Slic3r is

free software Free software or libre software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions. Free software is a matter of liberty, ...

3D slicing engine for

3D printers 3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer ...

. It generates

G-code G-code (also RS-274) is the most widely used computer numerical control (CNC) programming language. It is used mainly in computer-aided manufacturing to control automated machine tools, and has many variants. G-code instructions are provided to ...

from 3D CAD files (STL or OBJ). Once finished, an appropriate G-code file for the production of the

3D model In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical coordinate-based representation of any surface of an object (inanimate or living) in three dimensions via specialized software by manipulating edges, vertices, ...

ed part or object is sent to the 3D printer for the manufacturing of a physical object. As of 2013, about half of the 3D printers tested by Make Magazine supported Slic3r. Prusa Research maintains an advanced fork optimized for the Prusa i3 series called PrusaSlicer. SuperSlicer is a further fork of PrusaSlicer

References

External links

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Slic3r Github repository

List of Slic3r placeholders variables
{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527182525/http://mauk.cc/mediawiki/index.php/Slic3r_placeholders#Usefull_place_holders , date=2018-05-27 Free computer-aided manufacturing software Software using the GNU AGPL license Software that uses wxWidgets 3D printing