Documentation

Useful documentation for getting started and using Slic3r

Official documentation

• Slic3r Manual – work in progress by Gary Hodgson

• Internals Notes - Collected notes on Slic3r internals/code architecture.

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Online Help - Descriptions and examples of the Slic3r options (obsolete)

• README - Covers command line usage

• Better .stl creation - Tips for creating better .stl models

• Writing post processing scripts - Hints for writing and invoking post-processing scripts

• Quick guide to writing good bug reports

• Calibration

• SVG export

• Cooling

• Automatic extra perimeters

• ZSH Completion of Slic3r command line parameters

• Adding new GUI/CLI Options

• Supported File Formats

• Multiple extruders

• Using Slic3r development version from git

  • Running Slic3r from git on GNU Linux
  • Running Slic3r from git on OS X
  • Running Slic3r from git on Windows

External documentation

• RichRap's Slic3r Tutorials (Slic3r is Nicer)
  • Part 1 - Calibration and beginning steps - Every new user should start here if you haven't calibrated your printer!
  • Part 2 - More settings and examples - Tips for filaments settings and getting good print results
  • Part 3 - How low can you go? - Small layers in Slic3r
• Make:Projects - Getting Started With Slic3r
• Fill pattern screenshots - Screenshots showing available fill patterns (from blddk's blog)
• Teaching Slic3r to remember your settings
• Creating droplets for drag & drop slicing
• Running perl and slic3r from a single shortcut
• Installing Slic3r on Raspberry Pi
• French unofficial documentation

Requirements (Design documents)

• https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r/wiki/Support:-Requirements
• https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r/wiki/Conditional-Gcode-Syntax-Spec