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3D Printers

Contact

Ask questions and request prints in the #3d-printers channel in Slack!

YOu can contact these people to get help with 3D Printers. Please attempt to message them on Slack first.

• Noah Zemlin - noah.zemlin@ou.edu
• Tyler Julian - tyler.james.julian@ou.edu

Profiles

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SoonerRobotics/SCR-Resources/master/3dprinter/scr_anet_a8.def.json

1. Download scr_anet_a8.def.json from the link above and place it into C:\Program Files\Ultimaker Cura 4.3\resources\definitions. This may be a different folder for you depending on your Cura version, install location, and operating system.
2. Open Cura or restart it if you already have it open.
3. Navigate in the menu bar to Settings > Printer > Manage Printers.... Select Add.
4. Select Add a non-networked printer and scroll down until you find the Anet category. Open it and select SCR Anet A8 and then click Add.
5. You can now use the SCR Anet A8 printer profile!

Using the definition will result in better printing time estimation along with some other low-level improvements.

SCR Anet A8 Cura Definition

Cura Print Settings

The section will guide you through some of the Cura Print settings that you may want to change for your prints

Layer Height

Infill Density

Printing Temperature

Print Speed

Generate Support

Build Plate Adhesion

Questions

If you have any questions, ask away in #3d-printers in Slack!