UPDATE: Windows versions runs fine using wine.
The rode so far...
To upload marlin firmware you only need the latest arduino program, as usual Linux has the drivers. Pronterface can be installed in Linux, find in the github page the second title saying "Ubuntu/Debian" and follow those steps; To run the program do it with "python3 pronterface.py" in the source folder. I'm about to start the first print tutorial but I got some limitations.
Adeel, at some moment you mention that simplify 3D profiles will be available so I'm making this thread asking for them and to discuss any problems or solutions that people have encounter using Linux.
What are this profiles? Since Cura is available in Linux I'm wondering how could we make it work with your settings?
Simplify 3D profiles are in the works, we've just had to prioritise other things these past few weeks, you should hopefully see them in the next update. Also a Makertech Cura for Linux was definitely something we wanted to do and we did spend a lot of time trying to make work but were not successful in compiling an appimage for it. If anyone reading this has any experience in compiling appimage packages for linux and would like to lend a hand, please do, it would be greatly appreciated.
Out of curiosity, What is the actual hard dependency on Appimage? I am pretty sure most linux users would be very content with the linux instructions on flashing the arduino and a tar.gz package they could unpack to their filesystem?
@Jonas Lastname Appimage is used for Cura Software creators and others to compile "easy to run" programs for different operative systems. It generates like a .exe that runs without installing. For this printer there was a custom version of cura made, so Makertech had to compile the image themselves. They failed in linux as it needs to be made in a linux environment. I also failed.
Don't worry about the linux instructions for flashing the printer. Its the same steps as other operative systems with the exception that no driver needs to be installed, it just works.
I’ve been using S3D so far, adjusting setting compared to the Cura download. During the brief time I have my dual solenoid working, S3D changed the tools when requested.
Well I don't have experience with AppImage but I do compiling programs. I gave it a try but I failed too =P.
This was my experience, also this will get technical fast:
For anyone who wanna try there are 3 public repositories of Cura. One is the software. Cura-build repository is to make the images. And finally a repository to set up your environment. I tried to compile cura-build but I really didn't want to use the environment setup code, I downloaded it but I have no idea how to use it with the other repositories plus I don't like running those kind of scripts in my computer. So I began the quest to install the dependencies by myself and I think I used all of my skills; getting needed packages for ubuntu from reviewing the repohistory of the readme file; installing newer packages with python pip; solving extra dependencies; Installing Appimage(this was really complex by its own)and copying to /usr/bin/ AppImage runner and tools executable with the names that cura-build use. I think I'm really close to compile it without errors but now I get a error in cmake of "get_filename_component unknown component CACHE" , looking further in the logs seems like a problem with compile command option -lpthread. Here I was going to break my rule of not modifying the repositories files( the compilations files) but I failed after analyzing several files; I knew what to do but couldn't find the place; But mayney It is just a dead end. That is how far I got, I think that after solving the cmake errors I will only need to run a command to make the app image.
Maybe I could try it later in a virtual machine if I found more free time. If anyone want me to detail my steps I could elaborate them, I was planning to but since at this point I think I failed too then I will wait.
@Makertech, my suggestion will be to add Proforge 2S profile to the official repository of Cura. This can be done with a pull request ( I think I read that in some documentation). I could help with that.
@dar.flem Nice! I'm a beginner with 3D printer so I think I should better wait for the Simplify 3D profiles hehehe. I don't feel the confidence yet to play with the settings related to the print part.
@Adrián Chacón Ordóñez I also got stuck after trying to compile with the Appimage executable after many tries. The Cura pull request is definitely on the to do list, at the moment we're working on fine tuning further the profiles and there's also a material bug for the Dual profile that needs to be fixed, we know what's wrong just need to get round to fixing it, should be up in a week or so.
Nice to hear that you are behind it. So they gave me an apple computer at work so I'm slicing with that computer now, finally got my first print =D. But definitely waiting to do it in Linux hehe.
Hello, @Makertech how is the work going with the pull request? I no longer have the Mac from work I was using to slice =S. So I'm wondering if you got some news about, I want to go back to my slicing & printing days! I really liked this software.
I have been playing around with cura build environment repository this days but still no luck. It a dependencies hell in ubuntu. I have been trying with the last 3 LTS releases (as appimagetool supposedly has a hard requirement of using really old packages) using virtual machines but still no luck and I got different results in each release. Appimage tools keep being a problem and a blank in my knowledge.
Now I'm learning docker and trying this way, probably the smartest move.
Whoever write all this guide is probably not using an debian based Linux, probably using CentOs as the docker image. Also someone updated the linux instructions some days ago in cura-build repo for ubuntu https://github.com/Ultimaker/cura-build/commit/254f8435c049ac4dc08ccb558fd51a6d80e5bc12 and in cura-build-environment https://github.com/Ultimaker/cura-build-environment/commit/dd910d83e98fd2fe02c1d441c4671726bcfe5757 in case someone wanna try.
@Makertech also what happen with the simplify 3d profiles?
i think they disappeared
did u ever have any issues with the printer when doing a test print and it going too far on the y axis?
@Daryl Smith I think they never existed.
No, I haven't had that problem. If you can successfully home all axis then it could it be an error in the gcode. If you are unable to home your axis it could be a hardware or firmware problem. Make a thread in the "general" or "first print" forum if your problem persist.
I got good news! the cura version you made for windows works perfectly great using wine hahaha xD. Also is impossible to download a installer for Mac from your webpage(both download links point to the same windows .exe)
I gave it a try to docker to compile cura but somethings seems wrong, I think i couldn't make the image run after configuring it. Why you choose cura version 3.6 instead of ?
Anyways, I'm back to melting plastic! but I will like to have an update about the pull request progress, and for the simplify 3d profiles @Makertech
@Makertech I've got a repacker that takes the official Cura AppImage and repackages it with the Makertech resources for the ProForge(s). I've taken them from the Windows 3.6.2 release.
Works nicely and gives a Linux AppImage with ProForge goodness.
Would you be OK if I included the Makertech custom resources in a github repository with the repacker script? Are the Makertech custom resources under any license I need to note? Happy to accept PRs for any other needed changes too :)
Edit: the Makertech resources are just the printer/nozzle/material/etc definitions - none of your logo work or imagery.
Thats great Molotov!!! Lets wait for @Makertech word.
So we don't have a word, then we should proceed and ask for forgiveness after!
There should be no problem as they are only configurations of cura, the rights are of cura, as long as we keep the makertech and Proforge name but declaring that it is not yours. The only part that could a conflict will be the images but you said you will not include that, as they aren't necessary. I don't know if there is a separate configuration for the printer and for the materials used.
@Molotov can your contact help us with this? getting this to be an official configuration? or giving us some light about the changes made to cura so we can apply this to newer version of Cura or even other softwares. Getting a PR will be the best for the future.
@Adrián Chacón Ordóñez @Molotov Apologies for not being active on the forum guys, it's been a very busy past couple of weeks (we're working on a new project that should be released very soon).
Thanks for letting me know about the MAC link for CURA - it's been updated now.
As for the modifications to CURA feel free to use/edit anything you like (including our logo/artwork), it's all opensource. Everything that's integral should be in the resources folder.
Simplify3D profiles are on our to do list - just very busy at the moment!!
In the meantime you should be able to setup Simplify3D with the build volume (20x30x30cm for single and 20x30x25 for DSE) and default print values, the DSE doesn't need any special gcode from the slicer (switching is handled by firmware). It's just the nozzle offsets for tuning - but these will be unique for everyone.
Great! no worries, glad to have you back.
@Adrián Chacón Ordóñez sorry I had the email notifications sent to another folder. It's available now at https://github.com/snatella/makertech-cura-linux
Thanks to @Makertech for clarifying the licensing :-)
https://github.com/snatella/makertech-cura-linux is available now with a release of Ultimaker Cura 3.6.0 for Linux with the Makertech Cura 3.6.2 resources.
Ultimaker Cura on Linux is either AppImage or Docker based (new with 4.X I believe). The Docker setup is more complex, so for now I'm repacking the AppImage. As it stands the Makertech Cura 3.6.2 resources don't work with Cura 4.X so the repacker I've made is sufficient _at this time_.
Thanks for this =)
Hi guys, any update on getting the Proforge 2S profile to the original CURA to have a more updated software? Thanks
New Cura should be out by the end of the month, it will be built on top of the regular Ultimaker Cura so should work fine with Linux and the latest MacOS.