MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide
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1. MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 5 2 MiiCraft Molder e Click on Modeler in MiiCraftSuite e Load your STL file in the model by clicking Read STL View at X Y Plane X Z Plane Y Z Plane Y Plane XZPiane YZPiane Scaleat V X VY Y Scale Shift X Shift Y Shift Z Rotate X Rotate Y Rotate Z a Read STL Model Info Reload Center XY Zero Save S Viewer Tips Left Click to shift the Z of View At e The grid shown in the Modeler is the X Y Plane printable area for MiiCraft 3D Printer e All model needs to stay within this boundary e Modeler Functions View at X Y Plane X Z Plane Y Z Plane Scale at M X V Y Vv Zz i Scale the model Scale l Set eli Shift X Set wn s Shift Y wn 2 Shift Z Y pa Rotate X AREA Rotate Y la Load STL Model tocas MA ma Read sT Model Info Reload Center Model to XY plane Reload Last Saved STL Model Center XY Z ero Save STL fi wer Tips Left Click to shift the Z of View At Zero the Model to Z direction Page 10 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 5 3 MiiCraft Slicer e Select the STL File that you saved from using MiiCraft Modeler e You have the scale option of X Y and Z direction of the model e Set layer thickness in mm e Click on Slice to begin slicing model2. MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Version 1 4 Hello Thank you for your interest and support in purchasing our MiiCraft 3D Printer We hope our MiiCraft 3D Printer is just what you needed for your application and interest Should you have any additional questions please feel free to email us at service Omiicraft com Sincerely MiiCraft Team Table of Content Lintrodu ction cegssoickcocoutciseicsohicsmssbonccanentabenicotinctseinsamansoasbescentonssuemenuietamnannniomas nes E R PAS A a E A a a 1 2 Package CONTENE scirent 2 1 Package MCUdES coii a a a E 2 2 2 Handling Instructions nsn a a a a a a a 2 3 System Requirement Suissa na a E A E 31 lo UE y PP o A 3 3 2 SOMWA Ei A o 3 4 B f re Printing ta AA AAA A AT Software prepara ON anita ia acosada 4 4 2 Python Software Installations seseesesessesessesesseoesseossssoesosoesssoesssossososcssoecsssesssosssssesssoese 4 4 3 install Trigger Diver sccaccicacsscesascceicausceacueesensesacges roo 5 A A nstall MiiCraft SOTMWare nie 5 4 5 Install Arduino Mega Driver ccscscscsscscssscsccscsccccccscsceccccscscescccecscssecsecscsceccececsceseececces 6 AO VSten SOLU aio ss 7 4 7 Last Step before Printing ssssesssssssosssscossosossssossessesesosseosssssosssssssesosscsssseosssessssossssessssess 8 5 Star PAn UNE AA AAA ES BL Launca MICrare SUILG sii 9 5 2 MICratt Molder unidad 10 5 3 MICratt SCEN ais 11 SA MICratt Checker avda cdi ac 12 5 9 MilCrat
3. MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 3 System Requirements 3 1 Hardware e Windows based PC with USB ports e Windows XP and Windows 7 Operating System e MacOS and Linux PC are not yet supported 3 2 Software e MiiCraft Suite is Open Source software based on Python It requires installation of Python 2 x e We have included Python 2 6 6 in MiiCraft s software package Users can also download different version of Python at http www python or Page 3 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 4 Before printing 4 1 Software preparation Step 1 e Download MiiCraft Software VXX zip from link provided in your shipment confirmation email XX is the version e Unzip MiiCraft Software VXX zip to a temporary directory eg C temp MiiCraftSetup VXX Step 2 e Download XXXX zip and unzip the Mask file CorrectRGB_MASK png from it XXXX is the S N of 3D printer eg S N 0001 printer need 0001 zip 4 2 Python Software Installations e Locate the MiiCraftSetupVXX folder e Double click Step1 python 2 6 6 to execute setup program e Click the next bottom until Finish installation 1 Python 2 6 6 Setup Completing the Python 2 6 6 Installer 5pecal Windows thans to Mark Hammond without whose yeas of fae shared Windows experts Python for Windows would sti be Python for DOS Ock the Fah bution to ext the hsialer Page 4 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 4 3 Install Trigger Dr
4. Search for unknown USB device e Right click on unknown USB device and select update driver software oi DVD CD ROM drives 9 Human interece Dences C IDEATA ATAPI controles Keybosrds Pl Mice and other pomtang devices Be Montor Network edepters e Select Browse my computer for driver software Page 6 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc e Select Step4 Arduino drivers folder for Arduino driver under extracted MiiCraftSetupVXX folder and click on next to install the driver Once the driver is successfully installed you should see Arduino Mega Driver listed in the Window s Device Manager i Los Update Orwer Software Ardusno Mega 2560 ki COM Windows has successtully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device Arduino Mega 2560 AI 4 6 System setup e Display Check o Connect Miicraft 3D printer and Power on o Right click the windows desktop and setup the Screen Resolution o Check 1 There should be a small Display only with 864 x 480 resolution this resolution cannot be changed o If the resolution of the small Display can be changed the 4 3 Trigger driver install failed you need restart computer or reinstall it o Check 2 Set the Multi display to Extend these display then press OK Change the appearance of your displays Display Resoluti A Y your resolutie Orient
5. ation Multiplf displays Extend these displays o Make this my main diepray PPTX 08 some items may not fit on the screen Advanced settings Make text and other items larger or smaller What display settings should I choose e Turn off Computer Power Saving Functions o Screen Saver needs to be turned off during 3D printing o Make sure PC will not go into hibernate or sleep mode during 3D Printing Page 7 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 4 7 Last Step before Printing 1 Check Printer Connectivity e Connect and turn on MiiCraft 3D Printer e Open the C MiiCraft_VXX folder and double click MiiCraftSuite to launch program e Click on Printer Print STL Model e Establish connection via clicking on Connect and Select Auto Search and Connect File Connect Contig Resin Post Curing Test Auto search and Connect Connect Manually Disconnect Serial o If the printer can establish connection the status will show printer connected o If the printer failed to establish connection it will display an error message and please double check the above installation steps r Status Printer NOT Connected Printer isn t active pls check driver resolution or display setup e Ifthe printer failed to establish connection it will display an error message and please double check the above installation steps 2 Check Printer Image Location e P
6. d model 5 7 Post Curing e Before loading the model into MiiCraft Post Curing device user need to fold the Pick Handles downwards toward the model e Load the folded Pick into MiiCraft Post Curing device e Select Post Curing tab to start the post curing process o Post Curing time is set to 10min by default File Connect Config Resin Post Curing Test Preview Images e The door to the Post Curing device must be shut in order for process to start 5 8 Removing Model e Once post curing is complete model can be removed from the Pick by slowly lifting the bottom edge of the model by using a knife 5 9 Clean Process e Inthe event that the model is stuck to the Teflon surface please run the clean process to remove the model off the Teflon surface e For detail process please refer to instruction video in MiiCraft website mg MiiCraftPrinter v0 5 3 File Connect Config Resin Post Curing Other Preview Images Test a command Read a line in NE Page 16 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 6 Test Print 6 1 Print Sample Model Optional Double click c MiiCraft_VXX MiiCraftPrinter py From Menu select Connect gt Auto Search and Connect to connect to the 3D Printer From Menu select File gt Open Image Index File then browse C MiiCraft_VXX sample Hexball Hexball idx Click on Initialize button the stage will move up to the HOME position When the stage reaches the HOME position cl
7. g on Connect File Connect Config Resin PostCurinmg Test and Select Auto Search and Connect There are two ways to connect to Printer Auto Search and Connect Connect Manually 1 Goto main menu and select Connect gt Disconnect Serial Auto Search and Connect then system Select Auto Search and Connect will automatically search and connect to Printer File Connect Contig Resin Post Curing Test 2 if you know the connecting port of oe ee Previ Printer go to main menu and select A Connect gt Connect Manually gt COM Select Connect Manually Load the image index file idx whichis Fie Connect Config Resin PostCuring Test located in the output folder in the A Ga an Open Image Index File MiiCraft folder Open nage Intex Fe gt EE is the STL model name es Select Open Image Index File Once loaded the sample of the 1 layer Preview images pyramid peg image will preview in the Printer Control panel Director CAMI Fila Prela prama File Li pang Sian irom 100 End An 115 Preview of 1 layer image Page 13 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc e Setting resin curing time 1 Goto main menu and select Config gt Preview TEN A 2 Y Resin Curing Time then system will pop Resin Curing Time 7 0 E USB Display Start X 1365 a setting dia
8. ick Print button to start printing When printing finished move the printed object with the stage from the printer unit to the post curing unit Close the door of the post curing then from Menu select Post Curing gt Post Curing by 600 seconds After post curing is down remove the object from the stage Page 17
9. iver e Locate the MiiCraftSetupVXX folder e Double click Step2 TriggerDriver to starting installation e Click the next bottom until Finish installation 4 4 Install MiiCraft Software e Locate the MiiCraftSetupVXX folder e Double click Step3_ easysetup to starting installation e When Skinforge windows pop up Just Close it Do not change any parameters File Analyze Craft Help Mets Profile Profile Type Etruson Profile Selection ABS Analyze Craft Help meta Profile e Program will be installed in C MiiCraft_VXX default folder and Create a link in the desktop e Link may not be created in OS XP Page 5 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 4 5 Install Arduino Mega Driver e Connect MiiCraft 3D Printer to Computer and adapter for power e Power on MiiCraft 3D printer e Windows will search for drivers and compatibilities o Skip obtain driver from Windows updated o Chances are Windows will not be able to recognize Arduino Mega Driver o We would need to update or reinstalled Arduino Mega Driver after Windows auto driver installation A mm Installing device driver software SM Bus Cortroger f Searcheng Windows Update Uneversal Senal Bus USB Controller Searching Windows Update Unidentified Device Y Searching Windows Update te might take a while Sp obtaming drver software from Windows Update e Open Device Manager from Window s control panel e
10. lace a piece of paper and lay it flat on top of the reaction tank e With the printer connected click on Other tab and select Test image location File Connect Config Resin Post Curing Other Preview Images Test a command Read a line in Start clean process e This will display an image on the reaction tank e f you see the above image the project is aligned correctly If the image is not correct please contact us for further troubleshooting Page 8 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 5 Start Printing 5 1 Launch MiiCraft Suite e Open the C MiiCraft_VXX folder and double click MiiCraftSuite to launch program e Follow the steps and launch the individual sub programs to start Printing process e It is recommended that user close each individual program once finish using it MiCraft TM Suite VO ALLA MiiCraft TM Suite Modeler STL Viewer Editor y Slicer Slicing Model into Images y Checker Check Sliced Images y Printer Print STL Model e Modeler You can easy tilt rotate shift scale adjust the STL model to the working space of MiiCraft 3D Printer and save as a new one for slicer later e Slicer Load a STL file and Slice to section images for print later e Checker you can easy check the sliced images manually to increase print success rate e Printer Load the section images to printing object and control the MiiCraft 3D Printer Page 9
11. log Post Curing Time 600 0 2 Depending on your resin key in the eeniallimeQut l curing time Recommended settings are o 7 00 sec for 100 micron layer thickness E o 3 50 sec for 50 micron layer uence thickness 3 Step3 Click OK button to apply the setting File Connect Contig Resin Post Curing Test Select Resin Curing Time Fill Resin tank before printing File Connect Config Resin Post Curing Test Preview Images Rea A Select Fill Resin Initiate MiiCraft 3D Printer e This feature allows the hardware to perform the resetting to avoid unusual state caused by hardware errors such as mandatory power outages etc Initiate MiiCraft 3D Printer e Click Initiate button in Control frame F Control Initiate Print Pause Stop Set print speed r Setting e Click the button after Print Speed label Print Speed nomai Thickness 100 micro to switch speed e Normal Print 3 cm 0100 micro per hour for general print Switch print speed Slow Print 2 cm per hour applies to models with weak structural strength Page 14 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc e Set thickness Setting e 100 micron for 7 secs curing time Print Speed oe Thickness e 50 micron for 3 5 secs curing time Switch thickness e Operation Flow All operations of print are in the Contr
12. ol frame in which the button has different function at different state Control Initiate Control frame The main processes as shown below After initialization click the Print button to start the print task you can click the Pause button to pause printing action at any time but Printer still running until working layer are completed At pause state you can directly click the Resume button to return print task or click the Check button to check the printed 3D model status the production platform will slowly rise by 5 cm in order to conveniently observe the model After confirmation please click the Continue button the production platform will sink and go back to Pause state Or click the Stop button to stop the print task E Print Pause heck Continue Resume The operation flow of print Page 15 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 5 6 Printed Model Cleaning e The printed model will be attached to the Pick once it is finish printing e Remove the Pick from MiiCraft 3D Printer by lifting the Black handle bar securing it upwards e Clean the excess resin via rising it with Alcohol o Suggest to use one of the those consumer ultra sonic cleaner with Alcohol to clean the model o The setting on the Ultra Sonic Cleaner should not be higher than 30w and longer than 30sec at one time e Air dry the Alcohol once you have finish cleaning the printe
13. s e Slicer Functions Set the desire layer Layer Thickness 0 1 Set Thickness ye thickness in mm X Scale 1 0 Set X Scale Scale the model before Y Scale 1 0 Set Y Scale slicing All the model ae scaling here will NOT be aan bs saved to STL model STL File Name No STL file Selected Select STL File Select the STL file you saved from MiiCraft Modeler Slice Start the Slicing Process e The Slice data will be created and saved in C MiiCraft_VXX output Modelname e You can see a Modelname idx and slice images in the folder Page 11 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 5 4 MiiCraft Checker e Visual Check of sliced image to ensure there s no isolated islands e For model to be printed successfully user need to check the following o The filled portion in the image is the part of the indented in the model design o Make sure there s always some overlap between the filled portion in the previous image e MiiCraft Checker Single image mode MiiCraft Checker vo Preview Images Eiffel_Tower_1058 png Load Image Single Image Two Images Compare e MiiCraft Checker Two image mode overlapped image will be in pink color Re MiiCraft C Preview Images Eiffel_Tower_1059 png Load Image Single Image Two Images Compare Page 12 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 5 5 MiiCraft Printer Control Establish connection via clickin
14. t Printer Control caia 13 5 6 Printed Model Cl MINS iaa A 16 7 POSE CUTIE osina E A a a N 16 58 REMOVING MORO linia ii ROE A E E A OT 16 5 9 Clean ProCess ii a ii 16 O Test PM socsnsstaadincsactesmansaunsutes somsened snaieuencatstanuawaondemuavsnsen yoameoavassanncsuncnsen amsesesensiwabenes 17 6 1 Print Sample Model Optional csccscsccsssccsceccsceccscsccccsccccsceccscesssceseccsceccscesesceseecess 17 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 1 Introduction This guide is created to provide you with basic understanding of system requirement setup instructions and operating procedure for your MiiCraft 3D Printer This guide will cover the following topics Should you have any additional questions please feel free to email us at service miicraft com Oo Before Printing o Package Content o System Requirements o System Set up o Software Installations O Start Printing o Unit Operations o Test Print 1 1 Special Note Please pay close attention to the special notes when they appeared in the User Guide Page 1 MiiCraft 3D Printer User Guide Rays Optics Inc 2 Package Content 2 1 Package includes MiiCraft 3D printer x1 Resin x1 Tube x1 Adapter x1 Power cord x1 USB cable x1 Paper Scraper x1 Mini Sucker x1 Spare film x1 2 2 Handling Instructions e During transportation of the unit Always have at least one hand to support the bottom area of the 3D Printer Page 2
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