Documentation sucks! My big problems now are documentation such as a list of commands for pronterface.py and a manual for Skeinforge. I googled skeinforge manual and found some but get access denied messeges. The calibration instructions say change this, adjust that etc. but don't tell where these settings can be found, there are like 30 buttons in the slicing menu. Plus it would be nice to know how to control things from the pronterface command line box, I can find bits and pieces, or should I say bits and bobs for the UK, like enter MXXX to do this, but everthing is scattered all over the place! Instructions say things like drive the extruder forward xx milimeters, but don't give a command. Please help a drowning noob, how did everyone else figure this out? Thanks Dave https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160216#msg-160216 Sat, 16 May 2026 08:17:56 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160713#msg-160713 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160713#msg-160713 Dave]]> virgodave61 General Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:21:17 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160589#msg-160589 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160589#msg-160589
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But as a noob I wish [...]

That's exactly the wrong attitude. It's all open and all free, so the only one fulfilling your wishes is yourself. Unless you pay somebody to do that, of course.

Writing in the wiki is as simple as writing a post here, so you could have enhanced the wiki already instead of complaining here. Looking at the recent wiki changes, I see no virgodave61.]]> Traumflug General Sun, 14 Oct 2012 05:53:32 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160579#msg-160579 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160579#msg-160579 -------------------------------------------------------
> I'm very sorry if I upset anyone, it wasn't
> intended to. But as a noob I wish things were
> layed out better all the Rep Rap info is there,
> its just spread around so much. All you guys have
> been great and I appreciate the help.
> Thanks again,
> Dave

It's a community project, so the normal reaction to someone saying something sucks, is to tell them to make it not-suck. So when you have gone through the pain (some of that pain is very good to do) you will have the knowledge to make the documentation better.

Gary Hodgson spent quite some time making the excellent Mendel Visual build instructions, if you have not read it, please take a look.]]> richrap General Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:33:23 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160522#msg-160522 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160522#msg-160522 Thanks again,
Dave]]> virgodave61 General Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:33:57 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160515#msg-160515 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160515#msg-160515
[download.lulzbot.com]]]> jebba General Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:02:47 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160498#msg-160498 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160498#msg-160498
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very frustrating to [...] be plagued by people writing instructions and assumeing others know what there talking about,

So I believe he means people making assumptions in their instructions.

Andy]]> ajayre General Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:46:44 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160417#msg-160417 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160417#msg-160417
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very frustrating to [...] to be plagued by people writing instructions

Are you serious?]]> Traumflug General Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:23:30 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160228#msg-160228 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160228#msg-160228 virgodave61 General Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:54:46 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160225#msg-160225 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160225#msg-160225 here.

Andy]]> ajayre General Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:45:32 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160224#msg-160224 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160224#msg-160224 virgodave61 General Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:41:12 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160220#msg-160220 Re: Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160220#msg-160220 reprap.org]
Use Slic3r [slic3r.org] rather than Skeinforge to get going, it's much more accessible. Documentation: [github.com]
Or use SFACT, which is a slightly improved (for clarity) version of Skeinforge - [github.com]]]> droftarts General Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:26:54 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160216#msg-160216 Documentation sucks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160216,160216#msg-160216 Thanks
Dave]]> virgodave61 General Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:12:18 -0400