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by thawkins 4170 days ago
Most 3d printers which also use gcode, have an sdcard slot. Load your gcode file onto the sdcard, plug it into the printer and print from there. You dont need a computer connected at all, so nothing to go to sleep.
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The 3d printers, yes. The Shapeoko 2 runs off of an arduino and gets its data over a serial connection.

At least that's my understanding of it. I've never used it myself, only watched it run for other people.