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4.2 Loading materials
Before you can start printing on the Ultimaker 3, you need to load materials into the printer. For the first use it is
recommended to use the spools of PLA and PVA that came with the Ultimaker 3.
Loading material 2
Material 2 will be loaded first, because this is the material that must be placed closest to the back side of the printer. Take
the following steps to load the material.
1. Place the spool with the material 2 (PVA) on the spool holder. Make sure to put it with the material in clockwise
direction, so that the material can enter feeder 2 from the bottom.
2. Wait until the Ultimaker 3 has detected the material.
3. Insert the end of the material into feeder 2 and gently push it until the material is grabbed by the feeder and is visible
in the Bowden tube. Select confirm to continue.
Straighten the end of the material a bit so it can easily enter the feeder.
4. Wait for the Ultimaker 3 to heat up print core 2 and to load the material into the print head.
5. Confirm when the new material extrudes from the print head.
6. Wait a moment for print core 2 to cool down.
