Flashforge Adventurer 3 Service Manual

SZ16-ZN/EN-A05

Adventurer 3

User Guide

This guide is only applicable to FLASHFORGE Adventurer3 3D printer

Preface
Notice
Terms

Content

Chapter 1: About Adventurer 3

1.1 - Components Introduce

1.2 - Reference

Chapter 2: Operating

2.1 - Unpacking

2.2 - Accessories

2.3 - Interface

2.3.1 - Build

2.3.2 - Tools

2.3.2.1 - NetWork

2.3.2.2 - Preheat

2.3.2.3 - Setting

2.3.2.4 - About

2.3.3 - Filament

2.4 - Print

2.4.1 - Load Filament

2.4.2 - Model File Transfer

2.4.3 - Print

2.4.3.1 - FlashCloud Print

2.4.3.2 - PolarCloud Print

2.4.4 - Model Remove

2.4.5 - Replace Filament

2.5 - The Guide of Using Camera

2.5.1 - The Switching Can Be Controlled by the Lower Computer

2.5.2 - FlashCloud Camera Use

2.5.3 - PolarCloud Camera Use

2.5.4 - The Switching Can Be Controlled Through the Cloud

2.5.5 - Error Handling

06

06
07

08

08
10
11
11
13
13
16
19
20
21
22
22
24
29
29
31
35
36
37
37
38
40
42
44

Chapter 3: Q&A

Chapter 4: Supports and Service

01

37

40

Preface

Note: Each device must be tested before leaving factory. If there are some residues in
extruder or some tiny scratches on the build tape, it is normal and won’t affect
the printing quality.

On the completion of this User Guide, thanks all FlashForge engineers and the FlashForge
3D printer users for their unremitting efforts and sincere assistance.

The FlashForge Adventurer 3 User Guide is designed for the Adventurer 3 users to start their
printing journey with FlashForge Adventurer 3. Even if you are familiar with earlier FlashForge
machines or 3D printing technology, we still recommend that please read this guide, as there
is lots of important information about the Adventurer 3 for you to get a better 3D experience.

For a better and more successful printing experience, you can refer to the following materials:

Quick Start Guide:

Users will find the Quick Start Guide together with the printer accessories. The Quick Start Guide
will help you start your print journey as soon as possible.

Official FlashForge Website: www.flashforge.com
The official FlashForge website contains the up-to-date information concerning FlashForge
software, firmware, device maintenance and so on. Users are also able to get the contact
information from there.

02

Notice

Safety Notice: PLEASE READ AND STRICTLY FOLLOW ALL THE
SAFETY WARNINGS AND NOTICE BELOW.

Work Environment Safety

Keep your work place tidy.
Do not operate Adventurer 3 in the presence of flammable liquids, gases or dust.
Keep Adventurer 3 out of children and untrained people’s reach.

Electrical Safety

Always use the Adventurer 3 with a properly grounded outlet. Do not refit Adventurer 3 plug.
Do not use Adventurer 3 in damp or wet locations. Do not expose Adventurer 3 to burning sun.
In case of device damage, please use the power supply provided by FlashForge.
Avoid using the device during an thunderstorm.
In case of uncertain accident, please unplug the device if you do not use it for long.

Personal Safety

Do not touch the nozzle and build plate during printing.
Do not touch the nozzle after finishing printing.
Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry. Keep your hair, clothing and gloves
away from moving parts.
Do not operate the device while you are tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol or
medication.

Cautions

Do not leave the device unattended for long.
Do not make any modifications to the device.
To lower the build plate before loading/unloading filament.
(The distance between the nozzle and build plate should be kept for at least 50mm)
Operate the device in a well-ventilated environment.
Never use the device for illegal activities.
Never use the device to make any food storage vessels.
Never use the device to make any electrical appliance.
Never put the model into your mouth.
Do not remove the models with force.

Wireless Communcations

Wi-Fi frequency: 2.4G
CPU (MT7688) frequency: 580MHZ
Frequency band(s) in which the radio equipment operates: 2.4-2.4835GHZ
The maximum radiated transmitter power: 14-18 DBM
Wi-Fi is for transfer printing model file and connect with FLASHPRINT software or print cloud.

03

The computer connects to the device via WIFI to download the printed model. Connect
to the cloud platform through wifi, you can check the printing status, transfer the printing
documents and control the printer.

Environment Requirements

Temperature: RT 15-30℃; Moisture: 20%-70%

Place Requirements

The device must be placed in a dry and ventilated environment.
The distances of the left, right and back side space should be at least 20cm, and
the distance of the front side space should be at least 35cm. Device storage
temperature: RT 0-40℃

Filament Requirements

Do not abuse the filament. Please make sure you use the FlashForge filament or
the filament from the brands accepted by FlashForge.
Nozzle clogging and damage may be caused by non-FlashForge filament due to
inappropriate material properties.

Filament Storage

All polymers degrade with time. Do not unpack filament until necessary. Filament
should be stored at clean and dry conditions.

Legal Notice

All the information in this document is subject to any amendment or change
without the official authorization from FlashForge.

FLASHFORGE CORPORATION MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS
DOCUMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRATIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

FCC Notice
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

FlashForge shall not be liable for errors contained herein for incidental consequential
damages in connection with furnishing, performance or use of this material.

This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright.
Copyright © 2017 FlashForge Corp. All Rights Reserved.

04

Terms

Build Plate

Build Tape

Build Volume

Extruder

Nozzle

Cooling Fan

Filament Cartridge

The surface on which the Adventurer 3 builds an object.

The black tape that covers Adventurer 3’s build plate so that
the object can stick to the build plate well.

The three dimensional amount of space that an object
will use once it is completed. The largest build volume
is 150*150*150mm.

The integral extruder device installed on X-Axis. Extruder
draws the filament from the spool, melts it and pushes it
through a nozzle into the build plate.

Also called “print head”, which located at the bottom
of the extruder where heated filament is squeezed out.

To cool the outer assembly of the extruder and gear motor.

A specific box for placing FlashForge filament, which is
located on the right of printer.

Filament Guide Tube

Filament Intake

Solid Glue Stick

A white plastic tube that guides the filament from the
filament box to the filament intake.

An opening located at the top of the extruder.

A solid adhesive used for making the model stick to the
build plate firmly.

05

Chapter 1: About Adventurer 3

1

2

3

4

5

10

11

12

13

14

6

7

8

9

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

25

23

22

24

26

1.1 Components Introduce

1. Filament guide tube 2. Filament guide tube joint 3. Extruder base 4.Cooling Fan

5. Removable nozzle 6. Extruder cables 7. Clip 8. Led light

9. Air guide 10. Front door 11.Y-Axis sliding slot 12.Platform base

13. Removable build plate 14.Touch-screen 15.USB stick input 16.Power switch

17. Power input 18. Spool holder 19.Filament cover 20. Filament cover handle

21. Moto 22. Filament intake 23.Filament feeding wheel 24. Top cover

25. Air outlet 26. Ethernet input

06

1.2 Reference

Name

Number of Extruder

Print Technology

Screen Size

Build Volume

Layer Resolution

Build Accuracy

Positioning Accuracy

Filament Diameter

Nozzle Diameter

Build Speed

Software

Support Formats

Adventurer 3

1, Removable

Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)

2.8" color IPS Touch Screen

150×150×150mm

0.1-0.4mm

±0.2mm

Z axis 0.0025mm; XY axis 0.011mm

1.75mm (±0.07mm)

0.4mm

10~100 mm/s

FlashPrint

Input: 3mf/stl/obj/fpp/bmp/png/jpg/jpeg File
Output: gx/g File

Memory Size

OS

Device Power

Connectivity

Device Size

Net Weight

8G

Win xp/Vista/7/8/10, Mac OS, Linux

<120W

USB stick, WiFi, Ethernet

388×340×405mm

9 kg

07

Chapter 2: Operating

2.1 Unpacking

The People's Insurance Company of China

KEEP DRY

HANDLE

WITH CARE

FRAGILE

1. Open the box.

3

. Be careful! Filament, build tape, solid

glue, scraper and power cable are all
placed inside the wrapping paper box.

The People's Insurance Company of China

KEEP DRY

HANDLE
WITH CARE

FRAGILE

FRAGILE

HANDLE

WITH CARE

KEEP DRY

2. Take out the wrapping paper box
on the top.

4

. Take out the printer from the box.

08

Power Switch

5. Plug the power cable into the input on the
back and turn on the power switch, the touch
screen is turned on.

X: 20.00 Y: 45.00 Z: 36.00

Y

1/3

Language

<<

Status

Calibration Home

<

6. Click [tools]-[setting] in turn to enter page like this, turn to page two, click [move].
Click the upper arrow in the moving page to make the extruder raises for removing the
paper box on the bottom easier.

Move Camera

FilamentCheck Led

2/3

<

7. Open the front door, take out the paper box inside
the printer, printer unpacking completed.

X

Z

09

2.2 Accessories

3D Printer

SZ16-ZN/EN-A01

Quick Start Guide

9

1. 高温危险！打印机喷嘴和打印平台在工作时会被加热，请避免接触!

2. 可动部件可能造成卷入挤压和切割伤害。操作机器时请不要佩戴手套或缠绕物。

资料下载

前往闪铸科技官方网站 www.sz3dp.com ，可以在[ 技术支持 ] 页面下载用户使
用手册、切片软件等资料，或查看相关操作视频。

1. Hot! Avoid touching the heating nozzle and heating build plate in operation.

2. Moving parts in printer may cause injury. Do not wear gloves or other
sources of entanglement in operation.

Download

Please refer to FlashForge official website www.flashforge.com to download
the newest User's Guide, Software and Instruction Videos.
(Support-Support Center-Select a Product)

本手册仅适用于闪铸科技 Adventurer3 3D打印机

This guide is only applicable to FLASHFORGE Adventurer3 3D printer

User Guide

Grease

Filament

Power Cable

After-sales

service card

Allen WrenchScrewdriver Unclogging Pin Tool

10

2.3.1 Build

2.3 Interface Menus Intrduction

Build

Tools

Filament

1. Tap [Print]. 2. Choose the read path of the print file File list.

Ship-PLA.gx

20mm_Box­PLA.gx

1/1

<

<

6.62GB

Not Available

No job

Select all

<

Ship-PLA.gx

20mm_Box­PLA.gx

1/1

<

Read the print file from:
The local memory card

The USB stick

The Cloud

Back: Back to upper interface

3. File list

Tap to begin printing; tap the picture of the selected file to enter file details.

Page-flip: Tap the left/right arrow.

Long press the file picture or file name, quit out multi-selected interface, you can

select all, copy ，delete .

Tap to quit out multi-selected interface.

<

1/3

11

<

20mm_Box-P...

0 10

h min

m

0.7

File details: Including file picture, time needed,
filament needed.

Build: To begin printing the file.

Copy: To copy the files to the local memory

card from the USB stick.

Delete: To delete the print file.

Print interface

20mm_Box-PLA.gx

0h10

Time Remaining

min

Cancel: To cancel the print job.

Pause/Resume: To suspend or resume the print job.

...

More: To check more settings and details information
during printing.

...

235

℃/235℃

100

℃/100℃

warrior.gx

2h18

min

剩余

0 1

h min

8

%

0.7

M

...

More
Replace: To change filament during printing progress.
Led Light: To turn on or turn off the led light.
Detail: To check more detail information.

Details

Extruder temperature

Build plate temperature

Used time

Printing progress

Whole filament needed

12

2.3.2 Tools

Build

Tools

Network

Preheat

Setting

Filament

Network: To connect printer to your PC or internet.

Preheat: To preheat the extruder and build plate.

Setting: To implement relevant function setups.

About: Information about the printer.

2.3.2.1 Network

WiFi

WiFi

Cloud

Hotspot

Ethernet

123

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

，

.

abc

About

WiFi

%#

0

_

Flashforge

Choose a network

ChinaNet-AnCr

TP-LINK_EDC2

QS_1234

1/3

<

ON/OFF: To turn on/off the WIFI connection.

WiFi connection: To connect your printer with your PC via a stable WIFI signal.

13

<

Hotspot

Setup WLan hotspot

SSID:

Password:

Save

123

1

6 7 8 9 0

,

WiFi

Cloud

Hotspot

Ethernet

WLan hotspot

SSID:

Password:

Setup hotspot

To set your printer as a WLAN hotspot.

Turn on/off the WLAN hotspot.
Hotspot setting: To set the hotspot name and password. Input hotspot name with

numbers, characters and symbols.
Tap to save the name and password.

Ethernet Connection

WiFi

Cloud

Hotspot

Ethernet

Please connect the cable Connected successful

%#

abc

5

3 4

2

_

.

To connect your printer with your PC via Ethernet cable.

14