MatterControl is a free, open-source, first of its kind software package that lets you design, organize, and manage your 3D prints.

MatterControl is Design MatterControl is the first 3D printing software to make it possible to integrate design, preparation, and printing in one end-use program. Indulge Your Imagination - Innovate Your Industry Design Tools help you to succeed at personalizing each design making every 3D print truly your own - Everything is possible. Absolutely Endless Customization MatterControl gives you powerful design and print preparation capabilities, as well as potent templates in the Design Apps that will kickstart your creations.

MatterControl 2.0: What's New

Get a birds-eye view of all the new and improved design tools and capabilities of MatterControl in our What's New article, or read through the online documentation to dive deep into its capabilities.

MatterControl Design Apps

Find out what you can do with MatterControl's newest set of Design Apps - made to help you personalize and customize 3D prints - whether they are your own, or a shared, online file. Read all about it in our MatterControl Design Apps article.

MatterControl Design Tools

MatterControl now comes with design capabilities that rival those of professional, pricy engineering grade modeling programs. Learn all about the new toolsets in our MatterControl Design Tools article.

More 3D Printing Power To You

At MatterHackers we live and breathe 3D printing and to serve our customers we demand the best of ourselves and our products. That’s why we constantly challenge the status quo by innovating and updating MatterControl - the first of its kind solution for 3D printing. We are constantly adding features to ensure the ultimate 3D printing experience. MatterControl features a real-time modification of Z-offset, speed and extrusion adjustments, and text notifications when your print completes. With the amazing new features, you also get ultimate control with options to create customized supports, fine-tune dual extrusion prints, brand-new built-in design tools and design apps, and much more. MatterControl enables you to do more with your creativity, your time, and your 3D printer.

Designed For You and By You

MatterControl is not only open source - it's also free. Our developers interact with users to learn exactly what is needed of our software now and in the future, making MatterControl the best it can be. Within MatterControl you can choose to download the stable build, or the beta version of the software to get your hands on, and test the latest powerful features. We have already incorporated integrated design tools, and we have the ability to control multiple 3D printers simultaneously from one computer.

MatterControl Cloud Sync

Never be without your digital files. Anything that you download from the MatterHackers Digital Design Store, as well as anything you store in your Cloud folder within MatterControl, are available anywhere you log in. You can also log on to the web portal and check the status of prints in progress.

Minimum System Requirements

Devices that run on Windows 10, MacOS 10.x, Debian Linux 8 (or later), and Ubuntu Linux 18.04 (or later) must meet the following minimum system requirements:

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC RAM: 2 GB for 64-bit

2 GB for 64-bit Hard Disk Space: 6GB

6GB Graphics Card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver

Display: 800 x 600

Recommended System

Windows 10: Windows represents the most stable and current version of MatterControl:

Operating System: Windows 10

Windows 10 Processor: 64bit, 3 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor

64bit, 3 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor RAM: 6 GB

6 GB Hard Disk Space: 100GB

100GB Graphics Card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver

Display: 1024 x 768 or higher

MatterControl User Guide

Visit the MatterControl User Guide for more information and help with MatterControl. The guide is always being updated and should be useful for getting started.

MatterControl User Guide: https://www.matterhackers.com/mattercontrol/support

MatterControl Tutorials

Create more with MatterControl - MatterHackers own 3D design, prep and slice program for all your 3D printing needs. Whether you're a new MatterControl user, or looking for more in-depth knowledge on how to use MatterControl, these tutorials will get you on the right path.

Beginner

This beginner video gives users an overall lay of the land in the UI for MatterControl. By the end of this tutorial, every user should be able to load and prepare a 3D design for 3D printing.

Intermediate

In our second MatterControl tutorial, users will learn to change the options in the slicer settings to directly impact the overall 3D print quality and the strength and detail of their 3D printed designs.

Advanced

In this MatterControl tutorial video users will learn the knowledge they need to start creating their own models from scratch using Design Tools.

Does it work with my Printer?

Chances are yes: MatterControl is designed to work with most open standard desktop 3D printers. Take a look at the list below for some printers we support.

Pulse Custom 3D Printer Ultimaker 2+ Lulzbot 3D Printers (All) Creality (CR-10, All)

Prusa i3 Mk2/3 Any 3D printer that runs G-Code Any 3D printer that runs X3G

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