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--- clubs:3d-printing:3d_printing_slicing [2025/09/14 01:31] – [Slicer] garfield
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 ==== Slicer ====
-After you finish select and edit your projects, you will need to prepare it for printing. This process is called slicing. Imagine a pile of Lego bricks sitting in a pile on a table. You didn't just smash all of the bricks together and magically become your masterpiece. Well, maybe your the special one that can do that, but I can't. ;) For the rest of us, we build our project 1 brick at a time.
+For the slicer, we will will use [[https://digitalfactory.ultimaker.com/|Ultimaker MakerBot]].
+After you finish select and edit your projects, you will need to prepare it for printing. This process is called slicing. Imagine a pile of Lego bricks sitting in a pile on a table. You didn't just smash all of the bricks together and magically become your masterpiece. Well, maybe you're the special one that can do that, but I can't. ;) For the rest of us, we build our project 1 brick at a time.
 This is where the slicer software comes in. This software reads your model and cuts lots of very thin layers like a deli slicer cutting meat and cheese for your sandwich. The slicer creates the instructions used by the 3D printer. The type of file and instructions contained differ from one brand & model to another. Since we have a MakerBot file, we will be saving **.makerbot** files.
-=== Slicing ===
+==== Slicing ====
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   - Finally, click the **Slice** button. You should see the slicing progress bar while it's calculating the layers.
   - Check the **print time** in the form of a click icon and formatted like "0 hours 53 minutes", located above the Queue button. **Please keep all prints close to 1 hour** in order to have time for everyone to get their projects printed.
-  - Obtain a flash drive from a librarian and insert it to the USB port on your chromebook. Normally, the printer is connected to the internet for printing, which is why we have a **Queue** button. However, since we're not allowed to connect the printer to the network, we need to save our **.makerbot** files to a flash drive.
-  - Ask a librarian to review your project before saving it to the flash drive. This keeps the us from wasting the material that needs to be thrown away and reprinting a new copy.
-  - Click the 3 dots ( burger menu ) next to the **Queue** button
+Next Step: [[/clubs:3d-printing:3d_printing_printing|Printing]]
-  - Click the **Download** option and save it to the flash drive
-  - Eject it safely from the laptop **( DO NOT SIMPLY PULL IT OUT OF THE PORT )**
-  - Add an entry to the print log so we know which project to print. You can check back on the log to see if your print is complete.