LulzBot TAZ 3.0, User Manual

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3D Printer Software
3.1 Software Overview
Aleph Objects, Inc., the maker of the LulzBot TAZ, completely supports
free/libre hardware and software. Along with the TAZ being a free/libre
hardware design, it has been tested to work with 100% free/libre software.
Our source code and design files are hosted on our development server found
at
http://devel.lulzbot.com
. To operate your desktop 3D printer you
will need to install a few software packages onto your PC. You will need
a 3D printer host, an
.STL
to
.gcode
generator, and optional CAD or 3D
modeling software.
All of the following free/libre software packages are available for
GNU/Linux, Windows, and Apple OS X. However, we highly recommend
using these programs on GNU/Linux.
The required software can be found in the Support/Downloads section
at
LulzBot.com/support/downloads
. You will also find instructions there
for installing each program onto your PC. You can also find downloads
specific to the TAZ 3D printer on the TAZ product page.
3.2 Installing Drivers
Linux and Mac OSX users will not need to install a driver to com-
municate with the TAZ 3D printer.
Windows users will need to
install the following drivers. The drivers can be downloaded from
LulzBot.com/support/downloads
. A visual guide showing the driver
installation process can be found in our download section as well.
3.3 Printrun
Website:
http://www.github.com/kliment/Printrun
The host software, Printrun, is used to start up and control your 3D
printer (Fig. 3.2, page 41). The host controls include: setting the extruder
and print surface temperatures, manual control of each axis, and manual
extrusion. The host is also where you can push print files (
.gcode
) to
the 3D printer or load print files from the SD card for printing out model
designs.
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