This wiki is the place for users to seek knowledge about MatterControl and is meant to serve as its main documentation.

MatterControl is an open-source project to control and enhance the desktop 3D printing experience.

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• LAYER VIEW
• OPTIONS/EEProm
• Export G-Code as X3G
• CONTROLS/Macros
• LIBRARY
• Printer Profile Manager
• QUEUE
• CONTROLS/Temperature
• OPTIONS/G-Code Terminal
• 3D VIEW
• CONTROLS/Movement
• CONTROLS/Fan
• CONTROLS/Tuning Adjustment
• History
• Printing from SD Card
• File export options

• Development/Build Dependencies
• Development/Building MatterControl
• Development/Coding Standards
• Development/Contributing Code
• Development/Current Bugs on MatterControl Linux 1.2
• Development/Developing Plugins
• Development/FffProcessor.cs
• Development/Localization
• Development/MatterSlice Fundamentals
• Release Notes
• Development/Running on Linux
• Development/Usability Principles
• Development/Adding New Slice Settings

• MatterSlice
• Slic3r
• CuraEngine
• Category:MatterSlice
• OPTIONS/Slice Engine
• Category:Slice Engines

• Settings FAQ
• Slic3r Settings
• CuraEngine Settings
• Template:Slice Settings
• Template:Slice Settings Category
• SETTINGS/General/Infill
• SETTINGS/General/Speed
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material
• SETTINGS/General/Output Options
• SETTINGS/General/Multiple Extruders
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction
• SETTINGS/General/Single Print/Settings Will Clear at End of Print/Bottom Clip
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Layer Height/First Layer Height
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Layer Height/Layer Height
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/Avoid Crossing Perimeters
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/External Perimeters First
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/Perimeters
• SETTINGS/General/Single Print/Settings Will Clear at End of Print/Spiral Vase
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Top & Bottom/Bottom Solid Layers
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Top & Bottom/Top Solid Layers
• SETTINGS/General/Infill/Infill/Fill Density
• SETTINGS/General/Infill/Infill/Infill Type
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Infill/Infill
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Infill/Top Solid Infill
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Infill/Raft
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Perimeters/Inside Perimeters
• SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion
• SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code
• SETTINGS/Printer/Extruder
• SETTINGS/General/Infill/Advanced/Starting Angle
• SETTINGS/General/Infill/Advanced/Infill Overlap
• Template:Slice Settings Subsection
• SETTINGS/General/Infill/Infill
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Infill
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Layer Height
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Top & Bottom
• SETTINGS/General/Infill/Advanced
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Perimeters
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Other Printing
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Modifiers
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Non-Print Moves
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Priming
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Material
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Extruders
• SETTINGS/General/Output Options/File Settings
• SETTINGS/General/Multiple Extruders/Extruder Change
• SETTINGS/Filament/Material/Properties
• SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Extruder Temperatures
• SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Bed Temperatures
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing
• SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Extrusion Width
• SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Fan Speed
• SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Cooling Thresholds
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Behavior
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Machine Settings
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings
• SETTINGS/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X
• Template:Slice Settings1
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Perimeters/Outside Perimeter
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Other Printing/Support Material
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Other Printing/Bridges
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Speed for Non-Print Moves/Travel
• SETTINGS/General/Speed/Modifiers/First Layer Speed
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Skirt/Distance or Loops
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Skirt/Distance From Object
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Skirt/Minimum Extrusion Length
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft/Create Raft
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft/Expand Distance
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft/Air Gap
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft/Fan Speed
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Raft/Raft Extruder
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Material/Generate Support Material
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Material/Support Type
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Pattern Spacing
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Infill Angle
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Interface Layers
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/X and Y Distance
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Air Gap
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Support Everywhere
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Extruders/Support Material Extruder
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Extruders/Support Interface Extruder
• SETTINGS/General/Output Options/File Settings/Center On Bed
• SETTINGS/General/Multiple Extruders/Extruder Change/Wipe Shield Distance
• SETTINGS/General/Multiple Extruders/Extruder Change/Wipe Tower Size
• SETTINGS/Filament/Material/Properties/Diameter
• SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Flow/Extrusion Multiplier
• SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Extruder Temperatures/Extruder Temperature
• SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Extruder Temperatures/Extruder Wipe Temperature
• SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Bed Temperatures/Bed Temperature
• SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures/Bed Temperatures/Bed Remove Part Temperature
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Length on Move
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/On Tool Change/Length on Tool Change
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Speed
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Z Lift
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Extra Length On Restart
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Minimum Travel Requiring Retraction
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Minimum Extrusion Requiring Retraction
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Wipe After Retract
• SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Extrusion Width/First Layer
• SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Extrusion Width/Outside Perimeters
• SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Extrusion Width/Support Material
• SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Fan Speed/Minimum Fan Speed
• SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Fan Speed/Maximum Fan Speed
• SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Fan Speed/Bridging Fan Speed
• SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Fan Speed/Disable Fan For The First
• SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Cooling Thresholds/Slow Down If Layer Print Time Is Below
• SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling/Cooling Thresholds/Minimum Print Speed
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates/Bed Size
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates/Print Center
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates/Build Height
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates/Z Offset
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Area/Size and Coordinates/Bed Shape
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Fan
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Hardware Leveling
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Heated Bed
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has SD Card Reader
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Power Control
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Interface/Show Reset Connection
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Extruder Count
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Behavior/Heat Before Homing
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Behavior/Share Temperature
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Machine Settings/Leveling Solution
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Machine Settings/Require Leveling To Print
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Z Offset
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Start G-Code
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/End G-Code
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/After Tool Change G-Code
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Pause G-Code
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Resume G-Code
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Cancel G-Code
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/On Connect G-Code
• SETTINGS/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X/Nozzle Diameter
• SETTINGS/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X/Extruder Offset
• SETTINGS/General/Single Print/Settings Will Clear at End of Print/Layer(s) To Pause
• Custom G-Code Variables
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Retract When Changing Islands
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Support Percent
• SETTINGS/General/Support Material/Support Options/Create Perimeter
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/Start End Overlap
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/Merge Overlapping Lines
• SETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface/Outer Surface - Perimeters/Expand Thin Walls
• SETTINGS/General/Infill/Advanced/Fill Thin Gaps
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/First Layer Expansion
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Brim/Distance or Loops
• SETTINGS/General/Output Options/File Settings/First Layer Only
• SETTINGS/General/Output Options/File Settings/Use G0
• SETTINGS/General/Single Print
• SETTINGS/General/Single Print/Settings Will Clear at End of Print
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/On Tool Change/Extra Length After Tool Change
• SETTINGS/Filament/Material
• SETTINGS/Filament/Material/Properties/Cost
• SETTINGS/Filament/Temperatures
• SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Flow
• SETTINGS/Filament/Material/Properties/Density
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/On Tool Change
• SETTINGS/Printer/Connection
• SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Description
• SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details
• SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details/Auto Connect
• SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details/Baud Rate
• SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details/Serial Port
• SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Description/Printer Name
• SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Delete Printer
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Interface
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Interface/Show Firmware Updater
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Behavior/Home Z Max
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Recovery
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Recovery/Recover Settings
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Recovery/Recover Settings/Enable Recovery
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Recovery/Recover Settings/Recover Layer Speed
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Recovery/Recover Settings/XY Homing Position
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Layer Change G-Code
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Before Tool Change G-Code
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Networked Printing
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Sailfish Communication
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Filament Runout Sensor
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Z Probe
• SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details/IP Address
• SETTINGS/Printer/Connection/Details/Port
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Brim
• Settings/General/Raft-Priming/Priming
• SETTINGS/General/Raft-Priming/Skirt
• SETTINGS/Filament/Retraction/While Printing/Time For Extra Length
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Machine Settings/Leveling Positions
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Start Height
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Use Automatic Z Probe
• SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Z Servo
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Write Filters
• SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code/Read Filters
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Number Of Samples
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/XY Offset
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Lower-Deploy
• SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Raise-Stow

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