# Can we print to a file and upload without Preform?

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/can-we-print-to-a-file-and-upload-without-preform/8004>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 9, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/can-we-print-to-a-file-and-upload-without-preform/8004 "2016-05-09T03:07:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rijk\_Lau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Rijk\_Lau](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Rijk_Lau)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/can-we-print-to-a-file-and-upload-without-preform/8004/1 "2016-05-09T03:07:03Z")

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My PC connected to Form 1+ just crashed. I was thinking of using my laptop to print instead but unfortunately it has issue running Preform (v 1.9 on Win 7, crashed the display driver when running.) And my next available PC is too far away to connect with the Form 1+ via USB cable.

So is it possible to print form one computer to a file, and then bring the file to another computer to upload to the Form 1+ without running Preform?

Thanks for any input

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**Author:** ![Zachary\_Brackin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4da419/32.png) [@Zachary\_Brackin](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Zachary_Brackin)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/can-we-print-to-a-file-and-upload-without-preform/8004/2 "2016-05-09T15:56:20Z")

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I don’t think there’s any way to do that

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**Author:** ![George\_Earussi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aca169/32.png) [@George\_Earussi](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/George_Earussi)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/can-we-print-to-a-file-and-upload-without-preform/8004/3 "2016-05-09T16:51:29Z")

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you can buy a 50 foot Ethernet cable. that will work also

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**Author:** ![Rijk\_Lau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Rijk\_Lau](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Rijk_Lau)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/can-we-print-to-a-file-and-upload-without-preform/8004/4 "2016-05-09T17:25:24Z")

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I have the other computer on Ethernet network. Will the Form 1+ work with an USB - Ethernet converter?

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**Author:** ![ChristopherBarr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/christopherbarr/32/645_2.png) [@ChristopherBarr](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/ChristopherBarr)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/can-we-print-to-a-file-and-upload-without-preform/8004/5 "2016-05-10T18:14:51Z")

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No. At least not with my TrippLite.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/5/b/5bc2bdf993ff27c2e0eecab5010b25626fbb327a.png) [@system](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/can-we-print-to-a-file-and-upload-without-preform/8004/6 "2016-05-24T18:15:03Z")

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