User manual

MAKERBOT DESKTOP
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MakerBot Desktop is a free app for preparing 3D prints and managing your 3D content.
It consists of five sections: Explore, Library, Prepare, Store, and Learn.
ABOUT MAKERBOT DESKTOP
1. Explore gives you access to MakerBot
Thingiverse and the hundreds of thousands
of 3D printable objects designed by the
Thingiverse community. Use Explore to
search Thingiverse for inspiration or for
new things to print, then save them to your
collections or prepare them for printing.
2. Library gives you access to your
MakerBot Cloud Library and helps you
organize your 3D model files. Use it
to access things you’ve collected on
Thingiverse as well as your own models.
3. Prepare is where you will turn 3D
models into print files. Bring 3D models
into the Prepare screen to manipulate
them on a virtual build plate. Then specify
print options and either save the print files
to an SD card or send them directly to your
MakerBot Replicator 2X via USB cable.
4. STORE lets you buy print files for
premium 3D models. The MakerBot
Digital Store sells original, fun, and
collectible digital content specifically
for 5th Generation MakerBot Replicator
Desktop 3D Printers and for the MakerBot
Replicator 2. The MakerBot Digital Store
does not currently oer files for the
MakerBot Replicator 2X.
5. Learn provides video tutorials on
common processes such as Exporting
Files, Preparing to Print, and Exploring
Thingiverse. Look for new tutorials with
each update of MakerBot Desktop. You
can also replay the MakerBot Desktop
walkthrough in the Learn tab.
Use Store and Explore to find 3D models,
Library to keep them organized, and
Prepare to send them to your MakerBot
Replicator 2X for printing. Use Learn to
view tutorials.
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