This wiki is the place for users to seek knowledge about MatterControl and is meant to serve as its main documentation.
MatterControl is an open-source project to control and enhance the desktop 3D printing experience.
Features
- LAYER VIEW
- OPTIONS/EEProm
- Export G-Code as X3G
- CONTROLS/Macros
- LIBRARY
- Printer Profile Manager
- QUEUE
- CONTROLS/Temperature
- OPTIONS/G-Code Terminal
- 3D VIEW
- CONTROLS/Movement
- CONTROLS/Fan
- CONTROLS/Tuning Adjustment
- History
- Printing from SD Card
- File export options
Slice Settings
- Settings FAQ
- Slic3r Settings
- CuraEngine Settings
- Template:Slice Settings
- Template:Slice Settings Category
- SETTINGS/General/Infill
- SETTINGS/General/Speed
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material
- SETTINGS/General/Output Options
- SETTINGS/General/Multiple Extruders
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction
- SETTINGS/General/Single Print/Settings Will Clear at End of Print/Bottom Clip
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Layer Height/First Layer Height
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Layer Height/Layer Height
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/Avoid Crossing Perimeters
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/External Perimeters First
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/Perimeters
- SETTINGS/General/Single Print/Settings Will Clear at End of Print/Spiral Vase
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Top & Bottom/Bottom Solid Layers
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Top & Bottom/Top Solid Layers
- SETTINGS/General/Infill/Infill/Fill Density
- SETTINGS/General/Infill/Infill/Infill Type
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Infill/Infill
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Infill/Top Solid Infill
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Infill/Raft
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Perimeters/Inside Perimeters
- SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion
- SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code
- SETTINGS/Printer/Extruder
- SETTINGS/General/Infill/Advanced/Starting Angle
- SETTINGS/General/Infill/Advanced/Infill Overlap
- Template:Slice Settings Subsection
- SETTINGS/General/Infill/Infill
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Infill
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Layer Height
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Top & Bottom
- SETTINGS/General/Infill/Advanced
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Perimeters
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Other Printing
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Modifiers
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Non-Print Moves
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Priming
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Material
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Extruders
- SETTINGS/General/Output Options/File Settings
- SETTINGS/General/Multiple Extruders/Extruder Change
- SETTINGS/Filament/Material/Properties
- SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Extruder Temperatures
- SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Bed Temperatures
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing
- SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Extrusion Width
- SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Fan Speed
- SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Cooling Thresholds
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Behavior
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Machine Settings
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings
- SETTINGS/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X
- Template:Slice Settings1
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Perimeters/Outside Perimeter
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Other Printing/Support Material
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Other Printing/Bridges
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Non-Print Moves/Travel
- SETTINGS/General/Speed/Modifiers/First Layer Speed
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Skirt/Distance or Loops
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Skirt/Distance From Object
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Skirt/Minimum Extrusion Length
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft/Create Raft
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft/Expand Distance
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft/Air Gap
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft/Fan Speed
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft/Raft Extruder
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Material/Generate Support Material
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Material/Support Type
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Pattern Spacing
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Infill Angle
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Interface Layers
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/X and Y Distance
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Air Gap
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Support Everywhere
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Extruders/Support Material Extruder
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Extruders/Support Interface Extruder
- SETTINGS/General/Output Options/File Settings/Center On Bed
- SETTINGS/General/Multiple Extruders/Extruder Change/Wipe Shield Distance
- SETTINGS/General/Multiple Extruders/Extruder Change/Wipe Tower Size
- SETTINGS/Filament/Material/Properties/Diameter
- SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Flow/Extrusion Multiplier
- SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Extruder Temperatures/Extruder Temperature
- SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Extruder Temperatures/Extruder Wipe Temperature
- SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Bed Temperatures/Bed Temperature
- SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Bed Temperatures/Bed Remove Part Temperature
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Length on Move
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/On Tool Change/Length on Tool Change
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Speed
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Z Lift
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Extra Length On Restart
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Minimum Travel Requiring Retraction
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Minimum Extrusion Requiring Retraction
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Wipe After Retract
- SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Extrusion Width/First Layer
- SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Extrusion Width/Outside Perimeters
- SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Extrusion Width/Support Material
- SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Fan Speed/Minimum Fan Speed
- SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Fan Speed/Maximum Fan Speed
- SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Fan Speed/Bridging Fan Speed
- SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Fan Speed/Disable Fan For The First
- SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Cooling Thresholds/Slow Down If Layer Print Time Is Below
- SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Cooling Thresholds/Minimum Print Speed
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates/Bed Size
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates/Print Center
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates/Build Height
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates/Z Offset
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates/Bed Shape
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Fan
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Hardware Leveling
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Heated Bed
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has SD Card Reader
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Power Control
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Interface/Show Reset Connection
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Extruder Count
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Behavior/Heat Before Homing
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Behavior/Share Temperature
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Machine Settings/Leveling Solution
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Machine Settings/Require Leveling To Print
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Z Offset
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Start G-Code
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/End G-Code
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/After Tool Change G-Code
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Pause G-Code
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Resume G-Code
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Cancel G-Code
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/On Connect G-Code
- SETTINGS/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X/Nozzle Diameter
- SETTINGS/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X/Extruder Offset
- SETTINGS/General/Single Print/Settings Will Clear at End of Print/Layer(s) To Pause
- Custom G-Code Variables
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Retract When Changing Islands
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Support Percent
- SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Create Perimeter
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/Start End Overlap
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/Merge Overlapping Lines
- SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/Expand Thin Walls
- SETTINGS/General/Infill/Advanced/Fill Thin Gaps
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/First Layer Expansion
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Brim/Distance or Loops
- SETTINGS/General/Output Options/File Settings/First Layer Only
- SETTINGS/General/Output Options/File Settings/Use G0
- SETTINGS/General/Single Print
- SETTINGS/General/Single Print/Settings Will Clear at End of Print
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/On Tool Change/Extra Length After Tool Change
- SETTINGS/Filament/Material
- SETTINGS/Filament/Material/Properties/Cost
- SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures
- SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Flow
- SETTINGS/Filament/Material/Properties/Density
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/On Tool Change
- SETTINGS/Printer/Connection
- SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Description
- SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details
- SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details/Auto Connect
- SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details/Baud Rate
- SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details/Serial Port
- SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Description/Printer Name
- SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Delete Printer
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Interface
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Interface/Show Firmware Updater
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Behavior/Home Z Max
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Recovery
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Recovery/Recover Settings
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Recovery/Recover Settings/Enable Recovery
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Recovery/Recover Settings/Recover Layer Speed
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Recovery/Recover Settings/XY Homing Position
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Layer Change G-Code
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Before Tool Change G-Code
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Networked Printing
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Sailfish Communication
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Filament Runout Sensor
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Z Probe
- SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details/IP Address
- SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details/Port
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Brim
- Settings/General/Raft-Priming/Priming
- SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Skirt
- SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Time For Extra Length
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Machine Settings/Leveling Positions
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Start Height
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Use Automatic Z Probe
- SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Z Servo
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Write Filters
- SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Read Filters
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Number Of Samples
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/XY Offset
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Lower-Deploy
- SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Raise-Stow
Troubleshooting
Design Tools
Slice Engines
Development
- Development/Build Dependencies
- Development/Building MatterControl
- Development/Coding Standards
- Development/Contributing Code
- Development/Current Bugs on MatterControl Linux 1.2
- Development/Developing Plugins
- Development/FffProcessor.cs
- Development/Localization
- Development/MatterSlice Fundamentals
- Release Notes
- Development/Running on Linux
- Development/Usability Principles
- Development/Adding New Slice Settings