3D printing software for Windows 2000?

[ihateusernames]

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...

[jaclaz]

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/generators

http://blog.python.org/2011/05/python-33-to-drop-support-for-os2.html

http://www.oldapps.com/Python.php?system=Windows_2000

 

 

jaclaz

[ihateusernames]

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.