Summary

In this chapter, we learned about G-code and how we can use it to control a 3D printer. Using Pronterface, we were able to control our printer through the interface as well as through executing G-code.

We were also able to create our own bed-leveling program by writing our own G-code, automating the tedious process of moving the print head around the bed.

Then, we looked at slicer programs, getting hands-on experience with ideaMaker and Cura, two enormously powerful and popular slicer programs. We finished off the chapter by taking a brief look at a couple of liquid resin slicer programs.

In the next chapter, we will take what we have learned so far and start 3D-printing physical objects.