REFERENCE
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MakerBot Desktop is a free app for preparing 3D prints and managing your 3D content.
It consist of five sections:
Explore
,
Library
,
Prepare
,
Store
, and
Learn
.
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 or bought from the
MakerBot Digital Store 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 send print files to your MakerBot Replicator Mini.
4. Store
lets you buy print files for premium 3D models. The MakerBot Digital Store sells
original, fun, and collectible digital content specifically designed for MakerBot Replicator
Desktop 3D Printers. When you buy a model from the MakerBot Digital Store, a print file for
your MakerBot Replicator Mini will be added to your MakerBot Cloud Library.
ABOUT MAKERBOT DESKTOP
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