User manual

MAKERBOT DESKTOP
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DOWNLOADING & INSTALLING MAKERBOT DESKTOP
1. Open a browser session and go to
makerbot.com/desktop.
2. Click Download.
3. Select your operating system from
the dropdown menu and again click
Download. A system-specific installer
will download to your computer.
4. Double-click the MakerBot Desktop
installer to run the installation wizard.
Follow the installation instructions.
5. When you open MakerBot Desktop
for the first time, you will go through a
short setup process:
A. First, MakerBot Desktop will
walk you through a quick tutorial of
its features.
B. Next, you’ll be asked how you want
to connect MakerBot Desktop to
your MakerBot Replicator 2X.
• If you want to print by exporting
files to an SD card, click Skip,
choose The Replicator 2X as
your type of printer from the
dropdown menu, then click Next.
• If you want to print via USB
cable, connect your MakerBot
Replicator 2X via USB cable
now. MakerBot Desktop will
automatically detect your printer.
C. Last, you’ll be asked to either Sign
in to MakerBot Desktop or to Create
an Account. If you have a MakerBot
Thingiverse account or a MakerBot
Store account, you already have