Slic3r and the Makerbot Replicator (original)

The internet is great. But sometimes you just can't find the answer to you question, like how do I convince Slic3r to work with my Makerbot Replicator (original)?

 

[Slic3r works well with the Lulzbot, but often takes FOR-EVER to print to file, even slower than MakerWare!]

 

Aside from choosing "MakerWare (Makerbot)" from the pop-up in the General Printer Settings, You'll want to set the bed size to 225x145 and the center 0x0.

 

But the real trick is getting the start-up. Under Custom G-code I used this content (mostly stolen from ReplicatorG):

 

M103 (disable RPM)

M73 P0 (enable build progress)

G21 (set units to mm)

G90 (set positioning to absolute)

(**** begin homing ****)

G162 X Y F2500 (home XY axes maximum)

G161 Z F1100 (home Z axis minimum)

G92 Z-5 (set Z to -5)

G1 Z0.0 (move Z to "0")

G161 Z F100 (home Z axis minimum)

M132 X Y Z A B (Recall stored home offsets for XYZAB axis)

(**** end homing ****)

G1 X-110.5 Y-74 Z150 F3300.0 (move to waiting position)

G130 X20 Y20 Z20 A20 B20 (Lower stepper Vrefs while heating)

M6 T0 (wait for toolhead, and HBP to reach temperature)

G130 X127 Y127 Z40 A127 B127 (Set Stepper motor Vref to defaults)

(**** end of start.gcode ****)

 

I still need to figure out the end-of-print content.

 

Don't forget the filament thickness.

 

And you may want to convert from gcode to x3g using GPX (www.thingiverse.com/thing:81425)

e.g.:

gpx -g -m r1d ../your.gcode

 

Mind you I've tried none of this with dualstrusion yet. Probably much more agony awaiting me.

 

UPDATE:

 

This code works fine for the end of a print:

 

M73 P100 ( End build progress )

G0 Z150 ( Send Z axis to bottom of machine )

M18 ( Disable steppers )

M109 S0 T0 ( Cool down the build platform )

M104 S0 T0 ( Cool down the Right Extruder )

M104 S0 T1 ( Cool down the Left Extruder )

G162 X Y F2500 ( Home XY endstops )

M18 ( Disable stepper motors )

M70 P5 ( We <3 Making Things!)

M72 P1 ( Play Ta-Da song )

Done