MBMarco Borettoinmboretto.hashnode.dev·Jul 7 · 2 min readInstall FreeCAD on UbuntuPrerequisites A working Ubuntu system (any recent release; this guide was tested on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS) A terminal Basic familiarity with chmod and running executables from the command line Backgro00
MBMarco Borettoinmboretto.hashnode.dev·Jun 6 · 1 min readInstall Raspberry PI OS with raspberry PI imagerUse the Raspberry Pi Imager to flash — it lets you pre-configure SSH, Wi-Fi, hostname, and user credentials before first boot, which is very handy! On Ubuntu open the terminal and install: sudo apt in00
MBMarco Borettoinmboretto.hashnode.dev·Jan 4 · 1 min readInstall Prontface On UbuntuPronterface (part of the Printrun suite) serves as a lightweight graphical host program for controlling 3D printers like Printrbot Simple Metal directly via USB serial connection. Primary Functions Real-time G-code sending and monitoring (e.g., M115...00
MBMarco Borettoinmboretto.hashnode.dev·Jan 4 · 3 min readHow to align the Printrbot Simple MetalThe Printrbot Simple Metal can run an automatic bed-leveling routine and stores the tilt (bed "plane") so that subsequent moves are corrected in Z during the print. G29 tells the printer to probe several points on the metal bed using the inductive s...00
MBMarco Borettoinmboretto.hashnode.dev·Jan 2 · 1 min readHow to install Astroprint on Raspberry PiDownload the software from https://www.astroprint.com/downloads. As of January 2026, the latest public release remains v0.21.3 from January 2021. cd ~/Downloads/ unzip AstroBox-rpi-0_21_3-20220112.zip Connect the SD card to your desktop and find th...00
