Control a Formlabs printer directly over the local network via the Formlabs Local API

domain: formlabs.com · 4 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Confirm the controlling machine and the printer are on the same local network
  2. Pull the current Formlabs Local API spec/version from the developer portal
  3. Authenticate/pair with the printer per the Local API's documented flow (distinct from Web API OAuth2 tokens)
  4. Call the local endpoints to read printer status or issue print/control commands

Known gotchas

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