Operation Manual

MakerWare automatically converts GCode
to X3G when sending a file to your printer
or saving to an SD card. To view the GCode,
open the Make dialog and make sure it is set
to Export to a FiIe. When the Export dialog
appears, select GCode from the dropdown
menu at the bottom of the window. You can
open your GCode file in any text editor.
To print from saved or edited GCode, go to the
MakerWare File menu at the top of the screen
and choose Make from File… Navigate to the
GCode file and choose Open. For more details
on printing from GCode, see Chapter 8.
X3G
X3G is the compact format in which
MakerWare sends instructions to your
MakerBot. An earlier version of this
format was called S3G. X3G files are
currently generated only by MakerWare
and ReplicatorG.
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