usIng The CubeX sofTWaRe To buIld a .CubeX fIle
buILD sTYLe PROfILe
use this to select previously saved print settings . To
save print settings you are using for future quick selection, press the save as button
and give the profile a name.
LaYeR THICKness
This is the resolution your part will be printed at .
0.1mm The CubeX printers finest resolution. This layer height takes the longest to
print but gives the best quality parts .
0 .25mm a middle ground between 0 .1mm and 0 .5mm . This layer height is faster than
0 .1mm but is slightly lower quality .
0 .5mm The CubeX printers fastest resolution . This layer height has a lower quality
than 0 .1mm and 0 .25mm but has a much faster print time .
PART DENSITY
This is how much solid fill your part will contain.
Hollow The part will have no internal structure .
Thin
The part will have a small amount of internal structure to give it support .
medium The part will have a good internal structure supporting it .
Heavy a heavy part with a strong internal structure .
RafT maTeRIaL
use this to select which material will print your raft or the raftless option . We
recommend printing raftless but some larger parts may require a raft .
suPPORT maTeRIaL
use this to select your support material or the no support option . support material
may be required when printing parts with overhangs greater than 50° . before printing
with supports try rotating your model in the software to see if this can eliminate the
overhangs . If this is not possible then supports may be required .
suPPORT TYPe
Choose between points and lines for your support material . Does not affect the print if
no
support
is
selected .
FINE DETAIL PRESERVATION
Enabling this will preserve finer details of your part, but may affect accuracy.
PART MATERIAL
Similar to Printer Configuration, this tells the software which materials are loaded into
which print jets. Part materials works in a similar way to Printer Configuration, telling
the software which materials are loaded into which print jets . Please be sure that the
materials selected in part materials correspond to the print jets the materials are
allocated
too .
buILD
Once you have selected all of your preferences press the build button to create the
.cubex file.
savIng a .CubeX fIle foR pRInTIng
1 . Press the save Print file button .
2 .
Choose the location you wish to save the .cubex file, give it a suitable name and press save. You will then need to
transfer the .cubex file to your USB stick for printing.
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