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What 3D printing-related software runs on Linux? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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So i have a 3D printer, and i have linux on a laptop but im struggling to find good 3D print-related software to use on linux or maybe i havent looked hard enough? Im pretty much a beginner to both linux And 3d printing, also using Ubuntu Mate if that matters on a old thinkpad.

So i need a 3d print slicer/way to print to my printer, i also need a simple 3d modeling software (ive tried blender but found it too hard and heavy for me and my laptop). It would help if all suggested software were open source or something like that.

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[–] 10 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Some have gotten fusion 360 working via wine: https://github.com/cryinkfly/Autodesk-Fusion-360-for-Linux

Blender is Linux native, and it’s great for sculptures- not as great for making parts CAD style, but you can make it work: https://www.blender.org/download/

Also https://cadoodlecad.com/

Cura seems to have native Linux support: https://linuxvox.com/blog/cura-linux/

Prusa slicer is also Linux native: https://www.prusa3d.com/page/prusaslicer_424/

Octoprint is of course Linux native, and I use it from a docker container. Can also work well from a pi. https://octoprint.org/

I use Fusion 360 + Cura + Octoprint myself, but I’m on mac. It’s really only the CAD software that I can’t recommend a native solution personally, but I have heard of a number of these: https://itsfoss.com/cad-software-linux/

Good luck!!

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Cura's a fantastic slicer, but kindof a terrible program. They gave up on ARM support a while ago. And their dependency situation is majorly out of control. To the point that Gentoo has literally given up on supporting it and maintaining a working package.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    They still support ARM Mac version- I wonder if it’s just non-Mac Arm they’re giving the cold shoulder to?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Ages ago when I still bothered with Octoprint, Cura Engine could be installed as a module, and you could slice an STL on a Raspberry Pi through Octoprint. I quickly gave up on that as a stupid gimmick because you pretty much always need to do adjustments in the plater, but once upon a time Cura could do it.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    If you pay for Fusion360 or have a student account, you can run it from the browser. I've run it on a crappy dechromed chromebook that way without issue.

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