First Print

We recommend your first print to be a simple test square. This test square will tell us a lot about how well your Gigabot is printing.

Open Slic3r and import the 20mm-box.stl

Check that the Gigabot settings are selected and active in Slic3r

From the main screen in Slic3r click on Export G-code

Open Pronterface and connect to Gigabot

In Pronterface click on Load File and open the G-code file generated by Slic3r.

The tool path should show in the Pronterface preview window

Set the hot-end temperature to 200C

Once hot-end is up to temp then click extrude

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