Adding A Job To The Job Queue - Stratasys F170 User Manual

ADDING A JOB TO THE JOB QUEUE

The Job Queue is empty by default. To populate the Job Queue you must first load individual job files to the Job
Queue using one of two methods:
1. Network transfer via the GrabCAD Print application on your workstation PC. See
Method" on page 51
Job Queue.
2. USB method via a USB flash drive inserted into one of the available USB ports on the front of the
printer. See "USB Method" on page 51
backup to the GrabCAD Print method if you are unable to transfer job files to the printer via your
Ethernet connection (due to poor connectivity, a network outage, etc.) or Wi-Fi connection. This
method also provides a convenient option for you to reprint a common job, as you can store the
processed job file on the USB flash drive and access it repeatedly.
GRABCAD PRINT METHOD
As part of the printer's installation and setup process, you should have downloaded and installed the GrabCAD
Print application onto your workstation PC (see
Print is the software used to process job files and then transfer them to the printer (via your facility's Ethernet
connection or via Wi-Fi) to be built.
Jobs are sent to the printer in CMB format and are placed directly into the Job Queue. No additional steps are
required to add a job to the Job Queue when sending job files directly to the printer via GrabCAD Print. After
sending the job file to the printer navigate to the Queue page by pressing the Queue button within the Navigation
Menu. The transferred job file will be displayed within the Job Queue list. Jobs will appear within the Job Queue
in the order they're sent to the printer from GrabCAD Print. To build a specific job, that job must be listed as the
first item in the Job Queue. You can sort jobs within the Job Queue as needed to select the job you'd like to print
(see "Editing the Job Queue" on page 55
USB METHOD
The printer features three USB ports. A USB flash drive can be inserted into any of these ports and job files
contained on the flash drive can be added to the Job Queue. Please note that job files should be processed
using GrabCAD Print or Insight before they are placed onto the flash drive and subsequently added to the Job
Queue. Once the flash drive is plugged into one of the printer's USB ports, you will need to perform the following
steps to add the desired job file to the Job Queue:
1. Plug a USB flash drive into one of the available USB ports on the printer (see
22 for USB port locations).
2. Navigate to the Queue page by pressing the Queue button within the Navigation Menu.
for detailed instructions. This is the preferred method for adding jobs to the
for detailed instructions. This method can be used as a
"GrabCAD Print Software" on page 37
for details).
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"GrabCAD Print
for details). GrabCAD
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