ED-209

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Equipment Overview

Owner/Loaner: LVL1 Serial Number: KT-PR0014-5821 Make/Model: Lulzbot TAZ 3.1 3D Printer Arrival Date: 4/1/2014 Usability: Yes Contact: Chris C Where: 3D Printing area

General Info

Information with downloadable user manual here

Ed uses 3mm filament.

How to use

• Simplify3D is on the 3D printer computer and configured for ED
• Launch Simply3D by clicking the following icon

• Below is the Simplify3D interface

• Click Import under Models to add an STL file
  • Don't have an STL file? Try Thingiverse

• If you want to edit the STL (scale, skew, etc) then double click on the name of the STL in the models box.
• Now that the STL is in Simplify3D, create a process by clicking Add under Processes.

• Make sure the LulzBot Taz 3 profile is selected and PLA as the material (ED is PLA only)
• If you change any of the advanced settings, please save them under a different name
• Click OK

• Now we have an STL and a process
• Click Prepare to Print to generate gcode

• Drag the End slider back and forth if you want a quick overview of the part printing
• Put the material cost in the box so we can keep buying filament
• Click Save Toolpaths to Disk to save the gcode, preferably under Member Files in the file share (~/z/Member Files/)
• Now it's time to print. Click the gear icon on the right to launch the Machine Control Panel (or Ctrl-P or Tools -> Machine Control Panel)

• Turn on the Lulzbot
• Select Port (should be ttyACM0 or ttyACM1)
  • Click refresh if it's not showing up
  • The custom names are not showing up in the new version of Simplify.
• Click Connect
• Click back to the G-Code Library tab
• Select the name of the file you just exported
• Click Run Selected G-Code

Maintenance Log

• 04/18/2014 - Maintenance log created.