MakerBot Replicator Mini Compact Reference Manual page 21

3 PRINTING YOUR MODEL
SENDING THE FILE TO THE MAKERBOT REPLICATOR MINI
If Connected via Wi-Fi
1. Click the Print button to slice your model
and send it to your MakerBot Replicator
Mini. Click OK to exit the print dialog, or click
Cancel Print to cancel the print.
2. When the print file is sent to the MakerBot
Replicator Mini, the Action Button will blink
blue. Press the Action Button to confirm
the print. The Action Button will then glow
red, indicating it is heating the MakerBot
Replicator Smart Extruder. When the Smart
Extruder is fully heated, the MakerBot
Replicator Mini will start to print your model.
If Connected via USB Cable
1. Click the Print button to slice your model. To
send the file to your MakerBot Replicator Mini
and exit the Print dialog, click Start Print.
If you decide not to send the file to the MakerBot Replicator Mini, click Cancel Print.
2. When the print file is sent to the MakerBot Replicator Mini, the Action Button will glow
red, indicating that it is heating the MakerBot Replicator Smart Extruder. When the Smart
Extruder is fully heated, the MakerBot Replicator Mini will start to print your model.
PRINT PREVIEW
In the Print dialog, click Print Preview to see:
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• estimated print time
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• estimated amount of filament your print will use
• a rendering of what your print will look like
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PRINTING FROM MAKERBOT DESKTOP
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