UP Mini 3D Printer User Manual 1
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1. Introduction
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1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 H
OW TO USE THIS MANUAL
.................................................................................................. 4
1.2 P
RECAUTIONS
.................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.1 Safety ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.2.2 Protection .................................................................................................................. 5
2. OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 A
PPEARANCE
..................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 S
PECIFICATIONS
................................................................................................................. 9
2.2.1 Printer Physical Characteristics ................................................................................ 9
2.2.2 Specifications ............................................................................................................ 9
2.2.3 Environmental specifications .................................................................................... 9
3. OPERATION ........................................................................................................................ 10
3.1 P
REPARATION
.................................................................................................................. 10
3.1.1 Installing the printer ................................................................................................. 10
3.1.2 Installing the software ............................................................................................. 12
3.1.3 Installing drivers ...................................................................................................... 12
3.2 U
SING THE BASIC FUNCTIONS
............................................................................................ 18
3.2.1 Start the program .................................................................................................... 18
3.2.2 Loading a 3D model ................................................................................................ 18
3.2.3 View Options ........................................................................................................... 21
3.2.4 Model transformations ............................................................................................ 23
3.2.5 Placing models onto the build platform ................................................................... 25
3.3 G
ETTING READY TO PRINT
................................................ E
RROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED
.
3.3.1 Initializing the Printer ............................................................................................... 14
3.3.2 Calibrating the Nozzle Height ................................................................................. 15
3.3.3 Leveling the print platform ......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.3.4 Other Maintenance Options .................................................................................... 26
3.3.5 Preparing the Platform ............................................................................................ 28
3.3.6 Print Setup Options ................................................................................................. 29
4. PRINTING ............................................................................................................................ 34
5. MODEL REMOVAL ............................................................................................................. 36
R
EMOVING SUPPORT MATERIAL
.............................................................................................. 38
6. MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................. 40
C
HANGING THE MATERIAL
....................................................................................................... 40
V
ERTICAL CALIBRATION
.......................................................................................................... 40
C
LEANING THE NOZZLE
........................................................................................................... 42
R
EMOVING / CHANGING THE NOZZLE
....................................................................................... 43
C
LEANING THE PLATFORM
....................................................................................................... 43
L
UBRICATION OF BEARINGS
..................................................................................................... 43
S
PARE PARTS
......................................................................................................................... 43
7.0. TIPS & TRICKS ................................................................................................................ 45
8. TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................ 46
S
OLUTION FOR
"USB.
DLL NOT FOUND" PROBLEM
..................................................................... 46
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1. Introduction
1.1 How to use this manual
This User Manual is divided into four sections which cover the Introduction,
Overview, Operation, and Troubleshooting. Please study this manual carefully
before installation, and use the printer according to these instructions. Keep
this manual handy and refer to it when necessary.
1.2 Precautions
Please read this section carefully before using the printer.
1.2.1 Safety
The printer can only be used with the power adapters supplied by this
company, or the product may be damaged, with a risk of fire.
To avoid burning, or model deformation, do not touch the model, nozzle, or
the platform by hand, or any other part of the body, while the printer is
working or immediately after it has finished printing.
Protective glasses should always be worn when removing support material,
especially PLA.
The brown sections of the currently supplied gloves melt at around 200
degrees, therefore please do not hold the extruder block with the gloves.
There is a slight smell from ABS when it is being extruded. The smell is,
however, not too unpleasant. Operate in a well ventilated room but draught
free. Draughts can affect warping of ABS prints. When ABS is burnt is
releases toxic fumes.
Do not use ABS plastic or its printed parts near any kind of heat source,
flames, fireworks, candles, incense, light bulbs etc. ABS will catch fire and
burn a thick black smoke.
Always have adult supervision when children are present. Please keep all
small printed parts away from young children, choking hazards! There are
several safety issues, small tools, sharp tools and HOT objects and most
parts used in connection with the 3D Printer. Tie back long hair and loose
clothing. Keep fingers away from moving parts.
Tools and parts should be stored at a suitable height.
Tools should be used in conjunction with safety gloves.
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The following classifications are used in this manual.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in serious injury.
Gloves: When performing certain maintenance procedures, the
machine may be hot and gloves are required to avoid burns.
Safety Glasses: Wear safety glasses to avoid injury to your eyes.
1.2.2 Protection
The printer must not be exposed to water or rain, or damage may occur.
Do not shut down the UP! System or pull out the USB cable when loading
a digital model, or the model data may be lost.
When using the “Extrude” function, keep at least 50mm between the
nozzle and the platform. If too close, the nozzle may get blocked.
The printer is designed to work properly at an ambient temperature of
between 15°C and 30°C and humidity of between 20% and 50%;
Operating outside these limits may result in low quality models.
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2. Overview
The UP Mini 3D Printer
mind. The system
and software
keystrokes
, even if you h
a nozzle to
deposit molten plastic, so print
Congratulations
on purchasing an
2.1 Appearance
Figure 1
2. Overview
is designed with ultimate portability and simplicity in
allow you to print great models with only a few
ave never used a 3D printer before. The system
ed parts are strong and durable.
UP Mini 3D Printer.
. Front view of printer
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Figure
2. Overview
2. Back view of printer
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①①①①
USB cable
④④④④
Spare screws
1)
Pen Knives
⑤⑤⑤⑤
Cutters
2. Overview
Figure 2. Accessories
②②②②
Power adapter (20 V)
③③③③
Filament tube
⑤⑤⑤⑤
Perfboard
Figure 3. Tool kit
②②②②
Tweezers
③③③③
Hex wrench
④④④④
⑥⑥⑥⑥
Gloves
⑦⑦⑦⑦
Nozzle wrench
Figure 4. Axis
8
④
Spatula
⑧⑧⑧⑧
Clips
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2.2 Specifi
cations
2.2.1 Printer
Physical Characteristics
Printing
Material
Material
Color
Layer Thickness
Print Speed
Print Bed
Size
Printer
Weight
Printer Size
2.2.2
Specifications
Power Requirements
Model
Support
Input
Format
Workstation
compatibility
2.2.3 Environmental
Ambient temperature
Relative humidity
2. Overview
ABS or PLA
White
0.25－0.35mm
10－100 cm3/h
120×120×120mm
5 KG (11 lb)
245 × 350 × 360 mm
100-240VAC, 50-60Hz,
200W
Smart auto-generated
and
easy to break away s
upport
material.
STL
Windows XP/Vista/7; Mac
specifications
15°C～30°C
20%～50%
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3. Operation
3.1 Preparation
3.1.1 Installation
of
Remove c pieces of
pack
Mount the
roll holder
Clip on the
roll holder onto the back of the printer.
3.
Operation
the printer
ing foam, one on the inside back wall,
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Mount the Extruder Head
Clip in the Extruder head, with its magnetic
clip system. The fan goes on the left h
side. Then plug in the ribbon cable connector.
The extuder has a LED lighting to light the model
dur
ing printing. Double tap the front intilise button to
switch on or off the
internal lighting.
Load the Roll of filament
1.
Open the foil bag that
2. Load the Spool
onto the spool holder, ensuring the
filament unwinds
as per
3.
Feed the end of the filament between the roll
guide.
4.
Feed the filament into the feeder tube and feed about 10cm out the other end of the feeder
tube.
5.
Feed the filament and tube inside the
6.
Insert the end of the ABS filament into the printer head.
Connect the Printer
1.)
Connect the USB cable between the Computer and the Printer
hand side).
2.)
Connect the power supply to th
hand side
of the printer, plug the power supply to the mains outlet.
3.) Visit
www.3DPrintingSystems.com/support
software for MAC and Windows
software install procedure in 3.1.2
4.)
Power on the printer on at the back.
Slide the Perfboard
into
binder clips in order to hold the Perfboard onto the platform.
remove the Perfboard t
o remove printed models from the printer.
3.
Operation
and
contains the filament.
above diagram.
filament
back of the top door.
e “Power interface” located
to download the latest
and install the software.
(
)
the platform (between the groves)
and attach the
Warning:
Do not let go of the
otherwise it will unravel
itself and tie itself in a knot, which
will then cause a block in t he extruder head and several hours
of unwinding the spool manually to find the knot!
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(left
on the left
refer to the
TIP: Always
end o f t he filament,
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3.1.2 Installing the software
Visit
www.3DPrintingSystems.com/support
MAC and Windows and install the software.
Windows:
Start the UPx.xx setup.exe file and install it to the specified directory
(Default is Program files/UP). Note: This installs the UP software, the UP
drivers, and the UP sample files into your Program files/UP folder.
3.1.3 Installing drivers
Connect th
e printer to a computer with the USB cable. The computer should pop
up the “Found New Hardware Wizard” window. Choose “No, not this time”, and
then “next”. Then c
hoose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”,
then “Next”.
3.
Operation
to download the latest software for
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Click “Browse”,
and choose C:
The following dialogue box pops up. Choose “Continue Anyway”, and the
drivers will install automatically.
If you have any problems i
error
, please refer to the driver section in the troubleshooting section of this
manual.
3.
Operation
\Program Files\UP\
Driver, then “Next”.
nstalling the drivers, or get a
"Winusb.dll not found"
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3.3.1 Initializing the Printer
Before anything can be printed, the printer must be initialized. Click the
“Initialize” option under the “3D print” menu. The printer will b
initialization procedure will begin. The printer will then return the platform and
print head to the printer’s origin and beep again when it is ready.
TIP: If your printer is not responding properly, the
re-
initialize the printer by clicking the ‘Initialize’ option from the ‘3D
Print’ menu.
If still not working switch off and on the printer at the
back. Check the trouble shooting section.
The printer can also be initialized by pres
3.
Operation
(Windows version)
(Mac version)
first thing to try is to
sing the front switch on the printer.
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3.3.2 Setting
the
This section is probably the most important of the entire manual. Please
read it carefully to ensure that you understand the
procedure, as it is vital to success
To print successfully, the platform should be set to start at a distance of 0.2mm
(Business card thickness)
this distance needs to be calibrated before starting to print.
distance between the nozzle and platform is recorded in the “Nozzle” box
of the “Print
” screen (found under the “3D Print” menu, but we use the
“Maintain” dialogue box to figure out what this distance should be.
NOTE:
It is only possible to move the nozz
recorded in the “Print” screen. If, for example, the nozzle height in the
“Print” screen is set to 1
up to 11
8mm in the “Maintenance” screen. This maximum value is
indicated by
the “Max” value shown in the platform and nozzle line of the
“Maintain” screen.
table into the nozzle and causing extensive damage.
If you are having problems adjusting the nozzle height in the
“Maintenanc
e “ screen because it will not go high enough, close the
“Maintenance” screen, open the “Print” screen,
height to 122
mm (for example). Then go back to the “Maintenance”
screen and continue with your nozzle height adjustments.
In the a
bove example, this tells the printer that, after being initialized, and
when a print job begins, the platform is 139.5mm away from the nozzle.
To work
out the correct nozzle distance,
please follow these steps:
1 -
Open the “Maintain” dialogue box from
t
he “3D Print” menu. The current nozzle
height is indicated as s
picture below.
3.
Operation
Platform Height
platform
ful 3D printing.
from the nozzle. As each printer is slightly different,
le to 8mm higher than the height
1
0mm, you will only be able to move the nozzle
This is a safety measurement to avoid crashing the
and set the nozzle
hown in the
(Windows version)
Operation
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height setup
The correct
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2 -
In the text box, type in the height to which you want the platform to move to,
and click the “To” button. In the above examp
119.2
mm above the platform’s origin.
3 -
Check the distance between the nozzle and the platform. If, for example,
the platform appears to be about 7mm away from the nozzle, increase the
number in the text box to 1
only increased the number by 3mm instead of 4mm. The reason for this is
that we do not want to crash the platform into the nozzle, so we want to
increase the height in smaller and smaller increments as we get closer to
the nozzle.
4 -
Once you are about 1mm away from the nozzle, start increasing the
number in the text box by 0.1mm increments and click the “To” button.
Repeat this until you get to within 0.2mm of the nozzle.
TIP:
An easy way to check the distance betwe
fold a piece of paper in two (Which will make it about 0.2mm thick) and
use that as a spacer to gauge the distance between the nozzle and
platform.
5 -
Once you are within 0.2mm of the nozzle, write down the number you h
in the “To” box. This is the correct calibration height! Close the “Maintain”
window and open the “Setup” Window. In the “Setup” window “Nozzle” box,
enter the number you recorded on the “Maintain” Screen. Alternatively, you
can click the “Set to Nozzl
value across to the setup screen. You have now successfully setup the
nozzle height.
6 –
Now click “Goto Bottom” in the Maintenance screen.
NOTE: Once you have setup the nozzle height once, you do not need to
do it again as it is automatically recorded in the “Setup” Screen.
3.
Operation
le
, the platform would m
20 and click
the “To” button. Note that we have
en the nozzle and platform is to
e Height” button to automatically transfer the
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ave
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