The most important package is without doubt Repetier Host; it is both a very competent 3D printer controller, a competent slicer frontend and a stunning 3D visualization software. However, due to some very recent perl modules requirements for its "slic3r" dependence, it might be a little awkward to make it work (lots of new perl modules would have to be packaged too).
So the second most important unpackaged software would be the Cura software package, I think. And it does not seem specially difficult to do, would take just a few modifications to the package offered by their developer. replicatorg and repsnapper are old packages which are not very used anymore. I think they are very low priority. It might also be wise to package pronterface. Although sort of a simple 3D printer controller, it has a competent interface for advanced 3d printing commands, and is certainly required by savvy people. OpenSCAD version needs updating. Importing from its PPA would be great. So, in short: - Repetier Host, complicated to package, but important; packaging it will require packaging of slic3r too. - Cura, easy to (re)package, second most important; - pronterface, also important to advanced users and it's already in a PPA, very easy to import to mainstream ubuntu. - openscad could benefit from a newer version, which is in the PPA. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1225612 Title: Lack of packaged 3D Printing Software To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1225612/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
