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MakerBot’s 3D Printer Driver Now Available on Windows 10 [+ bonus tools]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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MakerBot, one of the world’s most known3Dprinters, has finally released the drivers that makes its system compatible withWindows 8.1. Read below to find more about thisIf you have a MakerBot 3D printer, you’ll be glad to hear that printing with a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer onWindows 8.1is now hassle-free as the MakerBot 3D Printer Driver has been made available for theWindows 8.1operating system. Now, you can 3D print directly from any 3D modelingapplicationthat supports theWindows 8.13Dprint pipeline directly to your MakerBot 3D printer.
Microsoft’s Shanen Boettcher said the following regarding the announcement:
Microsoft’s goal is to make the experience of 3D printing as easy as creating and printing a document using Microsoft Word. We’re thrilled incredible companies like MakerBot are implementingWindows 8.1support to make 3D printing a reality for the masses.
The3D printing supportis one of the bestfeaturesfor business inWindows 8.1and MakerBot is among the most important partners that Microsoft has in this field. Redmond actually sells the MakerBot Replicator 2 3D printer in its Microsoft Retail stores. The newWindows 8.1driver for MakerBot is ready for download right now (link at the end) or you can get it directly from the Windows Update Service. Bre Pettis, CEO ofMakerBot, said the following with regards to the news:
We are pretty excited to have our 3D printer driver included in this recentWindows 8.1release. We have been working closely with Microsoft to prepare the printer driver to provide the familiar plug and play capabilities of Windows with the MakerBot Replicator 2. Having the3Dprinter driver be a part ofWindows 8.1rounds out even more of the MakerBot3DEcosystem that is designed to make3Ddesign and printing super easy and accessible.
In order to install the updated driver, current MakerWare users onWindows 8.1will need to uninstall older MakerWare drivers. Follow the link from below to install the MakerWare forWindows 8.1that contains the new3DPrinter Driver.
Download MakerBot 3D driver for Windows 8.1
Update: 3D printing tools and innovations for Windows
Since this article has been written, many 3D tools,software, and featureshave been released. In order to satisfy this innovation and bring it to a large-scale practice, there is a lot of information that you could use in order to print, design and analyze 3D works. Here are some of the most interesting articles that you can read and get useful information about 3D printing in Windows:
For more information, keep an eye on our news sections.
Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
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Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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