Isn't that a bit of an over-reaction? V5 not coming out does not make V4 suddenly unusable. I still think that S3D is the easiest slicer to use out there. I have tried every other one, they are all more difficult. CURA has tree supports, which rock in many cases and suck in a few others. Ideamaker can't network to anything but their printers, PrusaSlicer network connects awesomely, but doesn't do very well with supports and is very complex to drive, slic3r is pretty good, but stupid hard to use, E3Ds will be support licensed like a few others and is a bit raw right now. Even with the bugs it has, S3D is way easier and more solid to use for almost any project than any other slicer. If you are a slicer wonk, you will disagree with me about one or more of the other slicers, but I am not a slicer wonk, I just want to make things. S3D makes things quite well in the vast majority of cases.
I agree, I don't think it's completely useless, but to be honest I a lot of effort can go into tweaking slicer profiles for a printer and material. To that end, I do think it's important for folks to feel that they're not putting effort into a platform that is going extinct, which seems to be the sort of slow, ugly death that S3D may be succumbing to.RoboDLC wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:16 pmIsn't that a bit of an over-reaction? V5 not coming out does not make V4 suddenly unusable. I still think that S3D is the easiest slicer to use out there. I have tried every other one, they are all more difficult. CURA has tree supports, which rock in many cases and suck in a few others. Ideamaker can't network to anything but their printers, PrusaSlicer network connects awesomely, but doesn't do very well with supports and is very complex to drive, slic3r is pretty good, but stupid hard to use, E3Ds will be support licensed like a few others and is a bit raw right now. Even with the bugs it has, S3D is way easier and more solid to use for almost any project than any other slicer. If you are a slicer wonk, you will disagree with me about one or more of the other slicers, but I am not a slicer wonk, I just want to make things. S3D makes things quite well in the vast majority of cases.
I am not dumping it just because I am tweaked that they haven't come out with V5. I'd be happy with another V4 that fixes some bugs and enhances a few sections. I don't need V5 to solve anything.
IMO,
DLC
I like to allow criticism as long as it's constructive. So as long as everyone is speaking truth and not arguing with one another, it'll all be good. Also, WE'RE NOT DEAD! still alive and well. Thanks for noticing that the tone has changed around here a little bit though!
Omikron wrote: ....To that end, I do think it's important for folks to feel that they're not putting effort into a platform that is going extinct, which seems to be the sort of slow, ugly death that S3D may be succumbing to.
I wish them the best. I hope they complete all of their goals....
In the meantime I will do my best to provide feedback to make S3D into the product that I think will make it competitive.
I have 7 different printers I would rather not keep having to swap software when I'm setting up runs if it hadn't been for buying a sapphire pro when they launched I would never have bought this, don't get me wrong to start with it was good but is now feeling dated and old and is lacking a lot of the newer features. If there hadn't been the announcement when I purchased of version 5 coming soon I wouldn't have.RoboDLC wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:16 pmIsn't that a bit of an over-reaction? V5 not coming out does not make V4 suddenly unusable. I still think that S3D is the easiest slicer to use out there. I have tried every other one, they are all more difficult. CURA has tree supports, which rock in many cases and suck in a few others. Ideamaker can't network to anything but their printers, PrusaSlicer network connects awesomely, but doesn't do very well with supports and is very complex to drive, slic3r is pretty good, but stupid hard to use, E3Ds will be support licensed like a few others and is a bit raw right now. Even with the bugs it has, S3D is way easier and more solid to use for almost any project than any other slicer. If you are a slicer wonk, you will disagree with me about one or more of the other slicers, but I am not a slicer wonk, I just want to make things. S3D makes things quite well in the vast majority of cases.
I am not dumping it just because I am tweaked that they haven't come out with V5. I'd be happy with another V4 that fixes some bugs and enhances a few sections. I don't need V5 to solve anything.
IMO,
DLC
A release date has not been announced.
I'm a Simplify3D employee and there's not just me here on our community forum. In fact, there are more Simplify3D moderators on here than there ever have been previously. We're all anxious to know more about Simplify3D V5. I don't think it gets anyone any closer to knowing anything more to insinuate that the company is dead or dying. I appreciate your constructive criticism of our communication regarding development progress.gwhite wrote: You may not think S3D is dead, but a large number of your customers do.
I'm happy to pass along any feedback you have or feature requests you feel would elevate Simplify3D to a more recent status in your eyes. There are several existing feature request threads that are fairly popular. If your desired feature has already been requested please don't hesitate to add your input to the existing threads for said feature.nexy33 wrote: I have 7 different printers I would rather not keep having to swap software when I'm setting up runs if it hadn't been for buying a sapphire pro when they launched I would never have bought this, don't get me wrong to start with it was good but is now feeling dated and old and is lacking a lot of the newer features. If there hadn't been the announcement when I purchased of version 5 coming soon I wouldn't have.
Jake,S3D-Jake wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 4:18 pmA release date has not been announced.
I'm a Simplify3D employee and there's not just me here on our community forum. In fact, there are more Simplify3D moderators on here than there ever have been previously. We're all anxious to know more about Simplify3D V5. I don't think it gets anyone any closer to knowing anything more to insinuate that the company is dead or dying. I appreciate your constructive criticism of our communication regarding development progress.gwhite wrote: You may not think S3D is dead, but a large number of your customers do.
I'm happy to pass along any feedback you have or feature requests you feel would elevate Simplify3D to a more recent status in your eyes. There are several existing feature request threads that are fairly popular. If your desired feature has already been requested please don't hesitate to add your input to the existing threads for said feature.nexy33 wrote: I have 7 different printers I would rather not keep having to swap software when I'm setting up runs if it hadn't been for buying a sapphire pro when they launched I would never have bought this, don't get me wrong to start with it was good but is now feeling dated and old and is lacking a lot of the newer features. If there hadn't been the announcement when I purchased of version 5 coming soon I wouldn't have.
transparency is required in order to get any feedback worth mentioning. without any info from you providing feedback is futile exercise