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(6) Download and Install SKEINPyPy Beta 4 for direct printing with printer (Do not use ReplicatorG, it is crap!!) https://github.com/daid/SkeinPyPy/download Link for full version with every thing you need !! (windows version) win32-SkeinPyPy-NewUI-Beta4.zip — SkeinPyPy Beta4 - Windows - With new UI. (Includes everything needed) https://github.com/downloads/daid/Skein ... -Beta4.zip 7. Run "SkeinPyPy.bat" (follow the "first run wizard") 8. Load the exported STL file 9. Press "slice to GCode" 10. Open "PrintRun.bat" which comes with SkeinPyPy 11. Press Connect 12. Load the GCode file (it's at the same location as your STL file) 13. Set the temperature to 230C in PrintRun, and press the "set" button next to it 14. Enable the "monitor printer" checkbox in the top right corner, so you can see the temperature 15. Wait till the temperature reaches 230C 16. Disable the "monitor printer" checkbox (improves your print quality) 17. Press "print"

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5. In Netfabb. go to PART - Export Part - chose STL (STL is needed for printing with SkeinPyPy) click save and before you are finshed, click repair above save button, now your model is ready to be sent to SkeinPyPy .

4. automatic repair and all openings are closed in my Netfabb Model :-)

3. open my 3ds model in Netafbb and click Analysis. result in my first model is all ok except surface is open.

thanks guys for the super tips, i think these are big time savers ! thank you. so is this thr right process ?? 1. model my building in archicad. 2. export as 3ds

what is this Phython interpeter ?

thank you for the help. I am testing Netfabb Basic and tested my basic model, seems all good (imported from 3d max format) then now I have my netfabb model and i think the next step is to bring this model into Skeinforge, get my GCODE and then open that in Replicator for printing. here is a screen shot. Ian

thanks Daid for the help !! so would this be the right process. (1) make model in 3ds max (2) open 3ds file in MeshLap and check that every thing is closed up and working. (3) Then save as STL and bring it into Netfabb or Replicator. (4) Then print from ReplicatorG. is that right ? thanks. Ian

Hi guys. I have a building model built in 3ds format. From looking around, I simply need to save my 3ds file out as STL and then bring it into ReplicatorG or (for money) Netfabb. Can I please ask if for example there are openings in the 3ds model and that gets transfered over to the STL, will that crash the printer or will the rpinter try to fill in the spaces? If I have to fix this type of model problem, should i do it in my 3d program or does RepligatorG or Netafbb allow repair and modifications of the model ? Also do any of these software allow me to split a large model into 2 or 3 slices and then print one after the other, 3 seperate jobs split from one model ? thanks guys and look forward to your replys. Best wishes. Ian

a really wonderful moment, my boss said yes to buying a ultimker for our company in Leipzig. I hope to get my little fingers on it in the next month or two. Cant wait and maybe we could set up a little Saxon Ultimaker Club, I wonder are there any other ultimakers out there in the great german state of Saxon ??? anyway.... yippppeeeeeeee :-) Ian

really nice video showing Ultimaker Z Axis Calibration

I am in Leipzig and am looking for other ultimaker users in the area. I would really like to talk to anyone that has experience with this printer ? please give me a buzz if you are in the area. thanks and best wishes. Ian ian.spring@gmail.com

I am really interested in getting a company in england to lazer cut the ultimaker wooden parts from blue transparent acyrlic plastic. I downloaded the DXF drawing for the cutting list of the ultimaker thingsuniverse site but after i sent the drawing to a few different lazer cutting companies for a good price, they all told me they cant give me a quote becasue the cutter does not know which line is to be cut and which line is to be engraved. am i missing something in the dxf file ? or are all lines cut equally ? any help would be super. thanks. Ian

ok thanks ! never heard the title before. Ian

sorry spotted it. 6mm plywood. thanks. Ian

daid. how thick is the wood sheets ? if i wanted to get a quote for acrylic . thanks. Ian

thanks daid. any good soruces for cheap 3mm plastic ? also is there a benafit to using 3mm over 1.75? thanks. Ian

thanks for the help. the reason im asking about this maschine is becasuse my boss found it on the internet and it says these are being built in germany. my company is german. also it is made out of metal and my boss told me, people are not so sure about putting a wood printer into the office. believe it or not, the boss says, it doesnt look professional. oh god help me. if they buy a lumb of fire wood because it looks more... professional.... ill eat my hat. Ian

I was shopping around for prices of plastic and keep finding both 1.75mm plastic and 3mm plastic. does that mean that the extruder has a 3mm nozzle, only the 3mm will work and the same for 1.75 nozzle. what size does the ultimaker take ? and does the user get a better resolution from the 1.75 ? also one last associated question. If i get once of these 2.4kg reels, how many models can i make from that ? just trying to work out loosely material cost ? thanks guys. Ian

in just looked at ownes design, that looks really brilliant ! can i ask you guys, is solidworks used for modeling these products ? I am thinking maybe solidworkds might be the best realistic software for developing solid ultimaker models. best wishes. Ian

My stock fan shroud fell apart on the 3th print... it's the only part in the kit that I found bad really.did you email the ultimaker guys about the problem. was it just a cheap fan case or was it detroyed from vibration ? Ian

Hi Florian. These reports are absolutly golden my friend. They answer a lot of questions that my company have asked me about the potential use of ultimaker in our company. so you know your hard work is being a fantastic help to others ! thank you and best wishes. Ian ian.spring@gmail.com

Why is ultimaker better than Shapercube 2.1 ? I have been asked this officially from one of my bosses. before i try and form an official reply. I would love to get a few pointers from you guys. thanks. Ian

is there a big benafit to adding extra cooling fans to the sides of the ultimaker extruder ? is there a guide and set that the ultmaker guys sell ? or is it just DO IT YOURSELF job ? here is a youtube video shoing a nice added cooling fan to a ultimker printer. ian