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Originally Posted by detroitm2
I use a Mac so I slice with Cura. I have octoprint setup on a raspberry pi so I can print remotely (Cura has plugins for it)
Otherwise you can just slice with cura and drop the file on a micro SD card and pop it in the printer. The ender 3 v2 comes with an 8GB micro SD if you don't have one.
The ender 3 v2 seems like a great option for beginners like myself. Takes a bit of trial and error to get settings correct. But I've had more successes than failures.
Feel free to shoot me a message (or ask here) if you need any tips.
Also, if you're in the US, make sure your power supply is flipped to the 115v setting. Mine came defaulted to 230v.
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Yep, good info here. Octoprint rocks. I design in Fusion360 and slice with Cura as well.
General contribution for this thread: I worked for a while in a huge product development studio in Brooklyn that had ~50 printers, probably 20 different models ranging from Ender 3's to $6k Ultimakers. I worked with all of them and can confidently say that if you put the time in and don't mind sacrificing some comfort features (auto-leveling, etc.), then an Ender 3 can most certainly compete with a printer 10x the cost.
I myself have an Ender 3 with about $100 in mods that consistently prints with production-level quality. I love it, especially for the ~$400 I have into it.
Moral of the story: Ender 3 is a phenomenal place to start, and has way more bandwidth than most give it credit for.