How to Add and Remove Folders in Offline Markforged Eiger
Eiger functions as both a traditional 3D printer slicer and organizational tool for your 3D printing files. Since it is cloud-based, your printing files are available to you and your users anywhere and at any time, assuming you have an internet connection.
Offline Eiger serves as the local version of cloud Eiger, therefore, unlike cloud Eiger, files and folders are stored locally. These files are .MFSO (part settings files) and .MFPB (part build files), which are STL files with added info, like part orientation, print settings, and part layout on the build platform. In order for this invaluable information from these two file types to be accessible between Offline Eiger sessions, you must create a folder in File Explorer in which to store them and then link this folder into Offline Eiger.
How to Add a Folder
Adding a folder in Offline Eiger comes in the form of either:
- Creating a new folder in File Explorer.
- Selecting a pre-existing folder in File Explorer.
Note: The folder we create or select serves as a save location for the .MFSO and .MFPB files and as a reference point for Offline Eiger. Your STL files can exist in any folder.
1. Creating a New Folder
Start by creating a new folder in File Explorer. Whether this new folder is a parent or deeply embedded subfolder is irrelevant.
In Offline Eiger, select ‘Add Folder’. From the File Explorer window that appears, select the new folder you created.
The folder link has now been created! Select ‘Import STL’ from any folder location to begin preparing an STL model for printing.
Once the settings have been adjusted to your liking you will save it as the .MFSO file type. When you select ‘Print’, Offline Eiger will save the .MFPB file. Verify the presence of these two files in your new folder in File Explorer. If you are not printing remotely via a LAN connection, you will need to select ‘Export Build’ from the ‘Select Printer’ dropdown in Offline Eiger to produce a printer-readable .MFP file. This can be loaded onto the root of a FAT 32 formatted flash drive for direct insertion into the printer.
2. Selecting a Pre-Existing Folder
For choosing a pre-existing folder, simply select ‘Add Folder’ in Offline Eiger and choose your desired folder from the subsequent File Explorer window. When choosing a folder, DO NOT select a parent folder with numerous sub-folders! This will slow the performance of Offline Eiger considerably!
How to Remove a Folder
Folders can only be removed in Offline Eiger if no parts or subfolders reside within.
To many, this will require tedious removal of many subfolders and files. However, there are clever workarounds. Removing the folder link in Offline Eiger is quite simple and can be done one of two ways:
- Rename the folder in File Explorer by simply adding an extra character to the folder name.
- Delete the folder and its contents in File Explorer (probably not preferred).
If you reinstate the folder and/or its name, the folder link will not be recreated in Offline Eiger. Either of these processes are particularly useful in instances when you add a folder to Offline Eiger with many subfolders.
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