I've been searching online (and this forum) but havent found an answer yet.
I have an SD card, a USB with an SD card attachment, and a printer (Robo 3D).
What do I need to do so that I can upload a print to the SD card, and have it print in the robo so I can unplug the laptop connection and not have the print be interrupted?
Thanks.
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CompoundCarl
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Re: Step by step instructions for how to print with SD card
Prepare to Print
Click Save Toolpaths to Disk to write the .gcode file to your hard drive
Insert SD card into your computer
Copy the .gcode file to your SD card
Unplug SD card from computer and insert into 3D printer
Plug the USB cable from the 3D printer into your computer and open S3D, go to Tools > Machine Control Panel
Connect to the printer and then select "Print from SD Card"
At that point the print should begin. Once it has started, you can just pull the USB cable out of your computer. The SD card print should continue since the file is now on the printer's SD card and not being transferred over USB.
Click Save Toolpaths to Disk to write the .gcode file to your hard drive
Insert SD card into your computer
Copy the .gcode file to your SD card
Unplug SD card from computer and insert into 3D printer
Plug the USB cable from the 3D printer into your computer and open S3D, go to Tools > Machine Control Panel
Connect to the printer and then select "Print from SD Card"
At that point the print should begin. Once it has started, you can just pull the USB cable out of your computer. The SD card print should continue since the file is now on the printer's SD card and not being transferred over USB.
