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→Slicing a File
*In slic3r, load your printer configuration. '''File->Load Config'''. Select '''Slic3r_creatorbot_config_ABS''' or '''Slic3r_creatorbot_config_PLA''' in the file dialog, depending on what material you are printing.
*On the right hand side of the slicer window, select your printer config (for ex. '''Slic3r_creatorbot_config_PLA.ini''') under "Print settings", "Filament", and "Printer".
[[File:selected_PLA.png|200px300px]]
*In the toolbar at top of the 3d view, click "Add" to add a new file to print.
[[File:add_new_file.png|200px300px]]
*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 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. Yellow lines are shell passes. Red lines are infill passes. Green are brim and skirt passes.
[[File:slic3r_sliced_preview.png|600px]]
*This model needs support!
'''ADDING SUPPORT STRUCTURE'''*Switch to "Print Settings"[[File:slic3r_print_settings.png|400px]]
==Printing a File==