By Aaron Roy of 3DPrinterOS. Talk was originally given at Construct 3D 2018 in Atlanta, GA.

1. How to manage students, 3D printers and data at scale
October 6, 2018
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2. • Provides public and private cloud platform for
managing users, files, analytics and machines
• Powers more than 20,000 machines, over 1.3 million
hours of printing
• Offers multilingual and multiregional support
• Founded in 2014, backed by Microsoft Founder Paul
Allen’s Vulcan Capital and located in Silicon Valley
Company Overview
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4. Case Study: Duke University
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5. • Grew from 6 printers to 100+ machines
• Students login is tied to university credentials (SSO)
Duke University
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6. Features for students and educators
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7. • Unlimited storage to upload files to the cloud and
access from anywhere
• User’s have access to all iterations of a file so it’s easy
to reprint models and track success
• Users can share design files and entire projects with
other people and set permissions regarding access
Universal File Management
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8. User’s File Dashboard
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9. User’s Project Dashboard
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10. • Users can kick off jobs from any web browser and with a
connected web camera live view the print process
• 3DPrinterOS automatically records the print and sends an
email with an animated MP4 once the print is complete
• Users can view past MP4s in their file/project dashboards
to see how past files have performed
• This means you can start a print while away from the
printer, monitor its progress and have it ready for pick up
later
Remote Print Monitoring
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11. Remote Print Monitoring (Live View Wall)
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12. Remote Print Monitoring (MP4s)
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13. • Users can view, duplicate, edit and resize STL’s before
slicing
• 3DPrinterOS comes with tools to help with adding
supports, sizing, repairing and positioning objects
before sending to print
• Gcode visualization lets you see how objects will be
built layer by layer and prevent sending prints that
have a high potential of failure
STL/Gcode Editing & Visualization
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14. STL/Gcode Visualization
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15. • 3DPrinterOS cloud slicer allows users to slice objects
that would crash local slicers by leveraging the
power of cloud computing
• Also works with Gcodes from Cura, Simplify3D and
other popular slicers
Cloud & Local Slicing
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16. Cloud & Local Slicing
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17. • All statistics are tracked on a per student, per design
and per machine basis
• Admins can track who did what at any given time -
no need to keep a seperate excel sheet if sharing
machines
• Track filament used, all printing data, and log reasons
for print failure to help improve performance over
time
Data Tracking & Reporting
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18. Data Tracking & Reporting
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19. Customizable User Profiles
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20. • Users can easily move designs from most popular
CAD tools directly into 3DPrinterOS via plugin
• Includes: SolidEdge, SolidWorks, SpaceClaim,
OnShape, Fusion 360, Inventor, CATIA, Rhino
• Constantly adding more integrations
Integrations
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21. • Easiest way to manage campus-wide 3d printing
• Supports SAML, Shibboleth Single Sign On
• Makes it easy to create workgroups and manage
permissions and limits at group and user level
• Filament tracking and billing
• Advanced queue management for prints
• Comprehensive statistics and analytics for users,
workgroups and orgs
Educational License
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22. Questions?
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23. Thank You!
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For more info: Aaron Roy | @aaron_wa | @3dprinteros | www.3dprinteros.com
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