The Polar Cloud is the central hub, or “command and control center”, for the Polar 3D ecosystem.
As a Polar Cloud member, you may conveniently manage and monitor your print jobs, and view a history of your printing activities and other actions; see Chapter 3.
The Polar Cloud provides a convenient and powerful platform for managing and storing 3D objects, and for collaborating with other Polar Cloud members. You may store 3D object files (as well as supplementary information such as photographs) in the Polar Cloud (Chapter 5), share objects with other Polar Cloud members (Section 5.6 and Section 5.8), and give and receive printing and usage tips and feedback on objects (Section 5.2 and Section 5.10).
The Polar Cloud has access to CAD software for designing your own 3D models; see Chapter 6.
Polar Cloud groups provide a way to collaborate, sharing printers and objects and discussions, amongst a student class, maker space club, or library members, etc.; see Chapter 7.
The Polar Cloud provides mechanisms for managing and sharing 3D printers; see Chapter 9. Polar3D printers arrive Polar Cloud enabled. But the Polar Cloud is printer neutral – other 3D printers can become part of the Polar Cloud!
The Polar Cloud lets you submit, monitor, and manage your print jobs, regardless of your physical location; see Chapter 10. You can even watch real-time video of your print job in progress; see Section 10.9.
The Polar Cloud integrates exciting, standards-aligned curriculum; see Chapter 13, and Section 7.6.
Note that the Polar Cloud provides a platform for various forms of collaborating and sharing 3D model work with others, whether with particular Polar Cloud members, or through classroom or club Polar Cloud groups. In particular, you may share object models (such as .stl files), photos and printing tips about objects, give and receive feedback on objects, and share 3D printer use; for an overview of collaboration features, see Section 2.1.
For an overview of navigating through the Polar Cloud user interface, see Section 2.2.