HD2x_Manual - Airwolf 3D
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1. Retraction Minimum travel mm 2 Enable combing Minimal extrusion before retracting mm 0 1 2 hop when retracting mm 0 5 Skirt Start distance mm 5 Minimal length mm 150 0 Cool Fan full on at height mm Fan speed min 95 Fan speed max 55 Minimum speed mm s Cool head lift Infill fl 2 s Solid infill top Solid infill bottom Infill overlap 9 15 Z hop is used to allow the nozzles to clear the print when traveling not extruding material Fan Speed For most dual head prints the fan max min should be set to 100 This will prevent dripping which 15 common when printing with dual extruders Support When using a dissolvable support material it is recommended to use Grid as the Structure type For break away support Lines can be used as it makes removing support much easier It is not recommended to use support Fill amount above 60 Support Structure type Lines Overhang angle for support deg 0 Fill amount 15 Distance X mm 0 7 Distance 2 mm 0 15 Black Magic Spiralize the outer contour Only follow mesh surface E313 Brim line amount 20 Raft Extra margin mm 5 0 Line spacing mm 1 Bas2. 46 THE ALL NEW HD2x FROM AIRWOLF 3D Printing in one material or one color is a thing of the past Welcome to dual color dual material printing with the all new HD2x from Airwolf 3D The HD2x features a print volume of 11 x8 x12 and offers layer to layer resolution as fine as 06mm 002 lightning fast speeds and a partially enclosed yet easily accessible proprietary frame design The HD2x is also fully autonomous meaning that it is not necessary to couple it to a computer to print The HD2x comes standard with Airwolf s new proprietary JR2x dual high temperature hot end and hosts a number of new features including upgraded motors durable nylon extruder gears a finer 2mm threaded Z rod and enhanced movement control speeds Dual extruder for 2 material 2 color printing s Large 11 x 8x 12 build envelope s Fastest Print Speeds in its class a Prints in over 20 different materials Reliable high torque motors s 2mm pitch z rod provides excellent z resolution a Fully autonomous control s Patented one piece 2 nozzle hot end design a Finest layer resolution in its class Durable nylon extruder gears Interchangeable nozzles for fine resolution printing LUN I MOT LEAVE UNATTENDED 11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS MODEL HD2x ASSEMBLED YES NUMBER OF PRINTING MATERIALS 20 BUILD ENVELOPE WxDxH 11 x 8 x 12 BUILD VOLUME approx 1 150 cubic inches 18 878 cubic cent
3. Bed Front 0 Print Area Width Print Area Depth Print Area Height The min and max values define the possible range of extruder coordinates These coordinates can be negative and outside the print bed Bed left front define the coordinates where the printbed itself starts By changing the min max values you can even move the origin in the center of the print bed if supported by firmware 5 STEPS 3D PRINTING Now that we have installed the software this section will cover the main steps to printing 1 DESIGN OR DOWNLOAD 3D MODEL When doing this Keep in mind the printing orientation and the printing material s that you are going to use PROGRAMS Sketchup Solidworks Rhinoceros etc WEBSITES FOR 3D MODEL DOWNLOAD Thingiverse GrabCad FILE FORMAT SKP SLDPRT 3DM etc CONVERT TO STL FILE TYPE Export or Save As the 3D model into an STL file type Make sure to include the stl file extension if it does not already have it Some software packages may require a plug in to export as STL i e Sketchup The Dual Head section of Cura will discuss how to export multiple STL files PROGRAMS Sketchup Solidworks Rhinoceros etc FILE FORMAT STL CLEAN UP STL FILE THIS STEP IS OPTIONAL Cleaning up the STL file may be necessary after creating it This will help the slicing engine create the GCODE If you skip this step and your file will not slice correctly bring it into Net
4. 03 uonpung 0125 y 5 SMoJ 04 uo3ing 193192 u1 5 JU JO 1u04J y UO 10 5 y GS 042IUJ y 31950 15114 N3382S 021 PIA ONISN VIKI LCD HOW The four main functions of the VIKI LCD screen are to prepare the printer for printing manual control running a print and controlling the printer while running a print Use the layout on the previous page as a road map to find each function To navigate between rows simply click the center button Use the scroll wheel to navigate left and right in the road map If left idle for 15 seconds the VIKI will return to the home screen PREPARE The main functions used under Prepare are Auto Home Preheat ABS and Move Axis Auto Home will instruct the printer to move the extruder to home in each direction X Y Z The printer s HOME position is essentially the origin in the XYZ coordinate system Preheat ABS will turn on both heaters for the extruder and bed and heat them to ABS temperature ranges This way when you start your print the printers temperatures will be in the correct temperature range for the material you are printing MANUAL CONTROL Under Prepare you will find the Move Axis function Once selecting increment and axis the extruder and bed can be manually controlled by the user This function can be used to purge the machine of a previous material or co
5. minutes Fil Ob MEET 4 Bottom Top thickness mm 0 6 Fill Density 20 Speed and Temperature Print speed mm s 50 Printing temperature 220 2nd nozzle temperature C 0 Bed temperature C 70 Support Support type None Platform adhesion type None Y Support dual extrusion Both Dual extrusion Wipe amp prime tower Ooze shield Filament Diameter mm Diameter 2 mm Flow erate SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Host 1 Download Repetier Host Visit http www repetier com download 2 Run the Install File Once the installation is complete click Finish 3 Open Repetier Host Click Printer Settings in the upper right menu A new window will now open with the Connection tab active 4 Name the printer Replace Default with a new printer name i e HD2x While still in the Connections tab also change the Baud Rate to 250 000 5 Click on the Printer tab then change the Default Extruder ure to 240C and the to 115C Manual Extrusion Speed 1 amp 5 mm s and other soft materials NBS and other hard materials Repetier Host Windows 1 00 Extracting files CV I Repetier Host amp lic3r VibyrtWfS3046bbf76 1894777e494341fcb 12d 121DIND dll 92 Printer Setti
6. DUAL EXTRUDER 3D PRINTER USER MANUAL fun 2 d TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION nana TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS BOX CONTENTS 5 PARTS DIRECTORY 6 HOW IT WORKS 7 VIKI LCD SCREEN N uSuuuayasuayuswanwaashaqhanhunan 8 VIKI LCD SCREEN LAYOUT 9 LCD HOW TO 10 RAMBO DRIVER INSTALLATION 11 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION CURA 16 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION HEPETIER HOST 20 5 STEPS TO 3D PRINTING 22 SLICING PROCESS cepa 23 GUIDE TO PRINTING 24 1 FILE CREATION 24 2 CREATING STL 24 3 FILE CLEANUP NETFABB 25 k SLICING 26 CURA INTERFACE 27 SINGLE HEAD PRINTING 29 4b SINGLE HEAD PRINTING WITH SUPPORT 32 4c DUAL HEAD PRINTING WITH SUPPORT 33 DUAL HEAD PRINTING WITH 2 COLORS MATERIALS 34 5 USING THE REPETIER HOST INTERFACE 37 QUICKSTART GUIDE 41 MATERIALS i FE 42 MAINTENANCE 43 TROUBLESHOOTING
7. 85 Flow 95 100 0 Printing temperature is the first setting to take into consideration when changing to a different material Different materials usually require different temperatures This setting is also useful for changing print quality on large and small prints For smaller prints reducing the nozzle temperature by 5 10 can greatly increase the print quality For larger prints higher nozzle temperatures are recommended Support type is only used if the model has overhangs contoured shapes which have a base for the model to stand on when being printed Touching build plate only generates support material from the part to the heat bed Everywhere will generate support within the model More detailed support settings will be described in the Expert Settings Menu Layer Height determines the resolution on the Z axis and will greatly effect the quality of a print Use multiples of 0 020 since we are using a 2mm pitch lead screw on the Z axis With the HD series of printers you can print from 0 060 0 40 Other settings will effect the outcome of printing at different layer heights Shell Thickness determines the strength and thickness of a wall of a 3D print This is also called the perimeter setting Changing this value will NOT change the geometry of a print The minimum shell thickness is determined by the size of nozzle being used 0 50 mm shell thickness is equal to 1 perimeter Fill densi
8. Displays the Purely used for viewing This will not estimated print time for the GCODE affect the print S Qm o iic GUIDE 3D PRINTING D USING THE REPETIER HOST INTERFACE The status bar will show what the printer is doing preheating printing ETA etc Object Manual Control SD Card 2 Home position Based on the min limit switches Send Y axis home position X axis home position Motion Conrols for X and Y axis Home position for X Y and Z axis Z axis home position Feedrate is a speed multiplier This can be used to speed up or slow down a print by a certain percentage while printing Useful range 75 125 ass 7 2 5 if set any higher or lower ss 240 2 eee 240 2 difficulties with the retraction speed etc If you need to go faster or slower it is recommended to change the speeds in the slice settings e gt jJo s Used to control the temperature of Extruder 1 Extruder 2 will match the same temperature as Extruder 1 as they share the same heat source Recommended range 0 150 Used to control the Used to switch between Extruder 1 and Extruder 2 Motion Conrols for Z axis Purge Extrude Material Manually extruding 500mm 1000mm or material will purge the hot end of most if not all of the previous mater
9. File Tools Machine Help Advanced Plugm Switch to quickprint count to provide a larger surface area to bond to the bed This is especially useful for printing Tum Switch to full settings mc polycarbonate and nylon Mozzle size mm pen expert settings CTRL E Retraction MICROS are rs for ther and for su materials when printing very small parts For the ANA EET TERM fan to work properly the fans max min should be em Mi set to 100 Anything less will cause the fan to Quality not work properly When using break away support material single head it is recommended to use Lines as the Support It is not Support Minimum travel mm 2 Structure type Enable combing Overhang angle for support deg 0 Minimal extrusion before retracting mm 0 1 Fill amount 95 15 2 hop when retracting mm D 5 Te recomm E nd ed to us i support Fill Amount Skirt Distance 2 mm 0 15 above 60 Line count 5 Black Magic Start distance mm 2 Spiralize the outer contour Minimal length mm 150 0 Only follow mesh surface Brim Brim line amount 20 Cool Fan full on at height mm 0 5 Fan speed min 90 0 Raft Fan speed max 95 0 Extra margin mm 5 0 Minimum speed mm s 5 Line spacing mm 1 Cool head lift sl Base t
10. NOZZLE Ensure the nozzle is at high temperature 260C for ABS PLA etc 290C for Nylon 315C for polycarbonate For a material change you want to purge at least 1000 mm Return the nozzle to temperature of intended print material once purging is complete The new material should be flowing smoothly and vertically out of the nozzle If not keep extruding material if it still persists Purging with PLA may be beneficial because it has such a low melting temperature used especially when purging for soft material use 2 CLEANING SWITCHING NOZZLE Heat the nozzle to the printing temp of the current material being used Remove the material from the hot end and check for a mouse bite an area in the filament that has been eaten away by the hobbed bolt Be careful the nozzle will be extremely hot USE GLOVES Use pliers to hold heating element and remove the 2 button head screws with a straight end allen wrench hex drive Remove the nozzle and set aside IT IS STILL HOT Use a razor blade to scrape the debris off of the bottom of the heating element Now let the nozzle cool Depending on how much filament is in the nozzle you may have to soak it in acetone from 2 12 hours DO NOT STICK ANYTHING THROUGH THE NOZZLE HOLE AS THIS CAN DAMAGE THE NOZZLE PERMANENTLY Replace the nozzle once it is cool remember to use the spring washers and tighten the 2 screws down snug DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN remember to use the pliers to hold the heating element a
11. count make sure to select 2 This will xeDual to be a dual head E Steps per imm filament 0 Head size towards X min mm Maximum width mm 280 Head size towards Y min mm 0 Maximum depth mm 200 Head size towards X max mm 0 Maximum height mm 300 Head size towards Y max mm 0 Extruder count Printer gantry height mm 0 p Machine center 0 0 Communication settings GCode Flavor RepRap Marlin sprinter Baudrate SOFTWARE INSTALLATION CURA DUAL a Cura 14 07 File Tools Expert Help 1 5 Go back to the Machine drop down and select Machine settings Layer height mm 0 1 Shell thickness mm 0 8 Enable retraction Bottom Top thickness mm 0 6 Fill Density 20 Speed and Temperature Print speed mm s 50 Printing temperature 220 1 7 Make sure that under Extruder 2 the Offset and Offset are both set to 0 Extruder 2 Offset X 0 0 Offset Y 0 Ok Add new machine Remove machine Change machine name 1 8 Cura is now ready to prepare dual color dual material files You can delete the robot that comes with Cura as default by right clicking the figure and selecting Delete Object a Cura 14 07 imn ne m File Tools Machine Expert Help Basic Advanced Plugins Start End GCode Quality Layer height mm 0 1 Shell thickness mm 1 0 Enable retraction
12. eliminate dripping of material The HD series usually uses 7mm of retraction for single head prints We recommend that this setting not be changed The Speed section in the Advanced Settings menu gives the user more ways to control the speeds of a print This includes Travel speed how fast the head moves between point and point B when not printing Bottom layer speed how fast the first layer is printed Infill speed how fast infill Fill density is printed Outer shell speed how fast the outer perimeter is printed and Inner shell speed how fast the inner perimeter is printed Print speed is measured by millimeters of movement by the nozzle in the XY plane This setting is not only used to control how long a print takes but also to achieve certain results on different sized objects For large prints faster print speeds can be used Print speeds generally range from 10mm s millimeters per second to 75 5 Faster speeds be achieved but will effect the quality of the print a GUIDE 3D PRINTING 5b SINGLE HEAD PRINTING WITH SUPPORT EXPERT SETTINGS MENU Z hop is used to allow the nozzles to clear the To open the Expert Settings window go to print when traveling not extruding material Expert gt Open Expert Settings A Skirt is automatically generated in Cura If parts are not sticking to the bed correctly set the start distance to 0 You can also set the line
13. keyboard 7 INSTALL RAMBo DRIVER JGEED TO INSTALL THE RAMBo driver RAMBo DRIVER INSTALLATION ec onw 1 Only PC computers need the RAMBo driver 2 Plug the printer into the computer with the USB cable Insert the Airwolf 3D USB drive came with the printer into the computer 3 In the Control Panel open Devices and Printers Under Unspecified you should see a device labeled RAMBo Right click the device and select Properties Add a device Add a printer 13 items e 4 A second window will appear Under the second tab labeled Hardware select Properties 5 A third window will appear Under the first tab labeled General select Update Driver x Properties RAMBo Properties RAMBo Device Functions Device type Other devices Other devices Manufacturer Unknown Location Port 80002 Hub 0004 Device status The drivers for this device are not installed Code 28 There is no driver selected for the device information set element Device Function Summary Manufacturer Unknown find a driver for this device click Update Driver Location Port 02 Hub 0004 Device status drivers this device not installed Code 28 Properties RAMBo DRIVER 6 A fourth window will appear Select Browse my How do you want to search for driver software computer for driver s
14. nozzle the 2nd STL file will be printed with the 2nd nozzle Tools Machine Expert Help Load model file STEP 3 DUAL EXTRUDSION MERGE Right click one of the models and select Dual Extrusion Merge If the previous steps were done correctly it should merge the STL files back to the way they were in the CAD software and show the 2 STL files in different colors Center on platform Delete object Multiply object Split object into parts STEP 4 OPEN PROFILE File Open Profile to import print settings Make sure to choose the correct settings for the material s being used and type of print Once the settings have been imported Cura will slice your STL file s in real time You can find all print settings below or on the USB drive n cl u d ed with th e D ri nte r Show slice engine log Open Profile STEP 5 SELECTING STL FILES After merging STL files one STL will remain yellow in color and the other will turn red The yellow STL will be printed with Extruder 1 if facing the printer it will be the left extruder and the red STL will be printed with Extruder 2 if facing the printer it will be the right STEP 6 SAVE GCODE File gt Save to export the It is very helpful to name the file MATERIAL PART NAME This will ensure that the file is printed with the correct material Save GCode GUIDE 3D PRINTING 4d DUAL HEAD
15. 60C lt 220 SOFT PLA x BRONZEFILL POLYLACTIC URETHANE amp HIGHIMPACT ACID ELASTOMER POLYSTYRENE F b a 4 ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE TEREPH J F 1 p COLORFABB XT TGLASE PET BENDLAY POLYETHYLENE 1 4 2 4 STYRENE 3 THALATE PLABASED i x RUBBER LIKES Dnm uU E _ 22402 DISOLVESIN MEDIUM MEDIUM HIGH RIGIDITY VERY FLEXI BLE LIMOMENE STRENGTH RIGIDITY j k F NL gt 7 y E E i PRONETO h MEDIUM _ LOW MODULUS FRACTURE OF ELASTICITY HARDNESS STRENGTH TRAMSLUCENT ADVANCED MATERIALS HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS gt 2 0 NYLON 618 POLYCARBONATE v NYLON 645 BRIDGE NYLON POLYAMIDE POLY Cane X d EN j SELF i HIGH LUBRICATING y D STRENGTH y 618AND645 ARERIGID aum 4 BRDIGEIS FLEXIBLE HIGH RIGIDITY STRENGTH F HIGH HARDNESS y MAINTENANCE REQUIRED TOOLS Razor blade s a roll of PLA for purging for soft materials white lithium grease THESE MAINTENANCE STEPS SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT EVERY 100 PRINTING HOURS 1 PURGING
16. D model within Cura This can be used to achieve different orientations After clicking the icon 3 colored circles will appear around the model each representing a different axis By clicking on and dragging one of the axis markers colored circles you can now rotate the model by moving your mouse A degree marker will appear allowing the user to see how many degrees the model is being rotated You can also hit the Lay Flat button to lay the model flat on the bed Overhang Transparent X Ray and Layers Layers mode is especially useful for viewing the GCODE of a model after print settings have been applied SCALE when clicking the Scale MIRROR Mirror option icon a dialogue box appears with an X allows a user to mirror the 3D model Y Z ratio The ratio is setat 1 and on either the X Y or Z axis by changing it you can change the scale ratio of the model You can choose to scale the model uniformly or on one single axis OTHER FUNCTIONS By right clicking on your model you can have more functionality such as duplicating your model splitting your model into multiple parts deleting the model or centering your model on the build platform GUIDE 3D PRINTING SINGLE HEAD PRINTING STEP 1 OPEN CURA Open Cura to slice your STL file and select Machine gt HD2x C STEP 2 LOAD MODEL FILE File Load Model File s to load the STL file on to the bed
17. PRINTING WITH 2 COLORS MATERIALS BASIC SETTINGS MENU 2nd Nozzle Temp When printing with the dual hot After opening Cura the Basic Menu will open end only one temperature is needed because of as default This menu will change slightly for the configuration of the printer The hot end has 2 single head operation nozzles but only one heating element This means that the 2nd nozzle temperature should Fill be set to 0 When this happens the 2nd nozzle is Bottom Top thickness mm 1 assumed to be the same temperature as the 1st nozzle Fill Density 99 25 Support Dual Extrusion This setting is used to select which nozzle will be used to extrude the support material Generally extruder 1 is used for build material and Extruder 2 is used for support material It may be useful to use a raft when printing with support material This will help the build and support material 5peed and Temperature 711 rint speed mms 30 Printing temperature C 240 le temperature C 0 Bed temperature C 115 stick to the glass Support A Wipe amp prime tower can be used to help prime the Support type None nozzle between switching colors materials Platform adhesion type Mang An Ooze shield can be used to catch any drips of Support dual extrusion Second extruder material coming out of the inactive nozzle when printing Dual extrusion Wipe amp prime tower E The Diameter 2 setting is used to achieve Ooze shield E
18. cal to a successful print Different orientations will produce a difference in strength print time appearance and success rate Envision the printing orientation of your prints when designing feature by feature This will greatly enhance your printing experience SUPPORT MATERIAL There are three ways to approach support material The best way is to design and orient the print so that it does not need any support The next best option is to design your own supports into the part This way there is only support where you want it and it is easy to remove You can also control how thick the supports as well The last way is to have the slicing program generate support material where needed This is helpful when options one and two do not work sufficiently This is the most extensive method of printing It takes time and patience SETTINGS AWe highly recommend starting with the default settings that come with the printer We have spent countless hours perfecting these settings and are a great place to start These are already pre configured settings for each of the materials Quite regularly we update the material settings so send us an email for the latest versions Another thing to consider while designing is what settings you will ultimately use to slice the part fast slow solid hollow etc One way that you will select settings is by the application of your part For parts under stress or heat you may want to select slow print settings and make
19. d 7 Category Unknown i RAMBo 3D Printer Electronics Board CO Model RAMBo SOFIWARE INSTALLATION CURA Introduction to Cura Cura will be your slicing engine for printing First it will be set up for single head printing and then set up for dual head printing 1 Download Cura Visit http www software ultimaker com 2 5 software ultimaker com 2 Launch Cura Installer Cura 14 07 Setup Choose Components Choose which features of Cura 14 07 you want to install 3 Choose which file types you would like Cura to open by default Make sure n VOU have SIL and AME checked ee Uncheck Install Arduino drivers Select components to install Cura 14 07 C k n sta Bl install Arduino Drivers Open STL files with Cura Open OB3 files with Cura Open AMF files with Cura Uninstall other Cura versions Space required 85 0MB 4 When the software extraction is complete click Next Then click Finish Cura 14 07 Setup Cura 1407 Setup SEES Installation Complete _ Setup was completed successfully Completing the Cura 14 07 Setup Wizard Cura 14 07 has been installed on your computer Click Finish to close this wizard V Start Cura 14 07 First time run wizard Welcome and thanks for trying Cura This wizard will help yo
20. d www a 15 2 7 ww 20 2 m 72 20 STEP 7 START PRINT Use the Start Print button to run the GCODE MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE FIRST COUPLE LAYERS AND EVERY 30 MINUTES PERIODICALLY AFTER start Print UNBOXING Remove the printer from the box Remove the labled zip ties from the bed and the twisty ties from belts Open the accessory kit Plug the power cord into the back of the printer and into a power source surge protector is highly recommended Turn power switch to the ON position Raise bed up using VIKI controller see VIKI section in manual or by hand by turning the Z axis rod Remove foam from under the bed Watch the unboxing Eas video here FINISH ASSEMBLY Insert the PTFE tube into the push to connect fitting on top of the hot end x2 Clamp extruder and release the pin x2 Insert the plastic white adapter into the extruder assembly x2 IMPORTANT iw Make sure to push the tube all Lift Up Hot End the way down until it stops Push Down Tube TESTING AND CALIBRATING Preheat the nozzle bed from VIKI Heat bed Remove the borosilcate glass from the manilla envelope DO NOT REMOVE THE PET FILM FROM THE GLASS Coat the glass to the edge with a purple Elmer s glue stick Lay the glass on the red heat bed PET film facing upward Place the binder clips in the 4 corners of the bed make sure t he front left clip is in about 2 3 fr
21. different flow rates from the second extruder It is Filame recommended to keep this at When at 0 Diameter ent i 2 will be set to the same value as Diameter 1 Diameter mm 2 85 Diameter 2 mm 0 Flow 95 100 0 Machine Nozzle size mm 0 5 ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU Retraction The Advanced menu is located next to the Basic settings tab This menu features more Wd advanced settings which further enable the user Distance mm 5 to control the outcome of a 3D print Dual extrusion switch amount mm 20 Retraction It is highly recommended to leave Quality the retraction settings as default after importing re default settings Inner shell speed mm s 0 0 Cool Cool Fans are not generally used for single head prints unless using PLA but for dual head printing the fan helps prevent the dripping of material on to the part Minimal layer time sec 30 Enable cooling fan GUIDE 3D PRINTING DUAL HEAD PRINTING WITH 2 COLORS MATERIALS EXPERT SETTINGS MENU To open the Expert Settings window go to Expert gt Open Expert Settings File Tools Machine Advanced Plugir Exper Switch to quickprint Switch to full settings Nozzle size mm pen expert settings CTRL E Retraction Speed mm s Distance mm Quality Run first run wizard Run bed leveling wizard Run head offset wizard
22. e thickness mm 0 3 Base line width mm Interface thickness mm 0 2 Interface line width mm 0 2 Airgap Surface layers Fix horrible Combine everything 7 Combine everything Type B 7 a al Keep open faces Extensive stitching GUIDE 3D PRINTING D USING THE REPETIER HOST INTERFACE MAIN FUNCTION BUTTONS VIEWING TABS CONNECT DISCONNECT Used to 3D VIEW Used to view and analyze the connect disconnect the printer to GCODE in 3D the computer TEMPERATURE CURVE Used to view and LOAD Used to load the GCODE file START PRINT Used to start the print analyze the nozzle and bed temperature KILL PRINT Used to stop the print over time kun PRINTER SETTINGS MAIN FUNCTION TABS AND EMERGENCY STOP PREVIEW Used to setup PRINTER SETTINGS Used to configure connect to the setup configure connect to printer for use the printer for use MANUAL CONTROL Used to narrow ror 73 Mie or the sD the functionality of the 3D printer for printer for a simpler experience a more simple experience EMERGENCY STOP Used to instantly stop kill the printer movement and temperature GUIDE 3D PRINTING D USING THE REPETIER HOST INTERFACE PREVIEWING GCODE GCODE PREVIEW TAB GCODE EDITOR Used to view the GCODE 3D GCODE VIEWER CONTROLS Used in text form to control the 3D view of the GCODE ESTIMATED PRINT STATS
23. ed Both actual and target temperatures are displayed The FEED RATE is a multiplier At 100 the printer is running exactly what the GCODE is instructing it to do If the feed rate is increased or decreased the printer will speed up or slow down in every direction To change the federate turn the dial on the VIKI home screen and watch the percent change It is not recommended to go any faster when using the fast settings The SD Card _ _ is how full your micro SD Card is The Time is the amount of time that the printer has been printing its current job Nozzle 1 Temperature C Nozzle 2 Temperature C Bed Temperature C Z Axis Location Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Feed Rate SD Card Time Printer Status Speed Multiplier ATIVANVIN G34 3H 440 1sni ANY 31220 NV JHL 330 SNHNL LOH AHL OS SHO LOIN ad ti3dd31S 531 951 JOCL 38 209 038 2072 41770 201 31220 SLNI d JIdINVS 45 NMOdG 100 QIELUBIUELEHT P e as LNIdd ET Te d3ZzIN90238 38 NW GuW 3H1 OS Guy GS 42019 OL AHUSS323N 38 AVI LI adu as MAN V 9NILH3SNI NAHM QHVD GS OYDIN Jo adAj Ulead p 01212905 aJ 59 s u1 uo sa 14029 943 he dsip aS 2484 pue 1J
24. equire fans refer to Materials Section ABS does not requite fans RAMBo DRIVER INSTALLATION WINDOWS 8 Windows 8 by default will not let you install unsigned drivers This means that a Windows 8 computer will not recognize the RAMBo board unless you follow these steps to start Windows 8 in Disable Driver Signature Enforcement mode 1 SETTINGS BUTTON Move the cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen and select the GEAR icon Settings iil I 2 CHANGE PC SETTINGS 2 5 Select Change PC Settings Notifications Change PC settings PC setti Personalize Users 3 a G EN ERAL Notifications If you see General come up select it and proceed to step 4 Search Share Privacy Devices 3 b UPDATE AND RECOVERY Fase of Acces I n I Sync your settings If you do not see the General option select Update and Recovery search amp apps Update 5 D Privacy Network Windows Update ime amp Time amp language File History Ease of Access SM Recovery RAMBo DRIVER INSTALLATION 4 ADVANCED STARTUP gt RESTART NOW Scroll down and select Restart Now under Advanced Startup Cul qas resi 5 TROUBLESHOOT gt ADVANCED OPTIONS gt STARTUP SETTINGS After selecting Startup Settings select Restart gt i 6 RESTART gt CHOOSE OPTION 7 The PC will restart Upon startup click the 7 key on your
25. fabb for repair PROGRAMS Netfabb MeshLab FILE FORMAT STL SLICING THE 3D MODEL Other than the design process this is the most critical step in 3D printing This is where you will apply print settings to your 3D model i e temperature infill layer height It is very important to have the right settings Each setting is VERY dependent on the material PROGRAMS Cura FILE FORMAT STL and INI PRINT Once the GCODE has been created by the slicing engine the model can be printed using Repetier Host or from the micro SD card SLICING PROCESS 3D MODEL SLICING STL CAD This is where the 3D STL The STL file is then GCODE The GCODE is then model will be designed and then exported into the slicing engine exported It can be copied exported into an STL file Cura This is where the settings the SD card and printed from are applied for the different the LCD screen OR it can be materials Generating support loaded into Repetier Host In will be done here as well RH it can be viewed analyzed and printed GUIDE 3D PRINTING 1 DESIGN OR DOWNLOAD 3D MODEL There are a couple of websites where 3D models can be downloaded from Thingiverse is a great place to find STL files to print Another place to find 3D models is GrabCad GrabCad has many models for many different CAD programs There are a couple things to consider when selecting or designing a 3D model ORIENTATION The orientation of your part is criti
26. hickness mm 0 3 Infill Base line width mm 7 ie TE Interface thickness mm 0 2 Infill overlap 15 Interface line width mm 0 2 Airgap Surface layers Fix horrible Combine everything Combine everything E Keep open faces E E Extensive stitching GUIDE 3D PRINTING DUAL HEAD PRINTING WITH SUPPORT STEP 1 OPEN CURA Open Cura to slice your STL files Make sure you select the machine that was setup as a dual extruder machine Go to Machine Machine Settings to select C STEP 2 LOAD MODEL FILE File gt Load Model File to load the STL file on to the bed platform File Tools Machine Expert Help CTRL L Load model file STEP 3 OPEN PROFILE File Open Profile to import print settings Make sure to choose the correct settings for the material s being used and type of print Once the settings have been imported Cura will slice your STL file in real time Make sure to import the settings for SUPPORT to be printed You can find all print settings below or on the USB drive included with the printer Save GCode Show slice engine log Open Profile STEP 4 SUPPORT MATERIAL There are 2 kinds of support Touching Buildplate Everywhere Touching Buildplate will generate support material that connects the bed and the part Everywhere will generate support within the part as well as from the part to
27. ial This is very useful when switching materials The Flowrate will allow the user to change how much material is extruded during a print This will not affect the speed of the print The fan control can be used to turn the fan on or off during a print OFF 0 99 ON 100 temperature of the heat bed Recommended range 0 140 GUIDE 3D PRINTING D PRINTING WITH REPETIER HOST INTERFACE STEP 1 OPEN REPETIER HOST Open Repetier Host to view the GCODE STEP 2 LOAD GCODE FILE Load gt GCODE FILE GCODE to import the GCODE file Load STEP 3 ANALYZING THE GCODE FILE Under the Preview tab you will be able to see a 3D view of the GCODE file As experience is gained this step will greatly improve the quality of prints and also give the user a better understanding of the slicing process It is a good idea that when starting out the user looks at the GCODE first to get a better understanding of how the settings were applied In this tab the user can scroll through the GCODE file layer by layer to do a deeper analysis of the STEP 4 PREPARE BUILD PLATFORM Refer to Materials section on how to prepare the bed for different materials see quickstart guide STEP 5 LOAD FILAMENT PURGE Load the correct filament into the hotend s STEP 6 PREHEAT THE HOT END AND BED Under the Manual Control tab click the extruder icon to preheat the hot end Do the same with the bed icon to preheat the heat be
28. ifications Only follow these steps if setting up the HD2x for 1 0100 dual material printing See next page SOFTWARE INSTALLATION CURA DUAL 1 0 Open Cura Click on the Machine tab in the top menu and Layer height mm 0 1 Shell thickness mm 0 8 Enable retraction Fill Bottom Top thickness mm 0 6 Fill Density 20 click Machine Settings Speed and Temperature Print speed mm s 50 Printing temperature 220 1 1 Click the button Add New Machine Machine settings Printer head size E Steps per imm filament 0 Head size towards X min mm 0 Maximum width mm 280 Head size towards Y min mm Maximum depth mm 20 Head size towards X max mm 0 Maximum height mm 0 Head size towards Y max mm 0 Extruder count Printer gantry height mm 0 Heated bed e I Machine center 0 0 Commaunication settings Build area shape Serial port GCode Flavor epR inter Baudrate Pasnew meetin 1 2 Add New Machine Wizard Click Next Add new machine wizard This wizard will help you in setting up Cura for your machine 1 3 Repeat steps 6 8 Use the exact same settings for the bed dimensions Give the printer a new name i e HD2x Dual TLUNM 15 Airwolf 3D Hd2X Airwolf Hd2X Dual Machine settings Printer head size 1 4 The Machine Settings window will re open For the Extruder
29. imeters NOZZLE DIAMETER mm 5 35 optional FILAMENT DIAMETER Nominal 3 00mm Actual 2 85 MINIMUM LAYER THICKNESS mm 06 MAX SPEED mm s Perimeter 150 mm s Travel 400 mm s I DO NOT LEAVE UNATTENDED THEORETICAL POSITIONING PRECISION mm 02 INPUT FORMAT Gcode SOFTWARE Marlin Firmware Repetier Host Print Controller Cura SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY WINDOWS MAC PRINTER SIZE WxDxH 24 x 18 x 18 600 mm x 440 mm x 450 mm POWER SUPPLY Internal auto switching 13 5 DC 320W WEIGHT 18kg BOX CONTENTS AIRWOLF 3D HD2x PRINTER USB DRIVE WITH PRINT MICRO SD CARD WITH HEX WRENCH SET SETTINGS SAMPLE PRINTS PARIS DIRECTORY Y MOTOR GUIDE TUBE X MOTOR Z MOTOR SPOOL LCD SCREEN MINDER USB CONNECTION FILAMENT SPOOL FILAMENT HOLE EXTRUDER MOTOR Z ADJUSTMENT SCREW HOW IT WORKS 1 SPOOL OF FILAMENT The extruder gears and hobbed bolt pull the filament from the spool and feed it into the guide tube 2 EXTRUDER GEARS AND HOBBED BOLT The extruder gears and hobbed bolt pull the filament from the spool and feed it into the guide tube 3 HOT END For a dual color material print you will notice one head purging out material At this stage it is priming itself to begin the print During printing you will notice one nozzle retracting while the other is extruding in order to execute a clean color mate
30. it almost completely solid For parts like sculptures or statues where there is almost no physical function of the part you may select fast and hollow settings DOWNLOAD PRINT SETTINGS HERE MATERIAL SELECTION Material selection plays a big part in the application of your part ABS is by far the easiest and cheapest material to print with It can take physical and thermal stresses quite well and can be post processed easily Turn to the Materials Selection section for a more in depth introduction to the different materials 2 CONVERT TO STL FILE TYPE STL is a file type created specifically for 3D printing All modern 3D Printers desktop and industrial use the STL file format and it is therefore transferable between various 3D Printing operating programs It stands for Standard Tessellation Language but is commonly mislabeled as Stereolithography STL files are composed of data points in three dimensional space and triangles linking those data points therefore creating a mesh It is important that this mesh is clean and watertight so the slicing software can properly interpret the data the next section covers how to ensure a clean watertight mesh When exporting an STL from your CAD program it is important to make sure your settings are not unnecessarily high resolution Creating very high resolution STLs can often times cause processing delays and issues when slicing or printing It is good practice to generate STL files with parameters tailored
31. located next to the Basic settings tab This menu features more advanced settings which further enable the user to control the outcome of a 3D print Machine Nozzle size mm 0 5 Retraction Speed mm s 50 0 Distance mm 7 Quality Initial layer thickness mm 0 3 Initial layer line with 95 Cut off object bottom mm 0 0 Dual extrusion overlap mm 0 2 Travel speed mm s 125 Bottom layer speed mm s 15 Infil speed mm s 0 0 Outer shell speed mm s 0 0 Inner shell speed mm s 0 0 Cool Minimal layer time sec 20 Enable cooling fan 7 Usethe Cooling Settings which are provided in the default print settings for Cura For most prints the cooling fan will not be used In rare cases small ABS prints will use the cooling fan but usually this is only used for printing with PLA To use the fan check in the expert settings to set the min and max to 100 The Nozzle size setting is used to define the diameter of nozzle being used All HD models come standard with a 0 5mm nozzle and it is recommended that a new user becomes familiar with the 0 5 nozzle settings before changing to the smaller 0 35 nozzle If changing to the 0 35 nozzle makes sure to enter 0 35 in this settings box It is also recommended to print slower with the 035 nozzle Retraction determines how much material is brought back into the head when changing to a different part of a print This helps
32. lor When changing materials purge between 500 and 1000mm to completely get rid of any old material in the head See the material section for more info on specific materials PRINT FROM SD Print from SD utilizes GCODE files to run the printer Once an STL file is sliced and GCODE is created it can be saved onto the micro SD card Keep in mind that once a part is sliced that GCODE file is for a specific material temperatures speeds etc TUNE There are a few settings that can be altered during a print by using the VIKI LCD screen One of them is speed or feed rate This will speed up or slow down a print The rule of thumb is not to go any faster than the Airwolf 3D standard fast settings and to not go any slower than the Airwolf 3D slow settings At 100 the printer is running the GCODE exactly utilizing the print settings Above 100 the printer will increase its speed below 100 the printer will decrease its speed It is not recommended to increase the feed rate higher than 125 or lower than 75 This is mainly because of the retraction in the bowden system The other way to increase or decrease speed during a print is to spin the wheel while looking at the home screen this will cause the feed rate value to change accordingly The nozzle and bed temperatures can also be altered during a print For big or tall parts it may be useful to increase the bed temperature during the print The fan speed is only used for materials that would r
33. n Fill Bottom Top thickness mm 1 Fill Density 24 25 Speed and Temperature Print speed mm s 30 Printing temperature C 240 2nd nozzle temperature 0 Bed temperature 115 Support Sunnart Tune Mone BASIC rhe Basic menu allows the user to set basic settings like Layer height fill density infill print speed and temperature These are the most common and most important settings for 3D printing ADVANCED The Advanced menu contains other settings which are very important to achieve a good quality print These settings include retraction nozzle diameter first layer speeds and cooling options 2 EXPERT The EXPERT menu is located in the main menu of Cura Support material settings skirt options and more in depth print settings can be applied here This menu is especially helpful when adding support material to a model Settings Menus will be explained in more detail in the single and dual print sections GUIDE 3D PRINTING ly USING THE CURA INTERFACE TOOLS LOAD rhe Load icon allows you to load your model without SAVE TOOLPATH Thisicon VIEW MODE this option allows gives you the option of saving GCODE the user to view a 3D model in different having to go into the File menu without going into the File menu modes These include Normal Utes DALLAS Hoe rhe Rotate icon is used to rotate a 3
34. n STL file is dependent on the complexity of the geometry the settings selected and the computing power of your computer Cura can usually slice just about anything As you start getting more experienced you can start adjusting certain settings to increase the quality of your specific parts Some General Settings for the HD printer these are already included in our preset settings Retraction Length 7mm use value in default settings Retraction Speed 50mm s use value in default settings HD2x Layer Height a multiple of 0 02mm ACME lead screw 0 04 0 06 0 08 up to 0 40mm GCODE The GCODE is instructions for th inter The process file adding the settings pali Creating the GCODE LOAD CONFIGURATION mm OR IMPORT SETTINGS The STL file is your These settings are dependent designed or downloaded on the printing material and the ne application of your part This gt includes tempera eed E Fn A INTI laver reso ee i 1 demi o x4 c P GUIDE 3D PRINTING A USING THE CURA INTERFACE FILE MENU the file menu allows you to import SETTINGS MENUS there 3 main your STL file save your STL file import settings export menus for settings within Cura These are Basic settings and export GCODE Advanced and Expert v 38 Shell thickness mm 5 Enable retractio
35. ngs Manual Control MEM o Easy Mode Emergency Stop default Printer Transfer Protocol ca Ene Imm min mm min 2 Axis Feed Rate 100 Manual Extrusion Speed 2 20 mm Manual Retraction Speed 20 mm s Detault Extruder emperature Default Heated Bed Temperature SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Host 6 Designate the number of Extruders Click on the Extruder tab then select 2 under Number of extruder Change the diameter of Extruder 1 and Extruder 2 to 5 mm Select different colors for the two nozzles 7 Click on the Printer Shape tab Set the X to 280 and the to 200 This sets the maximum travel the head is able to reach in these directions For the print area set the Width to 280 the Depth to 200 and the Height to 300 Click Apply and OK to save the settings Printer Setti Printer HD x Extruder Number of Extruder Max Extruder Temperature Max Bed Temperature Max Volume per second mm s 7 Printer has a Mixing Extruder nozzle for all colors Extruder 1 05 mm Temperature Offset Offset X 0 Diameter Calor Extruder 2 Mame Diameter mm Temperature Offset Color Offset X Printer Settings Pinter Shape Printer Type Classic Printer ki E A Min 0 Bed Left 0 0
36. ning the nozzle e Use the z adjust to make sure the nozzle is not too close to the bed PRINTING SMALL PARTS Use small layer heights 0 100 0 200mm ISe slower speeds 10 30mm s ztemps 5 10 degrees below defa TROUBLESHOOTING 7 PRINTING LARGE PARTS a Use large layer heights 0 200 0 400mm b Use faster speeds 30 75mm s C Use less infill 10 30 8 VIKI a Check connectors behind the Viki display b Ensure SD card is not above or below the slot 9 FAN IS NOT WORKING a Preheat PLA through the VIKI as this will turn on the FAN b Contact tech support if the fan does not turn on after engaging Preheat PLA C The fan only turns on for certain materials refer to material settings for specific information 10 MOTORS ARE NOT WORKING a X axis test with Xhome D Y axis test with Yhome C Extruder test with manual extruder control in Viki will onlv function when printer is preheated d If all the motors do not move after performing auto home you may need to replace fuses refer to maintenance section of manual for wiring diagram 11 Z AXIS LOCKED BED WILL NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN a Please contact tech support for direct assistance
37. o view the GCODE b Generally higher temperatures make for better bed adhesion C For ABS Nylon etc make sure to use the purple Elmer s glue stick on the PET film d Adding brims to the first layer of your printer at zero distance especially for PC and nylon e The better the printer is calibrated the better the first layer is the better the part sticks 2 CANNOT GET PART OFF THE GLASS a Remove glass from printer and let cool b You can use the following tools to help remove the part Rubber mallet flimsy spatula putty knife razor blade 3 PART IS WARPING a Too much heat reduce nozzle and bed temp b Slower speeds C Refer to part 1 Part is not sticking to bed 4 PART IS CRACKING a Printing with ABS for large parts may tend to crack b Increase nozzle bed temp in 5 degree increments do not exceed 15 degrees above default C Caused by long prints try decreasing the print time increase speeds decrease infill increase layer height d Increasing wall thickness to 2 3 may help e Use PLA or PET for larger longer prints 5 MATERIAL IS NOT EXTRUDING clicking noise mouse bite clogged nozzle a Heat nozzle and remove material and check for mouse bite b Heat nozzle to 260C or 315C for advanced materials insert material and trv to manually feed the material through the nozzle C Close extruder assembly and extrude 500 1000mm of material to flush purge the nozzle d May consider removing and clea
38. oftware Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the latest driver software for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation settings Browse my computer for driver software Locate and install driver software manually Browse for driver software your computer 7 Select the Browse button Search for driver software in this location 22 2 22 vers Fusion Drivers Firmware fusion driver Driver v Browse Include subfolders gt Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer This list will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device 8 Browse for the Airwolf USB stick Select the folder i NND Firmware related k MatterControl very easy Rambo Driver and select OK Rambo Driver k Repetier Host more advanced gt SAMPLE PRINTS Q Slic3r9 10b advanced The window will close and return to the search for SLICER 9 10b CONFIGURATIONS b k STL GCODE SLICSR CONFIG driver screen b Network k Desktop Browse for driver software your computer Fahler Rambo Driver Search for driver software in this location FARambo Driver Include subfolders gt Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my compu
39. om the corner Extruder Filament Place the spools of filament on the spool minder x2 Wait until the nozzle reaches 240C Feed the filament through the back panel and up into the bottom of the extruder assembly Manually feed the filament into the hot end until you see it come out the nozzle it will be a tight fit but this will break in over time Close the extruder latch and insert the pin x2 Extrude material from Extruder 1 Extruder 2 must be operated by software Repetier Host The material should be flowing correctly smooth and vertically downward Run the calibration Print scan the QR code to watch the video 1 Speed test Y Speed test Center adjustment Z Adjust Corner adjustments corner screws twice around 2 axis test Dual rectangle print What is a good bad first layer and how to make the adjustment Re run the Dual Rectangle if need be to make additional adjustments End mD QA MATERIALS 3D PRINTING MATERIALS This chart separates printing materials into temperature ranges and properties When making new settings or adjusting the default material settings make sure to follow this chart MATERIALS GENERAL DESCRIPTION amp CHEMICAL TERMS MECHANICAL PROPERTIES PLA PLA 40430 LAYBRICK k E k LAYWOOD PRINTI ERIA BASIC MATERIALS Low MEDIUM TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE _ MATERIALS MATERIALS 235 2
40. platform File Tools Machine Expert Help CTRL L Load model file STEP 3 OPEN PROFILE File Open Profile to import print settings Make sure to choose the correct settings for the material being used and type of print Once the settings have been imported Cura will Slice your STL file s in real time You can find all print settings below or on the USB drive included with the printer Print CIRL P DOWNLOAD PRINT Save SETTINGS HERE Show slice engine log Open Profile STEP 4 SAVE GCODE File gt Save to export the It is very helpful to name the file MATERIAL PART NAME This will ensure that the file is printed with the correct material File Tools Machine Expert Help Load model file Save model Reload platform Clear platform Print Save GCode CIRL P Show slice engine log GUIDE 3D PRINTING SINGLE HEAD PRINTING BASIC SETTINGS MENU After opening Cura the Basic Menu will open as default This menu will change slightly for dual head operation Advanced Quality Layer height mm 0 2 Shell thickness mm 5 Enable retraction Fill Bottom Top thickness mm 1 Fill Density 95 25 Speed and Temperature Print speed mm s 50 Printing temperature 240 Bed temperature C 115 Support support typ None Platform adhesion type Filament Diameter mm 2
41. rial change NOZZLE Once the pressure is built up the printer will start printing your part layer by layer HOT END AND HEAT BED MOTION AXIS 4 VIEW 7 FRONT VIEW a a BED TOP VIEW Y lt 2 gt VIKI LCD SCREEN Out of all the features the VIKI LCD Screen has there are four main ones that you will use regularly They include Auto Home Preheat ABS Move Axis and Print from SD The following page has a layout of all of the features the VIKI has to offer and these four functions are underlined Auto Home Auto Home AKA the origin will use the minimum limit switches to move the nozzle to the front left corner and the bed to the top Home is very important because that is where every print will start from automatically Preheat ABS Preheat ABS is a great feature for preheating your printer before printing When you are done designing slicing and loading your SD card your printer is ready to go Move Axis Move Axis allows you to manually move the nozzle and bed in each direction This is also where you will extrude material through the nozzles Purging is very important when switching materials Print from SD Print from SD is where you can access the GCODE files on your micro SD card We have already loaded a library of sample prints for you to run right away HOME SCREEN This is the home screen for the VIKI LCD Screen There are two heated components on the printer the nozzle and the b
42. s well 3 LUBRICATION Use white lithium grease can be found at most hardware stores to coat all smooth and threaded rods You can be fairly liberal with the grease but be careful not to get any on the acrylic frame panels MAINTENANCE WIRING DIAGRAM Motor 21 EO and 1 Limit Switches 6 limit switches are used Heaters Heat O is for the extruder heating element Heat2Bed is for the heat bed Thermistors TO is for reading the extruder temperature T1 is spliced with TO to read the extruder temperature T2 is for reading the heat bed temperature Fans Fan is for the extruder fan Fan 1 is for the LED lights Fuses Motor Fuse Heating Element Fuse Nozzle and Heat Bed Fuse RAMBo has 3 replaceable fuses The small white fuse holders are Little Fuse OMNIBLOCK fuse holders They are compatible with NANO2 Fuses Fast or very fast acting are recommended An example part number for replacement fuses is 0448005 MR VIKI LCD Screen 12 14 SPI 36 EXT 13 15 17 19 VIKI WIRING MAINTENANCE WIRING DIAGRAM E1 Motor EO0 Motor Z2 Motor Z1 Motor Y Motor X Motor 2 Limit Y Max Limit X Max Limit l2C 1 4 Switch Switch Switch Z Min Limit Y Min Limit X Min Limit SPI 1 8 Switch Switch Switch USB Port EXT 1 20 Heating Element Fuse 79 2 m Ww o D wu Heat2Bed Heat 1 Fuse TROUBLESHOOTING 1 PART IS NOT STICKING TO BED a Open Repetier Host t
43. ter This list will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device RAMBo DRIVER 1 0 Another screen may appear and say Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software Select Install this driver software anyway G woe or ANN amp Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software Don t install this driver software You should check your manufacturer s website for updated driver software for your device Install this driver software anyway Only install driver software obtained from your manufacturer s website or disc Unsigned software from other sources may harm your computer or steal information 0 K Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driwer software for this device RAMBo 3D Printer Electronics Board 1 2 Now in your Devices and Printers under Unspecified this screen should show If installed correctly you will see a COM number The COM 17 is dependent on what USB port on the computer the printer is plugged into Yours may display a different COM number x u CE scc uni Control Panel Hardware and Sound Devices and Printers gt v 4 Search Devices and Printers eS J Add device Add a printer 2 Unspecified 1 RAMBo 3D Printer Electronics Boar
44. the bed i ka x DOWNLOAD PRINT xupport ty NONE Wa SETTINGS HERE Platrorm adhesion type Touching buildplate Support dual extrusion Ever ywhere Support type None STEP 5 SELECTING BUILD AND SUPPORT Siaka type MATERIAL EXTRUDER Selecting the correct hotend to do the build and the PPert dual extrusion Support material is done by which extruder is chosen extrusion wn menu Support dual extrusion Other winegnrime e found in the expert settings section First e xtruder Second extruder STEP 6 SAVE GCODE File gt Save to export the It is very helpful to name the GCODE file MATERIAL PART This will ensure that the file is printed with the correct material Save GCade 33 GUIDE 3D PRINTING DUAL HEAD PRINTING WITH 2 COLORS MATERIALS This is usually used for dual color same material printing But it can also be used if you were to design in your own support and make it a separate STL file STEP 1 OPEN CURA Open Cura to slice your STL file and select Machine gt HD2x DOWNLOAD PRINT C SETTINGS HERE STEP 2 LOAD MODEL FILE File gt Load Model File s to load the 2 STL files on to the bed platform The 2 STL files must be from the same CAD file for them to align properly The first STL file you bring in will be printed with the first
45. to the capabilities of your machine Recommended settings for the HD are as follows arance 0 05mm or greater aes or greater GUIDE 3D PRINTING 3 NETFABB LAYOUT STL CLEAN Having a clean STL file is crucial to a successful slice and eventually a successful print Depending on the CAD program used to design the 3D model and also the complexity of the 3D model some create the STL file cleaner than others But just to be safe itis a good rule of thumb to clean up your STL file This is a great place to check to make sure the part is in the printing orientation You can also check to make sure your CAD program exported it correctly size wise This software can be used to make sure your STL file is watertight for printing correctly as well This is especially important when designing in CAD programs like SketchUp If you do change the units in Netfabb from millimeters to inches make sure to switch it back to millimeters before exporting the STL file netfabb Basic 5 Project Edit Part Extras View Settings Help Bei eogaegms smg DOBARA DOWNLOAD NETFABB ium m www netfabb com Y E F 000 mm 2 r 000 mm cutting disabled PART SIZE Execute cut Information Length a 0 00 mm Volume 0 00 cor Width 0 00 mm Area 0 00 Height 0 00 mm Triangles 0 0 of 0 parts are selected NETFABB CLOUD SERVICE https netfabb azure
46. ty determines the amount of infill a 3D printed part will have This effects the print time strength and density of a 3D print It is recommended to use the least amount of infill possible while still retaining the strength needed for the specific part For sculptures you can usually get by with 0 10 and for mechanical parts 30 60 is recommended Print speed is measured by how many millimeters of material is printed per second This setting is not only used to control how long a print takes but also to achieve certain results on different sized objects For large prints faster print speeds can be used Print speeds generally range from 10mm s millimeters per second to 75mm s Faster speeds can be achieved but will effect the quality of the print Bed temperature For small prints it is recommended to use lower bed temperatures to prevent warping Too much heat in a small area can cause a print to fail If a small part is soft and is not taking shape turning into a ball of goo it is recommended to lower the bed temperature Generally the hotter the bed temperature the better the part will stick to the glass The bed temperature will vary depending on the material being used Filament Diameter will effect the flow of the material being extruded It is recommended to use the default Diameter in the provided settings GUIDE 3D PRINTING SINGLE HEAD PRINTING ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU The Advanced menu is
47. u in setting up Cura for your machine SOFIWARE INSTALLATION CURA 6 Select Your machine Select Other RepRap MakerBot then click Next T am select your machine What kind of machine do you have 7 Ultimaker2 Ultimaker Original Printrbot 7 Other machine information Select Custom then click Next Other machine information The following pre defined machine profiles are available Note that these profiles are not quaranteed to give good results or work at all Extra tweaks might be required If you find issues with the predefined profiles or want an extra profile Please report it at the github issue tracker 7 DeltaBot 7 MakerBotReplicator O Mendel 7 Prusa Mendel i3 7 punchtec Connect XL Custom 8 Machine Specifications Fill in Custom RepRap information data according to the picture then RepRap machines can be vastly different so here you can set your own settings cl C k H Fi n S h 4 to review the default profile p running it on your machine If you like a default profile for your machine added then make an issue on github You will have to manually install Marlin or Sprinter firmware Machine name Airwolf 3D HD2x Machine width mm 280 Machine depth mm 200 Machine height mm Nozzle size mm 0 5 Heated bed Bed center 0 0 0 RoStock J Dual Head Machine Spec
48. websites net If you have a Microsoft account you can also use Netfabb s cloud service to repair your models Simply upload the STL file and Netfabb will automatically repair it Download the repaired file and you are ready for slicing GUIDE 3D PRINTING 3 NETFABB BASIC STEPS TO REPAIRING A FILE 1 Download Netfabb Basic www netfabb com 2 Open Netfabb Basic 3 Project gt Open gt PART STL Open your STL file Check to make sure your part is the correct size A4 Part gt Rotate Part Rotate your part into the orientation that you want to print gt 5 Extras gt Repair Part This will begin the short repair process T 6 Automatic Repair Click Automatic Repair in the lower right corner of the window n 7 Default Repair new window will appear Select Default Repair Default repair Simple repair 8 Execute Click Execute and return to the main window Execute 9 Apply Repair This will finalize the repair of your STL Select Yes to 10 Export the Repaired File Part gt Export Part gt As STL Make sure the file type Is STL 4 SLICING Slicing is what 3D printing is all about Slicing is a process in where the STL file is sliced into thin layers for the printer There are three parts to this process the STL file the settings and the GCODE The slicing engine that is utilized for the HD2x is Cura It creates GCODE The time taken to slice a
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