Speaking of enhancements and bug fixes, Simplify 3D isn’t exactly on an aggressive upgrade schedule.
The founders and developers can’t stop you accessing the application they developed, plus someone can fork the software to run with their own enhancements and bug fixes when the originator can’t or won’t maintain it any longer. So we get to the advantage of Open Source, other than price. What happens if the company goes bust? Do our bought and paid for slicers start refusing to work? For some people that does not work, and that can be a hassle for anyone who paid the price and needs the software to run right now.
The problem is the license system requires your software to call home and check that everything is paid and above board. What, Chris!? You just talked about morals! That said, there might come a time when piracy might be necessary. Well, unless that is you lack morals and are 100% confident you won’t install something nasty along with the slicer … 🙂 Despite what some losers in discussion groups will advise, as we will see as we dig deeper, it is not something you should pirate as a first resort. If you are on a tight budget, and 3d printing is a hobby and not a revenue generating exercise, stop right here and look at the other slicer software in this series. For a lot of people $149 is a lot of money to risk, given the popularity of the “ Which is the best 3d printer I can buy for under $300” threads in forums and social media. If you are not the kind of person who is printing every day then two weeks might seem like a bit of a stingy amount of time to work through what is, after all, supposedly a powerfully fully featured piece of software.įor that reason alone, I give it one strike. The closest to a trial that they provide is a two week refund period. That is a clear deterrent and enough reason for many people to overlook it. So, as mentioned above, there is one clear difference between Simplify 3D and all the rest of the major players, and that is this is software you have to purchase if you want to use it. 4 Conclusion Beware – Simplify 3D is commercial software
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