Renkforce RF500 Maker Construction Kit - 19 Software Repetier-Host; A) General Notes on Software; B) Installation

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19.Software"Repetier-Host"
a) General Notes on Software
It is unfortunately not possible to explain the complete function of the enclosed software in the scope of this instruction. For this, we refer to the
integrated online help function and the information on www.repetier.com.
Thebasicoperationandthepathtotherstprintoutare,however,describedbelowtothatyoucangetaresultquicklyandeasily.
Thearchiveyoudownloadedbeforeholdsacustomversionofthesoftwarethatcontainstheprintersettingsandcongu-
rationlesfortheRF500inthefolder"Repetier-Host".Weurgentlyrecommendtoinstallthecustomversionofthesoftware
sincethenyoudonotneedtocongurethesoftwareandtherequireddrivesarealreadyinstalledaswell.
 TherespectiveupdatedCustomversionofthesoftwarealwaysiscontainedinthedownloadpackage"BUNDEL_Vx_x_x_
RENKFORCE_RF500".
ThisversionoftheinstructionisvalidasoftheRepetier-Hostsoftwareversion1.6.2orhigher.
 CongurationofthesoftwareanddriverinstallationareexplainedbelowintheAnnextotheseinstructionsforthesake
ofcompleteness.However,thesoftwareonlyneedstobeconguredifyouinstallthebasicversionofthesoftwarefrom
www.repetier.com.
 Ifyouhavealreadyinstalledapreviousbasicversionofthesoftware,theoldversioncanbeuninstalledandthecustom
versioncanbenewlyinstalled.Theslicersettingsofthepreviousversionarenotdeletedandreappearinthecustomver-
sion.
The software Repetier-Host performs the following tasks:
• Placementofthe3D-objecttobeprintedontheprintingplate.
• Slicingoftheobjecttobeprintedintothinlayersthatthe3Dprintercanprintoutlayerforlayer.TheresultofthisprocessisaG-codele.
• ReviewoftheG-codelesforerrorandprintability.
• SendingtheG-codelestotheprinterorsavingonanSDcardforstandaloneprint.
• Monitoringthe3Dprinterinoperation.
• Settingandstorageofprinter-andlament-specicdata.
b) Installation
• Installthele"setupRepetierHostRenkforce_x_x_x.exe" from the directory "Repetier-Host"fromthedownloadpackage(x_x_xdesig-
nates the software version here).
InstallationofthecustomversionoftheRepetier-Hostrequiresadministratorrights,sincethenecessarycongurationlesand
printer settings will not be installed otherwise. If the corresponding message appears in Windows
®
,conrmitwithYesinanycase.
The installation will otherwise be interrupted.
 Ifsetupasksifyouwanttoinstalltheserialdrivers("Installserialdriver"),dothisinanycasefortherstinstallation,sincetheprinter
will not be recognised otherwise.
• Alternatively,theinstallationleforthebasicversionofthesoftwarecanalsobedownloadedfromwww.repetier.com.There,MacOSX-and
LINUXversionsofthissoftwareareofferedaswell.
Prerequisites for installing under Windows
®
:
Microsoft .Net Framework 4 must be installed on the computer. This software can be downloaded free of charge from
www.microsoft.com or installed subsequently in the operating system via the Windows
®
features.
 ThefurthersystemrequirementsforinstallationofRepetier-Host(alsoforotheroperatingsystems)arefoundonwww.repetier.com.
Updates for Repetier-Host are regularly published under www.repetier.com. Updates of the custom version can be found on
www.conrad.com in the download area on the product page of the 3D-printer.