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Digital technologies/3D printing/3D printing- Beginner (view source)
Revision as of 19:11, 6 May 2022
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====Open Model====
====Open Model====
Your stl file contains a set of triangles in 3D space. If you send this to a 3D printer, it will not know what to do. A slicer “slices” the 3D object into layers and then generates machine code (contained in a gCode file). Different printers work better with different slicers. The slicers need to be downloaded onto your computer. If you happen to not have access to a personal computer in our space, note that all our computers have all the software for each of our printers.
Your ''stl'' file contains a set of triangles in 3D space. If you send this to a 3D printer, it will not know what to do. A slicer “slices” the 3D object into layers and then generates machine code (contained in a gCode file). Different printers work better with different slicers. The slicers need to be downloaded onto your computer. If you happen to not have access to a personal computer in our space, note that all our computers have all the software for each of our printers.
====Send the code to the printer====
====Send the code to the printer====
All Ultimaker printers have Cura as a slicer
All Ultimaker printers have Cura as a slicer
#Open the file in Cura
#Open the file in Cura.
#Select the settings you want for your print (have a look at [[Digital technologies/3D printing/3D printing- Beginner#Choosing your Slicer Settings as a Beginner|the next section]] to see how to do this, including reorienting and moving your part)
#Select the settings you want for your print (have a look at [[Digital technologies/3D printing/3D printing- Beginner#Choosing your Slicer Settings as a Beginner|the next section]] to see how to do this, including reorienting and moving your part).
#Click slice (have a look at the preview of your slice if you want to see the toolpath slice by slice)
#Click slice (have a look at the preview of your slice if you want to see the toolpath slice by slice).
#Save to file (this creates a gCode file). ''Note: you may skip this step if you do not care for keeping the file on your computer''
#Make sure the print will finish within Makerspace Open Hours: If a print is not finish before closing time, it will be cancelled by the employee and you will have to restart the next time Makerspace is open.
#Save the gCode file to an SD card
#Save to file (this creates a gCode file). ''Note: you may skip this step if you do not care for keeping the file on your computer.''
#Save the gCode file to an SD card.
===Start the print===
===Start the print===