Flashforge Creator Quick Start Manual page 16

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The first thing you'll want to do here is select the proper Base Profile for your bot.
Start off with the default profile that best matches your Creator.
You can also choose to "Use Raft/Support" which prints a thick base underneath your
print, which can later be broken off. Rafts can help with tall, thin prints that may have
trouble sticking to the build platform. Support material is a thin webbing of plastic
to help prints with extreme overhangs. We won't use these for now, but don't
forget about them.
For now you'll want to "use machine-specific start/end GCode" and "use
Print-O-Matic" so that your Creator will run at its default settings. You may notice
that the menu that appears when you choose to use Print-O-Matic shows a number
of interesting options. Print-O-Matic is a great way to change the infill, layer height,
and speed of your prints.
Once you're happy with your settings, simply hit the Generate GCode button, and let
your computer do the heavy lifting.
Now that you've got your gcode, there are two ways to get it to your Creator. If your
computer is connected to the Creator, you can simply click the Build button. That's
the one at the upper left that looks like an arrow pointing to a bean. Your other
option is to click on the build to file button (the third button, with the arrow pointing

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