Flashforge Creator User`s Guide
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1. Default XY Use default start end gcode ee 4 Use Print O Matic stepper extruders only Settings Plastic Extruder Defaults Object infill 10 Drag to rotate Mouse wheel to zoom Layer Height mm 0 18 View Number of shells 1 Move i Feedrate mm s 40 Rotate Travel Feedrate 55 Mirror Print temperature Scale Generate GCode Generate Gcode Cancel Generating toolpath for 20mm Calibration Box Generating toolpath for 20mm_Calibration_Box 1 Generator Skeinforge 50 Inset layer 10 of 55 Total progress 21 After the Gcode is generated the temperature of the bottom plate needs to be changed see below for the required modification First select Gcode in the red box shown below and then change M109 S110 TO to M109 S115 TO i gt eee yee hawr aaa aA eoe tagar ORA gt The Replicator ReplicatorG Ut 0 File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help model This GCode was gene teplicatorG 0040 using Skeinforge 50 for a Dual headed The Replicator on 2013 11 05 12 32 25 0000 start qcode for The Replicator dual head M103 disable RPM M73 PO enable build progress G21 set units to mm G90 set positioning to absolute M104 220 TO set extruder temperature temp updated by printOMatic begin homing Gl62 X Y F2500 home XY axes maximum Gl61l Z F1100 home Z2. gt Ports COM amp LPT gt Gap Print queues gt EB Processors gt Software devices b al Sound video and game controllers b lt gt Storage controllers b JE System devices gt F Universal Serial Bus controllers View Help Locate the software driver shown in the red box right click and select Update Driver Software How do you want to search for driver software Search automatically for updated driver software i 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 i gt browse my computer tor driver software Locate and install driver software manually 14 Click Browse to find the location of ReplicatorG0040 on your system Select the folder that contains drivers for your hardware Ai replicatorg creator di docs a dives i Arduino Mega 2560 usbser Driver d FTDI USB Drivers d examples d java d lib do machines de scripts Folder drivers Click FTDI USB Drivers in the driver folder before confirmation and click OK The drivers will then be installed The next step is to connect the printer Rescan the serial ports and select the one that appears on your machine on our test machine the port was COM10 A ReplicatorG 0040 n fon ex File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help Machine Type Driver h a4 Connection Serial Port gt C
3. libusb0 dll 18 06 2013 18 35 Application extens 43 KB E license 18 06 2013 18 35 Text Document 16 KB i Network readme 18 06 2013 18 35 Text Document 2 KB l 18 06 2013 18 35 Application 142 KB mxtxSerial dll 18 06 2013 18 35 Application extens 109 KB ReplicatorG 0040 Bnrm File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help After open Replicator G software Click Machine button to choose Machine type Choose The Replicator Dual for Creator Dual extruder machine and choose The Replicator Single for Creator II Single extruder machine 2 eats ae Eaa gt 4 The Replicator Single File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help The Replicator Dual ge as J r Machine Type Driver Replicator 2X Connection Serial Port b Replicator Control Panel Ctri J Thingomatic w HBP and Stepstruder MK Sailfish Thingomatic w HBP and Stepstruder MK7 Accelerated gcod Mador mionntan Thingomatic w HBP and Stepstruder MK7 l Preheat Machine Thingomatic w HBP and Extruder MK6 Volumetric Thingomatic w HBP and Extruder MK6 Accelerated Thingomatic w HBP and Extruder MK6 Accelerated Volumetric Thingomatic w HBP and Extruder MKG Thingomatic w HBP and Extruder MK5 Thingomatic w HBP and Dual Stepstruder MK Sailfish Thingomatic w HBP and Dual Stepstruder MK7 Thingomatic w Frostruder Upload new firmware lt e e ee ew ew ew ew ee ew ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee a The
4. axis minimum G92 Z 5 set Z to 5 Gl Z0 0 move Z to 0 4 After modifying click the file button to save the sample and click the left most button on the green bar near the top of the screen The Gcode has now been sent to the printer and the object will start printing shortly 8 Dual Extruder Print Open Replicator G and select Gcode gt Merge stl for Dual Extrusion you will see Machine Thingiverse Help Van Estimate Ctri E Ctrl L Ctrl Shift G Ctrl B Ctrl E Stop Ctrl Period GCode Generator gt Edit Slicing Profiles Ctrl R Simulate Generate Build Pause Swap Toolhead in gcode Merge stl for DualExtrusion Ctrl D 22 The Replicator ReplicatorG 0040 lo amp ll ss File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help j DualStrusion Window Sa Left Extruder Right Extruder Browse Save As Cee eb Drag to rotate Mouse wheel to zoom View Move Click first Browse button to locate and select the file for Left Extruder and then second Browse button for Right Extruder A The Replicator ReplicatorG 0040 ALIES File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help ae ST e DualStrusion Window Left Extruder tloads replicatorg creator yeplicatorg creator examples dual Two_Color_World_a stl Right Extruder gt ads yeplicatorg creator eplicatorg creator exa
5. ceramic fibre fabric and heat resistant tape which helps to keep the nozzle at a constant temperature Firstly put the box on the floor in a clean and flat area Remove the top carton and then pull out the cardboard packing that encloses the Creator Now you can see the top of the printer as well as some other boxes inside it The large box with the black wire is the accessory box this contains the extruder s SD card and other important components Don t remove the accessory box or its contents yet Note Do not lift the box by the black cable Doing so could damage it Now take the Creator out of the box by grasping the outer frame Be sure to grasp only the frame Gently lift and transfer the printer to your work surface E With the Creator removed you will find the power supply and cable the USB A to B cable and a filament guide tube Remove them from the box and set them aside Now open the accessory box and remove the accessory sleeve You will find the extruder in the protective packaging along the black cable carefully remove it and place it on your work surface Remove the cardboard packing material and take the accessory box from the printer set aside for later The build platform should now be visible It is an aluminum plate covered in a thin polyamide film This is the surface that your objects will be printed on Remember Do not remove the film The next step is to raise the build platform
6. there are two ways to do this 1 Turn the screw which is behind the rotating platform 2 Grasp the printing platform with one hand on each side raising it slowly and keeping it level Stop once the platform is just shy of the bronze nozzle Now you should be able to see underneath the build platform you ll find the filament here either one or two rolls depending on whether your Creator has one or two extruders It s easiest to remove the filament by setting aside the remaining packaging material To do this take out the long box at the front then the small box on the right and finally the two wire trays You have now finished unboxing The next task is to set up the hardware 3 Initial Hardware Installation Start by installing the extruder You ll need two silver screws from the bolt tool plate found in the accessory box and the appropriate hex wrench First lower the build platform using one of the methods described in the previous section Holding the extruder by both sides take it out of the accessory sleeve and position it on the extruder seat with the fan facing forward Align the screw holes and fasten with the shortest silver screws Next is the installation of the filament bracket If you have two brackets install one on each side If you only have one install it on the right hand side when viewing the creator from the front The installation of the filament bracket is very simple just inse
7. C 0 W Mks Left Current C 1 024 480 mm min Platform Target C 0 E Platform Current C 16 Temperature Chart 300 250 200 150 100 Stepper Motor Controls 50 Enable Di Disable o f LED Color Input the following target values 220 degrees for the extruder and 115 degrees for the heating 16 platform After entering the values the platform will start to warm up When the extruder temperature reaches 50 degrees the cooling fan will activate and the current temperature value will display to the right as shown below As Control Panel bo 2 eal Homing Jog Controls i Mk8 Left Plastic Extruder Mk8 Right Plastic Extruder Jog Mode r TA Motor Speed RPM 3 X10 Center X Extrude duration 5S ow zlo Center Z Extruder Temperature Controls Make current position zero E Mk8 Right Target C 220 E Mk8 Right Current C 154 XY Speed 480 mm min E Mk8 Left Target C p EW Mks Left Current C 1 024 Z Speed 480 mm min Platform Target C 115 I Platform Current C 47 Temperature Chart 300 250 200 Stepper Motor Controls Enable Disable n LED Color 6 Feed in and Withdraw Filament To make the process of feeding the filament into the printer easy please follow the next few steps carefully After putting the filament into the feeding hole do not push it further until the extruder temperature reaches 200 de
8. FLASHFORGE 3D PRINTER www ff3dp com Creator Start up Guide FLASHFORGE F CREATOR Zhejiang Flashforge 3D Technology Co Ltd www ff3dp com Contents 8 Dual Extruder Print NMOS ch E TEI E AE T AE A mnt dete A A cessive tA TAE l LEW na s mnhe 616 ra a a SE IAIN a a EC RE E E 1 ZAUR 010 E ee ee ETA EEOAE AE 2 Se linitial Hardware mista Atoms eein ET E T E S LR 5 A SOU WW tC O a a ceded A A 7 5 USB Connection amp Temperature Settings ss cteetiiaccesessuadvethdwcwneweseadeetiieaxusctssndeeTdwceneneseadee eleceseeelt 12 6 Feed in and Withdraw Filament cc cccccccccsceccecccccccecccccececceccecscsccecescecceceecessscescescecescesccess 16 GE SECU BD AIG Mi onpa e a OE OON 16 6 2 Feed in Filament with LCD Screeni cc cece ccc cececcsccsccccsccscccsccsccecaccscescescscescuccscescuscces 17 6 3 Withdraw Filament with LCD Screeni ccc e ccc cccececceccecesceececcsceecaccecescaccscescuccsccncuscasens 18 6 4 Feed in Filament with Replicator G Control Panel eccccccccceccssssseecccceeeeeaaseeeeeeees 18 6o Sene PAT AM Cel siae Souda mame Oeaeav ead ean arnt aakes 19 oe MAMA AN A TE os hc deceit sate EAEE EE TEI ERNE AEAEE IREE EE HLA gE 19 Precautions Xxxx Make sure you read and understand the steps detailed in this guide The Creator is very sensitive to static electricity so make sure you contact a grounded object before operating the machine Before repairing or making any alter
9. OM10 Control Panel Ctrl J Rescan serial ports Upload new firmware Machine information Preheat Machine Preview Defaut xY XZ YZ Mouse wheel to zoom View Move Rotate Mirror Scale Generate GCode Now we can connect the machine select the function key in the red box 15 ReplicatorG 0040 oe ea File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help If the red area turns green it means the printer is connected with the computer Now we need to heat the extruder and build platform Pee TEJ J A The Replicator ReplicatorG 0040 kokoa File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help i View Move Rotate Mirror Scale Generate GCode An interface will appear by clicking the cross shaped function key pow prees F ent poe it A The Replicator ReplicatorG 0040 e File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help l As Control Panel Eee Homing alae Mk8 Left Plastic Extruder Mk8 Right Plastic Cutruder Jog Mode imm a Motor Speed RPM 3 xX 0 Extrude duration Yo Motor Control Zio Center Z ja Make current position zero E Mk8 Right Target C 0 XY Speed Z Speed l 5s v reverse stop forward Extruder Temperature Controls E Mk Right Current C 24 480 mm min Mk8 Left Target
10. ad Replicator G for Mac and Linux systems Step 1 Download phthon installation file and python acceleration components Step 2 Download relevant Replicator G for different system 1 Download ReplicatorG 0040 Installer for Mac 2 Download ReplicatorG 0040 archive for Linux Download the files suitable for your system and decompress extract them After this run the Python installation file and the Python acceleration components Then click Replicator 0040 Installer to install the Replicator G software To run the Replicator G software double click the icon in the red box Ar Favorites Name Date modified Type Size db D 1 V0 ZUL5 10 52 ril TOIdEr m Desktop J machines 18 06 2013 18 35 File folder x ESOS scripts 18 06 2013 18 35 File folder E EEEE ES J skein_engines 18 06 2013 18 35 File folder J tools 18 06 2013 18 36 File folder OR iiis contributors 18 06 2013 18 35 Text Document 1KB E Documents amp cygiconv 2 dll 18 06 2013 18 35 Application extens 947 KB a Music amp cygwint dil 18 06 2013 18 35 Application extens 1 829 KB ae wes ICE_JNIRegistry dil 18 06 2013 18 35 Application extens 64 KB i Videos amp j3dcore d3d dll 18 06 2013 18 35 Application extens 804 KB j3dcore ogl dll 18 06 2013 18 35 Application extens 160 KB Computer j3dcore ogl cg dll 18 06 2013 18 35 Application extens 40 KB Laral Diska j3dcore ogl chk dll 18 06 2013 18 35 Application extens 48 KB am tool hee ts S
11. ations to the creator it 1s essential that the machine is turned off and the power cord is unplugged The Creator operates at very high temperature allow the nozzle the extruded plastic and heating plate to cool before touching Some plastic filaments may give off a little odour when heated because of this the machine should always be set up in a well ventilated area Do not wear gloves when operating or repairing as entanglement may occur and cause injury Do not leave the machine unattended when in operation 1 What s in the box Along with your Creator 3D printer this package contains the following The accessory box on top of the machine includes e or 2 extruder heads e 4G SD card e Hex wrench tool box Under the build platform in the Creator framework there are e lkg white ABS filament e Ikg blue PLA filament only for dual extruders Under the creator you ll find e Power cord USB A to B cable 1 or 2 filament guide tubes 1 or 2 filament holders Sensor line 2 Unboxing The Creator was carefully packed by the worker at the FlashForge factory Please follow the unboxing steps laid out below Handle the package and its contents with extra care do not use any unnecessary Do not remove the thin yellow film from the heating plate It is heat resistant tape that improves the adhesion of the extruded plastic to the plate Do not remove the wrapping around the nozzle It consists of a
12. cal resolution of the print The recommended thickness is 0 27mm Number of shells is the wall thickness it s usually set at 1 Feedrate is the speed at which the filament is fed into the extruder This usually set between 30 and 70 For ABS printing 60 is recommended for PLA printing 100 is recommended H Travel feedrate is the speed at which the printer head moves over the base it s usually set between 30 and 100 For ABS printing 80 is recommended for PLA printing 120 is recommended I The Print Temperature is the temperature to which the nozzle is heated This varies between filament types Set it to 220 for the default filament riz Click Generate Gcode and a progress bar will appear ReplicatorG 0040 roe C fa File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help s3 i en Generating toolpath for 20mm_cube mz AI i xX Generating toolpath for 20mm_cube i YZ Generator Skeinforge 50 Inset layer 15 of 74 _ Total progress eee _ __ 3 View Cancel Move Rotate Mirror However for users who did not choose the default installation path in the installation of Python clicking the Generate Gcode button in Replicator G will result in dialogue box popping up alerting that the executable Python file cannot be found Generate GCode requires that a Python interpreter be installed Would you like to visit the Python download pa
13. e will heat the platform and extruder ready for printing 5 USB Connection amp Temperature Settings Firstly connect the machine and computer with the provided USB A to B cable sis M ame neti MEMS ADER The USB port on the machine is bound by the red box in the above image After connecting the cable open the Replicator G software we are going to connect the computer and printer lt ae ee aT catoryg uL LA Ar File Edit GCodel Machine Thingiverse Help Click Machine gt Connection serial port gt Rescan serial ports if no new ports appear then the software driver has not been installed To install the driver manually click My computer then right click properties the basic system parameters appear Then select Device Manager t 0 gt Control Panel System and Security System Control Panel Home Device Manager Remote settings View basic information about your com Windows edition Windows 8 System protection 2012 Microsoft Corporation All rights reservec fa Advanced system settings Get more features with a new edition of Window System File Action Ip e 9 m H amp 4 oy designcomputer b JE Computer gt Disk drives b My Display adapters b e DVD CD ROM drives D ie Human Interface Devices b Gg IDE ATA ATAPI controllers b amp Keyboards b Mice and other pointing devices b amp Monitors b p Network adapters 4 pe Otbende ic ec
14. ection page 10 7 Initial Print Click File gt Examples and then select the 20mm Calibration Box stl The preview interface will then appear along with a virtual impression of the 20mm cube on the virtual printer bed On the preview interface click Move gt Centre and Put on platform so that the sample will be printed on the centre of the build plate Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Save Ctrl Save As Ctrl Shift S Recent gt examples eee OO atibration Borst Scripts gt 3D_Knot stl Snake stl Preferences Ctrl Comma whistle stl Reset all preferences dual gt Quit Ctrl Q single gt upgrades b 20 The Replicator ReplicatorG 0040 o a xs File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help Move Object Center y 10 Y Z 10 Z F Lock height Left drag to move object Right drag to rotate view Mouse wheel to zoom View Move Rotate Mirror Scale Generate GCode Next click Generate GCode a dialogue box will pop up after inputting your chosen parameters the Gcode will be generated As The Replicator ReplicatorG 0040 fo e lia File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help Slicing Profile Replicator 2 slicing defaults w Use Right w extruder 74 Use Raft Support Preview Use support material None
15. extruder At this time the temperature of the right nozzle is being heated up When the 18 temperature of the nozzle reaches 220 degrees click the M key on the keypad the nozzle should start extruding material if not keep clicking the M key until it does 6 3 Withdraw Filament with LCD Screen Notes of withdrawing filament 1 If you just finish your printing or feed in the filament and want to withdrawing the filament at this moment the extruder is still over 200 degrees firstly pull the filament in a little then directly pull it out 2 If you want to change another color filament please firstly do as following shows 1 Turn on the power switch you will see the LCD panel shows Build from SD gt Preheat Utilities 2 Using the directional arrows to the right of the screen click the page down key to scroll to the next page and select Preheat Click M key in the middle then you will see gt Start Preheat Right Tool OFF Left Tool OFF Platform OFF 3 Click page down key to select Left Tool or Right Tool Click M key you will see gt Start Preheat Right Tool ON Left Tool ON Platform OFF 4 Click page up key back to Start Preheat and click M key you will see Heating i R Extruder 033 230C L Extruder 033 230C Platform 024 This means the left extruder is heating up when it reach 220 C firstly push in the filaments a little bit when seeing filament comes out from nozzle then pull it out Till
16. ge now First click the No button to dismiss the dialogue box To solve this problem we need to configure the corresponding menu 11 Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help New Open Save Save As Recent Scripts Preferences Quit Se Reset all preferences Ctrl N Ctrl O Ctrl S Ctrl Shift S b Ctrl Comma Ctrl Q Click File gt Preferences then click Select Python interpreter on the Advanced tab A window will pop up navigate to the Python installation directory and select python exe and click Open Choose background color Choose model color Arc resolution inmm 1 Debugging level default INFO INFO v F Log to fle Log file name Preheat builds On ReplicatorG launch Open last opened or saved file View Preferences Table Reset all preferences Firmware update URL http firmware makerbot com firmware xml Skeinforge timeout 1 Toolhead Right 75 Toolhead Left 75 Open new file Platform 75 the i amp include E Lib d libs BS iit Desktop J Tools E LICENSE E NEWS i e python My Documents pythonw L README we Computer File name Network Files of type all Files ii Click Close on the Preferences menu and you are done 12 The machine will now work as normal when generating Gcode Now we will start a preliminary test on the machines connections and w
17. grees or more Once the machine reaches this point you will feel the filament being pulled into the extruder head 6 1 Set up Filament Firstly remove the filament guide tube from the extruder head f When you have removed the guide tube you can remove the filament that is inside the guide tube To avoid any blockages during printing please ensure that the two threads are loaded from the middle There are two wire trays one runs clockwise and the other one runs counter clockwise as shown below There are two ways of feeding the filament into the extruder head one is using the LCD screen on the printer itself and the other is by using the control panel on the Replicator G software 6 2 Feed in Filament with LCD Screen 1 Start the machine the display indicates gt Build from SD Preheat Utilities 2 Using the directional arrows to the right of the screen click the page down key to scroll to the next page The display will show Preheat gt Utilities Info and Settings 3 Select Utilities click the M key in the middle of the keypad The display will show Monitor Mode gt Change filament Level Build Plate Home Axes Feed operation with LCD screen 4 Select Change filament click the M key in the middle of the button board The display will show gt Load Right Unload Right Load Left Unload Left 5 Select Load right Click the M key on the button board The display will indicate I m heating up my
18. mples dual Two_Color_World_b stl Save As Merge i Help Click third Browse button to save these two files as one gcode file on desktop now click Merge button you will see two dialogue boxes pop up DualStrusion Window oo amp ss Waiting for SkeinForge Preview Defaut xw k XZ xz Two_Color_World_a stl es Slicing Profile Replicator 2 slicing defaults w Dualstruding Dualstruding F Outline Active F Outline Active Cool Active F Cool Active Use Raft Support Use Raft Support Use support material None v Use support material None V Use default start end gcode V Use default start end gcode If you want to print dual colors with PLA filament then do following settings 23 I Iwo Color World bstl Slicing Profile Replicator 2 slicing defaults iv Slicing Profile Dualstruding Dualstruding C Outline Active Outline Active F Cool Active F Cool Active Use Raft Support Use Raft Support Use support material None Use support material None Use default start end gcode Use default start end gcode Use Print O Matic stepper extruders only Use Print O Matic stepper extruders only Settings Settings Object infill Object infill Layer Height mm p Layer Height mm Number of shells Number of
19. n click GCode button to select Skeinforge 50 for Gcode Generator x s ReplicatorG ing File Edit GCode Estimate Ctrl E Dy Simulate Ctrl L e Generate Ctri Shift G Build Ctrl B Pause Ctri E Stop Ctri Period GCode Generator b Slic3r 0 X Experimental Edit Slicing Profiles Ctrl R Skeinforge 50 Skeinforge 47 Legacy Swap Toolhead in gcode Skeinf 5 L Merge stl for DualExtrusion Ctrl D einforge 35 Legacy The following gives an introduction on how to import files STL into the Replicator G software and then generate Gcode to print with Click File gt Open then browse and select the file STL that you would like to print import the file by double clicking Then the work of the drawing design will appear on the Replicator G interface Ay ReplicatorG 0040 ae fe File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help Preview Default XY ee a cani Aana Drag to rotate Mouse wheel to zoom View Move Rotate Mirror When the object is imported you may find that it is not on the virtual build platform or even on the screen using the function keys indicated by the red boxes you can change the camera angle and reposition the object onto the center of the build platform Once you ve done this the next step is to generate the Gcode this is achieved by clicking on the button Ge
20. nerate GCode at the bottom of the panel A new window will open up giving you several options on how the Gcode will be generated E A Not Connected ReplicatorG 0040 o e ls File Edit GCode Machine Thingiverse Help V Use Right w extruder V Use Raft Support Preview C Use support material None Default xy J Use default start end acode XZ YZ V Use Print O Matic stepper extruders only Settings Plastic Extruder Defaults D gt Object infill 10 E gt Layer Height mm 0 18 A Drag to rotate F Number of shells 1 VTC RO G Feedrate mm s 40 View H 5 Travel Feedrate 55 Move Print temperature 220 Rotate I Mirror Scale Generate Gcode Cancel Generate GCode A Slicing profile select Replicator slicing defaults for ABS printing and select Replicator 2 slicing defaults for PLA printing B This tells the printer which extruder to use for a dual extruder headed printer either the left 10 head or the right head can be selected C If your sample will have any hanging surfaces it is recommended to have support None means no support Exterior means surface support Full support means all support D Object infill where 100 is a solid print 0 is a hollow object The recommended setting is 10 this will save time and filament E Layer Height this controls the verti
21. rt it into the circular opening and tighten the nut behind Then install the filament guide tube to the empty spot on the extruder put one end of the guide tube into the hole an e we The hardware installation is almost complete Next with the power switch in the OFF position confirm that the power cord is plugged into the power outlet next to the power switch Now plug the USB A to B cable into the USB B type port do not plug the other end in yet Finally take the filament out of the box install it on the bracket and screw in the nut however the nut should not be overtightened Congratulations You have completed the initial hardware installation If you re ready to start printing proceed to the next step Software Installation 4 Software Installation ReplicatorG0040 is the best software to use with the single or dual extruder Creator It can be downloaded from our official website by following the link below www ff3dp com download c58h D www ff3dp com download c58h Download drivers and softwares of the Creator Series 1 Download Replicator G for Windows Step 1 Download the following softwares Step 2 Decompress the Replicator G files find the exe format of it and then send a shortcut of it to the desktop Step 3 Install the python installation file and python acceleration components 1 Python 2 6 6 14 MB 2 Psyco 1 6 win32 py25 144 KB 3 Replicator G 66 1 MB 2 Downlo
22. shells Feedrate mm s 8 Feedrate mm s Travel Feedrate Travel Feedrate Print temperature Print temperature If you want to print dual colors with ABS filament select Replicator slicing defaults in Slicing Profile column and lower Feedrate to 60 and Travel Feedrate to 80 Click Generate Gcode option for both boxes After the Gcode is generated click the geode in the red box below and revise HBP temperature to 50 if you print with PLA and then save this modification in File column model gcode This GCode was generated by Replicator using Skeinforge 50 for a Dual headed The Replicator on 2013 11 05 12 32 25 0000 start qcode for The Replicator dual head M103 disable RPM M73 PO enable build progress G21 set units to mm U4 5220 IU set extruder temperature begin homing Gl62 X Y F2500 home XY axes maximum Gl6l Z F1100 home Z axis minimum G92 Z 5 set Z to 5 4 Click following button to export x3g file for SD card print A ReplicatorG File Edit GCode_ Machine Thingiverse Help
23. this step you have get nd of the filament successfully 6 4 Feed in Filament with Replicator G Control Panel The following can only be performed while the printer 1s connected to the computer Open the Replicator G software click the icon in the red box this is the control panel icon The dialogue box shown below will then pop up Homing Controls s Mk8 Left Plastic Extruder Mk8 Right Plastic Extruder Jog Mode p Motor Speed RPM 3 A xo Extrude duration 5s v rl otor Cona zio Extruder Temperature Controls Make current position zero E Mk8 Right Target C 220 E Mk8 Right Current C 154 430 mm min Mk8 Left Target C p E Mk8 Left Current C 1 024 480 mm min Platform Target C 115 Platform Current C 47 Temperature Chart 300 250 200 150 100 Stepper Motor Controls So LED Color To heat the right extruder and feed material click the right extruder on the upper right corner of the control panel and manually modify the temperature in the right target of extruder temperature control and change the temperature to 220 degrees A red line will be plotted in the temperature map When the actual Current temperature reaches 220 degrees you can pull the filament out 6 5 Setting Parameters Before generating Gcode specific parameters can be set up to customize various aspects of the print An explanation to each of the settings can be found in a previous s
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