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You should now be presented with PrusaSlicer showing a blank build plate. | You should now be presented with PrusaSlicer showing a blank build plate. | ||
==== Slicing with PrusaSlicer ==== | |||
You should have PrusaSlicer open showing a blank build plate: | |||
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Import you STL (note: do _not_ "open" a project with Ctrl-O, you are "importing" an STL with Ctrl-I). | |||
The build plate should show the object you just imported - check that it looks like the thing you intend to print! | |||
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For your first print, you will be printing using PLA. | |||
Go to the "Filament Settings" tab and select "Generic PLA @MINIIS" from the dropdown menu. | |||
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This step is very important. If you do not have the correct filament type selected, the printer will use the wrong temperature and may not melt the filament. | |||
Return to the "Plater" tab and select "Slice Now". | |||
Your display will change to show the object that will be printed, rather than the idealised 3D model that you have imported. The bar at the right hand side can be dragged up and down to change which layers are shown. This can be useful to visualise how the interior of your model will be infilled. Look at the lower right where there is a "Sliced info" panel and a field "Cost". In my example it reads "0.25", so this is costing 25c of filament. | |||
''Below here is still being rewritten'' | |||
=== Prusa Mini === | === Prusa Mini === | ||