Setup PrusaSlicer for Ultimaker S5
Hi there,
Here at work, we have an Ultimaker S5, it was bought before I was brought on and believe me I tried to add a Prusa but my boss would have none of it, which I can understand after having spend €5.000 on a printer nobody likes.
I am used to Prusa Slicer and I believe it has some distinct advantages over Cura, all be it speed. Now the Ultimaker uses so-called UFP files to control the printer, on an Ultimaker forum I've read that this is basically a ZIP archive with G-code and a preview image. Can Prusaslicer export this kind of file or does anyone know a method to use PrusaSlicer on an Ultimaker S5.
RE: Setup PrusaSlicer for Ultimaker S5
Personally I am only familiar with one person trying it on the forum. I attempted to help but it rapidly got to the limits of my knowledge so I advised he ask on an Ultimaker forum if someone there had a profile already for Slic3r. If you want to read the thread its https://forum.prusa3d.com/forum/english-forum-general-discussion-announcements-and-releases/prusa-slicer-on-ultimaker-first-layer-problem/
RE: Setup PrusaSlicer for Ultimaker S5
You can still print G-code ASCII files on the Ultimaker printers but you need to remove the "generated by" text that is added on the first line to get the printers to even start processing the rest of the files.
I added a compatible Ultimaker S3/S5/S7 profile for PrusaSlicer
On the PrusaSlicer profile settingsrepo: https://github.com/prusa3d/PrusaSlicer-settings/tree/master/live/Ultimaker
Implementation details: https://ansonliu.com/2024/04/ultimaker-s3-s5-s7-prusaslicer-profile/
RE: Setup PrusaSlicer for Ultimaker S5
Personally I am only familiar with one person trying it on the forum. I attempted to help but it rapidly got to the limits of my knowledge so I advised he ask on an Ultimaker forum if someone there had a profile already for Slic3r. If you want to read the thread its https://forum.prusa3d.com/forum/english-forum-general-discussion-announcements-and-releases/prusa-slicer-on-ultimaker-first-layer-problem/
The S5 is a totally different animal than an Ultimaker 2 or anything that was in that YouTube video that was embedded. I figured out how to print on the Ultimaker 2+ Extended and Ultimaker 2+ with Bambu Studio. But since the Ultimaker 3 and the Ultimaker S5 need .ufp files, I haven't figured out how to do those.
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@ansonl oh my, this looks amazing! The documentation is very clear. I was gonna ask how I could install the print settings in PrusaSlicer but I saw that they have officially implemented it.
addition to my previous post:
both OrcaSlicer and Bambu Studio don't include Griffin flavor. So I'm afraid that that is never gonna be a possibility to use those slicers for the S3/S5
RE: Setup PrusaSlicer for Ultimaker S5
One of my never-enough-spare-time dreams is to get PrusaSlicer working with the S5.
I've looked into the basics, but never really done anything.
The S5's preferred flavor of gcode is 'Griffin', which appears to be unique to Ultimaker, and from inspecting, looks very much like Marlin.
Although Cura outputs a .ufp file natively, I do know (from experience) that the S5 will indeed take a plane naked (Griffin) .gcode file and will print without complaining.
When I was looking into this, I was told that the S5 can indeed take a Marlin file as well. I never personally tried it.
I just did not have the time to pursue this. Cura has done everything I need with the S5, plus I do occasionally use Cura for the Prusa, as Cura was the first slicer I learned, years ago. I prefer PS as it's quicker and more intuitive. However, Cura has its strong points too. Cura seems to make better tricky break-away supports on the Prusa than the version of PS that I am using.
RE: Setup PrusaSlicer for Ultimaker S5
The S5 can interpret Marlin. You should just need to select Marlin legacy as the gcode type which is basically the same as griffin.
RE: Setup PrusaSlicer for Ultimaker S5
I may try that when I have some time.
I would think that the Marlin code that PS outputs would have some Prusa-specific items that may cause the Ultimaker to choke.
The S5 can interpret Marlin. You should just need to select Marlin legacy as the gcode type which is basically the same as griffin.