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Polar Cloud Guide

Kristin Hubner

March, 2018

Copyright © 2017, 2018, Kristin Hubner.
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List of Figures
1 Understanding the Polar 3D Environment
 1.1 The process of 3D design and printing
2 The Polar Cloud
 2.1 Collaborating through the Polar Cloud
 2.2 Navigating through the Polar Cloud user interface
  2.2.1 Navigating the printers
  2.2.2 Navigating the objects
  2.2.3 Navigating design of objects (CAD software)
  2.2.4 Navigating the groups
  2.2.5 Navigating curriculum
  2.2.6 Navigating your account and notifications
  2.2.7 Navigating the documentation
  2.2.8 Polar 3D news, support, products, and other links
3 Polar Cloud account
 3.1 Logging in to the Polar Cloud
  3.1.1 Creating your Polar Cloud account
 3.2 Polar Cloud account settings
  3.2.1 Account PROFILE photo and BANNER photo
 3.3 Polar Cloud account dashboard
  3.3.1 Polar Cloud account ACTIVITY
  3.3.2 Polar Cloud account LIKED screen
  3.3.3 Polar Cloud account QUEUED and HISTORY screens
  3.3.4 Polar Cloud account FOLLOWERS and FOLLOWING
 3.4 Customizing the appearance of your Polar Cloud home page
4 Polar Cloud members
 4.1 Viewing other Polar Cloud members
 4.2 Following other Polar Cloud members
5 Objects in the Polar Cloud
 5.1 More regarding the object detail screen
  5.1.1 Object detail screen: 3D visualization overlay
 5.2 Object manage screen: name, description, print recommendations, license, tags, photos
 5.3 Uploading objects
 5.4 Google Drive uploading objects to the Polar Cloud
 5.5 Downloading objects
 5.6 Sharing objects
 5.7 Remove oneself from list of members sharing an object
 5.8 Searching for objects
 5.9 Deleting an object
 5.10 Object LIKEs
 5.11 Comments on objects
  5.11.1 Object comment HTML markup
 5.12 Reporting an inappropriate object
6 Design or modify objects with design/CAD software
 6.1 BlocksCAD integration with the Polar Cloud
  6.1.1 Access to BlocksCAD from the Polar Cloud
  6.1.2 Saving BlocksCAD objects directly back to the Polar Cloud
  6.1.3 Manipulating Polar Cloud objects in BlocksCAD
  6.1.4 BlocksCAD objects that include imported .stl files
 6.2 Makers Empire 3D design app integration with the Polar Cloud
  6.2.1 Access to Makers Empire website from the Polar Cloud
  6.2.2 Makers Empire instruction videos on its Polar Cloud integration
  6.2.3 Makers Empire objects saved to the Polar Cloud
  6.2.4 Manipulating Polar Cloud objects in the Makers Empire 3D design app
 6.3 Tinkercad integration with the Polar Cloud
  6.3.1 Access to Tinkercad from the Polar Cloud
  6.3.2 Tinkercad objects saved to the Polar Cloud
  6.3.3 Manipulating Polar Cloud objects in Tinkercad
 6.4 Doodle3D Transform integration with the Polar Cloud
  6.4.1 Access to Doodle3D Transform from the Polar Cloud
  6.4.2 Doodle3D Transform objects saved to the Polar Cloud
 6.5 More design and CAD software – design your objects
7 Groups in the Polar Cloud
 7.1 Creating a group
  7.1.1 Creating groups corresponding to Google Classroom classes
 7.2 Group settings
  7.2.1 Group settings: name, description, location, website, tags
  7.2.2 Group settings: policies for joining and privacy
  7.2.3 Group settings: printer control
  7.2.4 Group settings: enabling group discussions
  7.2.5 Group settings: profile and banner images
 7.3 Group membership
  7.3.1 Joining a group via the group join code
  7.3.2 Inviting Polar Cloud members to join a group
  7.3.3 Inviting colleagues to join a group via email
  7.3.4 Requesting to join a group
  7.3.5 Remove member from a group
  7.3.6 Leaving a group oneself
 7.4 Sharing objects with a group
  7.4.1 UNSHARE objects from a group
 7.5 Sharing printers within a group
 7.6 Assign curriculum modules to a group
 7.7 Unassign curriculum modules from a group
 7.8 Participating in group discussions
 7.9 Organizational groups
 7.10 Searching for a group
 7.11 Deleting a group
8 Overview of creation and settings for a class group
 8.1 Create the class group
 8.2 Set the class group’s join and privacy policies
 8.3 Group printer control
 8.4 Enable class group discussions
 8.5 Class group profile and banner images
 8.6 Add any co-teachers as managers of the class group
 8.7 Share 3D printers to your class group
 8.8 Your students make Polar Cloud accounts
 8.9 Your students join your class group
 8.10 Assign curriculum modules to your class group
 8.11 Share some getting-started objects to your class group
9 Printers in the Polar Cloud
 9.1 Adding a printer to your Polar Cloud account
  9.1.1 Adding a Polar3D printer to your Polar Cloud account
  9.1.2 Adding a FlashForge printer to your Polar Cloud account
  9.1.3 Adding a DREMEL 3D45 printer to your Polar Cloud account
  9.1.4 Adding OctoPrint controlled printers to your Polar Cloud account
 9.2 Printer management
  9.2.1 Changing printer ownership
  9.2.2 Printer settings: name, description, location, and make of printer
  9.2.3 Allowing access to (sharing) a printer
  9.2.4 Cease sharing a printer with users or groups
  9.2.5 Printer job history
  9.2.6 Managing the printer queue
  9.2.7 Printer USAGE display
  9.2.8 Notifications regarding certain printer operation events
 9.3 Remove oneself from printer’s MEMBERS list
 9.4 Searching for a printer
 9.5 Updating the printer
 9.6 Printer local web interface accessed from the Polar Cloud
10 Printing through the Polar Cloud
 10.1 Loading an object to the virtual build plate
 10.2 The build plate screen (3D PRINT), and adjusting your print
  10.2.1 The build plate screen: PLACEMENT
  10.2.2 The build plate screen: PRINT SETTINGS and the slicing profile
  10.2.3 The build plate screen: print job special REQUEST
  10.2.4 The build plate screen: UI SETTINGS
  10.2.5 The build plate screen: adding or removing objects
 10.3 Submit your print job to a printer and begin printing
  10.3.1 Off of the build plate warning when submitting a print job
 10.4 Printer dashboard
  10.4.1 Printer dashboard screens on smartphones or other narrow display devices
  10.4.2 Printer dashboard control buttons
  10.4.3 Printer dashboard temperature dial(s)
  10.4.4 Printer dashboard display when performing direct (local) printing
 10.5 Print queues in the Polar Cloud
  10.5.1 (Queued) print job tiles and modification menu
  10.5.2 Accommodating print job requests
  10.5.3 Re-ordering print queue jobs
  10.5.4 Merging print jobs in a queue
  10.5.5 Move a print job to a different printer
  10.5.6 Create a print job from G-code
 10.6 Finish a print job and get printer ready to print again
 10.7 Requeue a print job: print the object again
 10.8 The BUILD PLATE button and selecting a print job’s printer
 10.9 Printer real-time video or updated snapshots of jobs in-progress
  10.9.1 Turning the Polar3D printer camera on or off
 10.10 Notifications regarding certain printing events
11 Notifications in the Polar Cloud
 11.1 Responding to an invitation notification
12 IFTTT (If This Then That) notifications and actions triggered by Polar Cloud activity
13 Curriculum in the Polar Cloud
 13.1 STEAMtrax curriculum
 13.2 Makers Empire curriculum
14 Operational tips
 14.1 Positioning objects
  14.1.1 Position objects towards the edge of the Polar3D printer build plate
  14.1.2 Positioning “large” objects on rectangular build plates
  14.1.3 Print multiple small objects at once
  14.1.4 Avoid straight-line extrusion runs through the center of the Polar3D printer build plate
 14.2 Object orientation and support
  14.2.1 Design to avoid overhangs that would require support
 14.3 Manipulating OBJ files on the build plate
  14.3.1 Example printing an OBJ file on a FlashForge printer
 14.4 Adhesion and adhesion problems
  14.4.1 Making the build plate sticky
  14.4.2 First layer height calibration
  14.4.3 First layer print speed, layer thickness, and extrusion width
  14.4.4 Temperature and adhesion
  14.4.5 Brims, rafts, and skirts
 14.5 Filament
  14.5.1 Types of filament
 14.6 Printer local IP address (for connecting to local web interface)
15 Troubleshooting
 15.1 Printer not extruding
  15.1.1 Printer not extruding at start of print
  15.1.2 Printer stops extruding in the middle of printing
 15.2 Flaws in printed objects
  15.2.1 Objects warping or coming loose or getting knocked loose of build plate
  15.2.2 Objects with poor layers or surface blemishes
  15.2.3 Object trouble at voids: drooping bridges or protrusions, “strings” through voids, bad edges near voids, “squished” skinny towers
  15.2.4 Object internal strength, or support integrity, or support material break-off issues
  15.2.5 Object dimensional accuracy
  15.2.6 Object design and model file problems
 15.3 Browser pop-up blocking and Tinkercad export
Glossary
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