Using Creator with MakerBot Printers

[Simplify3D]

As many of you now, version 1.1.3 of the Creator software includes support for MakerBot printers using whpthomas' great GPX plugin (https://github.com/whpthomas/GPX). We've integrated this tool into the software so that all you have to do it enable the "Create x3g files for Makerbot printers..." option and the software will run the GPX as a plugin to produce both .gcode and .x3g files automatically.

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You can then print this .x3g file the same way you usually do by copying it onto the SD card and using the build-in LCD panel. It's a big step forward for MakerBot users and a big thank you goes out to whpthomas for all his hard work!

If you are using an earlier version of Creator and want to download the standalone GPX binaries, you can find them below.

Windows

gpx-windows.zip

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Mac

gpx-mac.zip

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Linux

gpx-linux.zip

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[bogohack]

Hi, how do you get this binaries to work, or how do you innstall them, i have version 1.1.2, i bought it may the 30th, is there any way to update to 1.1.3?, i have a makerbot thing-o-matic, does this binaries work?, thanks

[Simplify3D]

All the great features in the new version are already free for our existing users! You can download version 1.1.3 the same way that you downloaded your previous version. Just follow the instructions in your confirmation email.

It makes the whole process a breeze, so I would definitely suggest installing the latest update over trying to install these files yourself and running the command line options. We just wanted to be nice and post the precompiled binaries in case anyone else out there needed them. Plus we want to support whpthomas' great work!