Latest update
★ Many bug fixes and improvements.
GCodeSimulator - 3D Printing APK Description
GCodeSimulator visualizes 3D printing gcodes and simulates the 3D print.It shows how your print will look like, allowing you to check your print upfront, making it easier to spot errors and fix them instead of wasting filament. In addition, GCodeSimulator can connect to many 3D printers using USB-OTG cable (or Bluetooth) to control the printer. The printer control panel provides the most important printer controls (e.g. XYZ Movement) for manual operations. This enables you to use any Android tablet or phone as a touch screen for your 3D printer.
See 3dprintapps.de for more information.
★ 3D Printer control features
Control your 3D printer from your favorite Android device
✔ Connect to the 3D Printer over USB (USB-OTG Adapter required) or wireless (Bluetooth)
✔ Control the 3D printer with your touchscreen (X/Y/Z movements, homing, fan, temperature, etc.).
✔ Load your own gcode file (local file, network, web upload, Gdrive, Dropbox) and run print simulation
✔ Web interface for basic printer controls and show camera picture (Camera permissions required)
✔ Works with many 3D printers (Reprap, PrintrBot, Ultimaker, Renkforce, Velleman, Anet, Tevo, Robot3d, Multec, etc.)
✔ Works with multiple firmwares (Marlin,Smoothie,Repetier)
✔ Support for various printer options (bedsize, baudrates, flip x/y axis, checksums, etc.)
Limitation of the free version
GCodeSimulator(Free) is a limited version of GCodePrintr. Most features incl. manual printer controls are fully available.
The 3D print functionality is restricted, however with version 3.0 the following features can be temporary unlocked by watching reward video Ads.
✔ Full 3D Printing
✔ Support for SD Card printing (upload, list files, autostart print)
✔ Easily modify speed during print and see how it impacts the print time.
Check out the paid GCodePrintr App for more features and without Ads.
★ Visualization and Simulation
GCodeSimulator can visualize gcodes and simulate a 3D print. It recognizes the print speeds and simulates the print in real time, but can also speedup the simulation(fast forward).
Each layer is painted in a different color to see how a layer overlaps with the layer below.
✔ Layer by layer visualization and simulation
✔ 3D View
✔ Show estimated print time
✔ Show remaining print time
✔ Show weight and cost of the printed object
✔ Show speed of X/Y/Z movements and extrusion (min/max/average)
✔ Show Print object dimension and required filament
✔ Show details of each layer
✔ Multiple UI Themes
and more
⚠ Remarks and Limitations
Printer connection requires a Android device with USB-OTG support and a USB-OTG adapter.
Tested with Slic3r, Simplify3d and Skeinforge generated gcodes.
To load files locally from the device or dropbox you need to install a Android file manager (e.g. ES File Explorer)
MakerBot uses a proprietary protocol called S3G where as others use raw G-Code, therefore only the gcode simulation is supported.
Loading very large gcode files might fail, depending on the available memory of the device. OctoPrint support is experimental.
Tip:Use GCodeSimulator for PC to send files from PC directly to your Android tablet to print them.
✉ Problem Support / Get Help
Join the Google+ community to find help, request features or raise issues
In case of problems please check the FAQ if the problem is already described.
Simply generate a problem report with the app itself (Console menu -> send email), or write an email directly to [email protected].
Google Play Review comments are not adequate for reporting bugs because they don't allow a real communication.
This App uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous statistical data e.g. number of starts, connects via USB OTG/bluetooth. The collected data is only used to improve the App behavior.
How to install GCodeSimulator - 3D Printing APK bundles for Android
Once you have downloaded an Android App Bundle, you can install it using a dedicated app bundle installer app. You can install .apks, .xapk, split apk files, and unencrypted .apkm files using the Split APKs Installer (SAI). SAI is considered the gold standard for installing app bundles in the Android community. Here’s how to use the SAI app to install split apks. Download GCodeSimulator - 3D Printing APK file (de.dietzm.gcodesimulator_312_5206991.apk) from APKBundles.com, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
- Go to your phone Settings page
- Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
- Check the Unknown Sources box
- Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
- Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
- Tap the APK file you downloaded (de.dietzm.gcodesimulator_312_5206991.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
How to install GCodeSimulator - 3D Printing APK, Split APK (APK Bundles) on Windows PC 7/8/10/11 or MAC?
Download GCodeSimulator - 3D Printing APK file (de.dietzm.gcodesimulator_312_5206991.apk) from APKBundles.com to your PC (ex: C://temp/(de.dietzm.gcodesimulator_312_5206991.apk), then follow these steps appear on screen.
Using Emulator:
- Download And Install one Emulator Softwares (Ex: Bluestacks, GenyMotion, NoxPlayer)
- Simple install APK on PC by drag and drop file de.dietzm.gcodesimulator_312_5206991.apk on Emulator screen
GCodeSimulator - 3D Printing APK Pros & Cons
Pros
- This app is safe, it's not require high risk permissions
- Compatible with 32 bit device (most Emulator using 32bit arch CPU)
- Compatible with 64-bit device (some android device and current Bluestacks)
Cons
Everything is good.
