If you need to restart Conveyor, you can do that from MakerWare's Services menu. On Linux computers the command is "sudo stop conveyor". On Macs, open up Terminal and enter "sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/". On Windows computers, you can stop Conveyor through the Services application, which you can find by searching your computer. The easiest way to do this is through the Services menu in MakerWare.How to stop Conveyor when you do not have MakerWare open depends on what operating system you're using. To reconnect to ReplicatorG, you'll have to stop Conveyor. Once you install MakerWare, Conveyor will run in the background and prevent other programs, like ReplicatorG, from connecting to your bot.
MakerWare connects to your MakerBot via a service called Conveyor. Tip 2 : Connecting to your bot through Replicator G after you install Makerware We can also email an older version for people to use if they are experiencing this problem. We have a little app that runs outside Makerware and installs firmware for you. So if you have not already updated your Makerware software do the firmware update first. Some people (ourselves included) have found the latest version of Makerware (1.1.2.67) has difficulty actuallyĬonnecting to your bot. Go to the Services menu and select “Restart Conveyor.” This problem usually occurs because something has gone wrong with Conveyor, the part of the MakerWare toolchain that handles the connection to your bot. IMPORTANT INFO Tip 1 : Connecting your Bot to Your PC Through Makerware The print quality improvement is amazing. NOTE : YOU WILL HAVE TO THEN UPGRADE MAKERWARE TO THE LATEST VERSION ALSOĪs with Firmware 7.0 the format of files it takes changed from S3G to X3G and trying to run S3G files after the firmware update will shake your machine to bits So in theory, when the bot is connected to your computer the you should be able to just The 7.0 Firmware upgrade, coupled with the Makerware upgrade at the same time also saw a dramatic improvement in the Replicator 2, just check out the photos
They are constantly improving the FIRWARE (the software on your motherboard that controls the machine) and MAKERWARE (the software we use to slice up our models in just the way we want)Īs an example, the Replicator 1 came out as a 270 micron machine, and now you can make beautiful 100 micron prints thanks to firmware upgrades. One of the best things about Makerbot is the fact that development on their machines does not stop when they are put in the box.
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