Description:
The following instructions guide you to install Repetier-Host, which is the software used to do the following on Airwolf3D printers:
- Manually control the printer
- Run prints
- View gcode in 3D
Process:
1) Repetier-Host MAC can be downloaded for free from the Repetier website here (MAC).
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2) Run the install file. Once the installation is completed, click "Finish".
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3) Open Repetier-Host. Click the "Printer Settings" button in the top right-hand corner of the interface (gears icon).
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4) A new window will appear with multiple tabs (Connection, Behaviour, Dimension, Advanced)
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5) Under the "Connection" tab, select the "Port" dropdown and set it to whichever COM port you have the printer plugged in to (it should be "usbmodemXXX"), and set the "Baud Rate" to "250000" (it may already be set to that by default):
Port
Baud
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6) Under the "Behaviour" tab, set the "Default Extruder Temperature" and the "Default Heated Bed Temperature" to the following, based on your printer model:
| Model | Extruder Temperature (C) | Bed Temperature (C) |
| 5.5 | 240 | 0 |
| XL | 240 | 115 |
| HDL | 220 | 0 |
| HD | 240 | 115 |
| HDx | 240 | 115 |
| HD2x/HDR | 240 | 115 |
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7) Use the "Behaviour" tab to set the number of extruders.
| Model | Number of Extruder(s) | ||
| 5.5 | 1 | ||
| XL | 1 | ||
| HDL | 1 | ||
| HD | 1 | ||
| HDx | 1 | ||
| HD2x/HDR | 2 |
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8) Use the "Dimension" tab to set the dimensions of the build volume:
| Model | Print Area Width/X Max | Print Area Depth/Y Max | Print Area Height |
| 5.5 | 200 | 230 | 100 |
| XL | 295 | 230 | 175 |
| HDL | 300 | 200 | 300 |
| HD | 300 | 200 | 300 |
| HDx | 300 | 200 | 300 |
| HD2x/HDR | 280 | 200 | 300 |
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9) Click "Apply", then click "OK"
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Please open a Tech Ticket if you have any questions or need assistance with this process.