Makerbot Howto / Tutorial - Revision history

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			'''OFFLINE'''

	=== Overview ===		=== Overview ===

Tslagle at 15:44, 4 April 2012

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	[[Category:Makerbot]]		[[Category:Makerbot]]
	~~[[Category:Printing]]~~

Haxwithaxe: /* Set up the Software Side */

2012-02-19T09:16:09Z

Set up the Software Side

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	Get your bits set up.		Get your bits set up.

	* Download ~~the latest~~ version of replicator-G: [http://replicat.org/ replicat.org]		* Download version 25 of replicator-G: [http://replicat.org/ replicat.org]

	* Run it at least once. It creates a secret .replicatorg directory in your home directory.		* Run it at least once. It creates a secret .replicatorg directory in your home directory.

Myersjustinc: /* Printing computer */ Added note about OpenSCAD

2012-02-16T01:16:33Z

Printing computer: Added note about OpenSCAD

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	==== Printing computer ====		==== Printing computer ====

	If you haven't brought a computer or can't for some reason (or would rather just bring in a file to print), there's an orange Vaio netbook in the space (hopefully stored close to the Makerbot) with ReplicatorG already set up properly. The password is taped to the lid of the computer, and ReplicatorG can be found under Activities (in the top right of the screen) in the "Other" category or in the left-hand favorites section (yellow box that says "ReplicatorG" on it).		If you haven't brought a computer or can't for some reason (or would rather just bring in a file to print), there's an orange Vaio netbook in the space (hopefully stored close to the Makerbot) with ReplicatorG already set up properly. The password is taped to the lid of the computer, and ReplicatorG can be found under Activities (in the top right of the screen) in the "Other" category of "Applications" or in the left-hand favorites section (yellow box that says "ReplicatorG" on it). It's also got OpenSCAD installed, if you're tweaking or making a model. (It's in the Applications/Other category in Activities.)

	=== Set up the Software Side ===		=== Set up the Software Side ===

Myersjustinc: /* Overview */ Added initial note about space's printing computer

2012-02-16T00:55:47Z

Overview: Added initial note about space's printing computer

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	The rest of this page is a step-by-step that you can follow. Enjoy.		The rest of this page is a step-by-step that you can follow. Enjoy.

			==== Printing computer ====

			If you haven't brought a computer or can't for some reason (or would rather just bring in a file to print), there's an orange Vaio netbook in the space (hopefully stored close to the Makerbot) with ReplicatorG already set up properly. The password is taped to the lid of the computer, and ReplicatorG can be found under Activities (in the top right of the screen) in the "Other" category or in the left-hand favorites section (yellow box that says "ReplicatorG" on it).

	=== Set up the Software Side ===		=== Set up the Software Side ===

Myersjustinc: /* Overview */ Added note about requiring RepG 0025 or earlier

2012-02-16T00:52:48Z

Overview: Added note about requiring RepG 0025 or earlier

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	Before you start, it's nice to have the big picture. Here's an outline of the steps that you'll be taking, and why you take them.		Before you start, it's nice to have the big picture. Here's an outline of the steps that you'll be taking, and why you take them.

	* Download the replicator-G software that controls the machine.		* Download the replicator-G software that controls the machine. (Note: Apparently only versions 0025 and earlier work with this machine's current firmware.)

	* Download/create a 3-D model in .stl format.		* Download/create a 3-D model in .stl format.

Xaqrox: /* Set up the Software Side */

2011-09-20T00:16:04Z

Set up the Software Side

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	Get your bits set up.		Get your bits set up.

	* Download the latest version of replicator-G: [http://replicat.org/ ~~replact~~.org]		* Download the latest version of replicator-G: [http://replicat.org/ replicat.org]

	* Run it at least once. It creates a secret .replicatorg directory in your home directory.		* Run it at least once. It creates a secret .replicatorg directory in your home directory.

Hexagon5un: /* Build the G-code for your Model */

2011-03-18T05:30:20Z

Build the G-code for your Model

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	G-code describes the path that the extruder head needs to follow to make your object, along with temperatures and motor speeds and other necessary details. Skeinforge is the program that turns your 3-D model into the g-code tool path for the machine. (This is where many bodies are buried.) Skeinforge is part of the replicator-G package that you've already downloaded. You're gonna need to click some buttons.		G-code describes the path that the extruder head needs to follow to make your object, along with temperatures and motor speeds and other necessary details. Skeinforge is the program that turns your 3-D model into the g-code tool path for the machine. (This is where many bodies are buried.) Skeinforge is part of the replicator-G package that you've already downloaded. You're gonna need to click some buttons.

			[[Media: cupcake_raftless.tgz]]

	* While the bot is warming up, press the "Generate GCode" button. It will open up a dialog box with a choice something like "cupcake-mk4-heated-platform-abs". Select that. Check the "Use raft" checkbox if it's not already.		* While the bot is warming up, press the "Generate GCode" button. It will open up a dialog box with a choice something like "cupcake-mk4-heated-platform-abs". Select that. Check the "Use raft" checkbox if it's not already.

Hexagon5un: /* Quirks */

2011-01-11T17:13:03Z

Quirks

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	* As noted above, the temperature indicated on the nozzle is _not_ the interior temperature that's relevant for melting the plastic, but the exterior temperature right next to the heating elements. You'll need to give it 5 min or so to soak in and melt the plastic.		* As noted above, the temperature indicated on the nozzle is _not_ the interior temperature that's relevant for melting the plastic, but the exterior temperature right next to the heating elements. You'll need to give it 5 min or so to soak in and melt the plastic.

			* The heated build platform solved our problems with the model warping, but getting a raftless print to adhere to the bed is a 50/50 proposition, especially with thin or detailed first layers. (The tip of the [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1222 whistle] for instance, is problematic.) Sometimes you can get away with printing onto the Kapton surface, but sometimes you need the blue painters tape for extra adhesion.

	=== Troubleshooting ===		=== Troubleshooting ===

Hexagon5un: /* Advanced Tricks for Your Second Print */

2011-01-11T17:08:38Z

Advanced Tricks for Your Second Print

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	=== Advanced Tricks for Your Second Print ===		=== Advanced Tricks for Your Second Print ===

	There's a bunch of options in rendering to g-code that you may be interested in changing. You should probably preview your model before printing it out. Read this section while you're watching it print, but don't change anything -- there's a glitch where sometimes it will abort your print if you try to render g-code.		There's a bunch of options in rendering to g-code that you may be interested in changing. You should probably preview your model before printing it out. Read this section while you're watching it print, but don't change anything until it's done -- there's a glitch where sometimes it will abort your print if you try to render g-code.

	* See how it's doing multiple laps around the perimeter? That's a setting in skeinforge. "Fill..Solid Surface Thickness (layers)" I often set it down to 2 instead of the default 3.		* See how it's doing multiple laps around the perimeter? That's a setting in skeinforge. "Fill..Solid Surface Thickness (layers)" I often set it down to 2 instead of the default 3.