¶ Step 1 - Download & Installation
- Download Orca Slicer from Github.
For Snapmaker users, we have also developed a special edition of Orca Slicer Nightly Build, specifically tailored for our dedicated community. It is developmental and may contain bugs. You can go to our Forum thread to get more information.
To Download from Github, please click Releases section, in the new page, scroll down to locate Assets, then click the correct download link.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
¶ Step 2 - Setup Wizard
Setup Wizard only pops up for the first-time installation. If you want to access it later, click
> Help > Setup Wizard on the top menu bar.
¶ Select Login Region
To use Snapmaker machines, there is no need to select login region as currently we do not support online printing. You can directly click Next.
¶ Printer Selection
Locate Snapmaker machines, select the printers and nozzles that you prefer to display in the slicer operation menu, then click Next.
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You may select any or all of the options available to you.
These options can be altered later in the slicer menu by clicking
next to Printer.
¶ Filament Selection
Select the filaments you prefer to display in the filament preset list, then click Next.
You can choose as many as are available.
These options can be altered later in the slicer menu by clicking
¶ Bambu Network Plug-in
To use Snapmaker machines, there is no need to install Bambu Network plug-in. You can directly click Finish.
¶ Step 3 - First Print
¶ Create new project
To start slicing a model, you need to click New Project first.
¶ Load the file
You can either drag a model file into the slicer, or click 
to import a model file.
¶ Select Printer/Filament/Process presets
Before slicing the model, you need to choose the presets for the printer you are using, for the filament you will print with and also for the settings you want to print the model in.
- Under Printer window, select the printer you are using from the drop-down list. This will also include the nozzle size you will be printing with.
- Under Filament window, click the drop-downlist to select the type of filaments you intend to use.
Click
to add the filament, click
to remove the filament. Click Flushing volumes to adjust the flushing volumes when printing the prime tower.
- Under Process window, choose the layer height you want your model to be printed in from the drop-down list. The smaller the layer height, the longer the print will take.
¶ Edit the model
You can edit the models with top toolbar tools and right click tools.
For color painting tool guide, you can refer to this article.
¶ Generate G-code
To generate G-code, click Slice plate. This will generate a .3mf or .gcode file which is the file format used for the printer to print the model.
¶ Start printing via Wi-Fi or USB flash drive
Orca Slicer supports two ways to start printing: on Orca Slicer or on the Touchscreen.
No matter how you start the printing, pay close attention to the first layer adhesion so as to detect problems in time and avoid wasting filaments.
¶ Before You Start
- If you have already installed Snapmaker Luban, make sure to update it to at least V4.14.0.
You can download the latest version from our official website.
- Connect your machine to Luban via a Wi-Fi network.
For detailed instructions, refer to Connecting the machine to Snapmaker Luban via Wi-Fi.
Luban is the transfer station enabling Orca Slicer to communicate with your machine through the OctoPrint protocol.
¶ Procedures
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Click to enter Connection.
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Select Octo/Kilpper as Host Type.
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Enter 127.0.0.1:5000 as IP.
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Click Test to enable the connection.
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Click Print > Upload and Print in the pop-up window.
- Click Export G-code file to export G-code file to your USB flash drive.
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Insert the USB flash drive into the machine.
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Locate the G-code file on Touchscreen, then follow the on-screen instructions to start printing.