CaptnBlynd
Plastic
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2015
I have not kept up with my programming for about 25 years and versions have gotten a bit unfamiliar to me. I have been examining the "PWDR" and "Plan B", the open source powder printers which seem to show the most promise. Something which is, and will continue, to hold back open community progress is the Gcode generator for full color printing.
I am leaning towards Python or whatever form of C the community college teaches now. "slic3r" is a python app and may give a good start that could be altered. "Plan B" uses Slic3r so adding extended function seems plausible. "Repetier" seems to be C# based, at least that is what they want extensions programmed in.
I think of programming as that nasty stuff I have to do to make my toys do what I want. I can do it with practice and patience. I don't keep up with it because I just don't really like it. I am running through an "arduino" programming book now to get my head back into things and because it is the most stripped down version of C that I know. The only language I've tinkered with in a long time but I use it for home printers all the time.
If you were going to take a hack at this what would you use? I've got a couple months to decide before the semester begins but I'd love to start exploring the selection to get a feel for where the world is today.
"I realize I do not know anything. That is why I'm a student. Ignorance is the one terrible affliction with a simple cure."
I am leaning towards Python or whatever form of C the community college teaches now. "slic3r" is a python app and may give a good start that could be altered. "Plan B" uses Slic3r so adding extended function seems plausible. "Repetier" seems to be C# based, at least that is what they want extensions programmed in.
I think of programming as that nasty stuff I have to do to make my toys do what I want. I can do it with practice and patience. I don't keep up with it because I just don't really like it. I am running through an "arduino" programming book now to get my head back into things and because it is the most stripped down version of C that I know. The only language I've tinkered with in a long time but I use it for home printers all the time.
If you were going to take a hack at this what would you use? I've got a couple months to decide before the semester begins but I'd love to start exploring the selection to get a feel for where the world is today.
"I realize I do not know anything. That is why I'm a student. Ignorance is the one terrible affliction with a simple cure."