slic3r command line error

[BUEC327]

Hi All,

Running the latest precompiled build of slic3r (.9.10b) on a 64 bit mac. OSX. Simply downloaded the .dmg from the site--not running from git.

When I try to use slic3r from the command line, I use

slic3r.pl /filename.stl

as stated in the ReadMe.

But I get the error:

-bash: slic3r.pl: command not found

How can I resolve this? I did a lot of googling, and can't seem to find some instructions on getting started using the command line--I assume I am missing something obvious. once we figure it out, I will get some good documentation up for others wanting to get started.

Thanks in advance.

[BUEC327]

Hey there,

Maybe you're on the right track, but what I am trying to use should be a perl script. I tried both what you suggested, and then tried replacing "python" with "perl". Both times unsuccessful.

My input:

perl slic3r.pl path/filename.stl

Terminal Output:

Can't open perl script "slic3r.pl": No such file or directory

[supersurfer92]

try
"cd /Slic3r directory"
then
"perl slic3r.pl /Users/brendan/Documents/matter/Slic3r Tests/testPyramid.stl"

[BUEC327]

Still no go.

I will use the GUI for now, but command line would be good to implement soon, if we can figure it out.

[alranel]

Mac applications are bundles, and the executables are located inside them. Supposing you put Slic3r.app in /Applications, you can invoke it this way:

/Applications/Slic3r.app/Contents/MacOS/slic3r --help

[BUEC327]

Thanks so much! It works wonderfully. :)