Guides

Setting up a new printer

From adding the printer in Euler to watching its first build live.

This guide takes a new printer from nothing to live monitoring. Each step links to the page with the details.

Only organization admins can do these steps. You also need access to the computer that runs the printer.

Create the device

In SettingsDevices & Datasources, click New device, choose the Device type, and give it a name. See Creating a device.

The New device sheet with device type, name and perspective correction

Install Euler Connect on the printer's computer

Download Euler Connect from Euler and run the installer on the Windows computer that runs the printer. See Installing Euler Connect.

Set up Euler Connect

In the setup window, choose Cloud Installation (or Custom Installation if your company runs its own Euler), sign in through your browser and choose your organization. See Setting up Euler Connect.

Euler Connect
The Euler Connect setup window with Cloud Installation and Custom Installation

Euler Connect now appears as a datasource in SettingsDevices & Datasources, named after the computer it runs on.

Connect the device to Euler Connect

Tell Euler Connect which printer to watch and where to find its layer images.

  1. In SettingsDevices & Datasources, open the datasource for the printer's computer.

  2. Under Connections, click Connect device.

  3. Pick the device you created in the first step.

    The device picker with a search box and a list of devices

  4. Fill in the Connection Settings. What Euler asks for depends on the printer:

    Connection methodUsed forWhat to enter
    Directory WatcherMost printersRoot Directory: the folder the printer saves its layer images in, for example D:\SLM\Jobs.
    EOS ConnectEOS printers with powder-bed imagingHostname of the EOS machine. Use localhost if Euler Connect runs on the printer's computer.
    Renishaw (Non-InfiniAM)Renishaw printers without InfiniAM softwareDatabase Directory and Image Directory. The defaults match a standard Renishaw installation.

    If a printer supports more than one method, choose one first.

  5. Click Connect Device.

The Connect Device sheet for an SLM printer with the Root Directory filled in and More settings open

If the image folder is on a network share instead of the printer's computer, open More settings and turn on Use Polling-Based Watcher. Expect layers to arrive around 30 seconds later. See Where to install it.

The device now appears in the Connections table. You can change the settings later with Edit on its row.

Set up perspective correction

If the printer's camera sees the plate at an angle, place the plate corners on a sample image so Euler shows defects in the right place. See Perspective correction.

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The perspective correction editor with the four plate corners placed on a sample image

You can also do this during your first upload, using one of its layers.

Check that it shows as connected

In SettingsDevices & Datasources, the datasource's Last seen should say Right now. Open the datasource: the device's status under Connections should say Connected. See Datasources. If it does not, see Troubleshooting Euler Connect.

A datasource page showing uptime, sync status, layers received and a connected device

Run the first print

Start a build on the printer. The device shows the running print on the Overview page, and you can open it in the print viewer while it prints. See Device monitoring.

Next steps

Preparing a build report

Turn a finished print into a report you can print, save as PDF or share as a link.

Overview

What is different when your company runs Euler itself, in its own cloud or on premises.

On this page

Create the device
Install Euler Connect on the printer's computer
Set up Euler Connect
Connect the device to Euler Connect
Set up perspective correction
Check that it shows as connected
Run the first print
Next steps