REFERENCE
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GLOSSARY
BUILD PLATE:
The acrylic surface on which
the MakerBot Replicator Mini builds an object.
BUILD PLATE TAPE:
Masking tape used
as a build surface for objects printed with
MakerBot PLA Filament. You can find build
plate tape sized for the MakerBot Replicator
Mini at store.makerbot.com
EXTRUDER ASSEMBLY:
The MakerBot
Replicator Smart Extruder installed in the
extruder carriage.
EXTRUDER CARRIAGE:
The part of the
extruder assembly that sits on the gantry
and moves back and forth. When the Smart
Extruder is installed in the extruder carriage,
the extruder assembly is complete.
EXTRUDER NOZZLE:
The opening on
the end of the Smart Extruder from which
heated MakerBot PLA Filament emerges
to be spread onto the build plate.
FIRMWARE:
The software that runs on your
MakerBot Replicator Mini.
GANTRY:
The apparatus that allows the
extruder assembly to move around.
LAYOUT:
An arrangement of 3D models on
the build plate.
.MAKERBOT:
The format of print files for
your MakerBot Replicator Mini. Print files
contain instructions for your MakerBot
Desktop 3D printer.
MAKERBOT ACCOUNT:
The username
and password you will use to sign in to the
MakerBot Desktop app and to log on to
Thingiverse and other MakerBot sites.
MAKERBOT CLOUD LIBRARY:
The part of
MakerBot Desktop where you can store and
organize your own design files as well as any
files you have downloaded from or collected
on Thingiverse.
MAKERBOT DESKTOP:
Free software
for use with your MakerBot Replicator
Desktop 3D Printer. MakerBot Desktop
will help you discover, manage, share,
and print 3D models.
MAKERBOT DIGITAL STORE:
A digital
store where you can download premium
3D content.
MAKERBOT PLA FILAMENT:
Polylactic
acid filament. PLA is a corn-based
thermoplastic. MakerBot PLA Filament is
the material from which you make objects
on the MakerBot Replicator Mini.