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3.6.2 Send to printer
The send to printer functions makes it
possible to directly send your print job to
the 3D printer via USB. In this functions we
have 3 big sections:
• Connecting to a 3D printer
• Print settings: preparing a print job
• Printer control: perform manual printer
movements, temperature settings,
First you will have to select the COM port
where your 3D printer is connected to. To
be sure that it is the right one you can insert
the USB cable and press refresh. The port
that appears should be connected to your
3D printer.
• Port- selection: select the com port where
your 3D printer is connected to. Press
refresh if the com port you like to connect
with isn't in the list.
• Connect/disconnect button: By pressing
this button you are going to setup a serial
connection with your 3D printer. If you are
connected the button will change to a dis-
connect button.
Print settings tab menu
To submit a print job that is appropriate for
your 3D printer you will have to choose the
right profiles and a print mode.
• Material: filament related parameters
such as filament diameter, extrusion tem-
perature and print speed , etc.
• Slicing strategy: parameters of slice thick-
ness and accuracy.
•
Build Strategy: parameters for printing
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Creating your own printable file: from STL to gcode
Note: If the port isn't
appearing in the list please
check if you have the right
drivers installed.
contours (or perimeters), upskin and
downskin layers and infill (fill density of
a part).
• Support Strategy: parameters for sup-
port material generation. This section
also includes settings of raft and skirt.
To change the profiles you need to
press the edit profiles button. For spe-
cific information about the parameters
in the profiles please refer to the profile
editor section.
Print mode
The print mode is a specific option for
printing with 2 nozzles to indicate for
witch purpose you would like to use the
nozzle.
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