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Tool Steward: Matt Keveney, slack @mkeveney
Documentation
Slicer
The MakerBot uses its own file format, x3g. This is not compatible with the more common ‘gcode’ format. The easiest way to produce an x3g file is with Makerbot’s own slicer, Makerbot Desktop. This is installed on the 3D print computer. You may also install it on your own machine.
Filament spool loading
The Rep2 is “optimized for PLA” and the documentation all refers to PLA. There’s an included roll holder, which snaps onto the back, on the left side (when looking at the back). The filament roll on this holder should always run counter-clockwise, so it unwinds directly into the filament tube. This is completely clear when you see it, and is also labeled. Someone printed a second, smaller diameter holder for different spool sizes (thanks whoever did that) and it’s installed on the right side, where there’s a second slot for it. This one should always run clockwise, as the filament tube is centered in the back of the machine.