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User Guide
User Guide Section 1:
Download, install and configure
Repetier-Host for the idbox
Repetier-Host
is a free-to-use piece of
software that is employed around the
world by people who print out files on
a 3D printer – files created on, or
downloaded to, their computers. It can
be set up to work with a wide range of
3D printers and once set up – which does
not take very long – will make printing
out 3D designs easy. The set-up for the
idbox is simple and straighforward, and
after the first installation, it will not have
to be done again.
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In this section, you will download
Repetier-Host
– the software that your computer uses
to communicate with the idbox. You will then set up
Repetier
and its bundled ‘slicing’
software to work with your idbox.
1.
Go to the
Repetier
website (www.repetier.com) and click on the FREE DOWNLOAD link.
There is lots of
useful information,
including pages
of Documentation, a
Troubleshooting section,
Tutorial pages and a Forum
on the
Repetier
website.
Preparing to download Repetier-Host
Computer compatibility
3.
When you click on this, you
will see the ‘Download now’
page, where you can chose the
version of
Repetier-Host
for the operating system
on your computer.
2.
You’ll be taken to a page
where you are invited to make
a donation to support the
development of this free-to-use
software. If you do not want to
donate right now, scroll down the
page and you will see a link that
says ‘Download without donation’.
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Please check the
specification of the PC you
want to connect to the idbox
to see if it is suitable. Below
is the minimum specifications
for the Operating System
(OS):
Windows 7 or higher
MAC OS X or higher
With older PCs, you may run
into problems, such as slicing
taking a very long time or
the computer crashing when
large or complex objects are
being printed.