# 3d printer extenstion

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-printer-extenstion/19743>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 19, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-printer-extenstion/19743 "2021-09-19T10:08:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![full\_stack\_master](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/full_stack_master/32/9693_2.png) [@full\_stack\_master](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/full_stack_master)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-printer-extenstion/19743/1 "2021-09-19T10:08:31Z")

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I have installed the latest version right now.  
I can not find the extension for 3d printer.  
Can you let me know the extension and g code generator for 3d slicer.

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**Author:** ![jamesobutler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jamesobutler/32/7511_2.png) [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-printer-extenstion/19743/2 "2021-09-19T14:05:47Z")

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This is the forum for [3D Slicer](https://slicer.org/).

> “3D Slicer is a free open source software (BSD-style license) that is a flexible, modular platform for image analysis and visualization.”

You may be looking for a different application called [Slic3r](https://slic3r.org/).

> “Slic3r is free software 3D slicing engine for 3D printers. It generates G-code from 3D CAD files.”