OrcaSlicer Add "Fix Model" feature to Mac - works on Windows fine.... (and Mac hasn't made an intel computer in 3 YEARS... so they can't run Windows anymore via bootcamp)

Add "Fix Model" feature to Mac - works on Windows fine.... (and Mac hasn't made an intel computer in 3 YEARS... so they can't run Windows anymore via bootcamp)

Open Dochartaigh opened this issue 10 months ago • 5 comments

Is there an existing issue for this feature request?

[X] I have searched the existing issues

Is your feature request related to a problem?

It is related to a problem. Some models need to run 'Fix Model' before you print them or they won't print correctly. This is a Windows-only feature and is NOT available on the Mac version of OrcaSlicer.

Mac switched to ARM-based processors well over 3 years ago. They can no longer run Windows via Bootcamp (like the older Intel-based machines could)... so for anybody with a newer Mac, then can't use this feature in Orca Slicer... and we honestly can't be expected to buy a Windows computer just for this one feature... so REALLY needs to be added to Orca Slicer for Mac please!

Which printers will be beneficial to this feature?

All

Describe the solution you'd like

I want to be able to run "Fix Model" from OrcaSlicer on my Mac computer.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Buy crappy Windows laptop off FaceBook Marketplace to run this feature...

Additional context

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Apr 08 '24 03:04 Dochartaigh

You can run Parallels in the meantime and use that feature without any issue

Apr 10 '24 15:04 Jozkah

You can run Parallels in the meantime and use that feature without any issue

Yeah... at $120 per year SUBSCRIPTION, PER computer (and I routinely work on 3x different computers) = $360 per yer in perpetuity... literally cheaper to buy a crappy laptop...

Being over zealous in the above, but that's my entire point: that Mac users have to bend over backwards to get the same functionality of a Windows user. And who uses Mac's more? Creative types... like the type which is more likely to get into 3d printing...

Apr 10 '24 18:04 Dochartaigh

I want to request for the same, it will be helpful if this feature is added to Mac OSX version of Orca slicer. Another issue is I am getting this error for most of the calibration models like Retraction, Temp Tower etc model included in Orca 2.0 version .

Apr 16 '24 02:04 algocrypto

Hi Orca, I want to cast a vote for this feature on Mac as well.

May 08 '24 11:05 imcstf

I want to request for the same, it will be helpful if this feature is added to Mac OSX version of Orca slicer. Another issue is I am getting this error for most of the calibration models like Retraction, Temp Tower etc model included in Orca 2.0 version .

Same here... Flow test works great, but the others are really sketchy unfortunately. Retraction and temp tower are one of the most important for me and I have to test them in different slicer because of this.

May 14 '24 19:05 PraetorianCZ

I know there are probably good reasons why this doesn't "just work" but it would be greatly appreciated if we could get feature parity across operating systems.