Printer UI
Settings and User Management
20min
accessing settings multiple types of settings are available for editing to suit your individual and company's needs user settings hover over username click settings account settings project settings notification settings api tools company settings admin users have more settings user management company project settings company feature settings admin access if your company has identified at least one admin user, that user will have an entry in the left navigation on their dashboard, just above their username if you don't see an entry for admin, then you are not an admin user to be assigned this role, please ask the current admin user at your company if you don't think your company has identified an admin user, please contact carbon support to set up the initial admin user admin access user management carbon admin users can manage users within their company under the users & roles tab within the admin view admin features settings and user management docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy delete users delete users by clicking on the trash can icon change the role of users role of users via the drop down menu user roles operator – has access to upload carbon files, queue and print them, but they do not have access to view or edit any projects user – has access to all printer features except the user management tool can create, view, edit, queue, and print projects admin – has access to everything a user can do, plus additional admin actions additional admin actions admins are advised to regularly review which users have access to their carbon ecosystem to ensure it accurately reflects the needs of their organization adding new users there are two methods for adding a new user to your account admins may settings and user management docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy new user settings and user management docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy invite a new user inviting users with this method is advised for greater control admins can assign users a role email domain does not need to match the company domain e g users may have a gmail address, or similar invite new user type in the email address of the new user select the settings and user management docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy operator, user, admin click invite an invite sent confirmation message will appear briefly at the bottom of the screen invite new user once invited, new users will not appear in this list until they have successfully completed the sign up process new user sets up account new user receives a carbon sign up email message click on the sign up link enter login information first and last name create password click sign up the admin will now see the new user listed along with their role and the printer ui will launch for the new user new user sets up account self sign up users may also sign up themselves, with a couple restrictions users default to the user role admins will need to modify the role under the settings and user management docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy tab if the new user needs to be an operator or admin exception when carbon support has modified the default for a specific user in advance of sign up email address must match the company domain navigate to the company's printer network print carbon3d com click sign up below the log in dialog new user sets up account the user receives a carbon sign up email message, clicks on the sign up link, and enters login information same email and workflow as the admin invitation carbon sign up email if the email address entered does not match the company's domain (e g a gmail address), the user will be denied access an admin must invite this user to use a non company email company settings admins have control over settings for the whole company company project settings an admin user can choose settings to use company wide for consistency across projects company project settings zoom behavior choose your preferred zoom behavior zoom to center zoom toward cursor default setting zoom to center this setting serves software versions v1 38 and higher zoom behavior model units set the units to default to those most commonly used default setting millimeters resin if a particular resin is used consistently, you may select it here to default the material selection to every project default setting none part position part position v1 32 v1 35 choose your preferred default part position for orient and supports above platform on platform default setting above platform this setting serves software versions v1 32 through v1 35 part position ≥ v1 36 choose your preferred default part position for orient above platform on platform note this setting does not affect part position for supports if you do not use auto orientation, you must select a part position in the supports tab default setting above platform this setting serves software versions v1 36 and higher auto layout select your preferred options for auto layout overlap bounding boxes default setting unchecked do not rotate parts default setting unchecked padding default setting 5 mm reference the layout lesson for more information release film if you print regularly with release film, you can check this option to accommodate release film thickness by default ⚠ ⚠ if you select this option but fail to apply the release film, your print could fail to adhere to the platform reference the print controls lesson for more information on the release film option default setting unchecked part labels select your preferred options for part labels label text particularly useful when used with tokens default setting {print uuid} text size (height dimension) default setting 1 5 mm depth (either embossed or engraved) default setting 0 5 mm embossed (proud of part surface) or engrave (recessed in part surface) default setting emboss reference the part labels guide for more information print profile choose your preferred print profile reference the print controls guide for more information on print profiles default setting default slice thickness choose your preferred slice thickness standard 100 µm fine 50 µm super fine 25 µm reference the print controls guide for more information on slicing standard slicing thickness may vary by resin default setting standard denture auto nesting select whether you want the denture auto nesting feature be on or off when you start a project default setting on this setting serves software versions v1 38 or higher this setting must be enabled by carbon support and is used for lucitone digital print 3d denture base only company feature settings feature settings for your company can be toggled on/off by admin users multi factor authentication only admins can update printer software more feature settings may be listed in your ui for legacy customers or those participating in select beta programs contact your account manager if you have questions about additional options installing software updates customers have the option to specify that only admins can accept/install software updates for the printers this feature may be useful to organizations that have restrictions around when and how software updates are accepted installing software updates to allow only admin users to accept/install printer software updates turn state toggle to on press update at the bottom of the page to save the setting setting available in software v1 41 and higher multi factor authentication multi factor authentication require multi factor authentication when users sign in turn state toggle to on press update at the bottom of the page to save the setting user settings account settings available account settings available account settings email not editable name can be edited password can be reset project settings users can set up their own project settings if they are not using the company's project settings user project settings are the same fields as the settings and user management docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy use company project settings check this box to instead use the company settings for consistency across the organization settings and user management docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy are set by the administrator default setting unchecked use company project settings notification settings notification settings email notifications users have the ability to choose when to receive emails when prints and advanced auto supports are complete your jobs any jobs no notification api tools manage api keys manage api keys users that utilize carbon's api tools or automate automatic print preparation (app) docid\ rdxnuaghpa5gqfbl5qysb will manage their authentication keys here this is how users login to those features authentication keys are only available for settings and user management docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy