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Printing is the process of creating a physical model from your 3d data. | Printing is the process of creating a physical model from your 3d data. | ||
===Before you print=== | ===Before you print=== | ||
Before touching the printer make sure you have at least once flipped through the manual. A printed version of the manual is somewhere around the printer. If it's not, go and [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=100009#Documentation download it (Under RapMan Version 3.1 Manuals chose Operations Manual)]. | |||
The are a few things you should do before actually printing your model. You have to chose the right filament to print with and you have to check the printer for parts that might have become loose during a previous print. | The are a few things you should do before actually printing your model. You have to chose the right filament to print with and you have to check the printer for parts that might have become loose during a previous print. | ||
====Choose your filament==== | ====Choose your filament==== | ||
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====Checking for loose parts==== | ====Checking for loose parts==== | ||
During the printing process parts might become loose. Mostly these are the screws on anything that is moving. Some places you should check are the screws of the x- and y-stepper motor pulleys. And the screws of the extruder gears. Also check if the belts are tight enough. Loose parts will make your print look ugly. | During the printing process parts might become loose. Mostly these are the screws on anything that is moving. Some places you should check are the screws of the x- and y-stepper motor pulleys. And the screws of the extruder gears. Also check if the belts are tight enough. Loose parts will make your print look ugly. | ||
===Printing=== | ===Printing=== | ||
Printing is fairly easy. Copy the G-code file to the sd card, put it into the RapMan controller and power it on. Then select you file and run it. | Printing is fairly easy. Copy the G-code file to the sd card, put it into the RapMan controller and power it on. Then select you file and run it. |
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