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→Slicing a File
*In the toolbar at top of the 3d view, click "Add" to add a new file to print.
[[File:add_new_file.png|200px]]
*In the file dialog, select the STL file you saved from your 3d modeling software. Click "Open".
[[File:slic3r_select_stl.png|400px]]
*You should now see your file in the Plater 3D view.
[[File:slic3r_imported_model.png|600px]]
*Click on "Preview" at the bottom of the Slic3r window to switch to the print preview view:
[[File:slic3r_preview.png|200px]]
*You should see a layer by layer 3d preview of the printing process. You can use the slider on the right to scroll through the print layers.
[[File:slic3r_sliced_preview.png|600px|Yellow lines are shell passes. Red lines are infill passes. Green are brim and skirt passes.]]
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