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Getting Started

Getting Started

  • Choose how to connect your 3D Printer (Which AstroBox solution is right for you?)
  • Setting up your AstroBox Touch 3D Printer controller
  • Setting up your AstroBox Gateway 3D Printer controller
  • Upload & Import your 3D Designs: STLs, GCODEs, & X3G files
  • Slice files online and send them to your 3D Printer
  • Control your 3D Printer from the AstroPrint Mobile App (iOS & Android)
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Upcoming changes

  • Upcoming new Astroprint UI

FAQs

  • Can one AstroBox control multiple printers?
  • Which slicing engines do you support for Cloud Slicing?
  • Why are some 3D printers not compatible with AstroPrint?
  • How is 3D printer 'Compatibility' defined and who verifies compatibility?
  • How can I upload files over 200 MB to the AstroBox?
  • What cameras can I connect to the AstroBox (Touch and Gateway)?
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Make your own AstroBox

AstroBox Touch

  • Step 1: Hardware requirements for the AstroBox Touch
  • Step 2: Assembling your AstroBox Touch
  • Step 3: Flashing AstroBox Touch Software
  • Configure a different touchscreen on an existing AstroBox Touch

AstroBox Gateway

  • Step 1: Hardware requirements for the AstroBox Gateway
  • Step 2: Flashing AstroBox Gateway Software
  • Step 3: Assembling and connecting to the AstroBox Gateway
  • Creating your own Raspberry Pi AstroBox

Octoprint Plugin

  • What is the difference between AstroPrint and OctoPrint? (AstroPrint vs OctoPrint)
  • Octoprint plugin to print, manage, and monitor your 3D Printer from anywhere

FAQs

  • What are the network requirements for the AstroBox?
  • How do I setup an AstroBox Gateway without a dongle/hotspot?
  • Which WiFi USB dongles are supported?
  • How expensive is the hardware to set up a full 3D Printer Farm/Fleet?
  • Can I buy SD cards pre-flashed with AstroBox software (for RPis)? Does this software offer the same functionality as the pre-built AstroBox options?
  • I already have a Raspberry Pi with OctoPrint (OctoPi). What are the benefits of using the AstroBox instead of the AstroPrint Plugin for OctoPrint?

Going Deeper

File Management

  • Manage & organize your 3D files in the cloud with Project Folders
  • 3D Print straight from Tinkercad wirelessly

Sharing

  • Share 3D models from your online design library

FAQs

  • Which browsers support AstroBox Live Video Streaming of 3D Prints?
  • Can I configure the Raspberry Pi network myself?
  • What username/password do I use to get into my RPi?
  • How do I make a .local address work on Windows?
  • What kind of WiFi network can the AstroBox connect to?
  • Can I upload GCODE directly to my AstroBox Touch?
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Troubleshooting

General

  • 3D Printer keeps disconnecting, or will not connect at all, with AstroBox Touch or AstroBox Gateway
  • Debug Serial Connection to 3D Printer
  • 3D Printer disconnects in the middle of a print
  • Head/Bed temperature drops before print starts
  • I can't reach my AstroBox Gateway after rebooting it
  • Raspberry Pi Case Assembly

Working with Logs

  • Sending logs to AstroPrint
  • Looking at AstroBox logs

AstroPrint for Fleets

How To: Setting up your Fleet

  • Intro - General Overview for Setting Up Your Fleet Account
  • Working with Groups - First Things First, Start by Setting up Groups!
  • Setting up Roles and Permissions
  • Inviting Users & Assigning Roles: Invitations, CSV Upload, and SSO
  • Connecting 3D Printers
  • Setting up Printer Profiles, Material Profiles, and Custom Slicer Profiles
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How To: Fleet Account Basics - (After Set Up)

  • Navigating: Fleet Admin area, Fleet Cloud, & Personal Cloud

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