Flashforge Creator Quick Start Manual

FlashForge Creator Quick Start Manual

Safety Information ............................................................................... 1

Please always check power setting before plug in ................................ 1

Unboxing .............................................................................................. 3

Package Contents...................................................................................................................... 3

Unboxing ................................................................................................................................... 3

Initial Hardware Setup ............................................................................................................. 5

The First Run Experience ...................................................................... 8

All set? ....................................................................................................................................... 8

Loading Filament .................................................................................................................... 10

Your First Print ........................................................................................................................ 12

ReplicatorG ........................................................................................ 13

Installing and Using ReplicatorG ............................................................................................ 13

Request on Python version .................................................................................................... 13

Using ReplicatorG ................................................................................................................... 13

The Control Panel ................................................................................................................... 13

Move, Scale, Rotate ................................................................................................................ 14

Slicing ...................................................................................................................................... 15

Dualstrusion ....................................................................................... 17

Upgrading Firmware for The Creator .................................................. 19

Safety Information

Caution: The Creator generates high temperatures and includes moving parts that
can cause injury. Never reach inside The Creator while it is in operation, and allow
time for The Creator to cool down after operation.
The Creator is sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Make sure you don't have a static
charge on you by touching a grounded object before operating The Creator or
attempting any adjustments. If opening The Creator for service, ensure that the
power supply is turned off and the cord is disconnected.

Please always check power setting before plug in

FlashForge sets the power supply to default 230V before leaving factory. If voltage in
your location is between 90V to 132V, please switch the power setting from 230V to
115V before you plug in. You will find the power source at the bottom of The Creator.
The red box is where the power setting is located

Switch to correct voltage setting.

Unboxing

We packaged your Creator very carefully -- we hope you’ll read this guide and be just
as careful unpacking it. In fact, you should always be really careful with The Creator.
Here are a few things to keep in mind.

Package Contents

Here are the items that should be found in the Creator package:

-The Creator

-Dual Extruder

-Feet, Bolts and Hex Wrench Kit

-2x spool holders

-Power supply cable

-USB A to B cables

-2x filament guide tubes

Unboxing

First, place The Creator's box on the ground next to a clean, flat workspace. Discard

the top cardboard insert, if you haven’t already. Now remove the inner cardboard

box -- the one that fits around the outside of The Creator.

You’ll be able to see the top of The Creator now, as well as some cardboard boxes
and packaging. Note: the black cable is not a handle! Never lift The Creator by the

black cable.

Lift it up from the outside. Grasp the upper frame carefully and avoid touching the
internal belts and rods. Gently pull The Creator out of its packaging and place it on
your work surface.

You should be able to see the build platform: it’s an aluminum plate covered in

Kapton tape and attached to the rods by two black plastic arms. This is where your
prints will form. Note: Do not remove Kapton tape, it help object stick to plate

firmly.

You’ll need to raise the platform to finish unpacking. You can either turn the threaded

screw, or grasp the build platform firmly on both sides and move it up with gentle
pressure.
Move the platform up as far as you can; it should almost reach the black Extruder
Mount.

Underneath the build platform you’ll see some boxes，remove these, as well as the
remaining packing material. It’s easiest if you remove the packing material first.

You have now finished unpacking your Creator!

Initial Hardware Setup

With the build platform raised, you have a clear view of the black cable that leads
from the electronics cavity to the build platform.
Now we’re going to bolt the DualExtruder into place. Lower the build platform all the
way by turning the threaded screw behind the platform or by grasping the black
plastic arms at the sides of the platform and pushing down with gentle but steady
pressure. Now locate your Feet, Bolts and Hex Wrench Kit. Remove the two black
bolts from the kit and find the hex wrench that fits the bolts.
Grasp your DualExtruder by the sides and take it out of its protective bag. Place it on
the DualExtruder Mount so the bolt holes line up and the fans face forward. Secure it
with the bolts and wrench.

Now, grab the Spool holders. Put one on each side.
Next, locate your Filament Guide Tubes. These fit into the tube guide holders at the
top of The Creator’s back plate.
Place the very end of each tube into its holders and click them closed with your
thumb and forefinger.
The other end will fit into the hole on top of the corresponding extruder. Push it in as
far as it will go.
If you have trouble closing one of the holders, try pushing it closed using a coin or
the end of a flat-head screwdriver.

Almost finished! Locate your Power Supply and cable.
Next, plug the cable into the Power Supply, and the Power Supply into the power
input port, next to the power switch. Before connecting anything, make sure that the
Creator power switch is in the OFF position.

Now locate the USB A to B cable and plug it into the USB B port on The Creator. Don’t

plug the other end into anything yet.
Last, mount filaments on the Spool holders. Mount each spool so that the filament
feeds up from the center.