User guide

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MAKERBOT MAKERWARE ERROR MESSAGES CONTINUED
OPENING A FILE
The following messages could appear when you add an object to the plate:
Error Message Description
The le could not be loaded. It may be an
unsupported le format.
This message appears when you load a file
of a format other than OBJ, STL or Thing, or
a badly formatted STL, OBJ or Thing le.
Error opening file
Couldn’t open [le name]
MakerWare is unable to open the le. This
could appear if you don’t have permissions
to open the le, or if the le is corrupted.
The object is o the platform.
Do you want to put it on the platform?
Select No to leave the object in its
current position.
Select Yes to place the object
on the platform.
This object seems very small. It may have
been designed in inches.
Would you like to scale it to mm?
Select No to leave the object at its
current size.
Select Yes to convert the units of your object
from inches to millimeters. This will resize
the object.
MAKE DIALOG
The following error messages could appear when you try to make something on your
MakerBot Replicator 2X:
Error Message Description
Background Service Unavailable. This error message appears when you try to
Make an object while Conveyor, MakerWare’s
background service, is unavailable.
To restart Conveyor:
1. Go the Services menu.
2. Select Restart Background Service.