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| + | == Talking to MADRE == | ||
| + | Press the ''Connect'' icon (the plug). If everything went fine, the previously red panel should have turned green. | ||
| + | Now, test the connection using the control panel (The four arrows icon). Try to move the platform to the left / right, but be careful not to reach any limit!!! | ||
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| + | Now, believe me and put 220ºC in the Extruder temperature box, and 120 in the Platform temperature box: You will see why later! | ||
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| + | == Printing! == | ||
| + | If you are here is because you have something to print. And that thing should be an .STL file. Open it with ReplicatorG: you should see the 3D model in the display area. To make it printable, use the '''Center''' and '''Put on platform''' commands that are under '''Move'''. | ||
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| + | Now, our model should be sliced and compiled. This is done using the '''Generate GCode''' button. Select the correct profile: '''SF35-Thingomatic HBP Stepstruder''', and UNselect '''Use Raft'''. Now, '''Generate...'''. It will take its time! | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 27 May 2011
Downloading ReplicatorG
The main software that we are going to use is ReplicatorG, so let's download it! You don't have to install it: just download the proper package and extract it in a nice place (e.g. home folder).
Starting and configuring ReplicatorG
- Note: This works for Ubuntu, test it in Windows!
To start it, go to the folder you have just created and execute the file "replicatorg" Nice, uh? But we have to do a configuration in a file before continuing:
Setting the maximum Z parameter
By default, and to avoid problems, the extruder is not allowed to approach the build surface, because it doesn't know at which distance it is, so we must tell it that in a file. Go to the replicatorg folder, and navigate to:
.../replicatorg-0024/skein_engines/skeinforge-35/skeinforge_application/prefs/SF35-Thingomatic-HBP-Stepstruder/alterations
There you will find a file named start.gcode. Open it. Go to line 14, you'll see something like this:
G92 Z80 ( ---=== Set Z axis maximum ===--- )
Change it to:
G92 Z123.3 ( ---=== Set Z axis maximum ===--- )
Save and close.
Back to ReplicatorG
Connect the USB cable of the printer to your computer.
In the main window, select:
Machine>Driver>Thingomatic w/HBP and Stepstruder MK6
Now select your serial port:
Machine>Serial Port> YourSerialPort
And last:
GCode>Choose GCode generator>Skeinforge35
Talking to MADRE
Press the Connect icon (the plug). If everything went fine, the previously red panel should have turned green. Now, test the connection using the control panel (The four arrows icon). Try to move the platform to the left / right, but be careful not to reach any limit!!!
Now, believe me and put 220ºC in the Extruder temperature box, and 120 in the Platform temperature box: You will see why later!
Printing!
If you are here is because you have something to print. And that thing should be an .STL file. Open it with ReplicatorG: you should see the 3D model in the display area. To make it printable, use the Center and Put on platform commands that are under Move.
Now, our model should be sliced and compiled. This is done using the Generate GCode button. Select the correct profile: SF35-Thingomatic HBP Stepstruder, and UNselect Use Raft. Now, Generate.... It will take its time!