GCodeSimulator - 3D Printing Apk
Latest version 3.12
13 Apr 2019
Apk Infos
| Version | 3.12 |
| Rating | 3.4/5, based on 372 votes |
| Size | 5 MB |
| Requires Android | Android 4.0+ (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Author's Notes | Simulate 3D prints and control real 3D printers (Reprap,Printrbot,.) |
About GCodeSimulator - 3D Printing APK
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Description
GCodeSimulator visualizes 3D printing gcodes and simulates the 3D print.It shows how your print will look like, allowing you to check your print upfront, making it easier to spot errors and fix them instead of wasting filament. In addition, GCodeSimulator can connect to many 3D printers using USB-OTG cable (or Bluetooth) to control the printer. The printer control panel provides the most important printer controls (e.g. XYZ Movement) for manual operations. This enables you to use any Android tablet or phone as a touch screen for your 3D printer.See 3dprintapps.de for more information.
★ 3D Printer control features
Control your 3D printer from your favorite Android device
✔ Connect to the 3D Printer over USB (USB-OTG Adapter required) or wireless (Bluetooth)
✔ Control the 3D printer with your touchscreen (X/Y/Z movements, homing, fan, temperature, etc.).
✔ Load your own gcode file (local file, network, web upload, Gdrive, Dropbox) and run print simulation
✔ Web interface for basic printer controls and show camera picture (Camera permissions required)
✔ Works with many 3D printers (Reprap, PrintrBot, Ultimaker, Renkforce, Velleman, Anet, Tevo, Robot3d, Multec, etc.)
✔ Works with multiple firmwares (Marlin,Smoothie,Repetier)
✔ Support for various printer options (bedsize, baudrates, flip x/y axis, checksums, etc.)
Limitation of the free version
GCodeSimulator(Free) is a limited version of GCodePrintr. Most features incl. manual printer controls are fully available.
The 3D print functionality is restricted, however with version 3.0 the following features can be temporary unlocked by watching reward video Ads.
✔ Full 3D Printing
✔ Support for SD Card printing (upload, list files, autostart print)
✔ Easily modify speed during print and see how it impacts the print time.
Check out the paid GCodePrintr App for more features and without Ads.
★ Visualization and Simulation
GCodeSimulator can visualize gcodes and simulate a 3D print. It recognizes the print speeds and simulates the print in real time, but can also speedup the simulation(fast forward).
Each layer is painted in a different color to see how a layer overlaps with the layer below.
✔ Layer by layer visualization and simulation
✔ 3D View
✔ Show estimated print time
✔ Show remaining print time
✔ Show weight and cost of the printed object
✔ Show speed of X/Y/Z movements and extrusion (min/max/average)
✔ Show Print object dimension and required filament
✔ Show details of each layer
✔ Multiple UI Themes
and more
⚠ Remarks and Limitations
Printer connection requires a Android device with USB-OTG support and a USB-OTG adapter.
Tested with Slic3r, Simplify3d and Skeinforge generated gcodes.
To load files locally from the device or dropbox you need to install a Android file manager (e.g. ES File Explorer)
MakerBot uses a proprietary protocol called S3G where as others use raw G-Code, therefore only the gcode simulation is supported.
Loading very large gcode files might fail, depending on the available memory of the device. OctoPrint support is experimental.
Tip:Use GCodeSimulator for PC to send files from PC directly to your Android tablet to print them.
✉ Problem Support / Get Help
Join the Google+ community to find help, request features or raise issues
In case of problems please check the FAQ if the problem is already described.
Simply generate a problem report with the app itself (Console menu -> send email), or write an email directly to gcode@dietzm.de.
Google Play Review comments are not adequate for reporting bugs because they don't allow a real communication.
This App uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous statistical data e.g. number of starts, connects via USB OTG/bluetooth. The collected data is only used to improve the App behavior.
Latest updates
What's new in version 3.12
★ Many bug fixes and improvements.How to install GCodeSimulator - 3D Printing APK on Android phone or tablet?
Download GCodeSimulator - 3D Printing APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
- Go to your phone Settings page
- Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
- Check the Unknown Sources box
- Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
- Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
- Tap the APK file you downloaded (de.dietzm.gcodesimulator-v3.12-ApkClean.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
Older Versions
| 3.12 (312) | 5 MB |
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User's Reivew
4 ★As a techie. I runs a lot of 3d printer and this is nice-
1 ★Does it always print the same?
5 ★Very cool can't wait to use it
5 ★I'm totally amazed at how much functionality is packed into this app. Really considering purchasing the full version so I can print jobs while watching them from the next room.
4 ★Works like a charm, great for filament changing. I use it on a Leapfrog Creatr dual extruder (new integrated electronics version). Too bad it lacks dual extruder support. Wil be buying the paid version when dual extruders are supported.
5 ★This is 100% the most useful app I have ever used. I print on a Reprap Mendel with melzi type board using SD card for offline printing. If I needed to change colours previously I needed to take me laptop to the printer. Now I just need my galaxy S2 phone to heat extruder and reverse drive to remove filament and then forward drive new filament to purge to new colour. Also great for calibration and alignment. Get this. Buy the full version.
4 ★Connects good on Nexus 7 (old version) to Lulzbot Taz 3.1
4 ★
3 ★Firstly, this is a great idea as the PC-control of 3d printers is a pain and android devices are dirt cheap and low power consumption. The software is nicely written and easy to use. BUT actually entirely pointess unless one is dealing with tiny gcode files or has money to burn on a very fast android device because the load time for a fairly small model (20MB for example) takes a prohibitively vast time to load (e.g. 2 hours for the gcode for a little cover for my Raspberry Pi). But seriously though - brilliant idea and if on could turn off whatever was being done during that load time, whatever kind parsing which I presume is to aid rendering or something, then it would be brilliant!
5 ★... Just amazing. Works perfectly with my Prusa Mendel/RAMPS1.2/marlin. It's rare that I feel bad about how little I paid for an app, great deal!
5 ★Awesome work... Hats off to the developers
5 ★A great app that now displays correctly on my Note 2 and Nexus 7.
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