MakerBot Desktop Version 3.7

[Brian_Krassenstein]

MakerBot has focused a ton of effort over the last 18 months to develop new applications, materials, and particularly software to support their “3D printing ecosystem.” Updates have been rolling out on a regular basis for the company's MakerBot Desktop software, and this latest release, 3.7, includes enhancements for faster 3D printing, improved profiles, and an array of code tweaks and bug fixes. MakerBot says the new release includes the development of a way to speed up printing by varying print layer heights and infill. You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/72100/makerbot-desktop-version-3-7/

[maxxborg]

after updating today I am unable to get my software to run, it gives me a "Makerbot desktop has stopped Working" Error. I have deleted the temp files that makerbot suggests to do, but it still wont start. Help?

[sinful]

have you deleted all the files from C:\Users\"your username"\AppData\Local\Temp and reinstalled the software if I am right? If that didn't help you could try to update your graphic drivers, check if you have any CAD software or any other slicer software besides makerbot desktop.

[kb0nly]

I can get 3.7 to run but it doesn't work right. It does a really weird thing it never did before that just ruins prints every time.

It prints the purge/prime line across the print bed, then when it gets to the left end the carriage stops, the print bed lowers to the bottom and then comes back up and then it starts to print.

The problem is when it does this it pulls a string of plastic from the extruder and then when the bed comes back up since the carriage is in the same places it gobs that vertical line of plastic onto the nozzle and then when it starts to print it has a big gob of plastic on the nozzle and it ruins the first layer every time.

I went through all the new settings couldnt figure it out, since i really needed to get printing a project i was hitting pause as the bed reached the bottom, removing all the priming line and cleaning the nozzle then resuming to avoid that mess. But after five prints it got old fast so i reinstalled 3.6 and its back to normal.

Any idea what they did to mess this up and how do i remove that odd behavior from the print start process??

[sinful]

what kind of replicator do you have? Rep2 or 5th gen? strange thing I havent encountered such issue with the newest software.

[kb0nly]

what kind of replicator do you have? Rep2 or 5th gen? strange thing I havent encountered such issue with the newest software.

Rep 1 Dual, its been working great on 3.6 forever, but went to 3.7 and then it started doing that odd behavior.

[Korus99]

Mine is doing this also. I've started printing a second line, and pulling the first line off manually when it starts to rise. Of course, that means I have to monitor the build. It would be nice if there was a setting to fix this, as the rest of 3.7 seems great.

[kb0nly]

Mine is doing this also. I've started printing a second line, and pulling the first line off manually when it starts to rise. Of course, that means I have to monitor the build. It would be nice if there was a setting to fix this, as the rest of 3.7 seems great.

I suggest you roll back to 3.6, if you don't have the installer i can link you to it. From what i have read everywhere anyone having this issue has been able to resolve it just by rolling back to the previous version.

[JeffAllen]

I suggest you roll back to 3.6, if you don't have the installer i can link you to it. From what i have read everywhere anyone having this issue has been able to resolve it just by rolling back to the previous version.

I have been trying to locate a 3.6 installer for months. Can you possibly send me one? Thanks!

[kb0nly]

I have been trying to locate a 3.6 installer for months. Can you possibly send me one? Thanks!

Here's the URLs for Desktop 3.6.

Windows 7/8 64bit: http://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads-ma...64_Install.exe
Windows 7/8 32bit: http://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads-ma...86_Install.exe

Windows 8.1 64bit: http://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads-ma...64_Install.exe
Windows 8.1 32bit: http://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads-ma...86_Install.exe