newbie and my files wont print

[Roxy]

You should try Slic3r or Cura. (I'm a Slic3r fan) Probably, you didn't get the slicer setup correctly. With Slic3r it is important to tell it what kind of printer you have so it can generate the appropriate GCode. And you need to tell it other things such as the diameter of the filament, the heat settings, layer thickness, etc.

I've never used 123-Design. But my guess is you need to export the design as an .STL file in order to use the design.

Probably, the best thing to do is just get a .STL file from Thingiverse and try slicing it with Slic3r. See if that works... Then you can try to get 123-Design going if you really want to use it.

[Wakinyantanka]

Thank you for the quick response. I'm using slic3r and feel as though I have it configured correctly. I export from 123d as an .stl which is why I'm confused. I know it's probably something simply I'm overlooking. I'll try a file from thingiverse and see what happens.