MakerBot Industries

In ReplicatorG 005 support was added for controlling multiple MakerBots from the same computer. On Windows and Linux it just involves opening more instances of ReplicatorG and assigning them to their respective serial ports but on a Mac it’s a little bit trickier.

The other day Adam showed me this cool trick for running ReplicatorG from the source in terminal and today I documented it on the ReplicatorG wiki. I’ve been using this trick the past few days to pump out pulleys for batch 5. It’s an awesome feeling to be surrounded by lots of MakerBots all humming away as they print out tons of parts for you. Yay for MakerBot threesomes!

We’re going to open up the pod bay doors on the MakerBot BotCave on Friday August 14th from 6PM to 9PM. You’re invited to come by and say hi and hang out. If you need some fine tuning help on your MakerBot, bring your machine over! Please view the invitation and RSVP!

We will probably end up going round the corner for drinks afterward!

Kristen Taylor interviewed Bre Pettis about Jansen Walkers, MakerBots and Modular Electronics. Check it out!
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