To Add a Printer
Use this topic to perform any of the following procedures:
• Add a 3D printer to the list of available printers
• Add a Materialise build processor, software that enables Creo to connect with a 3D printer
• Create a representation of a printer tray in Creo Parametric, define the tray dimensions
1. Open the 3D Printers dialog box in one of the following ways:
◦ From the Creo Parametric Options window:
a. Click > 
Options. The Creo Parametric Options dialog box opens.
Options. The Creo Parametric Options dialog box opens.b. Click Additive Manufacturing. The additive manufacturing settings page opens.
c. Under 3D Printer Setup, click 3D Printers Settings.
◦ From the graphics window:
a. Access a tray assembly in one of the following ways:
▪ When you have a model open, click > > . The Tray tab opens and a new tray assembly is created.
▪ Create a tray assembly file.
▪ Open a tray assembly file.
b. Click 
Printer > .
Printer > .The 3D Printers dialog box opens, showing a list of available printers.
2. Click 
. The Add Printer dialog box opens.
. The Add Printer dialog box opens.3. Perform one of the following actions:
◦ Install a 3D Systems printer:
a. Select 3DSystems, and then click Next.
b. Select one of the following ways of adding the printer:
▪ Manually—Manually add the details of the printer. Under URL, type the network IP address of the printer.
▪ Automatically—Automatically connect to an existing printer. Under URL, type the network IP address of the printer.
◦ Install a Materialise build processor:
▪ Select Materialise N.V, and then click Next. The 3D printer will be discovered.
◦ Create a representation of a printer tray in Creo Parametric:
a. Select Other, and then click Next.
b. In the Printer Name box, type a name for the representation.
c. Under Tray Dimensions, type a value for the X, Y, and Z dimensions.
4. Click Finish.