Slic3r PE vs CureEngine
Hello,
I use Repetier-Host to slice my objects, mostly because it's giving me a nice ETA and needed filament estimate.
Besides that I find it very easy to use.
For Slic3r PE, I use the profiles provided in the latest drivers. CuraEngine I set up using the same values as in Slic3r.
But I notice something weird. When I slice an object, both slicers are giving me VERY different estimates:
Slic3r PE:
Preset: 0,1mm DETAIL MK3
ETA: 8h12m
Filament needed: 145742 mm (145,7 m)
CuraEngine:
Layer height: 0,1 mm
ETA: 2h37m
Filament needed: 5630 mm (5,63 m)
Why is it estimating that with Slic3r is takes 3 times as long and needs almost 30 times as much filment.
I think it's a bug. Is there a way to see the ETA and needed filament in Slic3r itself?
Re: Slic3r PE vs CureEngine
Slic3r PE has an option to show time?
I have noticed that when I slice in Prusa Control and in Slic3r PE. and then load both gcode files into http://gcode.ws , the times are different. Which tells me they really are different, and when I read through the gcode and view the slices, it is obvious that they are slicing different, even though Prusa Control supposedly uses the Slic3r engine, and both are using Prusa optimized defaults. Prusa Control is usually faster also.
Cura has a bunch of extra options that I am guessing the defaults aren't in line with Prusa's Slic3r profiles. I used to use Cura with the Maker Select, and tried to use it again with the MK3, but have yet to ever get as good of results as even Prusa Control.