MakerBot Replicator, User Manual

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gLOssary
LayOut:
An arrangement of 3D models
on the build plate. Multiple layouts can be
saved as part of any Thing in your Library.
LEVELing knObs:
The two knobs
underneath the build platform that allow
you to pivot the build plate around its center
point during the leveling process.
.MakErbOt:
The format of print files
for your MakerBot Replicator. Print files
contain instructions for your MakerBot
Desktop 3D Printer.
MakErbOt aCCOunt:
The username
and password you will use to sign in
to MakerBot Desktop , and log on to
Thingiverse and other MakerBot sites.
MakErbOt CLOud Library:
The part
of MakerBot Desktop where you can access
your MakerBot Cloud Library and organize
your own design files, files downloaded
from or collected on Thingiverse™, or files
purchased from the MakerBot Digital Store.
MakErbOt dEsktOp sOftWarE:
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 source material from which you make
objects on the MakerBot Replicator.
MakErbOt rEpLiCatOr:
The
MakerBot ® Replicator ® Desktop 3D
Printer (Fifth Generation Model).
MEnu buttOn:
The button at the
bottom right corner of the control
panel’s LCD screen. The menu button
will often allow you to open a menu
containing additional options.
.Obj:
A file format used for 3D models.
prOfiLE:
The settings used to slice your
3D model and create a print file. MakerBot
Desktop Software comes with preset profiles
for Low, Standard and High resolution prints.
raft:
A plastic base printed on the build
plate and used as a printing surface for your
printed object.
sEttings diaLOg:
The dialog that allows
you to change which print settings will be
used when you create a print file.