Builders/Alternative host software

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If you have written a RepRap-driving program for a Linux or Windows PC or a Mac (or any other computer) this is the place to document it.

Currently, there are various alternatives with varying functions. They can be broken down into the following categories:

  • CAD file to G-Code parsers ( Enrique's skeinforge, (Skeinforge is a tool chain composed of Python scripts that converts your 3d model into G-Code instructions for Rapman.), Neil Gershenfeld's cam.py )
  • RepRap G-Code Controllers ( ReplicatorG, Erik's dotG )
  • Direct SNAP RepRap controllers ( ? )
  • Monolithical programs that both read design file and control the machine (like the host software)


Hints for using alternative host software:

Nophead's techniques for using Skeinforge