K8400 and linux

Vertex 3D Printer Vertex - Computer related problems
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Hi,

I’m really new in 3D printing world.
I have any questions :

  1. received the printer today and one of the question is can we use the SDcard putting on stl file or need we absolutely a computer to print ?
  2. I work exclusively on Linux. If the 3D soft is not a problem how can be K8400 in Linux supported. ?
    Cheers

Pierre

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It’s clear you are not in it for the technique but for the prints. :wink:

STL files are not accepted by the printer, you need them to be ‘sliced’ into layers and create a so called gcode from these ‘coordinates’

In practice, you use a tool that’s called a ‘slicer’ to slice the actual part (stl) into tiny slices.

Here, try this;

repetier.com/download/repeti … nux-1-0-6/

This tool can both control your printer and slice the parts. See the Vertex manual for further instructions.
My personal preference is the slicer called ‘slic3r’ (i’m on a mac and using the pre-historic version .56 of repetier) and skeinforce, as used by this version, has probably been used by Noah to make towelhangers for his grand Ark, so hence my love for Slic3r.

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How to install Repetier on Linux (in my case Xubuntu):

[ul]
[li] Download Repetier-Host from http://www.repetier.com/downloads/[/li]
[li] Install Mono (last version with PPA)

Add the PPA key to your sources:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF
echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list

Update your sources:

sudo apt-get update

Install mono from PPA:

sudo apt-get install mono-complete

[/li]
[li] Install Repetier-Host Linux by following the installation instructions in the ZIP file.
[/li]
[li] Install Wine (only necessary to copy the settings, you can also copy the settings from this forum).

sudo apt-get install wine

[li] Download the Vertex Repetier EXE file from the Velleman support website: http://www.vertex3dprinter.eu/support/downloads and install it with Wine.[/li]
[li] Launch both Repetier-Hosts.[/li]
[li] Copy the printer settings from Vertex Repetier to the Linux Repetier (you need to do this manually!).[/li]
[li] Export the filament and slicer settings from the Vertex Repetier and import them in Linux Repetier.[/li][/ul]

I know these last steps are quite stupid but this for helping the people that aren’t good with modifying the settings files.

Cheers,
Dylan