APPLICATIONS NEEDED TO WORK WITH FDM 3D PRINTING

APPLICATIONS NEEDED TO WORK WITH FDM 3D PRINTING

SOFTWARES NECESSARY TO WORK WITH FDM 3D PRINTING

When working with 3D printing or with digital models for 3D printing, we have all wondered what software is needed to carry out 3D printing.

To set up 3D prints:

Ultimaker Cura: This is the program to configure our prints par excellence, this since it has a wide variety of features to configure which makes its management very extensive, in addition to this, it is a free access program, which means that does not require any payment.
Here you can find this software:

https://ultimaker.com/es/software/ultimaker-cura


Prussa Slicer: Prussa being one of the largest brands when it comes to manufacturing printers, they also developed their 3D printing configuration software, this, like Cura, also allows you to have a wide range of configurations; also, being free to access. In the following link you can access the downloadable version of this program:
https://www.prusa3d.com/es/pagina/prusaslicer_424/


For file editing

MeshMixer: This program is ideal for making edits, preparations and corrections to 3D files. It is free access software and can be found at: https://www.meshmixer.com/
For 3D modeling

Blender: This is a very powerful 3D design and modeling program, with which you can create any type of 3D model. You can find it at: https://www.blender.org/

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