Hello, not sure if this is the correct place for this but I didnt see any sort of help subforum.

I've recently finished building my first 3D printer. Ive gotten it to run in pronterface (all the motors work and can be moved in that program) but I've run into a snag since I can't actually get it to print anything (trying to get replicatorg to work). I was wondering if anyone would happen to have any knowledge on the software side of 3d printers and could give me a few bits of advice and a shove in the right direction as to what files I am missing.

Some info..

The kit I bought was "http://romscraj.com/carttoo/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=90" with Gen6.d board.

In ReplicatorG

[13:52:52] Attempting to reset RepRap/Ultimaker (pulsing RTS)
[13:52:55] RepRap/Ultimaker not responding to RTS reset. Trying again..
[13:52:55] Attempting to reset RepRap/Ultimaker (pulsing RTS)
[13:52:58] RepRap/Ultimaker not responding to RTS reset. Trying again..
[13:52:58] Attempting to reset RepRap/Ultimaker (pulsing RTS)
[13:53:02] RepRap/Ultimaker not responding to RTS reset. Failed to connect.

Don't use ReplicatorG, use Pronterface! Scroll down for installation instruction and a simple "just-works" pre-compiled version.

You also need to generate gcode, and Slic3r is a easy to use and fast slicer.

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-Nudel
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Thanks very much for the help. Turns out i was just missing a way to slice and wasting time with the wrong program