Contour upgrade ideas
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 7:15 pm
I've been using several slicers for the past 3 years and here are some ideas that could be added to contour to improve it. (It's just my opinion)
- Adding a New Scene option in the File Menu instead of having to delete models or reopening contour.
- Being able to select multiple files when choosing to Open a file. I know you can do this with drag and drop but integrating this in the open file menu would be good as well.
- Being able to change the height of parts one by one instead of having to deal with all part at 0 or 4+mm. Also having the option to put it at 2-3mm from platform would be nice.
- More customization for supports especially for diameters. Sometimes for thick and heavy piece being able to make a single support with a tip bigger than 1mm can be useful.
- Being able to customize or resize the RING support in width. It's not practical to have that huge 10-15mm wide support for a euro shank ring.
- Having an auto-arrange part functions with options that have some customization available like spacing in between parts.
- Being able to export STL/SOLUS file with a single part and its supports. It would allow to prepare files to print later.
Having the option to buy additional licenses past the 2 offered. Could be full price for 2 licenses or just sell one at a time? A 3D printing studio may have only one SOLUS printing all day with 2-3 different people working on CADs for it. Having each a license of Contour on their computer would make workflow better.
I may add some in the future but, overall, I'm very satisfied with the software.
- Adding a New Scene option in the File Menu instead of having to delete models or reopening contour.
- Being able to select multiple files when choosing to Open a file. I know you can do this with drag and drop but integrating this in the open file menu would be good as well.
- Being able to change the height of parts one by one instead of having to deal with all part at 0 or 4+mm. Also having the option to put it at 2-3mm from platform would be nice.
- More customization for supports especially for diameters. Sometimes for thick and heavy piece being able to make a single support with a tip bigger than 1mm can be useful.
- Being able to customize or resize the RING support in width. It's not practical to have that huge 10-15mm wide support for a euro shank ring.
- Having an auto-arrange part functions with options that have some customization available like spacing in between parts.
- Being able to export STL/SOLUS file with a single part and its supports. It would allow to prepare files to print later.
Having the option to buy additional licenses past the 2 offered. Could be full price for 2 licenses or just sell one at a time? A 3D printing studio may have only one SOLUS printing all day with 2-3 different people working on CADs for it. Having each a license of Contour on their computer would make workflow better.
I may add some in the future but, overall, I'm very satisfied with the software.