Index

Account in the Polar Cloud
    Creating, 1
        Google permissions screen, 2
    Linked to Google, Facebook, Microsoft Live, or Office 365 account, 3
    Log in, 4
Aqua Net hair spray
    Spraying on build plate, 5
        Demo video, 6, 7

CuraEngine slicer
    Repetier-Host configuration, 8
    Using with Repetier-Host, 9

Direct printing (not through Polar Cloud)
    G-code files supported, 10
    Local web interface
        Project Details screen, 11
    Object file upload via Repetier-Host, 12
    Object file upload via WiFi, 13, 14
    Object position via Repetier-Host, 15
    Project Details screen of local web interface, 16
    .stl files pre-supplied in printer local interface, 17, 18
    Via cable connection, 19, 20
        Upload object file via Repetier-Host, 21
    Via WiFi, 22
        Upload file via local web interface, 23

Facebook
    Credentials used to log in to Polar Cloud, 24
Filament
    Changing
        On Polar3D printer, 25
    Loading on Polar3D printer, 26
        Filament load/unload diagram, 27
    Manually extrude on Polar3D printer, 28
        Printer local web interface, 29
    PLA
        Temperature, 30
    Required for print job
        Polar3D printer local web interface Camera screen, 31
        Polar3D printer local web interface Project Details screen, 32
    Snip off ugly end, 33, 34
    Unloading
        CHANGE FILAMENT button on (idle) printer dashboard, 35
        CHANGE FILAMENT button on (printing) printer dashboard, 36, 37
        Change Filament button on Polar3D printer local web interface, 38
        From Polar3D 1.0 printer, 39
        From Polar3D 2.0 or 2.5 printer, 40, 41
        From Polar3D printer, 42

G-code
    Direct print using
        Project Details screen of Polar3D printer local web interface, 43
    Repetier-Host Run on Kill script, 44
    Send GCode field
        Manual Printer Controls screen of Polar3D printer local web interface, 45
Google account
    Credentials used to log in to Polar Cloud, 46
Google Classroom
    Permissions when creating Polar Cloud account, 47

Local web interface of Polar3D printer, 48
    Access from Polar Cloud, 49
    Access requiring a password, 50
    Add WiFi pane of Network screen, 51, 52
        Add Network button, 53
        Add WiFi Network drop-down menu, 54
        Password field, 55
        Static Address button, 56
    Calibration screen (v1.0 printer), 57, 58, 59, 60
        X Offset Backward button, 61, 62
        X Offset Forward button, 63, 64
        Z Offset Down button, 65, 66
        Z Offset Up button, 67, 68
    Calibration screen (v2.0 printer), 69, 70, 71, 72
        Done Calibrating button, 73, 74, 75
        Move Sensitivity selection, 76
        Move X Backward button, 77
        Move X Forward button, 78
        Move Z Down button, 79
        Move Z Up button, 80
        Start X Calibration button, 81, 82
        Start Z Calibration button, 83, 84
    Calibration tab, 85, 86, 87, 88
    Camera screen, 89, 90
        Printer status, 91
        Toggle Camera On/Off button, 92, 93
        Video feed (live), 94
    Camera tab, 95, 96
    Change filament, 97
    Connect (or reconnect) to Polar Cloud, 98, 99
    Controls tab, 100, 101, 102
        Perform printer calibration, 103, 104
    Ethernet pane of Network screen, 105
        Save Settings button, 106
        Static Address button, 107
    Existing WiFi pane of Network screen, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
        Configured Network list, 113
        Remove Polar3D from Configured Network list, 114
    IP address, 115
    Load filament, 116
    Manual Printer Controls screen, 117, 118, 119, 120
        Change Filament button, 121, 122, 123
        Extrude 1mm button, 124, 125, 126
        Home and Center button, 127, 128, 129
        Lights Off button, 130
        Raise Print Head button, 131, 132, 133
        Send GCode field, 134
        Set Temperature, 135, 136
        Unlock Motors button, 137, 138, 139
    Manually extrude filament, 140, 141
    Navigation through, 142
    Network screen, 143
        Add WiFi pane, see Local web interface of Polar3D printer, Add WiFi pane of Network screen
        Current MAC field, 145
        Ethernet pane, see Local web interface of Polar3D printer, Ethernet pane of Network screen
        Existing WiFi pane, see Local web interface of Polar3D printer, Existing WiFi pane of Network screen, 148
        HotSpot mode, 149
        Reset Networks button, 150
        Reset Printer on the Polar Cloud button, 151, 152, 153
        Security pane, see Local web interface of Polar3D printer, Security pane of Network screen
    Network tab, 155, 156, 157, 158
    Obsoleting printer ownership in Polar Cloud, 159
    Password, 160
        Entering in Chrome, 161
    Polar Cloud access to, 162
    Print File tab, 163, 164, 165
    Project Details screen, 166, 167, 168, 169
        Convert OBJ file to .stl file via Download STL File Polar Cloud print job option, 170
        G-code files supported, 171
        OBJ files not supported, 172
        Print File button, 173, 174, 175
        Select file drop-down, 176, 177, 178
        .stl files pre-supplied, 179
        Upload File button, 180
    Reconnect to Polar Cloud, 181
    Restart tab, 182, 183
        After adding password, 184
        After setting static IP address, 185
        Connect (or reconnect) to Polar Cloud, 186, 187
    Security pane of Network screen, 188
        New Password, 189
        Update Password button, 190, 191
    Unload filament, 192
    Update tab, 193, 194, 195, 196
        Update confirmation screen, 197, 198, 199
    Username and password prompt
        Chrome, 200, 201
        Firefox, 202
        Opera, 203
        Safari, 204

Microsoft Live
    Credentials used to log in to Polar Cloud, 205
Microsoft Office 365 account
    Credentials used to log in to Polar Cloud, 206

Network
    Configure printer for local connection, 207
    Ethernet, 208
    Local IP address of printer, 209
    Local WiFi, 210
    Printer configuration for local WiFi, 211
    Printer WiFi hotspot, 212, 213
        Password, 214, 215
    Remove network profile from printer, 216
    Troubleshooting, 217
        Captive portal access not supported, 218
        DHCP, 219
        Internet connection, 220
        MAC address of printer, 221
        Network tab of local web interface, 222
        Outgoing HTTP port access, 223, 224
        Static IP address, 225

Objects in the Polar Cloud
    Detail screen
        3D PRINT button, 226
        Example: Calibration key, 227
    OBJ files
        Convert to .stl file via Download STL File print job option, 228
        Must be converted to print via Polar3D printer local web interface, 229
    PUBLIC OBJECTS screen, 230
        Search, 231
    Remove printed object from Polar3D printer build plate, 232
    SEARCH button, 233
        PUBLIC OBJECTS, 234
    .stl files
        Convert from OBJ files via the Download STL File print job option, 235
Office 365 account
    Credentials used to log in to Polar Cloud, 236
Operational tips, 237
    Object removal from Polar3D printer build plate, 238
    Removing objects from the Polar3D printer build plate, 239

Polar Cloud
    Account creation, 240
    Home page, 241
    Log in, 242
    Navigation
        Top menu, 243
    Objects, see Objects in the Polar Cloud
    Printers, see Printers in the Polar Cloud
Polar3D printer
    Access
        Security, 246
    Add printer to Polar Cloud account, 247
        Ethernet connection, 248
        WiFi connection, 249
    Baud rate
        USB cable direct connection, 250
    Build plate
        Cleaning, 251
        Homing via local web interface, 252
        Installing, 253, 254, 255
        Remove before x calibration (v1.0 printer), 256
        Remove before x calibration (v2.0 printer), 257
        Remove for cleaning, 258
        Spray with hair spray, 259, 260
    Build plate shuttle
        Calibration via local web interface, 261, 262, 263
        Lubricating the rods, 264
        Unlock stepper motors to move manually, 265
    Calibration (v1.0 printer), 266
        Build plate shuttle, 267
        Local web interface, 268, 269
        x-axis, 270, 271
        z-axis, 272, 273
    Calibration (v2.0 printer), 274, 275
        Build plate shuttle, 276
        Local web interface, 277, 278
        x-axis, 279, 280
        z-axis, 281, 282
    Camera
        Color balance, 283
        Lights, 284
        Local web interface, 285
        Turn on or off via Camera screen of local web interface, 286, 287
        View displayed on Polar Cloud CAMERA screen on small/mobile displays, 288
        View displayed on Polar Cloud printer dashboard, 289
    Change network, 290, 291
    Connect (or reconnect) to Polar Cloud, 292, 293, 294
    Diagram, 295
    Direct connection, 296
    Direct connection via USB cable or Ethernet cable, 297
        Baud rate, 298
        Printing, 299
        Repetier-Host software, 300
        Type A male to type B male USB cable, 301
    Direct connection via WiFi, 302, 303
        Printer hotspot network name, 304
        Printer hotspot password, 305
        Printer serial number, 306
        Printing, 307
    Direct printing (not through Polar Cloud), see Direct printing (not through Polar Cloud)
    Ethernet connection to Internet, 309
    Ethernet vs. WiFi
        Network screen of local web interface, 310
    Extruder head
        Raise via local web interface, 311, 312
        Unlock stepper motors to move manually, 313
    Filament extrusion
        Clogged, see Troubleshooting, Filament, Clogged in nozzle
        Leaking, see Troubleshooting, Filament, Leaking from nozzle
        Local web interface, 316, 317
        Manual control of, 318
    Filament feed hole, 319
        Filament load/unload diagram, 320
        Printer diagram, 321
    Filament guide hole, 322, 323
        Filament load/unload diagram, 324, 325
        Printer diagram, 326
    Filament loading, 327
        Checking, 328
        Diagram, 329
        Filament load/unload diagram, 330
    Filament unloading
        v1.0 printer, 331
        v2.0 or v2.5 printer, 332, 333
    Gcode
        Send manually through local web interface, 334
    Homing
        At start of print job, 335, 336
        Triggered via printer local web interface, 337
    IP address
        DHCP in Ethernet pane of Network screen of local web interface, 338
        Finding, 339, 340
        Network tab of local web interface, 341
        Static, 342
        Static in Ethernet pane of Network screen of local web interface, 343
    LED lights
        Meaning of, 344
        Meaning of during update, 345
        Network connectivity problems, 346, 347
        Security check, 348
        Turn on or off via local web interface, 349
    Local IP address
        HotSpot mode, 350
    Local web interface, see Local web interface of Polar3D printer
    MAC address, 352
        CONNECTIVITY GUIDE sheet, 353
        Network screen of local web interface, 354
        Solving network connectivity problems, 355
    Maintenance, 356
        Build plate cleaning, 357
        Calibration, 358
        Filament drive gear cleaning, 359
        Lubricate, 360
        SD card replacement, 361
    Manual controls
        Local web interface, 362
    Name of printer in Polar Cloud
        Defaults to printer serial number, 363
    Network connectivity problems, 364
        Outgoing HTTP port access, 365
    Nozzle problems
        Clogged or leaky, 366, 367
    Power adapter, 368, 369
    Power on, 370, 371, 372
        Camera lights, 373
        LED lights blue over blue, 374, 375
    Print head
        Raising, 376, 377
        Unlock stepper motors to move manually, 378
    Remove printed object from build plate, 379
    Restart
        Local web interface, 380
    Secure access to local web interface, 381
    Security light check
        WiFi connection to Internet, 382
    Serial number, 383, 384
        Registering printer in Polar Cloud, 385
        WiFi hotspot network name, 386, 387
        WiFi hotspot password, 388, 389
    Setup, 390
    Specifications, 391
    Spool holder, 392, 393
        Filament load/unload diagram, 394, 395
        Photograph, 396
        Printer diagram, 397
    Squeaking
        Lubricate, 398
    Status
        Local web interface Camera screen, 399
        Local web interface Project Details screen, 400
        Polar Cloud printer dashboard screen, 401
    Status (network)
        Local web interface Network tab, 402
    Stepper motors
        Unlock manually via local web interface, 403
    Temperature
        Camera screen of local web interface, 404
        Load filament, 405, 406
        Manual Printer Controls screen of local web interface, 407
        Polar PLA Settings.rcf file, 408
        Project Details screen of local web interface, 409
        Repetier-Host, 410, 411
        Set manually via local web interface, 412
        Unload filament, 413
    Updating, 414
        Confirmation screen, 415
        LED light color change, 416, 417
        Local web interface approach, 418, 419
        Manually force, 420
        Polar Cloud approach, 421
        Release notes, 422, 423
    Video feed (live)
        Camera screen of local web interface, 424
    WiFi
        Changing WiFi network via Network screen of local web interface, 425
    WiFi connection to Internet, 426
        Connect to printer’s local web interface, 427
        Connect to printer’s WiFi local hotspot, 428
        Internet connection, 429
        LED lights blue over white, 430
        Local network connection, 431
        Local network name, 432
        Local network password, 433
        Serial number, 434
    WiFi vs. Ethernet
        Network screen of local web interface, 435
    Z rod
        Calibration via local web interface, 436
        Diagram, 437
        Lubricating, 438
Ports
    Outgoing HTTP must be open to printer, 439
    Used by Repetier-Host, 440
Print jobs and queues in the Polar Cloud
    Download STL File tab
        Convert OBJ file to .stl file, 441
    Monitor job
        Printer dashboard screen, 442
    Printer dashboard screen
        Monitor print job, 443
        START button, 444
    Snapshot photos of job in-progress
        Printer dashboard, 445
    Submit job, 446
    Temperature (extruder), 447
    Video (live) of job in-progress
        Printer dashboard screen, 448
Printers in the Polar Cloud
    ADD A PRINTER pop-up screen, 449
        ADD button, 450
        Congratulations, 451
        Error: Printer with this serial number was not found, 452, 453
        Error: The printer can no longer be added..., 454
        Make, 455
        Printer with this serial number was not found error, 456
        Security color check, 457
        Serial number, 458
        Serial number not found error, 459
        The printer can no longer be added error, 460, 461
    Adding to account
        Polar3D printer, 462, 463
    CAMERA screen on small/mobile displays, 464
    Changing ownership, 465, 466
    Connecting to network, 467
    Dashboard screen, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472
        Camera color balance, 473
        Camera view, 474
        CHANGE FILAMENT button, 475, 476
        LOCAL UI button, 477, 478, 479
        Monitor print job, 480
        START button, 481
        Status: line, 482
        Temperature dial (extruder), 483
        UPDATE button, 484
    Local web interface, 485
    MANAGE screen
        UPDATE button, 486
    Name field
        Defaults to printer serial number, 487
    Obsoleting printer ownership, 488, 489
    P3Dserial-digits
        Add Polar3D printer to account, 490
        Default Name of Polar3D printer, 491
    P3Dserial-digits-DELETED-date
        Reset Printer on the Polar Cloud effect, 492
    PRINTERS tab of top menu, 493
    Serial number
        Add printer to account, 494
        After obsoleting ownership, 495
        Default Name of printer, 496
    SETTINGS screen
        Add Allowed switch, 497
    STATS screen on small/mobile displays, 498
    Status
        COMPLETING PRINTING, 499
        FINISHING PRINTING, 500
        OFFLINE, 501
        PREPARING PRINT, 502
        PRINTING, 503
        READY TO PRINT, 504
        UPDATING PRINTER, 505
        WAITING FOR RESPONSE, 506, 507
    TILE list-by-image screen, 508
        ADD button, 509, 510
    Top menu PRINTERS tab, 511
    UPDATE PRINTER confirmation screen, 512, 513
    Updating, 514
Printing, see alsoPrinting via Polar Cloud, see alsoDirect printing (not through Polar Cloud)
Printing via Polar Cloud
    3D PRINT button on object detail screen, 517
    Build plate (3D PRINT) screen, 518
        MOVE object, 519
        Object placement, 520
        Object size, 521
        PLACEMENT tab, 522, 523
        PRINT button, 524, 525
        PRINT SETTINGS, see Printing via Polar Cloud, PRINT SETTINGS
        Rotate view by dragging build plate, 527
        Rotate view dial, 528
        Scale all axes uniformly checkbox, 529
        SCALE object, 530
        Temperature, see Printing via Polar Cloud, Temperature (extruder)
        Zoom in button, 532
        Zoom out button, 533
        Zoom view with mouse or trackpad scroll feature, 534
    First print, 535
        Monitor print job, 536
        Object, 537
        Start print job, 538
    Object placement on build plate, 539
    Object size, 540
    PRINT SETTINGS
        Temperature (extruder), Check setting before printing, 541, 542
    Printer dashboard, see Printers in the Polar Cloud, Dashboard screen
    Rotate build plate by dragging it, 544
    Rotate view dial, 545
    Submit job, 546
    Temperature (extruder)
        Dial on printer dashboard screen, 547
        PRINT SETTINGS, 548
    Zoom build plate view via mouse or trackpad scroll feature, 549

Repetier-Host software
    Connect button, 550
    CuraEngine
        Configuration button, 551
        Configuring, 552
        Polar Cura Settings.rcp file, 553
        Using, 554
    Filament settings configuration, 555
    Installation, 556
    Load button, 557
    Object file upload, 558
    Polar Cura Settings.rcp file, 559
    Polar PLA Settings.rcf file, 560
    Printer Settings, 561
        Baud Rate, 562
        OK button, 563, 564, 565
        Port, 566, 567
        Printer Shape, 568
        Run on Kill script, 569
        Scripts, 570
    Slice with CuraEngine window
        Configuration button, 571
    Slicer, 572, see alsoRepetier-Host software, CuraEngine
    Start Print button, 574
    Startup screen, 575
    Use with direct USB cable connection to printer, 576

Skirt
    Default for Polar3D printer slicing profiles, 577
    Example of, 578
Slicing profile
    Example: Polar3D 2.0 - PLA - 0.32mm - Draft Quality, 579
    Repetier-Host software
        Configuring, 580
        Using, 581

Tri-Flow lubricant, 582
Troubleshooting, 583
    Filament
        Clogged in nozzle of Polar3D printer, 584, 585
        Leaking from nozzle of Polar3D printer, 586, 587
    Network connectivity problems
        Polar3D printer, 588, 589
    Object
        Adhesion of first layer, 590
        First layer problems, 591
    Polar3D printer
        Adding to Polar Cloud account, 592
        Calibration, 593
        Camera color balance, 594
        LED lights, 595, 596
        Network connectivity problems, 597, 598
        Nozzle clogged, 599, 600
        Nozzle leaking, 601, 602
        Outgoing HTTP ports, 603
        Power failure aftermath, 604
        SD card, 605
        Squeaking, 606
        Stepper motors locked in place, 607

Updating printer
    Polar Cloud approach, 608
        Confirmation screen, 609
    Polar3D printer, 610
        Confirmation screen, Release notes through printer local web interface, 611, 612
        Local web interface approach, 613, 614
        Manually forcing, 615
        Polar Cloud approach, 616
        Release notes, 617