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GLOSSARY
LAYOUT: An arrangement of 3D models
on the build plate. Multiple layouts can be
saved as part of any Thing in your Library.
LEVELING KNOBS: The two knobs
underneath the build platform that allow
you to pivot the build plate around its center
point during the leveling process.
.MAKERBOT: The format of print files
for your MakerBot Replicator. Print files
contain instructions for your MakerBot
Desktop 3D Printer.
MAKERBOT ACCOUNT: The username
and password you will use to sign in
to MakerBot Desktop , and log on to
Thingiverse and other MakerBot sites.
MAKERBOT CLOUD LIBRARY: The part
of MakerBot Desktop where you can access
your MakerBot Cloud Library and organize
your own design files, files downloaded
from or collected on Thingiverse™, or files
purchased from the MakerBot Digital Store.
MAKERBOT DESKTOP SOFTWARE:
Free soware for use with your MakerBot
Replicator Desktop 3D Printer. MakerBot
Desktop will help you discover, manage,
share and print 3D models.
MAKERBOT DIGITAL STORE: A digital
store where you can download premium
3D content.
MAKERBOT PLA FILAMENT: Polylactic
acid filament. PLA is a corn-based
thermoplastic. MakerBot PLA Filament is
the source material from which you make
objects on the MakerBot Replicator.
MAKERBOT REPLICATOR: The
MakerBot
®
Replicator
®
Desktop 3D
Printer (Fih Generation Model).
MENU BUTTON: The button at the
bottom right corner of the control
panel’s LCD screen. The menu button
will oen allow you to open a menu
containing additional options.
.OBJ: A file format used for 3D models.
PROFILE: The settings used to slice your
3D model and create a print file. MakerBot
Desktop Soware comes with preset profiles
for Low, Standard and High resolution prints.
RAFT: A plastic base printed on the build
plate and used as a printing surface for your
printed object.
SETTINGS DIALOG: The dialog that allows
you to change which print settings will be
used when you create a print file.