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    • FrankNPrinterundefined
      FrankNPrinter
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      just getting my printer going and cant figure out how to print. no ponterface, just using touch screen or web page. When i download stl files they are recognized by win7 as certificates but are still labeled .stl I though i just had to copy file to printer but when i upload to print, nothing happens. can someone give me a 123 of how to print a file?

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      • 3dprinting meatheadundefined
        3dprinting meathead
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        gotta load the stl into a slicer. Slic3r, cura are popular free options. that's where you enter your layer height, speed, infill, etc. Plenty of tutorials for that. then you export g code. that's what you load to your printer and print.

        If I can learn it, than anyone can learn it.

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        • FrankNPrinterundefined
          FrankNPrinter
          last edited by

          exactly right, i had not converted to g code, was trying to print stl directly. printing ugly test cubes now! 🙂 thanks much!

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          • 3dprinting meatheadundefined
            3dprinting meathead
            last edited by

            no proble, we all gotta start somewhere. Good luck!. join reddit, they're great over there in 3dprinting to help you improve your prints.

            If I can learn it, than anyone can learn it.

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