Markforged Machine Configuration

Owned by Dennis Hezel
Last updated: May 18, 2022
2 min read

The following configuration options of the common machine configuration model apply to Markforged machines.

Jobs started directly from the printer cannot be captured.

Obtaining access credentials

  • Create an API token. See https://www.eiger.io/developer#section/Getting-Started for instructions.

  • Use the API Access Key as username and the API Secret Key as password in the below configuration.

Aggregator version 1.6+

Configuration

Data

Description

Required

Configuration

Data

Description

Required

type

MARKFORGED

The machine's interface type.

✓

url

https://www.eiger.io/

Eiger API base url.

✓

custom_name

my_markforged_machine

The custom machine name to be displayed in the Agile MES. Will be read identical to the machine name if unset.

✗

unique_name

MyPrinter

Name of the printer as shown on https://www.eiger.io/devices.

✓

authentication_file_path

./secret.json or

JSON object

Secrets for Http Basic Authentication (see below). For files, the path can be absolute or relative to the Aggregator.

✓

mes_id

[1]

The MES instance(s) of your organization.

✓

Markforged machine example:

{ "type": "MARKFORGED", "url": "https://www.eiger.io/", "custom_name": "my_markforged_machine", "unique_name": "MyPrinter", "authentication_file_path": "./secret.json", // contents as shown below "mes_id": [ 1 ] }

OR

{ "type": "MARKFORGED", "url": "https://www.eiger.io/", "custom_name": "my_markforged_machine", "unique_name": "MyPrinter", "authentication_file_path": { "username": "7de1125117a312c2e0b249fafd7ed0eecc7c450a", // API Access Key "password": "5948782c80abcf1fd682a1c7a2b1db65b194c2ff1c39fdce664a32591743f2c74ddcf7b7" // API Secret Key }, "mes_id": [ 1 ] }