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Has anyone ever tried linking up their M2 to Solidworks with the "Print3D" function?

When I hit the "Print3d" button in SolidWorks it comes back with a statement of: "Before you can perform 3D printer-related tasks, you need to install a 3D printer. Please contact your 3D company for the appropriate printer drive." Has anyone done this?

I noticed that button too. I am by no means an expert on this, and the SolidWorks help is surprisingly not helpful at all. Friom what I can tell the application is not even fully functional...after I dismiss the error message you mentioned, a dialog window pops up, but pressing most of the buttons appears to have no effect.

After digging online for a bit, I can say that it appears to be an "up-and-coming" or "beta" feature...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilkXh3ryBGU

http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/extr ... -2014.aspx (particularly read the "Future Note" at the bottom).

Definitely interested in seeing where this goes.