This is the conclusion I have started to come to as well, but it has been very difficult. The question I used to ask is “How do I contribute to something that overcomes the gravity well of the existing network effect?” And the answer, it turns out, is that it doesn’t really matter. People who want to come will come, and we are better off without the people who don’t. The fallacy of large N is pervasive. There is a happy spot where it’s just about perfect.

I originally asked why you said this but I see now I think. I’ve been hearing its a bit buggy too, but I haven’t tried it yet myself.

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It’s a bit old school and lacks some features of newer slicers, but I still use Simplify3D quite a bit. If you’re printing stuff that is largely just “a box with holes” (I print a lot of planters for my indoor and outdoor garden), its great. I only really print functional parts like that, so its hard for me to think of any models where Orca produces better GCode for my jobs. That being said, I have Orca configured just in case Simplify3D ever goes away.