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I have a part (see attached) design that incorporates a small t-slot. I'm printing in ABS material with a .4mm nozzle on a RostockMax v2 with a 280 head. Reorienting the part before slicing to avoid forming filler support in the t-slot area is impractical. Any suggestions on how to print this part with the easiest post-printing cleanup? Specifically, what filler settings should i use that will allow the t-slot to print while minimizing the difficulty in extracting the filler material from the slot afterwards?

I'm using MatterControl for slicing. I downloaded and installed Cura 3.2 but it won't recognize my printer. (Any suggestions on that separate issue would be appreciated!)

Thanks for any thoughts on this.

John

The only printer that Cura will directly communicate with is Ultimaker machines. Everyone else uses Cura by exporting the gcode and either using the SD card to print with or a tool like Pronterface or Repetier Host to send the data to the printer. Cura can also send jobs directly to Duet-equipped printers via the network, or to Octoprint if you're using that.

g.

G - Thanks! Explains so much. Cura seems to be a much more versatile slicer and I've recently learned that you can't print loooooooooooooong duration jobs reliably using the USB connection, so I've just started to print from the SD card.

If you want to continue to print via USB, I'd strongly suggest you take a look at Octoprint. The software is free and it gives you an excuse to get a Raspberry Pi 3.

g.

Thanks, will keep the Raspberry in mind for the future.