How to Print a Thingiverse File on a 3d Printer (The Easy Way!)
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- In this video, I cover the process of printing a 3d object file from Thingiverse (or another source) on your 3d printer. I also show you how to handle prints that have multiple files.
Note: This video assumes you already have Cura installed. If you don't, check out the Ender 3 Pro Cura Setup video below.
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I hope you found this tutorial helpful! If you have any questions or would like other tips/tricks, just let me know in the comments.
Curious how does Cura compare to Crealitys slicer? New to printing. Ender 3 Pro here. Have had great success printing so far minus one item. Otherwise very helpful bits here.
how do u upload Ultimaker
How about a amzon link on how to get a sd card and how to eject the sd card
@@The_traitor523 I will look for a good SD card and add it to the description. To eject the card from the printer, push in on it and it will pop out.
@@3DPrintscape thx
GREAT 👌🏻 video man thank you that helps a newbie alot. Just got my Ender 3 in yesterday an put it all together. So today I will be trying my first print, wish me luck, and this helped me alot on how to go from thingaverse to printer so again THANK YOU man. Keep up the great work.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback and i hope your first print went well :).
I'm getting the ender 3 v2 for my birthday and this helped a lot :) Thanks!
Have fun!
Some good tips, but i have a huge tip for you and your viewers. Instead of selecting the object and using the rotate tool to turn the object on the plate to a different side on the build plate, do this..... Select object, click on the Rotate tool on the left side, then click on the icon on the far right of the 3 icons on the rotate tool, its called 'Select Face to align with build plate', then click on what ever face you want on the build plate, and Cura will auto rotate it for you and align it exactly on the build plate.
2nd Tip...To sort out all the different objects on your build plate easy and i a couple of mouse click do this....Right mouse click on your object, choose Select all models, then select arrange all models. Simples and doing these 2 tips alone will save you a whole heap of time if you have multiple models/objects on your build plat and want to adjust them.
Above tips are in Cura ver 4.6.1
Thanks for the feedback and the tips!
I just got my printer a few days ago and this helped heaps especially because I'm coming from a zero exp background in 3D printing! Thanks!
You're welcome!
Exactly the basics I needed, thank you
You're Welcome.
Awesome video!
Thanks!
Very helpful thanks 👍
Very welcome!
Thank you for this vid 👍🏻
You're Welcome
the SICKEST thing about this video is I just got a 3D printer and was looking on thingiverse for other stuff to print besides the test file I have and found the baby Yoda! I still need to wait for software to download so if I remember, I will come back and let you know how the baby Yoda comes out. thank you!
Hi. Let me know how it turns out.
@@3DPrintscape it turned out great! Thank you!
Thank you so very much☺
You're Welcome
i smashed the like button
Thanks, i appreciate it :).
Cool pc setup, what are the specs?
Thanks man. It’s a custom gaming PC I built like three years ago but have been upgrading along the way.
Specs
CPU: I7-8700K
RAM: 32GB
GPU: GTX 1080 TI
Power: EVGA 750 P2
Great video Is their a way to print two of the same file at the same time
Hi. Assuming they will both fit on the build plate, yes. You would just need to import the object in twice, or click on the object and select multiply.
@@3DPrintscape this is on a ender 3 v2
@@charlesrestivo870 Ok, that should work fine assuming the parts fit on the build plate.
You can't print that 3d yoda without adding supports first. Just found that out the hard eay but eh, at least I'm learning thanks! My Ender 3 V2 with cr touch is making the top part of the face hugger now 😎Just got this thing 3 days ago In so happy with it.
Hi. There is a decent learning curve when you get started but once you get the nag of things it gets a lot more fun :).
Hi just getting started, followed the procedure as described, inserted the sd card into the printer and the file did not show up? its defiantly on the sd card. (creator pro flashforge) is because this printer cant read gcode files? any sugestions. Thank you
Hi. What is the full file name, with extension, of the file on the card?
Great video! I still have problems with the x axis going to far to the right and not even extruding any filament.
Hi. I dont thats tied to the slicing process. Did anything change with the printer or was it always like that?
@@3DPrintscape I just bought it last week, everything worked fine up until I tried printing something
@@kevinm793 Does it work if you try any of the example prints that come on the sd card with the printer?
@@3DPrintscape I got it working and moving now it's just the filament not coming out or even sticking
@@kevinm793 What happens if you extrude 100mm of filament through the printer menu?
Great video but I grew up using iPads (touchscreen) so how did you move objects are and rotate them ?
Hi. You would move the object by clicking on it and selecting the move button on the left. From there you can drag it around. If you want to rotate the object, you would click on it and click on the rotate button on the left. From there you would click on the axis you want to rotate and drag your mouse in the direction you want to go. The user interface can be tricky sometimes but its not too bad once you get used to it.
So I have the ender 5 3d printer and it won’t let me load my 3d print files onto the creality slicer 1.2.3 version and I’ve tried to upload my tinkercad and thingverse files but it won’t load. Is there a way to do that? If there is please tell me
Hi. I haven’t worked with the Creality slicer, so I cant speak from experience. Personally, I would move to Cura. I can try to test this out for you though. If you send me an example file, I will install the Creality slicer to see if I can get it to work. You can email it to me at admin@3dprintscape.com.
3D Printscape thanks but I got I yo yo work now I had creality slicer because the computer that I usually use had an out of date graphics card so I just used my other computer and I was able to download cura
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Do the same settings work for the ender-3 pro as well?
Hi. Ya it does, i actually have the Ender 3 Pro.
If my computer dosen't have an SD port, can I do this with a USB and transfer the files onto an SD card from the USB?
Hi. You would need to get an SD card reader. I added a link to the one I have in the video description. Its probably overkill for what you need, but its not expensive.
Can you change how it gets put on the card every time it's put on the card it usually puts it on the bottom I would like it when I turn the machine on that it's always on the top whatever I add is that possible
Hi. The view on the pcs can be adjusted based on name, download date, etc. I dont think you can change how its pulled from the printer.
i have an anycubic mega zero and i cant get stl files down on the sd card i get into are place where i can't do anything and the most files is stl.
Hi. The STL file you download from Thingiverse needs to be sliced using Cura which will create a g-code file. The g-code file is what needs to go onto the SD card and is what your printer would use.
I have a problem that it brings it into a win zip folder? Any ideas why that happens?
Hi. If you click download all files from thingiverse, it will create a zip and put them in it (even if its just one file). You should be able to right click on the zip and select extract all. That should create a new folder with all the extracted files in it.
For some reason, it is saving the g-code on a word document? How do I save it to a removable drive?
Hi. Its possible that the computer is auto mapping it to that type of file, it doesn't necessarily mean its not right. The g-code file is basically a word document with a lot of commands. You would want to copy the file to the SD card, then put the sd card in the printer to see if it sees the new file.
Do you have to unzip every thing for you import it to cura
Hi. It depends what comes with the download but you only need to import stl (3d object) file into Cura.
This is like the 15th tutorial i been to and every time i download all then try to open up files on cura the files are no where to be seen.
It doesnt matter if I dont touch them, if i move them to the USB or anything. I literally cannot find the files i downloaded using cura
Hi. Are you saying Cura isnt opening the files or that you cant find the gcode file that it creates during the slicing. If its the later of the two, change the option from save to external device to save to disk and it will prompt you to choose where to put the file.
Do you have to format your sd cord
Hi. The sd card should be 8gb or less and formatted as FAT32. Most cards 16gb or less will work for printing.
oky i tryed down loading cura its saying my video card is out of date what other option do i have
Hi. It sounds like your computer may be older and wont support Cura without adding a graphics card. You can get one that will work for pretty cheap. If you want to go into more detail on options you can ping me on discord. discord.gg/Bu94EYVkrU
@@3DPrintscape thanks for the reply i have found fusion360 can do it ,but i will work on a graphics card
Question: If my printer looks like it runs over each layer against the layer beneath it what may my problem be? I am new to printing and feel like I am starting to get frustrated. All of my prints look like a 3 year old made them. Even the most intricate print (highest quality) still looks like garbage when its complete... ***SCREAMING***
Hi. Im guessing its one of three things. 1) the print bed is not completely level 2) the axis or bed is moving around, make sure they are tight by tightening the eccentric nuts. 3) the nozzle may be a little to close to the build plate.
Whats a good beginner affordable printer?
Hi. The most popular cheap printer is the Ender 3 Pro/v2.
@@3DPrintscape Thanks alot
@@chris7007 You're Welcome.
How about a Creality Sermoon V1
Hi. The process would be the same, but you want to make sure cura is setup with the right printer. That said, im not sure if that printer has been added into Cura yet.
I'm following you carefully but when I "save to removable" it saves it as a 3D object not GCODE
Hi, The file showing up as a 3D object sounds right. If you right-click on that file and go to properties, you should see .gcode in the “Type of File” section. It should look like this “3D Model File (.gcode)”.
@@3DPrintscape Type is .stl and can't change. Tried saving again and saved as .ufp. I didn't have this problem with 4.5. Yesterday updated to 4.6 and am having problems with the whole program. thanks for the help!
The .stl file should have been what you got from Thingiverse. It sounds like the actual .gcode file isn’t getting saved by Cura, or it's going to another location (I've had that happen to me before). I can try to provide additional assistance if needed.
@@3DPrintscape Woo Hoo, I am off and printing. Long journey that I won't bore you with. With your help I got it fixed and I'm sure I will reach out again. Thanks for the help!!!!
Awesome! Glad to hear everything is working.
Just got ender 3. I can't see the files downloaded when I put in my mem card. What am I doing wrong?
Hi. Is this after you sliced the file and put it on the memory card or before that?
@@3DPrintscape how do I slice a file? I am trying to accomplish this on a tablet. Is that unrealistic?
I downloaded files from thingiverse to my Google drive and tried moving them to tbe card but when I put the card into the printer, all that was available were the dog, tye cat and the pig
There are things on the card, owl, recorder, block, that I can't seem to print, as well. 8 don't know what I am doing incorrectly. You can probably take incorrectly out of the sentence, but I am willing to learn. I got nice prints, but only a cat a pig and a dog
@@OscarGarcia-un3gn You would use Cura, or any other slicer, to slice the file. I did a video on how to setup Cura and get it working with the Ender 3. That said, im not sure what type of tablet you are using or if Cura can be installed on it. If you can get Cura installed you should be able to use it. czcams.com/video/uzQys6xiCFo/video.html
And if it is possible how to go about it
Hi. The view on the pcs can be adjusted based on name, download date, etc. I dont think you can change how its pulled from the printer.
I'm having the problem were the first layer don't stick. Which is weird because it prints the items on the sd card(card that came with the printer)just fine without any problems.
Hi. Could be some of the settings in cura. Are you using one of the default profiles?
@@3DPrintscape default profiles ?...if you're talking about the ones that came with the ender 3 pro sd card then yes...Those print out with no problem. But the ones I try to slice in cura, are the ones I'm having problems from the start(doesn't even lay the first layer properly. I even tried copying the same settings as others but no luck.
@@MOE13576 I was talking about the ones in cura. If the printer is working fine with the test code files the issue is with the slicer settings.
@@3DPrintscape ah, ok. Yeah I tried the default settings and also copying other's (here on YT) settings. Nothing to complicated (settings/simple benchy), I've adjusted the nozzle up to 215c and also the amount of initial bottom layers. It prints the lines on the far left(nozzle prime?) fine, but when it start to print the actual item it fails. It just weird to me, because it seems like I'm the only one with these problem. I'm also having problems with the cr touch after installing it. Nothing seems to be going my way. Hahaha
@@MOE13576 The two lines on the left are for priming the hotend. What machine profile did you use in cura?
It didn’t work, said it cant open files of that type
Hi. Make sure you download the SLT file.
Is this free to download
Hi. Yes, both cura and the files from thingiverse are free.
From my experience do not buy an Creality Ender 3 printer. They do not work at all.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. It seems that people either love or hate the Ender 3 :).
video is useless. how are you not gonna show how to get the software, just jumping from download file to go to this. smh dissapointed
Hi. Sorry to disappoint. I made assumptions that Cura was setup when I created this video, which I shouldn’t have. I did a video on setting Cura up, you can watch it here (czcams.com/video/uzQys6xiCFo/video.html).
use your fucking brain lmao.