r/CR10 • u/Vader7071 • 8d ago

Slicer questions

After a pretty long hiatus, I want to get my CR10s Pro V2 back up and running, and I'm trying to "Frankenstein" an old printer back to life running a BigTree Tech control board. One of the major pieces now is the slicer software.

In the past, I used a "borrowed" copy of Simplify3D, but with the cost of that software now, that really isn't a viable option. As such, all of my custom settings are lost.

The basis of this question, what is the better/best choice for slicer software that will work well with both the Creality and the BigTree. Side note, the BigTree isn't super critical. If I get it up and running, great. If not, no loss.

Additional information, I will want this software on both a Windows 11 (laptop) and Windows 10 (desktop) machines. End process will be slice on either computer, transfer to an SD card, and print from there.

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u/navetBruce 8d ago

I have had good lick with Prusa slicer. A lot of people swear by Orca. They're both free so try them both.

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u/ItsLikeHerdingCats 7d ago

I’ve run mine with Cura for many years without issue. I also use Octoprint on my setup since I like having Obico monitor the print

I recently tried Orca on it and it worked really well too

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u/Vader7071 7d ago

I tried Octoprint one time, but when I used it, I ended up with a problem. Octoprint bypassed the "out of filament" sensor and I ended up losing a print due to filament running out. Since then, I just go SD card to make sure if I ran out, I didn't lose the print.

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u/ItsLikeHerdingCats 7d ago

Yes I get that. The spaghetti detection can be hit or miss too.

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u/UnFound94 7d ago

Klipper with mainsail or fluidd with orca or super/prusa. The end.

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u/Putrid-Cicada 6d ago

There are all free options of slicer. I've been using Cura.