Saving And Printing - MakerBot Replicator 2X User Manual

SAVING AND PRINTING A FILE
SAVING YOUR MODEL AND
TOOLPATH FILES
To save an object or a plate with multiple
objects, click the Save button.
The Save dialog gives you the option to save
the contents of the build plate as an STL or
Thing file.
• If you want to open the file in an application
other than MakerWare, you should save the
file as an STL file. If you save as an STL file,
you can no longer manipulate each object
separately in MakerWare.
• If you save as a Thing file, you will be
able to open the file in MakerWare and
manipulate each object independently.
However, Thing files can be opened only
with MakerWare.
NOTE: You can always change the file type by
opening the file in MakerWare and saving it again as
a different file type.
PRINTING YOUR FILE
1. Insert your SD card into an SD card reader
attached to your computer.
2 . Click the Make button.
3. Accept the default settings and click the
Export! Button. MakerWare will open the
Export dialog.
4. Set the following options in the Export
dialog:
• Navigate to the location of your SD card
and select it.
• Enter "flatiron_woolworth" as the file name.
• Ensure that X3G is selected from the file
type dropdown menu.
5. Click Save.
6. Eject your SD card from your computer's
SD card reader and insert it into the SD
card port behind the MakerBot Replicator
2X's LCD interface.
7. Use the arrow buttons on the LCD
interface's keypad to navigate to "Build
from SD". Press the M button to view the
list of files available on your SD card.
8. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the
file
flatiron_woolworth.x3g
button to build the selected file. Your
MakerBot Replicator 2X will use the
toolpath you created to build your model.
PREPARING TO PRINT
. Press the M
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