International Products Sourcing Group PS3D User Manual

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·From the Cloud The most popular way of obtaining a 3D model is to download it 
from websites that allow users to upload 3D models that they designed. 
E.g. 
www. thingiverse.com 
 
1.1.2 Slice and Export the 3D Model 
Slice software is the software that prepares 3D models for printing and turns them into 
instructions for the 3D printers. FlashPrint is the slicing software used for the 
FlashForge Inventor. 
 
Using FlashPrint, you can prepare stl. files to be g. or gx. files for printing. Then the 
files can be transferred to your Inventor via USB cable, USB stick or Wi-Fi. 
 
1.1.3 Build the 3D Model 
Once the output file has been transferred to your Inventor, it will start to turn the 3D 
model into a physical object by laying down layers of filament.