Like a game of Tetris!

This is a crowded print board of key chains for grade 8-2. They will finish printing tonight and be available tomorrow! This is an approximately 12 hour job. All of the yellow elements were files sent to the teacher as mesh files. They were added into Ultimaker Cura, the software you see in the picture. The individual mesh files (.stl format) are arranged on the board for printing. Settings such as nozzle temperature, bed temperature, % infill, and skirtings for non-flat objects are added here. The file is them "sliced" which means it written as a CNC code script for the 3D printer. It is loaded into the 3D printer and then the magic happens!

This is a picture of the printer working on this file: