How to print with 3D printer

How to create your project First of all, once we know which printer we are going to use, we need to find a program that exports in that extension or another program to convert our project We use Cube 3 on TBS and it prints only .cube3 extension, so we need a program to export in .stl, to import it into a program used by the printer to convert it to .cube3 Once you find the design program to develop your 3D project (123D design, SketchUp, AutoCAD…) and exported it, import to Cube Print (program used to convert to .cube3) and adjust it as your wish. You can change scale and colour (depending your cartridges) Instead of creating your own project, you can try to find any models on the Internet that use the same extension that you need

This is the Cube Print. My library is where you keep all old printed stuffs. You can select a project from here or use this projects to print/save in your pendrive

This is the ‘Print’ space inside Cube Print This is the ‘Print’ space inside Cube Print. To print any project, you have to clIck on ‘add’ and select it in library or file (folder, pendrive..) Once you’ve selected, your project will be shown on the platepad, in the middle of the screen

1 - In this block you’ll find the options to: Add/Remove projects to platepad Undo/Redo any changes in your project Move the project in the platepad Rotate in all axis Scale to bigger or smaller project Center to put in the center of the pad Reset your changes In/Out to zoom View to view your print 2 – In this block you’ll find the option to select a printer in wi-fi or select it through IP address 3 – You can see the color options that you have to print. Click on it and drag to the project to select where you want to paint with the selected color 4 – This is the platepad. This pad is used in the printer, where the print is done 5 – This buttom is used to set quality, resolution, save your project in your library/as file and see the cartridges

Once you finished the setting of your project, click Build and this window will pop up: 1 – In ‘Layer Resolution’ you can select the quality. In ‘Density you can set for low/high material and time. In ’Fill Pattern’ you can set the pattern of your project, increasing or decreasing the print time 2 – Once you haven’t selected your printer, here you’ll see 2 buttons. ‘Save to my library’ allows you to save your project inside your Cube Print program. ‘Save to file’ allows you to save in any other external storage to print through USB 2.1 – But if you have selected the printer to use, only one buttoN will be shown and this buttoN allows you to send the project directly to the printer to be printed.

Once you saved your project in any pendrive, plug it in your printer This is the printer’s home screen After you upload your project to your USB external storage or to your printer, click on print in this screen

On this screen, you can select what you want to print On this screen, you can select what you want to print. Use the left and right arrows to change project and click on print to select the project to be printed.

After you click on print, this screen will be shown, asking to apply glue to the platepad Use the Cube Glue on the platepad and wait until dry Once the glue is dry on the plate, click on the correct mark to proceed

After the last step, the printer will start heating the filament to print the project In this screen you will be able to cancel the heating process Once the heating is done, the print process will start and a ‘Pause’ buttoN will appear in the right bottom corner Avoid pressing the pause button because this will cause the printer to work out of alignment

When the print ends, remove the plate from the printer and wash it until the glue get cleaned Use the spatula to softly remove the object from the plate Use the water to make it easier Congratulations, your project is ready!