GCodePrintr V1.52 for Android has been released

GCodePrintr V1.52 has been released for your Android device:

• 3D Printing from any Android device - PC less printing
• Connect to a printer using USB OTG/Host port
• Supports wireless printing over Bluetooth
• Touch screen printer control interface (X,Y,Z Movement, Heat, Fan,..)
• Layer by layer visualization and print simulation
• Show details like estimated time, speeds, filament usage, cost,..
• Printing is done in background (Android service)
• Small web interface to remotely view print status.
• Receive print object from PC over network
• Works with many 3D printers and multiple firmwares (Sprinter,Marlin,..)

Homepage: http://gcodeprintr.dietzm.de
Google Play:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.dietzm.gcodesimulatorprinter

GCodePrintr was previously known as GCodeSimulator &Printer and has been renamed recently

V1.52 changes

• GCodeSimulator&Printer renamed to GCodePrintr
• New 3D app icon and logo made with openSCAD.

Printing is done by an Android background service

• Once connected, a service is started to handle the connection.
• Print jobs will be done by the service, the App itself can be closed.
• Print progress is shown on the notification panel (% complete + time remaining)
• Click on the notification, will open up the App and sync up with the service.
• Printer connection can be closed by pressing X on the notification (be careful, it will stop your print )

Rudimentary webserver to view the print status with a web browser

• Connect to the webserver using the Androids device IP with port 2323.
• Stop/Pause a print over the web interface
• Start/Stop IP Webcam over Webinterface (Using IP Webcam App)
• web server depends on the printer service and is only active when the service is started.

Many bug fixes and smaller improvement

• some (experimental) Makibox improvements
• Option to save gcode files which have been received wirelessly. (Requires Permission to write to external storage)
• Option to write a full communication log to sd card (for debugging)
• Removed status bar option (statusbar is always on now)
• Show Print status text on status bar
• Makergear M2 / Rambo board support

Here is a video showing full tool chain from creating a 3d object with openSCAD, slicing it with Slic3r, verifying the results with GCode Simulator and then sending it to a tablet running GCode Printr to print it on a 3D printer.

Here is the more detailed post with videos about previous version:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/12/gcode-simulator-software-controlling-3d.html

Update (4.5.2014.):

here is GCodePrintr loading g-code from embedded NFC tags:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/05/gcodeprintr-loading-g-code-from-nfc-tag.html

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