MakerBot Replicator 2X User Manual page 89

GLOSSARY
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.THING: A file format used by MakerBot
Desktop that allows you to print multiple
3D models on the same build plate.
THINGIVERSE: A website for uploading
and downloading 3D model files for use
with the MakerBot Replicator 2X and other
MakerBot 3D Printers.
THREADED ROD: The long metal rod
behind the build platform that is threaded
along its entire length. This rod allows
the build platform to move up and down
along the Z-axis.
TOOLPATH: The set of instructions your
MakerBot Replicator 2X will use to build
an object. Toolpaths for the MakerBot
Replicator 2X must be saved as an X3G file.
USB CABLE: A cable that allows your
computer to communicate with the
MakerBot Replicator 2X.
.X3G: A compact format for describing
the toolpath your MakerBot Replicator 2X
will use to 3D print an object.
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