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 ====== 3D-Printing ====== ====== 3D-Printing ======
 +[[.:3d-catalog:start]]
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 To produce gorgeous objects with the 3D printer on the 3rd floor, you need to install a [[WP>Slicer (3D printing)|slicer]] on your desktop or laptop. The recommended slicer is [[https://ultimaker.com/de/software/ultimaker-cura|cura]].((If you don't like cura, feel free to pioneer an alternative like [[https://slic3r.org/|Slic3r]], [[https://www.prusa3d.com/page/prusaslicer_424/|PrusaSlicer]] or [[https://github.com/supermerill/SuperSlicer|SuperSlicer]]. )) To produce gorgeous objects with the 3D printer on the 3rd floor, you need to install a [[WP>Slicer (3D printing)|slicer]] on your desktop or laptop. The recommended slicer is [[https://ultimaker.com/de/software/ultimaker-cura|cura]].((If you don't like cura, feel free to pioneer an alternative like [[https://slic3r.org/|Slic3r]], [[https://www.prusa3d.com/page/prusaslicer_424/|PrusaSlicer]] or [[https://github.com/supermerill/SuperSlicer|SuperSlicer]]. ))
  
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   * wait about two minutes for cura to assemble the catalogue of plugins   * wait about two minutes for cura to assemble the catalogue of plugins
   * select:   * select:
-    - 'OctoPrintConnection' - necessary to talk to the printer via network +    - 'OctoPrintConnection' -- necessary to talk to the printer via network 
-    - 'Printjob Naming' - to prefix your job file with your name+    - 'Printjob Naming' -- to automatically prefix your job file with your name
     - In cura v4.18 or lower: there are plugins to import native 3D model files from your favourite CAD suite((From cura v5.0 onward the various CAD integration plugins got retracted by its author. This may or may not be connected to the [[https://3dprint.com/291216/ultimaker-stratasys-and-makerbot-ultimaker-buys-the-death-star-analysis/|merger of Ultimaker with the stratasys owned Makerbot]].)):     - In cura v4.18 or lower: there are plugins to import native 3D model files from your favourite CAD suite((From cura v5.0 onward the various CAD integration plugins got retracted by its author. This may or may not be connected to the [[https://3dprint.com/291216/ultimaker-stratasys-and-makerbot-ultimaker-buys-the-death-star-analysis/|merger of Ultimaker with the stratasys owned Makerbot]].)):
       * 'Inventor integration'       * 'Inventor integration'
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       * 'Freecad integration'       * 'Freecad integration'
       * 'Blender integration'       * 'Blender integration'
-    - 'Settings Guide' - provides more verbose pop-up help+    - 'Settings Guide' -- provides more verbose pop-up help 
 +    - Sidebar GUI -- transform the slightly annoying floating settings menu into a regular sidebar
  
 Configure the printjob naming plugin to put your name in front of the job name:   Configure the printjob naming plugin to put your name in front of the job name:  
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   * Enable prefix and postfix: [:OK:]    * Enable prefix and postfix: [:OK:] 
   * Add '_' between jobname parts: [:OK:]   * Add '_' between jobname parts: [:OK:]
-  * Sanitise jobname parts: [:OK:]+  * Sanitize jobname parts: [:OK:]
  
 +
 +===== Cura profile =====
 +Cura maintains 'profiles' which are essentially set of slicing parameters. The application comes with several default profiles suggestively named "extra fine", "fine", "normal",..., "extra coarse". While the parameters of these profiles are reasonable, it is recommended to add our own blends, which reflect the current state of the leapfrog.
 +  - download localized profiles: 
 +    * {{ :3d-druck:leapfrog_fein_20januar2023.curaprofile |}} -- 20% infill; outer layer height = 0.1 mm; infill layer height = 0.4 mm
 +    * {{ :3d-druck:leapfrog_grob_20januar2023.curaprofile |}} -- 20% infill; outer layer height = 0.3 mm; infill layer height = 0.9 mm
 +    * {{ :3d-druck:leapfrog_voll-fein_20januar2023.curaprofile |}} -- 99% infill((At 100% infill cura treats the whole volume as "wall". 99% infill allows the profile to differentiate between wall and infill)); outer layer height = 0.1 mm; infill layer height = 0.4 mm
 +    * {{ :3d-druck:leapfrog_voll-grob_20januar2023.curaprofile |}}  -- 99% infill; outer layer height = 0.3 mm; infill layer height = 0.9 mm
 +  - import the profiles to cura:
 +    * go to //Preferences// → //Cura_settings...//
 +    * choose //Profiles// in left tab → button //Import//
 +    * navigate to the downloaded file and click //open//
 +    * the imported profile should appear under "Custom profiles"
 +    * select the imported profile in the list
 +    * click the button //activate// to actually use the profile for the next slicing. Alternatively, you can choose the profile from the drop-down menu at the top of the //Print settings// dialogue.
 +These profiles will get you started. Feel free to tweak the parameters to suit your needs even better. This is especially true for layer height and speed. With large prints every additional mm/s reduces the time to print significantly. Small models with delicate details benefit from slow nozzle movements. 
 +
 +By default, cura only exposes a severely reduced set of parameters in the GUI. Use the three-horizontal-lines button next to the search field to switch to your preferred level of settings detail. 
  
 ===== Connect to the printer ===== ===== Connect to the printer =====
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   - click 'OK'   - click 'OK'
   - <del>click 'Request...' under 'API Key'</del>    - <del>click 'Request...' under 'API Key'</del> 
-     * API key request are currently not available. Copy ''F4223B8E2C1B486B9445ABB58D1431E0'' to the edit field instead. The API key is used by cura to authorize itself to the octoprint instance of the leapfrog printer. It lets you print directly from cura without the need to login on the leapfrog website.+     * API key requests are currently not available. Copy ''F4223B8E2C1B486B9445ABB58D1431E0'' to the edit field instead. The API key is used by cura to authorize itself to the octoprint instance of the leapfrog printer. It lets you print directly from cura without the need to login on the leapfrog website.
   - <del>in the web browser a new tab should have opened which asks you to allow API access → confirm</del>   - <del>in the web browser a new tab should have opened which asks you to allow API access → confirm</del>
   - <del>in cura, the API key should manifest itself as a string of obscured characters</del>   - <del>in cura, the API key should manifest itself as a string of obscured characters</del>
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   - click the button "upload" on the bottom left. A file chooser dialog pops up. Select your gcode file. Your file will show up on the top of the list of print jobs.   - click the button "upload" on the bottom left. A file chooser dialog pops up. Select your gcode file. Your file will show up on the top of the list of print jobs.
   - click on the tiny printer icon in the row of buttons associated with your file → the printer should immediately start the print job by heating the bed and the nozzle.   - click on the tiny printer icon in the row of buttons associated with your file → the printer should immediately start the print job by heating the bed and the nozzle.
-===== Cura profile ===== 
-  - download: {{ :3d-druck:leapfrog_21september2022.curaprofile |}} 
-  - Import the profile to cura: 
-    * go to //Preferences// → //Cura_settings...// 
-    * choose //Profiles// in left tab → button //Import// 
-    * navigate to the downloaded file and click //open// 
-    * the imported profile should appear under "Custom profiles" 
-    * select the imported profile in the list 
-    * click the button //activate// to actually use the profile for the next slicing. Alternatively, you can choose the profile from the drop-down menu at the top of the //Print settings// dialogue. 
-Now you are ready to print with the parameters delivered by the cura 
-profile. 
- 
  
 ===== Archive of cura profiles ===== ===== Archive of cura profiles =====
-{{filelist>.:*&style=list&direct=0&sort=ctime}}+{{filelist>media/3d-druck/*.curaprofile&style=list&direct=0&sort=ctime}}
  
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