MatterControl Manual

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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Features	Slice Settings	Troubleshooting
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	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	Error Messages Frequently Asked Questions Settings FAQ Support Category:Troubleshooting 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