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3D printing with RepRap Cookbook

By : Salinas
Book Image

3D printing with RepRap Cookbook

By: Salinas

Overview of this book

A systematic guide consisting of over 100 recipes which focus on helping you understand the process of 3D printing using RepRap machines. The book aims at providing professionals with a series of working recipes to help make their fuzzy notions into real, saleable projects/objects using 3D printing technology. This book is for novice designers and artists who own a RepRap-based 3D printer, have fundamental knowledge of its working, and who desire to gain better mastery of the printing process. For the more experienced user, it will provide a handy visual resource, with side-by-side comparisons of the two most popular slicers, Skeinforge and Slic3r. A basic understanding of designing and modeling principles and elementary knowledge of digital modeling would be a plus.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Index

Using the command line

The host can also make changes to the G-code on the fly. This is handy if you want to make changes quickly, such as turn a fan on or off or adjust its speed. To do this, you simply enter the G-code command in a command-line window and click on Send.

The following screenshot shows the host program Repetier-Host:

Using the command line

Its command line is located under the Manual Control tab. The following screenshot shows the host Pronterface:

Using the command line

Its command line is located on the bottom-right corner of the program. A nice feature of Pronterface is its capability to create custom buttons that will send frequently used G-code commands. For instance, it's very convenient to have a set of buttons that will move the extruder to all four corners of the build platform when bed leveling.

We'll make the first button for a 200 mm x 200 mm bed by starting with the front-left position. To do this, left-click on the small + button at the bottom center of the program. A pop up will appear with the...