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Producing high-quality prints is a complicated business, it turns out. There must be synchronization between the slicing software, the printer hardware and the plastic filament used. 3D printer manufacturers who supply these things must do extensive testing to ensure their product works correctly – and homebuilt 3D printers must undergo similar calibration.
MakerBot does exactly this for their Replicator 3D printer and associated MakerWare software. They’ve published a peek at their testing procedure, which attempts to ensure each release of MakerWare can handle all geometric situations that might be encountered.
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