Manual Leapfrog Creatr
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2.7 Start your print
This section of the manual will explain you how to print a file if you already have a printable G-code or if
you start with a STL file. STL files are files that contain your design, but do not contain the movements the
printer needs to make while it is printing. This is why a STL file needs to be converted into a G-code, a file
format that tells the printer how to move in order to create your design.
I have a G-code
A G-code is a file format the printer uses to print. It is comparable with a PDF file in a sense that it cannot
be altered after you have created it. All your settings like print material, speed, layer thickness etc. are in
the G-code.
If you want to print a pre-existing G-code, click Load”.
Open a G-code file.
Make sure the print bed is heated to 80 degrees for ABS or 60 degrees for PLA/PVA and click on
Run Job. Your print will not start until the extruder[s] are heated
to the temperature you have selected.
Also note that the printbed will automatically ome when starting a new
print. The home position is the position where the value for the X-, Y- and Z-direction is zero. You
can see that the bed is placed at the highest point and the extruders are positioned at the front
left side of the printbed.