Raise3D ideaMaker

The Raise3D ideaMaker is a 3D slicer software designed to prepare files for printing. According to the vendor, it is aimed at small to large companies in various professions and industries, including manufacturing & engineering, design & education, and the medical field.

Key Features

Customize Your Support: ideaMaker provides advanced tools for support structure editing, allowing users to create stable support structures, easy break-away structures, and reduce excessive support. Users can easily add or remove support structures with just two clicks. According to the vendor, automatic parameters optimization helps achieve the best slicing settings with one click, while fine-tuning parameters for specific regions improves the mechanical performance of 3D printed parts.

Easily Create Textures: With ideaMaker Texture, users can apply different patterns to the surface of a model, creating concave or convex textures based on an image's greyscale values. Users can adjust the texture's specifications to meet their requirements, and more textures are available in the ideaMaker Library, as stated by the vendor.

Modify Model Freely: ideaMaker integrates boolean tools for carving, splitting, and combining models, allowing users to modify models freely. Users can easily and precisely adjust models using a combination of the rotating model and scaling tool, according to the vendor.

Get Free Template Immediately: Users can find and download a variety of slicing templates from the ideaMaker Library for free. The ideaMaker Library contains slicing files created for different filaments and printers, including third-party products, enabling users to work with ideaMaker without calibration struggles, according to the vendor.

Integrated Workflow: ideaMaker has built-in support for the Raise3D ecosystem, including 3D printers, RaiseCloud, and ideaMaker Library. Users can access and download ready-to-use slicing templates from ideaMaker Library without manual setup. Printing tasks can be assigned to RaiseCloud for remote monitoring and batch management, or OctoPrint for initiating third-party printers with just one click, according to the vendor.

Simple User Interface: ideaMaker prioritizes a user-friendly interface with a shortened operating process and intuitive three-dimensional interactions. Users can choose between dark and light interface themes for color preference, according to the vendor.

Extrusion Process Simulation: ideaMaker provides a detailed preview of the final printing result through its slice preview capability, simulating every extrusion thread on the screen. Intelligent visual enhancement highlights threads with different properties for easy identification, as claimed by the vendor.

Optimized for Dual Extrusion: ideaMaker offers advanced settings for dual extrusion printing, compatible with printers with dual lifting nozzles or independent dual extruders. Dual extrusion enables doubled productivity, reduced printing time, and easier cleaning of the print surface, according to the vendor.

Other Features: ideaMaker is natively-compiled, multi-threaded, and 64-bit, ensuring high-efficiency slicing and faster speeds. It supports adaptive layer height, modifiers, and sequential printing for advanced customization. Custom supports can be generated automatically or manually edited. Users can manage multiple printing profiles and easily switch between different print settings. Cross-sections of models can be viewed for better visualization. Auto-layout is available for multiple files in one print job. ideaMaker is compatible with most FFF 3D printers and supports input formats such as 3MF, OBJ, STL, and OLTP, with GCODE output. The interface is available in multiple languages. System requirements include Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, or Ubuntu, with a minimum of 2GB RAM and OpenGL 2.0-capable system, according to the vendor.