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→General Procedure
# Printer Setup
# Printer Setup
## The printer may be turned on with a switch on the rear of the machine. The machine will boot up and may need to update, let it complete this process.
## The printer may be turned on with a switch on the rear of the machine. The machine will boot up and may need to update, let it complete this process.
## Before starting the print, glue needs to be applied to the build plate. Simply lift the build plate off the mount and apply the glue stick (found in the Markforged drawer/box) to the area where the print is located in the software (be sure to account for extra width due to the brim), the back of the plate where the machine will purge (print excess material which has been sitting in the lines and exposed to air), and the corner where the purge tower is located in the image below. [[File:Mark II Build Plate.jpg|thumb|A Mark II build plate with purge tower and purge line.|none]]
## Before starting the print, glue needs to be applied to the build plate. Simply lift the build plate off the mount and apply the glue stick (found in the Markforged drawer/box) to the area where the print is located in the software (be sure to account for extra width due to the brim), the back of the plate where the machine will purge a line of material (print excess material which has been sitting in the lines and exposed to air), and the corner where the purge tower is located in the image below. [[File:Mark II Build Plate.jpg|thumb|A Mark II build plate with purge tower and purge line.|none]]
## Place the plate back on the mount. The Mark II is ready to print!
## Place the plate back on the mount. The Mark II is ready to print!
# Printer Shutdown
# Printer Shutdown