Makerbot 3d Printer Software Download
Dionna Niebergall
With the largest build volume of any UltiMaker 3D printer, the Method XL is the ultimate 3D printing solution for large-scale projects. Print with industrial-grade materials and exceptional dimensional accuracy without the need to compromise on the size of your parts.
MakerBot is committed to advancing STEM education in your classroom or school. Over 7,000 schools choose the Replicator+ for the simplest setup experience and easy-to-use software with no tinkering required. Our printers are ready to go, right out of the box.
Our 3D printers and materials have been tested by NIOSH you can breathe a little easier in your classroom or office. Safe for the office, classroom, or home, our printer material is non-toxic and easy-to-print with minimal warping or curling. With the easy to replace Smart Extruder+ and Flex Build Plate maintenance is quick and easy. A front facing filament drawer lets you change out colors or material types without flipping your printer around.
Classroom 3D printer management is easier than ever with one queue management dashboard via MakerBot Cloud. Students can share design projects wirelessly and teachers can manage queues easily between printers.
MakerBot Industries, LLC was an American desktop 3D printer manufacturer company headquartered in New York City. It was founded in January 2009 by Bre Pettis, Adam Mayer, and Zach "Hoeken" Smith to build on the early progress of the RepRap Project. It was acquired by Stratasys in June 2013. As of April 2016[update], MakerBot had sold over 100,000 desktop 3D printers worldwide.[1] Between 2009 and 2019, the company released 7 generations of 3D printers, ending with the METHOD and METHOD X.[2]It was at one point the leader of the desktop market with an important presence in the media, but its market share declined over the late 2010s.[3][4][5] MakerBot also founded and operated Thingiverse, the largest online 3D printing community and file repository.[6] In August 2022, the company completed a merger with its long-time competitor Ultimaker. The combined company is known as UltiMaker, but retains the MakerBot name for its Sketch line of education-focused 3D printers.[7]
Smith was one of the founding members of the RepRap Research Foundation,[8] a non-profit group created to help advance early research in the area of open-source 3D printers.[9]Bre Pettis got inspired during an art residency in Vienna with Johannes Grenzfurthner/monochrom in 2007,[10] when he wanted to create a robot that could print shot glasses for the event Roboexotica and did research about the RepRap project at the Vienna hackerspace Metalab.[11] Shot glasses remained a theme throughout the history of MakerBot.[12]
On June 19, 2013, Stratasys Incorporated announced that it had acquired MakerBot in a stock deal worth $604 million,[18] with $403 million in stock paid up front,[19] based on the current share value of Stratasys. The deal provided that MakerBot would operate as a distinct brand and subsidiary of Stratasys, serving the consumer and desktop market segments. When acquired, Makerbot had sold 22,000 printers.[20] Bre Pettis moved to a position at Stratasys and was replaced as CEO by Jennifer Lawton, who in 2015 was succeeded by Jonathan Jaglom, then in January 2017,[21] Nadav Goshen.
In January 2012 MakerBot introduced the Replicator. It offered more than double the build volume of the Thing-o-Matic at 22.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 15.0 cm (8.9" x 5.7" x 5.9" L/W/H). Other features included a dual extruder allowing two-color builds, an LCD screen and a control pad. The Replicator was sold pre-assembled with no kit version available. It was the last open-source MakerBot printer.
MakerBot was featured on The Colbert Report in August 2011. MakerBot artist in residence Jonathan Monaghan sent a bust of Stephen Colbert, printed on a MakerBot 3D printer, into the stratosphere attached to a helium filled weather balloon.[46]
The Fifth generation was equipped with an interchangeable extruder with some self-diagnostics capabilities. It was new in the market and supposed to help printer maintenance, but very short extruder lifespan problems were common, requiring frequent replacement at high cost. This led to a class action lawsuit[49] which was dismissed.[50][51] Ultimately, Makerbot replaced the failing extruder with a new version.[52]
Around September 2012 the company stated that for their new Replicator 2 they "will not share the way the physical machine is designed or our GUI".[53] This departure from the previous open-source hardware model was criticized by part of the community,[54] including co-founder (and now former employee) Zachary Smith.[16]The fifth generation of printers (new Replicator, Mini and Z18) are significantly more closed than previous models. With these models, MakerBot transitioned from open source hardware controllers, extruders, and firmware to proprietary versions of the above. They also changed print file formats from the S3G format used by earlier printers to the new .makerbot format.[citation needed]
So, I recently discovered that our middle school had a MakerBot Replicator + that had basically never been used before. Since I was the only one that knew anything about the printer (Even the pre-engineering teacher didn't know how to use it) I started up a test print. It was one of those nut and bolt prints, and it worked, but was pretty low quality with a super high layer height and bad layer heigh after supposedly auto leveling.
If this was a cheap beginner printer, I would have excused these. But to buy this printer from their website is $2,000! Maybe this was an old version, and the newer ones are better, I don't know. If I was running that school, I would buy one or two Prusa MK3s and use their nice software on our Chromebooks. The print quality is great, not-too-hard-to-use user interface, etc. Just buy a cheap enclosure like one of those camera tents or buy an actual enclosure online.
I recently acquired a Makerbot Replicator 1 (Dual Extruder) and wanted to see if I could get some prints going. Looking around there doesn't seem to be any software available to slice CAD data or generate the .x3g files the printer is looking for.
I tried going from PrusaSlicer to .x3g using GPXUi but was unsuccessful (not surprisingly). I also tried installing a version of MakerBot Desktop but that only seemed to go back to Replicator 5. If anyone has any suggestions that would be greatly appreciated. Alternatively if anyone has an example .x3g file for this printer that would also be helpful. I'm pretty sure with that I could write a python package go from g-code to .x3g.
Hi there,
I'm very new to octoprint and I own a Makerbot Replicator. After doing some research I see that some people are saying that Octoprint is NOT compatible with the printer. Is this true? I've just been looking for a way to track my prints and link it to a camera and octoprint seems great for that application. If it is compatible, where can I start?
Is this a little hacky? Yes, and I realise it may not be for everyone, especially if you're working with multiple printers, but until I can find a way to pass along to X3GWriter to filter the output through a Replicator 2 profile, this has been the only way I've been able to make it all work.
Funnily, using Cura has massively improved the reliability and quality of the printers and improved my faith in them again. It seems Makerware wasn't doing as good a job as I thought it was, and was leaving these older Gen4 printers behind a little with their slicing algorithms.
Hi i wan to contect a replicartor 2 based 3d printer and the g code works well but my printer has hbp and it doesnt heat the bed. I have checked the box of heated build plate but when the print starts the temperature of the hbp begins to decrese. Any Advice?
So what I didn't understand was that Cura can pass metadata from printer definitions to assist with conversions like this. Because the definition that I started with (Replicator 1) had metadata of indicating it was a replicator 1, the X3Gwriter plugin would of course convert it using that profile.
So, with that said, I'm working on a temporary fix by editing the cura printer definition file, so that the X3Gwriter plugin doesn't get trashed by us. This also means we can update cura and x3gwriter without these things being undone.
Yes in my start gcode there I think there's a line explicitly disabling the heated bed as my non heated bed printers just complain and stop if any commands are given relating to the heated bed. I'll have to have a closer look, but I'm pretty sure that's where it was being disabled. Sorry, I don't have a heated bed R2 to test with though
Hey guys!
Same issue here... replicator 2 and followed all steps in your manual. .x3g gets written to SD card, is visible in printer menu but does not start printing (and no error message either).
I had the same problem I could see the file in windows 10 but when I was putting the card in the printer, the printer couldn t see the file. I rename the file with a smaller name and then the printer saw the file. The file name was too long for the printer to process it. Hope it help You.
I am having trouble with this install. I have tried the r2 and r2x, since I have a heated build plate, and no one really clarified what to use. Found the GCode on the -better-way-to-configure-cura-to-slice-objects-for-your-makerbot-replicator-2-3d-printer/ in the comments under "PrintRanger" for the heated build plate and added it to my Cura install. Version 4.13.1. I added the X3GWriter plugin and restarted and modified the global.cfg, restarted again, and when i add a stl model and click slice nothing happens. I am including the Rep setup and gcode and my global.cfg as well as the error files. Please help.
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