jon2tie

It looks like I've replied in the wrong spot! My problem is that the computer doesn't see the printer so I'm not sure a different slicer will change things. Still, I,ll give it a try.

The printer is actually a Chinese clone ! I,m just starting out and was looking for a cheap entry point. Still, I,ll have a look to see if it works. Cura comes with the printer's CD.

I'm trying to start so I've bought a cheap Chinese version of a Prusa i3 printer. I have been unable to connect it by USB because the computer doesn't 'see' the printer. I've tried all the USB ports available and they are all serial ports below 10. In desperation I bought an SD card and this works but the resulting prints are terrible. I have been trying to write simple gcode to print test squares but haven't been able to discover how to do this either! So, I'm not making much progress! I'll try the slicer you suggest to seen whether I can get any further. Thanks!

Thanks for your confirmation of my belief! I have succeeded in printing the Ultimaker robot but the qualiy leaves much to be desired! Watching the LCD whilst printing I noticed that my temperature settings seem to have been ignored! Are the settings used in the gcode file used? How can I change them? I think they may be too high.

I get a sound when I connect to the computer (a PC) and the COM port was 7 - so <10. Any help? I have decided to give up! I've got a SD card and so I'll try with that. Do I save Cura .stl and .gcode files to it then wait for the printer to do the necessary, or what? I suppose I must use the LCD to control it

I have the same problem with a Chinese clone of Prusa i3 printer. I plug in my USB cable from my computer but Cura says the printer is not connected! I've tried it before warming up the printer and after. No difference! I've also tried clicking on Market place but saw nowhere to enable/install USB! I suppose I'm doing something stupid but what? Did you solve your problem - how?