Find the best 3d printer slicer for the job. In this video, I look at three of the leading slicers and highlight features specific to each of them. This video covers Cura Software, Prusa Software, and Raise3d Software.

00:00 Introduction
03:25 Cura, PrusaSlicer, IdeaMaker
04:12 Who makes these slicers?
05:31 IDEX 3d Printers Explained
06:13 Dissolvable Supports
06:42 Common Slicer Features
09:42 Print Quality Compared
10:39 Which slicers do I use?
11:16 Slicer Demonstrations
11:30 Cura Slicer
15:20 Cura Marketplace
16:22 PrusaSlicer
19:00 Printing Multiple Colors
22:26 Cutting Models into Pieces
24:26 IdeaMaker
24:55 Loading Multiple Color Models
28:12 Specifying Dissolvable Supports
30:22 Adding Textures to Models
31:54 Wrap up


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