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Ultimaker recommend the use of [https://ultimaker.com/en/products/cura-software Cura] to slice and manipulate your model for printing. There is no pc associated with the Ultimakers, so you will have to download and install Cura and become familiar with it.
Ultimaker recommend the use of [https://ultimaker.com/en/products/cura-software Cura] to slice and manipulate your model for printing. There is no pc associated with the Ultimakers, so you will have to download and install Cura and become familiar with it.
The Ultimakers both print from sdcard, so you will need to have with you a sdcard.


==Printing==
==Printing==
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==Consumables==
==Consumables==
Use of filament will be covered in the training.
* Use of filament will be covered in the training.


Filament options (3.0mm)
Filament options (3.0mm)
*ABS (lego brick plastic - prints at 190-230 DegC, requires heated bed at 100-110 DegC)  
*ABS (prints at 190-230 DegC, requires heated bed at 100-110 DegC)  
*PLA (biodegradable , based on food starch - prints at 185-190 DegC, optional heated bed, not hotter than 60 DegC)
*PLA (biodegradable)
 
==Which Sdcard is compatible?==
 
* https://ultimaker.com/en/community/view/5112-sd-card-requirements
* sdcard https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/SD/
* https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/SD/