Ultimaker Original, Assembly Instructions Manual, Page: 103 / 109

Slicer software Using the Ultimaker Original for the first time
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Via the computer
9. If the Ultimaker is connected with the computer, click ‘Print’.
Via the Ulticontroller
10. Save the file on your SD-card.
11. Insert the SD-card into the slot on the LEFT of the Ulticontroller.
On the display v1.0, it should say, ‘Card inserted’.
12. Rotate the navigation wheel.
13. Select ‘Print’ or ‘Card menu’.
14. Select the file you want to print.
Netfabb
1. Download a STL, for example: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:13588
2. Go to Project > Open and select the file you want to print.
3. Click the small cross next to ‘Parts’ (in top RIGHT corner), and drag the
STL file to the Ultimaker tab. If you do this correctly the file will appear
on a build platform interface.
4. If there are any issues with it then NetFabb will prompt you to
automatically fix it… Do that.
5. Select either No raft, or Outline. Outline will put a box around the print
and is good for getting your plastic flowing smoothly at the start. Any
other raft is generally not necessary.
6. Under ‘Current Part’ click on ‘Center’ to put your object in the middle
of the platform (or move it to where you’d like to print).
7. Select your print quality (that’s the build style) and under ‘extruder’
select the machine settings profile. Make sure you’re profile match up
for the standard profiles (i.e. if you use the Ultra profile in one then use
the Ultra profile for the other… They’re designed to go together).
8. Set the fill spacing slider to something like 2.5-4mm to start with. If
you cannot move the slider (it’s greyed out) then make sure your part
is selected on the bed by clicking on it.
9. Hit ‘Calculate toolpath’… That will do the slicing.