Operation Manual

7A WELCOME, LET’S GET STARTED
The MakerBot Replicator 2 makes solid, three-dimensional objects out of melted MakerBot
PLA Filament. Your 3D design files are translated into instructions for the MakerBot
Replicator 2 and sent to the machine via SD card. Then the MakerBot Replicator 2 heats
the MakerBot PLA Filament and squeezes it out through a nozzle to make a solid object
layer by layer. This method is called Fused Filament Fabrication [FFF].
HOW DOES IT WORK?
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