.
Thanks for this video. I use S3D and like its interface over Cura for much the same reasons as yourself. I've not yet mastered S3D but reasonably confident navigating around it and changing settings. I also keep using it because I paid for it. Also feel rather gutted that it hasn't had any updates since 2018. I just loaded SuperSlicer and the first thing I've noted is that my Connexion SpaceMouse works, something S3D doesn't seem to support. I also note that there was a Beta profile for my CR10 Smart, again something S3D doesn't have. Now looking forward to using SuperSlicer.
Thanks for the info about the space mouse. Be been wanting that in a slicer app and the slack S3D developer wouldn’t do it. This alone s enough to make me test out SuperSlicer, cheers.
If you're moving from prusaslicer you can use the import/export settings funtionality or just copy your settings folder. I keep my settings folder in git for the ability to rollback screwups and sync profiles between my desktop and laptop. Note that if you set line width as a percentage, it's a % of the layer height in prusaslicer which isn't helpful and a % of the nozzle width in superslicer which really speeds up making profiles for different nozzle sizes. There's some very cool options to replace perimeters with bridging and optionally fill voids, which can make stepped holes much tidier, at the expense of having to poke through a bridge layer in the hole. There's a polyhole function that stops holes being shrunk by the slicer but I've not used it. It's very close to prusaslicer in core functionality, so ironing, paint on support and modifier meshes are all core prusaslicer functionality. If you don't poke at the advanced settings, it's not much extra, but if you do, it has a LOT more. Importantly it has the vast library of very sorted printer, filament and print profile settings from prusa and they're very sorted and good to go, and an expanded library pre-generated profiles.
I've had my CR10S Pro V2 for a while now and have gone back and forth between Cura and Prusa Slicer. I usually stick with Cura, even though I prefer Prusa's interface. I've seen (and thoroughly enjoyed) a number of your videos. So, I'm not sure how this one slipped past me until now. I'm definitely going to give SuperSlicer a go! Thanks for the great videos. You've definitely been a great resource for me while I learn 3d printing! Cheers!
Hey i just watched your vid and i have been using cura for some time and i recently got to a point that i had changed settings then i would lose the location of the setting, i installed super slicer and wow i am so glad i gave it a try it has made me love 3d printing again, super slicer is as simple or complex as you would like it and as i learn more about it the more options i can unlock, and by far my fav feature is the ability to send strait to octoprint. love your work and thank you for educating me on a stunning be of software, would love to see more tips and tricks as time goes on.
aaaaaaaand subscribed. great video. was having trouble with cura printing an open infill pattern to have vents to cool a raspberry pi. cura was 'weaving' the hexagonal infill with layers over other layers and doing some wonky stuff that was causing PLA to jam on small features as the layers built up. downloaded super slicer and got the best print of my life with only a few tweaks to some settings. the ability to print different parts with different settings is AWESOME!
Downloaded & and will try soon. I'm glad you elucidated what it was you didn't like about Cura's user interface because it's EXACTLY what I don't like about it either. I'll need to make sure that Octoprint/Octopi integration is available because that has become completely embedded in my workflow (lights/power controlled by MQTT, reporting of issues and a picture texted to me when it's finished). I love my Ender 5 and am always looking for ways to tweak it. Thanks for making us aware of this.
The registry is actually stored in files that can be opened from the old drive with the registry editor. There you could export those parts that belonged to s3d to a .reg file that then could be imported in the new windows install…. But if you are convinced to movo on, do it. We all can learn from your experiences…
I was just about to say the same thing. For some reason a lot of people are afraid of the Windows registry but it really isn't that hard to understand and it is easy to open a registry hive that is "offline" either from a drive connected externally or from a backup. Once you do it a few times, exporting and importing registry keys isn't that much different than copying files.
I’m sure it’s a painful nightmare to translate from their idiosyncratic registry format to a different idiosyncratic format useful for another program. Being in registry doesn’t make it too much worse.
I have tried bringing my printer config from old repetierhost installation that way. It didn't work, apparently choking on newline characters being messed up upon export->import. Ended up reconfiguring repetierhost from scratch, it wasn't too hard, just annoying.
I'm sold saw your vid and have been using it since then im only pretty new to the hobby and always used cura but i seem to be picking supsli up really easily thanks for the informative and helpful vids!!!
I'm a Cura user, but I just got a new machine, the Artillery Sidewinder X2 and I'm working through the calibrations (helpfully provided by Michael so thank you for that!). May as well switch slicers and give this a try. The built in calibration steps sound really interesting.
I used Cura when I started, then moved to Prusa Slicer and I've been happy with it. I'll definitely check out SuperSlicer and give it a go. Thanks for your channel and this recommendation. UPDATE: Maybe some of the settings have been moved to the advanced settings in the SuperSlicer program (or perhaps the PrusaSlicer moved some advanced settings to the "easy" section), however, based on the "easy section," PrusaSlicer appears to have a few more options. I'll have to investigate further, but I'll probably forget to post back here later. Prusa v2.42 / SuperSlicer v2.5.59 (both current as on 15 AUG 22).
Thank you for making this video! I recently switched to superslicer because I'm using fluiddpi for my ender3v2 and using klipper. I was a big Cura fan but due to the change from marlin to klipper I would recieve notifications in klipper that some of the gcode was ignored from cura and would mess up some of my prints. Please make more detailed videos on super slicer basics and features!
Looks like I MUST upgrade from 32 bit old Windows machine to 64 bit. Been using Cura and Slic3r for 7-8 years. The selective support selection is a must! I like the new surface finishing, too. I've just moved down to 0.3mm nozzle, 0.1mm layers, still using 3mm abs and made a new heatbreak, to replace the one that split/broke. Mendelmax DIY build direct extruder. Very accurate and fast. Nice video. Thanks.
Thanks Michael. Another great vid with good info. I always wanted to try another slicer, and this just solidified the fact that I should. This slicer seem to have very good features, so will definitely give it a try. Keep up the good work.
I really like S3D and would have probably paid the upgrade price for the next release if it would have come in 2019. Now for me to upgrade I would feel like I was being taken advantage of I just couldn’t do it. I like SuperSlicer as well.
@@TeachingTech +1. I use it daily for work, and continue to do so, but it's been so long without meaningful updates that I worry whether one day the company will vanish and the authentication server disappear. I wonder how many users are in the same boat and might be willing to pay a small amount for even a minor update, just to know the company can keep the lights on...!
thanks for this video. I decide to test this slicer too now ! I'm a S3D's user too, but so many evolutions are not present in S3D. time to change, v5 will never be :(.
Most of these features have been available in Cura for a few years but you definitely showed me a few things I didn’t know about! I like that it’s open source too, I think I’ll give it a shot! Thanks!
Michael Thanks for sharing your experience and ignore the windows guru's comments about how easy playing with registry is. I am with you, time to at least try a new slicer. Instead of criticism, I suggest one of those windows guru's step up and offer to help you. Trying something new can be tough, but it always helps you grow. I like you paid for Simplify 3d. I stopped using it because I teach 3d printing classes to members of a maker factory that want to use our pronters. That required using free software. 3d printing is a hobby for me and I only have souch time to spend on it. I like a lot of the features in Super Slicer and will definately give it a try.
Thanks again for a great video Michael. About the only thing that I see that SuperSlicer may need (or I have yet to find it) is to be able to select a surface and have the ability to place that surface on the bed
Thanks Michael! Always find your videos informative! I like you don't like Cura's UI. Going to give this slicer a try! Keep up the good work and your efforts are appreciated.
Thanks for sharing. As a new user to the 3D world. I am using cura, but would love to learn a lot more on this super slicer. seems so much more complete.
I love superslicer, sawtooth supports are also worth a try! i use 0.15mm seperation. I have a tool change with PVA and yet i don't bother sometimes using that because it works so well!
TY 4 the deep dive into how you employ the slicer in all your usage. A few other considerations you covered that SuperSlicer addresses are helpful for specific usage. I still prefer to use win7 Pro; and also now use Zorin Linux, and would install it in that Linux box. Cura bombs on 7 now and is no longer used; even with an SSD on W10 cura is slow loading. Prusa Slicer works instantly & perfectly on W7P until you use screen capture vid software like Bandicam, occasionally after which Prusa loads and sits frozen with error dialogs, which requires rebooting the pc to restore the video driver access. Also desired is the networking to the printer, we use Ethernet on everything in 2 levels of the bldg, with on/off network switches on ALL the pc's and mac's, especially the one that runs Win10.! The pc with the CAD is not the one with the printer; as soon as the gcode & stl folder is transferred over the network the wired connection is immediately switched off. That is the ultimate security. You seem to have brought forth a lot of SuperSlicer configuration structure that appears to be additional to the Prusa slicer. A side by side comparison of the settings panels showing the additional functions in SuperSlicer would be very interesting in a vid here in your channel..
Stahlfabrik I think it has to do with changing acceleration mid print. If you want better quality for the outer walls and high acceleration for travel for example
Hmm okay interesting. Will have to do more reading on this. I only stumbled upon the default temperature setting gcoded it introduces when one changes the start gcode with a Klipper macro. But it was easy to work around this
I did make a point of saying these were the features I was gaining vs Simplify3D, not SuperSlicer exclusives. The section where I show adding a new machine is a significant difference. PrusaSlicer has the Prusa models plus the Ender 3, SuperSlicer has many more non Prusa options.
@@TeachingTech I see that now looking back, I was mainly going off of personal experience with prusa slicer post process options such as ironing. I too started with S3D but have been trying to make the move to super slicer as I think its potential is a lot higher in terms of performance. I am surprised you did not mention the alarmingly slow slicing speeds. This leads me to believe that I am somehow doing something wrong with it on my end.
This is perfect timing! I’ve been taking a break from 3D printing for a while to focus on other projects and am about to jump back in. After cleaning them up and performing some needed maintenance, I’m planning to switch over to Klipper as I was having way too many issues with Marlin 2.0 on my various printers (I have a CR-10 Mini, Sidewinder X1, and FLSUN Q5 all with various modifications running custom Marlin builds and it’s been a huge headache). I was looking into Klipper and found your recent videos and they were very helpful! On top of that your other video about using old tablets and cell phones as printer displays reminded me that I have literally 5 cheap Android tablets laying around from a previous job that I had completely forgotten about and would make perfect Klipper (or Octoprint for Marlin even) control interfaces! Then I see this video today and it was the last piece of the upgrade puzzle for me! I’ve been having continual headaches with every Cura upgrade (something always seems to break with my profiles and other functionality). I’d heard great things about Prusia Slicer but as you said it’s very tied to Prusia printers and doesn’t support Klipper so that was a no go for me. This looks like a fantastic option! I’m already interested in Super Slicer just from the bit of UI you demonstrated and some of the cool features it has like the custom infill options. Thanks again for your videos! I would consider myself a highly technical person, and I have no problem digging through documentation, source code, and forums to figure out what I need, but having someone lay out everything they’ve personally tested in such a clear way makes a great starting point and your videos have saved me a ton of time and given me a bunch of ideas I never would have considered or just hadn’t occurred to me (like reusing the tablets). Thanks again and keep making great videos!
Like you, i was an early adopter of S3D, and even today i still use it as my only slicer, perhaps it's time I like you, look up newer and perhaps better options. Thanks for going throw it.
Intresting report, but I can't see much difference to my favorite the prusa slicer. Maybe it's in detail like slicing interpretation. After using slic3r for years I switched seamless to prusaSlicer and felt comfortable until the present day. The only thing that sucks in PS is the additional massive infill inside non vertical walls. This is a "problem" if you print transparent materials and destroys the nice infill pattern design that you could see. At least I found no satisfying setting to switch off the unnecessary additional infill on the inner walls.
This video was very timely for me. I've just got my first 3D printer, I used the slicer that came with it (Flashprint) to print a Benchy. I am just about to upgrade to a larger SSD, and dual boot into Windows 10 and Linux. I was going to install and learn Cura, but now I will try Superslicer instead. I'm starting from scratch so I have nothing to unlearn!
Definitely going to give this a go - S3D has felt pretty stale for a while now (been using it since 2015), and I've been spending the holidays updating the mechanics on my large printer. Might as well update the slicer while I'm at it! Being able to change settings within an XY region within a layer looks pretty nifty.
I've been watching this 3D printer space for what seems like ever (I'm old enough to remember before the internet) but I've just finally actually obtained one (thanks to my cousin!) and so I've been diving into slicers in earnest. I had tentatively settled on PrusaSlicer over Cura after first couple of days, but now I'm on SuperSlicer due to this and other videos of yours. I'd only had enough time to alter a few settings and only have 1 printer so it was a very easy "move" for me, but I feel like it would have been worth it regardless. Thank you for your videos, I hope this comment was long enough to help the algo push more people your way 😂
Thanks for this. Just downloaded SS, and will be playing around with it to see if it will be my new slicer. I'm coming from Cura, and am in the process of figuring out how to convert my Ender 5+ to 2in2out via a knockoff chimera hot end. Cura doesn't seem to allow changing my E5+ profile to duel extrusion, so SS will be interesting to try. :)
Awesome video, more content about SuperSlicer please. I currently use Cura, but I was never happy with the interface and usability. I would therefore like to switch. 😀
I'm excited for you to further explored Super Slicer because that means we will soon get handy informational videos about its features, functions, tips and tricks
Well, the regedit can open an offline hive of the registry. So, provided the registry files are not corrupt, you can actually copy the needed part from the registry.
I'm pretty happy with PrusaSlicer. Almost has all the features I need for 99 percent of the prints I do. I have an ender 3v2 and a Prusa i3 clone. If I am ever in a situation like you are, failed hard drive or something, I might try superSlicer. Good video. 😄
I'm on day 3 of having a printer and I've been using cura but am finding the interface horrible to use. This interests me, I'm gonna switch now to try it out
Based on this video. I moved to SuperSlicer for my Flsun SR using your profile - the difference in quality and speed was amazing over any other slicer or profiles I had used. Do you have, or will you have, a similar supersclier profile for the FLsun V400? I think with the Klipper and fast speeds, this printer could really use a fine tuned profile, as the Cura profile that comes with it isn't very good. Thank you for all that you do.
Great to hear! Earlier this week I did a video on updating the start gcode to handle using either extruder or both from the one profile. Updated profiles have been uploaded. Unless I end with a specific printer, impossible for me to make a profile for it sorry.
OG S3D user looking for a replacement and not fond of the Cura interface and definitely interested in SuperS…. 🤞 S3D lack of firmware retract support is the primary reason for the search.
Maybe you haven't checked back in a while but it's had this supported since a major update in July: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9kDK7czgMxc.html
Hi Chris, windows registry is a file. You can access it from another operating system. With regedit you can open this file and copy relevant parts out of it. It's a bit of hassle, but it can be done.
I too am an S3D user who has loved the ease and familiarity of the UI for years but can't help feeling it's is being left in the dust by other slicers. I wasn't taken by Cura when I tried it a couple of months ago for the same reasons you mentioned. Look forward to giving Superslicer a go. Thanks for the upload.
It's not just a feeling. The S3D forum is a testament to their abandonment of their userbase. The only thing keeping it relevant is the ability to use multiple profiles per print or object.
I've only been printing for about 2 months now using Cura, but this video convinced me to give SS a try for comparison. I hope it isn't too confusing at my stage of exposure to printing, but it looks promising. Thanks.
@@TeachingTech Thx for your reply, Michael. Do you know of any slicer, that supports both kind of slicing? And how to set it up? I actually didn't realize that there was this form of difference, but when you wrote it, it made absolute sense to me.
As a software developer I am quite amazed how someone would like tabs and remembering which setting is on what tab over the slick accordion with search for fast access for frequently used settings. From a UX design perspective I think you have all advantages of the tabs minus the downside of remembering on which tab a specific setting is (thanks to the search). Also curas way of hiding default settings and showing them if you modified them is also very nice. But it is interesting to see that you are preferring tabs. My focus is web/Mac/Mobile development, so maybe this is something a mainly windows user would prefer?
Full time 100% mac user here, I also hate the sliding accordion in Cura. Once you enable expert mode it becomes much too cumbersome to navigate smoothly with the amount of settings. yeah the text search is there but that doesn’t fully solve the issue.
@@navi6463 but would presenting all these options in tabs improve the experience for you? I don’t like switching tabs because I have to reorient my eyes after every switch. But I know people are different and I really love to hear what you think.
I use prusaslicer for my original i3 and clones, as well as my mini, but I’ve stuck with cura for my home builds and vorons. I think I’m going to standardize on superslicer, now that I’ve seen it. Thanks for the video- this kind of overview is exactly what superslicer needed.
After watching your video I have started using SuperSlicer. After a LOTS of tweaking I get pretty much good results but I have to say, with S3D are they even better. Now, I also hate S3D company because of their stupid update (or no update) policy but even the S3D is fairly old, it still produces better prints. I would really like to continue using SuperSlicer but at this point, with the outter perimiter errors (small random layer gaps or overextrusions) I just cant. My Ender 3 is max upgraded with linear rails, TMC2209, Microswiss direct-drive and so on. Generally over 800 Euros of trials and upgrades. Klipper settings are also spot on - calibrated till the last detail. Did you had such transition problems with SuperSlicer? I don't know what else am I supposed to adjust. Those lines on outer perimeter are just making me crazy. Thanks and happy printing! EDIT: One more thing: how the hell are the supports in SuperSlicer supposed to be set? I am having extreme difficulties with the removal and there is so much of support towers. They are just too wide! Sadly, that's another point that I'm giving to S3D...
Definitely gonna try this out. As a noob of about two months, I have been using Cura and feel exactly the same as you do Michael. The gui is intimidating and too busy for me.
Definitely checking this out. Always up to try new software. Cura has been working fine for me so far, but it looks as if this might be a little better.
Always good to have several options available. I will for sure test it in the near future. And, as always, thx a lot for this video. Clear, concise and understandable. Good job and keep it up !!!
If you want to go further with connecting your printers, you can always connect it via Ethernet cables, but that requires replacing the main board in the printer and obviously, an extra Ethernet port on your router or network switch.
Thank you Michael for this... I've been swaying in thought over Prusa vs Cura, then I chance on this and I'm better informed of the three. It's good to know the history of Prusa originating (forked) from slic3r, and now SuperSlic3r is a fork of Prusa. Just purchased an Ender-3 from SainSmart for a steal, it seems to have / come with Prusa slicer, not received it yet but just delving headlong into the 3D space to be an authority before my printer arrives! Thanks again!
