List of Figures

1.1 Printer in shipping box
1.2 Back of printer: serial number and spool holder arm
1.3 Mac prompt for printer hotspot WiFi password
1.4 Use the printer’s WiFi hotspot to connect to the printer’s web interface
1.5 Select local WiFi network
1.6 Enter local WiFi password
1.7 Local WiFi configured as network
1.8 Printer Configured Network configuration completed
1.9 Printer Restart for local network connection attempt
1.10 First time login to Polar Cloud
1.11 First time log in with Google credentials: classroom permissions screen
1.12 Polar Cloud home page
1.13 Polar Cloud expand top menu and click PRINTERS
1.14 Polar Cloud printers TILE display ADD printer button
1.15 Polar Cloud ADD A PRINTER: enter serial number
1.16 Polar Cloud ADD A PRINTER printer found: security color check
1.17 Polar Cloud ADD A PRINTER congratulations
1.18 Polar Cloud added printer listed in TILE view
1.19 Polar Cloud ADD A PRINTER printer not found error
1.20 Polar Cloud printer ADD attempt when Add Allowed is disabled
1.21 WiFi static IP address
1.22 Ethernet static IP address
1.23 Polar3D printer CONNECTIVITY GUIDE sheet: MAC address
2.1 Load filament onto the Polar3D printer
2.2 Snip end of filament
2.3 Polar Cloud printer dashboard LOCAL UI button
2.4 Printer local web interface Controls tab
2.5 Manual Printer Controls screen: set the temperature
2.6 Polar Cloud top menu OBJECTS tab
2.7 Polar Cloud PUBLIC OBJECTS screen
2.8 Searching for “calibration” on the PUBLIC OBJECTS screen
2.9 PUBLIC OBJECTS listing of William Steele’s CalibrationKey
2.10 CalibrationKey object detail screen
2.11 Build plate screen for CalibrationKey object
2.12 Build plate PLACEMENT: MOVE object
2.13 Build plate PLACEMENT: MOVE to center CalibrationKey
2.14 Build plate PLACEMENT: SCALE object
2.15 Build plate PRINT SETTINGS: check the print temperature
2.16 Printer dashboard: job submitted to the print queue
2.17 Printer “homing” when the temperature reaches 175° C
2.18 Printer dashboard: print job extrusion has begun
2.19 Printer dashboard: print job in progress
2.20 Printer dashboard: print job extrusion completed
2.21 Printer dashboard: print job completed
2.22 Printed object CalibrationKey on the build plate
3.1 Polar Cloud printer dashboard LOCAL UI button
3.2 Printer local web interface as viewed from Polar Cloud
3.3 Printer local web interface Print File (Project Details) screen
3.4 Printer local web interface Controls screen
3.5 Polar3D printer v1.0 local web interface Calibration screen
3.6 Polar3D printer v2.0 and v2.5 local web interface Calibration screen
3.7 Printer local web interface Camera screen
3.8 Printer local web interface Network screen showing Existing WiFi pane
3.9 Reset Printer on the Polar Cloud confirmation check
3.10 Printer local web interface Update screen
3.11 Printer local web interface Restart screen
3.12 Printer local web interface Security pane
3.13 Printer local web interface Security pane: initial password entered
3.14 Printer local web interface: Password updated, restart required
3.15 Chrome: user name and password prompt to reach printer local web interface
3.16 Firefox: user name and password prompt to reach printer local web interface
3.17 Opera: user name and password prompt to reach printer local web interface
3.18 Safari: user name and password prompt to reach printer local web interface
3.19 Chrome: entering user name and password to reach printer local web interface
4.1 Loading filament onto the Polar3D printer
5.1 Polar Cloud printer dashboard UPDATE button
5.2 Polar Cloud printer manage screen UPDATE button
5.3 Printer local web interface shows Update tab
5.4 Polar Cloud UPDATE PRINTER confirmation screen
5.5 Printer local UI update description and confirmation screen
6.1 Printer local web interface landing screen (Network screen with Existing WiFi pane)
6.2 Printer local web interface Calibration screen
6.3 Printer local web interface Controls screen’s Home and Center button
6.4 Polar3D 2.0 or 2.5 printer Calibration screen
6.5 Manual Printer Controls screen: Change Filament button
6.6 Change Filament button: confirm screen
6.7 Manual Printer Controls screen: temperature 185° C
6.8 Calibration screen: z calibration wait screen
6.9 Calibration screen: z calibration Done Calibrating button
6.10 Calibration screen: z done confirmation screen
6.11 Manual Printer Controls screen: Raise Print Head button
6.12 Calibration screen: x calibration wait screen
6.13 Calibration screen: x calibration Done Calibrating button
6.14 Calibration screen: x done confirmation screen
7.1 Printer camera color balance gets strange
B.1 Polar3D printer diagram
C.1 Printer local web interface network status
C.2 Printer local web interface Project Details screen
C.3 Project Details screen: Select file drop-down
C.4 Project Details screen: Select file choices
C.5 Printer local web interface Project Details screen: Print File button
C.6 Cable direct connection to printer: installing device
C.7 Repetier-Host start-up screen
C.8 Repetier-Host Printer Settings screen
C.9 Repetier-Host Printer Settings screen: Port
C.10 Repetier-Host Connect button
C.11 Repetier-Host Printer Settings: Printer Shape, etc.
C.12 Repetier-Host Slicer tab
C.13 Repetier-Host Slicer: CuraEngine
C.14 Zoomed in view of Slice with CuraEngine: Configuration button
C.15 Repetier-Host Configure Settings screen: Import button
C.16 Repetier-Host Configure Settings screen: Filament, Import
C.17 Repetier-Host Printer Settings: Run on Kill script
C.18 Repetier-Host Load button
C.19 Repetier-Host Slice with CuraEngine