Makerbot User Guide
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1. default start end geode Use default start end geode J Use default start end gcode v Use Print Matic stepper extruders only 4 Use Print 0 Matic stepper extruders only v Use Print O Matic stepper extruders only Settings Extruder Defaults Plastic Extruder Object infill 10 Nozzle Diameter mm 4 Filament Diameter mm 70 Layer Height mm 29 Number of shells Feedrate mm s Travel Feedrate Print temperature Generate Geode Cancel Generate Geode Generate Geode Cancel Generate GCode e Click Generate as follows ES Generate GCode Da Slicing Profile Thing U Matic Slicing Defaults Use Raft Support i i Generating toolpath for 20mm Calibration Box Use support material Mone 4 Use default start end gcode Generating toolpath for 20mm_Calibration_Box J Use Print O Matic stepper extruders only Settings Generator Skeinforge 50 Inset layer 8 of 34 IE Object infill 10 Total progress Layer Height mm Jl Wumber of shells 1 Feedrate mm s Travel Feedrate Print temperature Cancel Build s3g file e Put SD card in the SD card slot e Click the Build to File icon Bs Build to File turns your STL into an s3g file S3g is a format the MakerBot can understand Save your s3g file to the SD card A bot Snake s3g BUTERA Start MakerBot Plug in the black power cord and turn on the MakerBot Plug2. in the USB cable flat end goes in your computer square end goes in the MakerBot e Click the Connect icon XX Start MakerBot f you are using new ABS filament click Control Panel from Machine Menu And use setting as follows to start ES Control Panel Stepper Mator Controls Enable Dissble Extruder Mator Control Motor Speed RPM 1 98 Extrude duration 300s w Motor Control reverse stop forward Build platform belt enable Extruder Temperature Controls M stepstruder MKB Target C 225 M 5 nstruder MKB Current C 39 7 Platform Target C 130 i platform Current C 16 Temperature Chart Start MakerBot Once Target Temp is reached click forward to heat and extrude the old filament segment Once the end the segment has sunken down to the inside of the plastic channel click stop Then fit the lead of the new filament inside Don t take the old filament out just insert the new filament right above it Click the Forward button to push the new filament through And loose the filament for material suply as the following pictures Start MakerBot Select your print material ABS filament Start MakerBot Start MakerBot Wipe up the printing platform with kitchen towel Click gcode as follows and change the code line M109 S100 TO to M109 S130 TO EIER A Thingomatic w ABP and Extruder MK6 ReplicatorG 0040 File Edit GCode Machine T
3. How to Use Makerbot Thing O Matic Hardware and Software Training Dec 2012 Stepstruder MK6 PLASTIC FRAMENT Drive motors Three axes of motion The printing portion of the Thing Usuaty ABS Thing O Matic uses precision stepper motors to control the To build an object in three O Matic uses a stepper motor to plastic or PLA motion of the bu d platform The Z axis motor drives a threaded dimensions the printer uses draw m a plastic filament which a com based rod the X and Y axis motors not shown drive belts The motors stages each moving along is heated to a controlled term polymer move the Z axis as ittie as 0 0002 inches and the X and Y axes a different axis perature The metod plastic is STEPPER 0 0006 inches then pushed through the MOTOR nozzle m a thin stream bu kding up the obyect in layers about 0 3 millimeters thick HOTEND REM TJ A cartridge applies heattoa JAR PL N metal core that metts the SJ m ge uu plastic The core is wrapped HEATED BUILD in insulation PLATFORM Minimizes curing of the plassc dunng cooing PRINT NOZZLE Melted plastic extrudes froen the tip to form layers of the object being printed Content You Need Software Installation Digital Model Preparation Generate Gcode Build s3g File Start MakerBot Start to print Take printed model out Source JO U BW MN e You Need Computer Makerbot ABS filament USB cable Bot powe
4. hingiverse Help This GCode was generated by ReplicatorG 0040 using Skeinforge 50 for a Single headed Thing O Matic on 2012 12 02 17 12 37 40000 beginning of start gcode This file is for a MakerBot Thing 0 Matic 9 begin initialisation commands G21 set units to mm GS0 set positioning to absolute M108 R5 0 set extruder speed M103 Make sure extruder is off M104 S225 TO set extruder temperature temp updated by printOMatic M109 3130 TO set heated build platform temperature end initialisation commands begin homing G162 Z F1000 kome 5 axis maximum G92 Z10 set Z to 0 Gl Z0 move z domm 10 Gl62 Z F150 kome Z axis maximum Gl6l X Y F2500 horse XY axes minimum M132 X Y Z AB Recall stored home offsets for XYZAB axis 9 end homing begin pre wipe commands Some people have had problems with the nossle hitting bolts or wipers during this pre extrusion warmup If this happens to you you can change the values for the X and Y positions in the following code The goal is to have the toolhead wipe its initial extrusion near the edge of the platform anchor it so as not to have it interfere with the print This file can be found in 14 Start to Print e Click Build i Wait for printing from PC Or print from SD card Eject the SD card from the computer a
5. nd put the card in the MakerBot Start to Print e Click Build from SD card icon Choose your file from the list ofi items on the card Click OK if you see nothing in the list close the popup remove the card from the MakerBot re insert a Nn d t a a n e y 2 Select the s3g file to build ribbase s3g Snake s3g Cancel K Unplug the USB cable You can start preparing your next print once unplugged because the MakerBot is using the SD card not the computer to run the print job Take printed model out Wait for 3 minutes after Makerbot finishing printing then click Control Panel icon 8 press Ctrl J or Select Control Panel from Machine Menu And click Build platform belt Finish Printing e When the print finished click icon Click for moving print platform to a suitable position such as the center of the MakerBot Turn off the MakerBot and unplug USB cable and power cord
6. r cord SD card Tweezer Software Installation e Download http code google com p replicatorg downlo ads detail name replicatorg 0034 windows zip amp can 2 amp q Install ReplicatorG Digital Model Preparation e Open stl file in ReplicatorG Or double click on the stl file directly and it will automatically open in ReplicatorG Digital Model Preparation e Position your model in ReplicatorG Center Click Move button Click Center button Click Put on Platform Button v mum Hi c _ c FI Hi ba rotate view l to zoom tre ES igk Mouse The model should now lie flat and centered on the blue rectangle The blue rectangle represents the build platform inside the MakerBot Digital Model Preparation You can also adapt your model through Rotate Mirror and Scale button before Center and Put on Platform Parameters could be adapted according to your requirements on the buttons panel Generate GCode e Click Generate GCode button or 3 icon Use settings as follows to start ES Generate GCode ES Generate GCode ES Generate GCode Slicing Profile Ihing Matic Slicing Defaults Slicing Profile Thing U Matic Slicing Defaults Slicing Profile Replicator slicing defaults Use Raft Support Use Raft Support Use Raft Support Use support material None Use support material Use support material None J Use
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