List of Figures

2.1 Polar Cloud log in screen
2.2 Polar Cloud home page
2.3 Polar Cloud home page (narrow display)
2.4 Polar Cloud main menu (narrow display)
2.5 Polar Cloud main menu bar Explore tab
2.6 Polar Cloud cloud icon on narrow display
2.7 Polar Cloud cloud icon on large display
2.8 Polar Cloud menu Make Printers
2.9 Polar Cloud printers TILE list-by-image screen
2.10 Polar Cloud printers LIST screen
2.11 Polar Cloud printer dashboard screen
2.12 Polar Cloud printer dashboard screen MANAGE button
2.13 Polar Cloud printer management screen
2.14 Polar Cloud menu Explore Objects
2.15 Polar Cloud sample MY OBJECTS screen
2.16 Polar Cloud sample private object detail screen: calibration box
2.17 Polar Cloud sample public object detail screen
2.18 Polar Cloud sample private object manage screen
2.19 Polar Cloud menu Design Online Design
2.20 Polar Cloud menu Connect Groups
2.21 Polar Cloud menu Explore Curriculum
2.22 Polar Cloud member icon and account menu
2.23 Polar Cloud menu Help Documentation
2.24 Polar Cloud DOCUMENTATION screen
3.1 Polar Cloud landing screen
3.2 Polar Cloud log in screen
3.3 Polar Cloud home page (upper portion)
3.4 Polar Cloud Sign Out
3.5 Polar Cloud sign up screen
3.6 Polar Cloud account Google access screen
3.7 Polar Cloud account Facebook access screen
3.8 Polar Cloud account Microsoft Live access screen
3.9 Polar Cloud home page on narrow display (top portion)
3.10 Polar Cloud account management drop-down menu Settings tab
3.11 Polar Cloud account settings
3.12 Polar Cloud account Position
3.13 Polar Cloud account ADD EMAIL screen
3.14 Polar Cloud account PROFILE PHOTO screen
3.15 Polar Cloud account profile photo file opened
3.16 Polar Cloud account profile photo region selected
3.17 Polar Cloud account ACTIVITY screen
3.18 Polar Cloud account new ACTIVITY indicator
3.19 Polar Cloud account LIKED screen
3.20 Polar Cloud account QUEUED screen: Change Printer
3.21 Polar Cloud account HISTORY screen: Requeue Job
3.22 Account job menus for object sliced in the Polar Cloud
3.23 Polar Cloud account HISTORY screen’s print job DETAILS
3.24 Polar Cloud account HISTORY screen’s print job COMMENTS
3.25 Polar Cloud account HISTORY screen’s print job SNAPSHOT
3.26 Polar Cloud account HISTORY screen’s print job TIME LAPSE video
3.27 Polar Cloud account FOLLOWING button
3.28 Polar Cloud account FOLLOWERS & FOLLOWING pop-up screen
3.29 Polar Cloud home page EDIT YOUR PREFERENCES pop-up screen
4.1 Polar Cloud object detail, by Van Morris
4.2 Polar Cloud member Van Morris profile screen
4.3 Polar Cloud: Van Morris OBJECTS
4.4 Polar Cloud: Van Morris has LIKED these objects
4.5 Another member’s LIKED screen: Details of unshared objects are not visible
4.6 Polar Cloud: FOLLOW Van Morris
5.1 Polar Cloud menu Explore Objects
5.2 Polar Cloud menu Explore Objects (narrow display)
5.3 Polar Cloud COMMUNITY OBJECTS screen
5.4 Polar Cloud sample object detail screen: calibration box
5.5 Polar Cloud public object Worm Drive Gears Redux detail screen
5.6 Worm Drive Gears Redux: screw orientation
5.7 Worm Drive Gears Redux: 3D visualization of the base
5.8 Worm Drive Gears Redux: 3D visualization rotating the base
5.9 Worm Drive Gears Redux: 3D visualization MOVE axes
5.10 Worm Drive Gears Redux: 3D visualization, object moved
5.11 Worm Drive Gears Redux: 3D visualization ROTATE axes
5.12 Worm Gears Drive Redux: 3D visualization screen, object rotated via axes
5.13 Velociraptor Business Card object detail screen
5.14 Velociraptor Business Card object: rotating image with 3D visualization overlay
5.15 Velociraptor Business Card object: camera clicked on 3D visualization overlay
5.16 Velociraptor Business Card object: detail screen updated
5.17 Polar Cloud sample object manage screen: calibration box
5.18 Polar Cloud object manage screen License drop-down menu
5.19 Object manage screen PHOTOS UPLOAD button
5.20 Object OBJECT PHOTOS screen
5.21 Object OBJECT PHOTOS screen: photo selected
5.22 Object OBJECT PHOTOS screen: photo cropped
5.23 Velociraptor Business Card object manage screen including uploaded photo
5.24 Polar Cloud MY OBJECTS screen: UPLOAD button
5.25 Polar Cloud object upload screen
5.26 Polar Cloud object upload object selected
5.27 Polar Cloud object upload progress
5.28 Polar Cloud uploaded object build plate screen
5.29 Polar Cloud MY OBJECTS screen after upload
5.30 Polar Cloud Stereographics projection object manage screen
5.31 Google Drive Open with >      Connect more apps to connect the Polar Cloud app
5.32 Google Drive Connect apps to Drive screen
5.33 Google Drive: Polar Cloud app connected
5.34 A file in Google Drive Open with >      Polar Cloud
5.35 Google Drive Open with > Polar Cloud in progress
5.36 Object from Google Drive loaded onto Polar Cloud build plate
5.37 Velociraptor Business Card object manage screen
5.38 Polar Cloud object DOWNLOAD FILES pop-up screen
5.39 Polar Cloud printer dashboard print job Download STL File tab
5.40 Polar Cloud object SHARE button Share with Members option
5.41 Polar Cloud object SHARE WITH MEMBERS screen
5.42 Polar Cloud object SHARE button Share with Everyone option
5.43 Polar Cloud confirm Share with Everyone action
5.44 Polar Cloud object SHARE button Share with Groups option
5.45 Polar Cloud SHARE WITH GROUPS screen
5.46 Polar Cloud SHARE WITH GROUPS screen with FRIENDS group selected
5.47 Polar Cloud OBJECTS SHARED WITH ME screen
5.48 Object shared with you individually: detail screen REMOVE ME button
5.49 Polar Cloud COMMUNITY OBJECTS screen
5.50 Polar Cloud search for a public holder object
5.51 MY OBJECTS screen, filtering menu
5.52 MY OBJECTS screen, filtered for My Public Objects
5.53 OBJECTS SHARED WITH ME screen, filtering menu
5.54 OBJECTS SHARED WITH ME screen, objects shared by Ohio STEM Educators group
5.55 Polar Cloud example FRIENDS group’s OBJECTS screen
5.56 Polar Cloud Owl Statue object detail screen
5.57 Polar Cloud OWL STATUE object LIKED
5.58 Polar Cloud Coffee Cup object COMMENTS pane
5.59 Polar Cloud Coffee Cup object ADD MESSAGE screen
5.60 Polar Cloud Coffee Cup object REPLY screen
5.61 Polar Cloud object EDIT MESSAGE screen
5.62 Polar Cloud Coffee Cup object comment Report spam or abuse
5.63 Polar Cloud object REPORT AS INAPPROPRIATE pop-up screen
6.1 Polar Cloud menu Design Online Design
6.2 Polar Cloud menu Design Online Design (narrow display)
6.3 Polar Cloud DESIGN screen
6.4 BlocksCAD website home page accessed from the Polar Cloud (via logo on BlocksCAD tile)
6.5 BlocksCAD design screen accessed from the Polar Cloud (via BlocksCAD tile)
6.6 BlocksCAD object save to Polar Cloud button
6.7 BlocksCAD output options menu: STL (Binary) selected
6.8 BlocksCAD output options menu: select Polar Cloud
6.9 BlocksCAD object loaded onto Polar Cloud build plate
6.10 Polar Cloud MY OBJECTS object showing BlocksCAD logo
6.11 Polar Cloud object DOWNLOAD button
6.12 BlocksCAD Project menu Import STL file into Current Project option
6.13 BlocksCAD: select the .stl file you downloaded from the Polar Cloud
6.14 .stl file imported into BlocksCAD, and rendered
6.15 BlocksCAD STL import block needs Reload
6.16 BlocksCAD imported object: SAVE button
6.17 BlocksCAD imported object: Project Page button
6.18 BlocksCAD project page: Edit project details button
6.19 Blockscad About this Project screen: enter Polar Cloud object URL
6.20 Expanded warning icon on a BlocksCAD STL import block
6.21 BlocksCAD ChannelCubesOnBase object using imported channelcube.stl file
6.22 ChannelCubesOnBase object exported to the Polar Cloud: object manage screen
6.23 Uploading channelcubes.stl to the Polar Cloud version of ChannelCubesOnBase
6.24 Polar Cloud ChannelCubesOnBase object detail page, now with channelcube.stl file
6.25 Polar Cloud ChannelCubesOnBase object detail screen DOWNLOAD button
6.26 Polar Cloud ChannelCubesOnBase object DOWNLOAD FILES screen
6.27 BlocksCAD object re-instantiated from Polar Cloud logo link: must Reload imported .stl files
6.28 BlocksCAD: selecting an .stl file to reload
6.29 BlocksCAD: all .stl reloaded
6.30 BlocksCAD ChannelCubesOnBase object image rendered
6.31 Makers Empire website home page accessed from the Polar Cloud
6.32 Makers Empire object Download icon
6.33 Makers Empire Teacher’s Dashboard view of object: Download icon
6.34 Polar Cloud public object showing Makers Empire logo
6.35 Polar Cloud private object clip: detail screen DOWNLOAD button
6.36 Makers Empire SHAPER screen Open STL File icon
6.37 Makers Empire selecting an .stl file to import
6.38 Makers Empire uploading your .stl file notice
6.39 Makers Empire fetching your .stl file notice
6.40 Makers Empire imported your .stl file notice
6.41 Makers Empire object import: Scale
6.42 Makers Empire object import: License
6.43 Locating the URL for a Polar Cloud object
6.44 Makers Empire Mesh Ready pop-up screen
6.45 Makers Empire SHAPER screen shapes pack
6.46 Makers Empire SHAPER screen: select IMPORTED shapes
6.47 Makers Empire SHAPER screen IMPORTED objects: select your object
6.48 Makers Empire SHAPER screen: imported Polar Cloud object on the platform
6.49 Tinkercad website home page accessed from the Polar Cloud (not yet logged in)
6.50 Tinkercad dashboard accessed from the Polar Cloud (when already logged in)
6.51 Tinkercad tinkering screen Export button
6.52 Tinkercad Export, 3D Print, POLAR CLOUD button
6.53 Tinkercad Continue to Polar3D button
6.54 Chrome: Tinkercad pop-up was blocked; now configuring to allow it
6.55 Tinkercad object exported to the Polar Cloud build plate
6.56 MY OBJECTS collection including a Tinkercad object
6.57 Tinkercad tinkering window Import button
6.58 Tinkercad Import Shapes screen
6.59 Tinkercad dashboard: hover over object
6.60 Tinkercad dashboard: object settings menu
6.61 Tinkercad object Design properties
6.62 Doodle3D website home page accessed from the Polar Cloud (via logo on Doodle3D tile)
6.63 Doodle3D Transform login screen accessed from the Polar Cloud (via Doodle3D tile or logo on object)
6.64 Doodle3D Transform account main screen accessed from the Polar Cloud (when already logged in: via Doodle3D tile or logo on object)
6.65 Doodle3D Transform GIANTNOODLEBOT export
6.66 Doodle3D Transform export Polar3D button
6.67 Doodle3D Transform confirm going to the Polar Cloud
6.68 Doodle3D Transform object exported to the Polar Cloud build plate
6.69 Polar Cloud MY OBJECTS with object from Doodle3D Transform
7.1 Polar Cloud menu Connect Groups
7.2 Polar Cloud menu ConnectGroups (narrow display)
7.3 Polar Cloud GROUPS screen
7.4 Polar Cloud CREATE A GROUP screen
7.5 Polar Cloud CREATE A GROUP screen with some fields entered
7.6 Polar Cloud MY GROUPS screen
7.7 Polar Cloud example FRIENDS group SUMMARY screen
7.8 Polar Cloud CLASSROOM TEACHER screen
7.9 Polar Cloud Google Classroom screen
7.10 Polar Cloud Google Classroom screen: classes selected
7.11 Polar Cloud Google Classroom: no printers to share yet
7.12 Science, 2017 class: printer choices
7.13 Art, 2017 class: printer selected
7.14 Polar Cloud groups corresponding to Google Classroom classes
7.15 Polar Cloud group SETTINGS screen (group owner view)
7.16 Polar Cloud searching PUBLIC GROUPS
7.17 Polar Cloud group MEMBERS screen: member tile EXPLORE button
7.18 Polar Cloud groups JOIN button
7.19 Polar Cloud JOIN GROUP pop-up screen for group join code
7.20 Polar Cloud example FRIENDS group MEMBERS screen
7.21 Polar Cloud example FRIENDS group Invite cloud members
7.22 Polar Cloud group INVITE MEMBERS screen
7.23 Polar Cloud group INVITE MEMBERS screen with Polar Cloud member selected
7.24 Polar Cloud group member invitation pending
7.25 Polar Cloud group invite via Send emails option
7.26 Polar Cloud group INVITE MEMBERS VIA EMAIL pop-up screen
7.27 Email invitation to join a Polar Cloud group
7.28 Accepting an email invitation to join a group
7.29 Polar Cloud group pending email invitation CANCEL button
7.30 Polar Cloud group REMOVE MEMBERS screen
7.31 Polar Cloud group SUMMARY screen: LEAVE GROUP button
7.32 Polar Cloud: confirm leaving group
7.33 Group OBJECTS screen’s SHARE button
7.34 List of objects to consider sharing with a group
7.35 Selecting which objects to share with a group
7.36 The shared OBJECTS in the example FRIENDS group
7.37 Polar Cloud group manager UNSHARE an object
7.38 Group PRINTERS screen SHARE button
7.39 Group SHARE PRINTERS possible list
7.40 Group SHARE PRINTERS possible list: one printer selected
7.41 The FRIENDS group’s shared printers
7.42 Polar Cloud group member UNSHARE printer
7.43 Control Printers access enabled for FRIENDS group
7.44 Polar Cloud group MODULES screen’s ASSIGN button
7.45 Polar Cloud group ASSIGN MODULES screen
7.46 Polar Cloud group ASSIGN MODULES screen, module selected
7.47 Polar Cloud group MODULES screen showing a module assigned
7.48 Polar Cloud group UNASSIGN MODULES screen
7.49 Polar Cloud group MODULES screen showing unassigned module
7.50 Polar Cloud group NEW DISCUSSION button
7.51 Polar Cloud group ADD MESSAGE screen
7.52 Polar Cloud group: click on discussion thread
7.53 Polar Cloud group: discussion thread displayed
7.54 Polar Cloud groups: Add (reply) to a discussion thread
7.55 Polar Cloud groups: discussion REPLY pop-up screen
7.56 Polar Cloud organizational group’s STATS screen
7.57 Polar Cloud SEARCH for library groups
7.58 Polar Cloud: request to JOIN a group
7.59 Polar Cloud group SUMMARY screen EXPLORE button
9.1 Polar Cloud menu MakePrinters
9.2 Polar Cloud menu Make Printers (narrow display)
9.3 Polar Cloud printers TILE list-by-image screen
9.4 Polar Cloud printers LIST screen
9.5 Polar Cloud sample printer dashboard screen
9.6 Polar Cloud printer ADD attempt when Add Allowed is disabled
9.7 Polar Cloud account details for adding FlashForge printer: email address and PIN Code
9.8 Polar Cloud printer dashboard MANAGE button
9.9 Polar Cloud printer manage screen (manager view)
9.10 Polar Cloud printer manage screen (non-manager view)
9.11 Polar Cloud printer MEMBERS screen CHANGE OWNER button
9.12 Polar Cloud printer CHANGE PRINTER OWNER pop-up screen
9.13 Polar Cloud printer SETTINGS screen
9.14 Polar Cloud printer description and location fields
9.15 Polar Cloud printer MEMBERS screen
9.16 Printer MEMBERS screen INVITE button drop-down menu
9.17 Polar Cloud printer INVITE MEMBERS screen
9.18 Polar Cloud printer INVITE MEMBERS screen: member selected
9.19 Polar Cloud printer MEMBERS screen with pending invitation
9.20 Polar Cloud printer MEMBERS screen INVITE button Send emails
9.21 Polar Cloud printer INVITE MEMBERS VIA EMAIL pop-up screen
9.22 Email invitation to access a Polar Cloud printer
9.23 Accepting an email invitation to access a Polar Cloud printer
9.24 Polar Cloud REMOVE PRINTER MEMBERS pop-up screen
9.25 Polar Cloud printer’s GROUPS screen
9.26 Polar Cloud printer UNSHARE PRINTER WITH GROUP pop-up screen
9.27 Polar Cloud printer UNSHARE PRINTER WITH GROUP pop-up screen: group selected
9.28 Polar Cloud printer HISTORY screen
9.29 Printer HISTORY job tile
9.30 Polar Cloud printer HISTORY print job menu
9.31 Printer history of a print job: DETAILS
9.32 Printer history of a print job: COMMENTS
9.33 Printer history of a print job: SNAPSHOT
9.34 Printer history of a print job: TIME LAPSE video
9.35 Polar Cloud printer queue with two jobs queued
9.36 Polar Cloud printer dashboard with three jobs queued
9.37 Polar Cloud printer USAGE screen
9.38 Printer MEMBERS screen REMOVE ME button
9.39 Printer REMOVE YOURSELF screen
9.40 Polar Cloud printer dashboard UPDATE button
9.41 Polar Cloud printer management screen UPDATE button
9.42 Polar Cloud UPDATE PRINTER confirmation screen
9.43 Polar Cloud printer Status: UPDATING PRINTER
10.1 Polar Cloud PUBLIC object Worm Drive Gears Redux
10.2 Polar Cloud object LOAD FILES pop-up screen
10.3 Polar Cloud object LOAD FILES, files selected
10.4 Polar Cloud build plate screen while object is loading
10.5 Polar Cloud build plate (3D PRINT) screen
10.6 Polar Cloud build plate MOVE of object
10.7 Polar Cloud build plate PRINT SETTINGS
10.8 Polar Cloud build plate SELECT SLICER CONFIG pop-up screen
10.9 Polar Cloud build plate PRINT SETTINGS: BASIC
10.10 Polar Cloud build plate: object MOVE, x-axis selected
10.11 Polar Cloud build plate: object MOVE, object center selected
10.12 Polar Cloud build plate: object MOVE, x-axis slider
10.13 Polar Cloud build plate: object MOVE, x-axis numeric input
10.14 Polar Cloud build plate SCALE object
10.15 Polar Cloud build plate ROTATE object
10.16 Polar Cloud PRINT SETTINGS custom slicing profile
10.17 Excerpts of two Download Config File files differing in Filament Diameter
10.18 Polar Cloud PRINT SETTINGS: Support Settings
10.19 Polar Cloud build plate job REQUEST pane
10.20 Polar Cloud build plate UI SETTINGS
10.21 Build plate object bounding box enabled
10.22 Build plate: bounding box turns red due to overhang
10.23 Build plate: rotate and zoom to more clearly see object overhang
10.24 Build plate object buttons: Delete, Duplicate, Load from external source, Load from Cloud, Load from queue
10.25 Polar Cloud build plate screen: progress loading job to printer
10.26 OBJECT OFF OF THE BUILD PLATE pop-up warning
10.27 Printer dashboard: Status: PRINTING
10.28 Printer dashboard smartphone display: STATS screen
10.29 Printer dashboard smartphone display: CAMERA screen
10.30 Printer dashboard: job submitted and START button active
10.31 Printer dashboard: control buttons active during job print
10.32 Printer dashboard ADJUST EXTRUDER TEMPERATURE screen
10.33 Printer dashboard ADJUST HEATED BED TEMPERATURE screen
10.34 Printer dashboard with EXTRUDER, HEATED BED, and CHAMBER temperature dials
10.35 Printer dashboard Status: DOOR OPEN
10.36 Printer dashboard during direct (local) printing
10.37 Polar Cloud printer management QUEUED display
10.38 Printer dashboard: printer manager’s view of job queue
10.39 Printer management QUEUED screen job modification menu
10.40 Printer dashboard: printer manager’s job modification menu
10.41 Printer manager; subset of job modification menu for object sliced in the Polar Cloud
10.42 Polar Cloud printer management QUEUED display, non-manager
10.43 Printer dashboard: a member queued job waiting
10.44 Printer QUEUED screen: member options for modifying their own queued job
10.45 Printer dashboard: member options for modifying their own queued job
10.46 Polar Cloud account QUEUED screen job modification menu
10.47 Polar Cloud printer dashboard job REQUEST details
10.48 Printer dashboard: Send Job to Front
10.49 Two jobs in the print queue
10.50 Edit a job in the print queue
10.51 Build plate screen: load another object from queue
10.52 Build plate: LOAD OBJECTS FROM QUEUE pop-up screen
10.53 Build plate: LOAD OBJECTS FROM QUEUE pop-up screen object selection
10.54 Build plate: additional queued object loaded
10.55 Build plate: MOVE additional object in merged job
10.56 Build plate SAVE PRINT JOB pop-up screen: replace old job or create new job
10.57 Printer dashboard: Merged job present in print queue
10.58 Printer dashboard: Remove redundant jobs from the print queue
10.59 Printer dashboard: REMOVE JOB comment screen
10.60 Polar Cloud account QUEUED screen Change Printer
10.61 Polar Cloud printer QUEUED screen Change Printer
10.62 Polar Cloud CHANGE PRINTER screen
10.63 Polar Cloud UPDATE SLICING CONFIGURATION screen
10.64 Polar Cloud obsoleted printer’s print queue
10.65 Printer dashboard G-CODE JOB button
10.66 Polar Cloud CREATE JOB WITH G-CODE screen
10.67 Polar Cloud CREATE JOB WITH G-CODE screen: SELECT A G-CODE FILE button
10.68 Appearance of sample G-code print job tile
10.69 G-CODE PRINT JOB move job warning and confirmation screen
10.70 Polar Cloud printer HISTORY screen Requeue Job
10.71 Polar Cloud account HISTORY screen Requeue Job
10.72 Polar Cloud account REQUEUE PRINT JOB screen
11.1 Polar Cloud notifications
11.2 Polar Cloud new notifications indicator: red, vibrating bell icon
11.3 Polar Cloud invitations
11.4 Polar Cloud ACCEPT a group invitation
11.5 Polar Cloud confirmation of joining a group
11.6 Polar Cloud SUMMARY display of group upon accepting invitation to join
11.7 Polar Cloud: invitation to manage a printer
11.8 Polar Cloud confirmation of printer access
12.1 New print job queued email from IFTTT
13.1 Polar Cloud menu Explore Curriculum
13.2 Polar Cloud menu ExploreCurriculum (narrow displays)
13.3 Curriculum modules screen
13.4 Filtering the list of curriculum modules: STEAMtrax modules for grade 8
13.5 Filtering the list of curriculum modules: Makers Empire modules for grade 4
13.6 Hovering over a curriculum tile expands abstract
13.7 Open STEAMtrax “Tinkering with Turbines” module
13.8 Clicking on a Makers Empire module not yet purchased
13.9 Makers Empire Amazing Mazes module
14.1 Example object orientation for printing minimizing overhangs: T-Rex skull and jaw
14.2 Elephant design with legs swivelled flat during printing
14.3 Example object design for minimizing overhangs: bunk beds
14.4 Polar Cloud UPLOAD FILES screen
14.5 Polar Cloud UPLOAD FILES screen: Lion_Statue.OBJ
14.6 Build plate: Lion Statue loaded, initial view
14.7 Build plate: Lion Statue, SCALE selected
14.8 Build plate: Lion Statue scaled to fit
14.9 Build plate: Lion Statue, ROTATE selected
14.10 Build plate: Lion Statue rotated 90° on y-axis
14.11 Build plate: Lion Statue viewed “edge on” to build plate
14.12 Build plate: Lion Statue viewed “edge on” perpendicular to needed rotation
14.13 Build plate: Lion Statue final orientation
14.14 FlashForge Inventor II printer dashboard: Lion Statue queued
14.15 Chinese Lion Statue object detail screen
14.16 Polar Cloud build plate PRINT SETTINGS
14.17 Polar Cloud build plate Support
14.18 Polar Cloud build plate Platform Adhesion Type
14.19 Polar Cloud build plate Skirt Settings
14.20 Hovering over the LOCAL UI button displays the printer’s local IP address
15.1 Firefox: Tinkercad pop-ups blocked; configuring to allow
15.2 Opera: Tinkercad pop-ups blocked; configuring to allow