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Repetier Tutorial

Repetier is a program that is used to control 3D printers, position parts on a 3D printer, runs G-Code, and uses an outside program called Slic3r. This program alone could replace commonly used programs such as Replicator G.

Downloading

This first thing to do is down load the program, which can be done on this link here. There are a few things to know before downloading the program. First of all, the program is made for three operating systems, Linux, Windows, and Mac. Windows and Mac require installation, which is simple enough to complete. If you can't install the program on the computer you are using, you can download the Linux version which is a folder of the files. In this folder, there is an executable file that at the very least can be run on windows. You must follow these steps however in order for this to work:

    1. Download the file.
    2. Open the Slic3r folder inside of the Repetier folder
    3. If you have Slic3r, open that folder now 
    4. Delete everything in the Slic3r folder inside of Repetier
    5. Copy all the files from the Slic3r

Now you may use the program.

Getting started

When you open up Repetier, there are a few things you should know. There is a button on the right hand side above the four tabs called "Printer Settings". Hit this button to open up the settings menu. There are a afew things you need to change before you get started. First of all, you need to change the COM port to the one your computer recognizes as your printer. Second, you must change the Baud Rate to 115200, which is the communication speed that your computer communicates with your printer. The third thing that must be changed is the "Reset On Connect". Change this setting from whatever it originally is to "Disabled".

The next part, which you must do every time you connect your printer to the computer with the "Connect" button on the top left corner is go to the Manual Control tab on the right hand side and hit the home button. If you notice, the program shows the X, Y, & Z coordinates in red initially. This means the program does not know where the nozzle is on the printer in respect to the origin. When you hit the home button, the program then finds the origin and the position arrows change colors. Now the printer knows exactly where the nozzle is.