ihateusernames Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 There are enough ways to create STL files (even a text editor!) so that isn't a problem. Sending G-code to the printer uses a USB-serial adaptor so that should also be doable. But can I do the in-between step of "slicing" the model to convert it to G-code on Win2K? Slic3r has a command-line version, but it complained about missing function AttachConsole in kernel32. Does the function exist in extended kernel? I haven't tried it yet with extended kernel. I setup a Printrbot in my basement so the cats don't destroy it. All my basement PCs run Win2K... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I believe there are python based gcode generators, and python up to 3.3.x or 3.4.x should be working in Windows 2000:http://replicat.org/generatorshttp://blog.python.org/2011/05/python-33-to-drop-support-for-os2.htmlhttp://www.oldapps.com/Python.php?system=Windows_2000 jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihateusernames Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Well... I don't know anything about Python but I tried to download and install several different versions from your link, always receiving the error message "program too big to fit in memory." I found that extended kernel does have AttachConsole, however slic3r still fails to run with "generated errors and will be closed by windows." I guess for now I will have to generate g-code on a separate PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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