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We are still here and I answer questions from time to time. I am just busy printing in the meantime

No, MatterControl is not able to run a CNC machine.

Well, wonders never cease, reloaded the file this morning, and it printed fine, so it has got me baffled. I use Matter control V1.75

Thanks for the response , we will see how it goes, might end up making metal ones. What part of the UK are you from. I am originally from Essex.

@erniehatt 2.0 does indeed allow you to manually create and delete individual supports. I have included a little beginning tutorial video we have done on the software here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfvyV03WJG8

Turned out to be a gliche in the data file, cured this by deleting the AppData\local\MatterConrol data, and reinstalling the program, all is now back to normal. Thanks for the help.

OTOH grab some PLA - MH Build PLA will work. Make sure the part is less than 50mm therabouts tall. Crank the bed up to > 80 (depending on size up to 95) use an enclosure (like the one you are selling) Make sure the print last > 2hours if not print a 2nd item or something else with it. when the print is done let it sit until the bed is completely cooled down. Now you have an at least partially annealed part. If you want to make double sure put it in a convection oven at about 150F for an hour and let it cool down after that. Now you got a PLA part that will beat ABS in heat resistance. But its still hard and brittle. Maybe slightly less brittle but still brittle like PLA is.

Thanks Mate, I am not sure about the garolite, I would assume that the heatbed would have to be pretty flat, and that's unlikely, unless you attach it on the glass plate, that would be somewhat pointless in my view, I do not have much problem with adhesion, I use hairspray.

Looks as though we had a driver breakdown.

Thanks Lars, appreciated.

Thanks Michael, I am still using version 1.7 for my printing, but have the version 2 on the desktop, which I am going through trying get used to it. I will play around with this to see what I get, where do I find how to set an array. Cheers.

Hey @erniehatt There are a few options for setting up more probe points or custom ones, take a look at this: The menu you are looking for is going to be under Printer>Features>Leveling>Leveling Solution.

@erniehatt The key to alignment and subtraction in MC is to first align the parts, then select "flatten" from the right side panel. This is the icon with the two arrows. This will remove the align function from the history, and will ungroup the objects, but will leave the objects aligned. Then reselect the two objects, click on subtract, and select which item to subtract from the dialog box. In this video at 16:00 I show you how to do this with a cube and a cylinder. https://youtu.be/vIA71tSpTC8 Once I figured out the nuances of MC I found it a nice middle ground design tool between the sophistication of Tinkercad and Fusion 360. (Closer to Tinkercad) Hope this helps.