Instone EASIER User Manual

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User Manual

for Mini 3D Printer

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Content

Content............................................................................................................................................... 1

Technical Parameters........................................................................................................................2

Packing List........................................................................................................................................3

Installation......................................................................................................................................... 4

Instructions........................................................................................................................................ 5

I. Installation and Operating Guide of Slicing............................................................................7

II. Use of Slicing Software:.......................................................................................................10

1. Understand and Know Well About Software Interface:............................................... 10

2. Machine Settings:..........................................................................................................11

3. Load Model File:...........................................................................................................12

4. Process and Edit Model Files:.......................................................................................12

5. Basic Parameter Setting of Slicing:.............................................................................. 14

6. Senior Parameter Setting of Slicing:.............................................................................15

7. Additional Parameter Setting of Slicing:...................................................................... 16

8. Browse slicing file:....................................................................................................... 18

9. Export of slicing file:.................................................................................................... 18

Online Printing and Updating Firmware..................................................................................... 20

I. Online Printing:......................................................................................................................20

II. Update Firmware:.................................................................................................................20

Tips....................................................................................................................................................21

Service support................................................................................................................................ 22

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Technical Parameters

Name

Mini 3D Printer

Model

EASIER

Consumable

PLA

Printer size

195*210*275mm

Build volume

110*110*125mm

Printing accuracy

0.1mm(Max)

Printing principle

FDM

Printing temperature

210℃

X, Y, Z axis position accuracy

0.1mm

N.W.

2.4kg

G.W.

4kg

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Packing List

 MINI 3D Printer *1

 Power Adapter *1

 Power Cable *1

 Printing plate *1

 TF card *1

 Card Reader *1

 Glue Stick *1

 PLA Filament (280g) *1

Note：Once you received the parcel, please check all the parts; if anything missed,
contact us ([e-mail]) ASAP

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Installation

I. Remove the protecting clip on the plain shaft

II. Install the Feed Pipe

1. Press down the feeding coupling aside the radiator, then insert the white feed pipe

2. Insert the other end of the feed pipe into the socket of the remote extruder

III. Place the printing plate

IV. Feed

1. Unpack the PLA filament from the package, and find out the end of it

2. Bend the head material straightly, and trim the end of the material with scissor

3. Press the spring of the extruder by hands, then insert the filament from the hole on

the bottom of the extruder to the other end of the Feed Pipe (until you can’t insert
anymore). Then hang the filament tray on the hook on side of the printer (Note:
Arrange the filament neatly and DO NOT in a mess).

V. Inserting the TF Card

VI. Plug in and Power on

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Instructions

Ⅰ.Printing

1. The LCD screen will display the home page after starting up

2. Press the control knob to enter into the main menu; rotate the knob to select the
option “Print from SD card”, and press the knob to enter into the submenu

3. Rotate the knob, and select the option “print file”; press the knob to enter into the
submenu

4. Rotate the knob, select the file to be printed, then press the knob to begin printing

II. Taking down the finished printing models

Take down the printing plate after printing finished, then take down the finished
printing model by a slight bending. After that, clean the surface of the printing plate
(washable).

III.Pause printing

1. During the printing process, press the control knob, and the control menu pops up
on the display screen;

2. Rotate the knob, select the option “pause print”, and press the knob to pause
printing.

IV.Continue printing

☆

This function is only applicable to continue printing after pausing in

condition of continuous power on

1. Press the control knob, and the operation menu pops up on the display screen;

2. Rotate the knob, select the option “continue print”, and press the knob to continue
printing.

V. Stop print

☆

It is not available to continue printing after stopping printing, so please BE

CAUTIOUS when using this function

1. During the printing process, press the control knob, and the control menu pops up
on the display screen;

2. Rotate the knob, select the option “stop print”, and press the knob to stop printing.
Note: It’s IMPOSSIBLE to continue printing after “stop print”.

VI. Retract/reload the filament

This printer has been equipped with the function of automatic retract of
filament, which can be utilized in condition that the consumable is to be used up
or it is necessary to change to different colors

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1. At the home page, press the control knob, then the main menu pops up on the
display screen

2. Rotate the knob, select the option “Auto-stripper”, and press the knob to enter into
the operation

3. “Processing...” will show on the interface, and please wait patiently

4. When the automatic retract of material ends up, the display screen will return to
the home page, and the printing head’s temperature will fall, then the operation is
finished

Note

I. Clogs & Clear the nozzle

In normal conditions, there’s no need to worry about this issue as high quality
printing filaments are selected for this printer. If you select other consumables,
the nozzle may be blocked due to impurities in the material or other reasons, in
which condition the following steps may help you.

1. Press the control knob at the home page, press the control knob, and the main
menu pops up on the display screen;

2. Rotate the knob, select the option “heating print head”, and press the knob to enter
into the operation;

3. “Processing” appears on the interface; at this time, the printer is heating the nozzle,
and please wait patiently;

4. When the heating is finished, and the display screen returns back to the home page,
it shows that the temperature of the nozzle is 230℃;

5. Insert hard the filament into the nozzle to clear, until you can feed smoothly.

6. Power off for cooling down after clearing

II. Adjust the height of the nozzle

Too high or too low position of the nozzle will influence the printing (too high, the
printing material cannot stick on the bottom plate; too low, the nozzle will pin the
bottom plate, and the filament cannot be extruded). Adjust the positioning knob
properly as per the following figure, to adjust the distance between the nozzle and the
bottom plate:

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I. Installation and Operating Guide of Slicing

1. Double click the
file

in TF card to enter
software
installation
interface. User can
select installation
catalog in the red
frame, then single
click [Next]

2.Installation
option, Click
[Install] for
installation.

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3. Installation is
processing.

4. Single click
[Next] to
install drive

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5.After
installing drive,
single click
[Finish]

6. Single click
[Next] to
complete
installation.

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II. Use of Slicing Software:

1. Understand and Know Well About Software Interface:

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Import model

View model

Transparent

Save Gcode file

Normal

X-Ray

Overhang

Layers

Rotate

Scale

Mirror

Lay flat

To max

Mirror X

Reset

Reset

Mirror Y

Mirror Z

2. Machine Settings:

Select corresponding machine for setting, click the “Machine” and select
“2Um1+Normal Print”, as shown in the following picture;

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3. Load Model File:

Open the model file, it supports file in the format “stl,obj,dae,amf,bmp,jpg,jpeg,
png,g,gcode”. There are three ways of opening the model file: (1) click “file”, select
“load model file”, open the catalog where the model file is stored and select the file;
(2) click Load icon in the window directly to open the model file; (3) Drag the model
file to be opened in the blue region as shown in the picture directly.

4. Process and Edit Model Files:

User can rotate, zoom, mirror the model according to the demand.

⑴Rotate model

Y axis rotation

X axis rotation

Z axis rotation

⑵Zoom

model

Single click left key of mouse to select corresponding operation point,

Operation instruction:
Single click left key of mouse for
selecting corresponding rotation
line, drag the mouse to rotate the
model with the unit of 15°(press
Shift+ left key of mouse to rotate
model with the unit of 1° )

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drag them to zoom out the corresponding axial size. Meanwhile, the model center
hints the value. User can input specific figure in the dialog box. Please operate the
model as per the following picture.

X axis scaling rate

Y axis scaling rate

Z axis scaling rate

X axis size value

Y axis size value

Z axis size value

Proportion lock

⑶

Mirror model

⑷

Function introduction of right key menu
Move the mouse on the model, single click right key, then the menu pops up, as
shown in the following picture:

Put the model in the middle of print

plate.

Delete model

Copy multiple models (quantities can

be set manually)

S

plit the model into separate component

Delete all the models on the platform

Reload the model to software

(initialize)

Reset the position of all the models
Reset the changes of all the models

Z axis scale

Y axis scale

X axis scale

Overall zoom

Z axis mirror

Y axis mirror

X axis mirror

Single click the icon, three sub-options pop
up, which are Z axis mirror image, Y axis
mirror image and X axis mirror image from
top to bottom. Single click corresponding
option to realize transformation.

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5. Basic Parameter Setting of Slicing:

⑴Quality

Layer height: it is usually set as 0.2,

Setting range: 0.1-0.3. The lower the

value is, the printing is smoother and the

corresponding printing time is longer.

Shell thickness: it is usually set as

integral multiple of nozzle aperture. The

common value is 0.8.

Enable retraction: when retraction is

enabled, the nozzle rolls back filament

automatically and improves the filament

drawing.

⑵Fill

Bottom/top thickness: the thickness of

top layer and bottom layer for the model

is usually 1.2mm.

Fill density: the fill density of the model

is 10%, if the intensity is not required to

be high. The higher the value is, the

higher the intensity is, and the longer the

corresponding printing time is.

⑶Speed and temperature

Print speed: it is the default overall

speed and usually set as 60. Too high

speed results in bad effect of model

formation.
Printing temperature: nozzle temperature. Usually PLA consumable is set as 200. It
depends on the physical property of printing consumables.
Thermal bed temperature: refers to the temperature of printing platform. The machine
doesn’t support platform heating, so the parameter is invalid.

⑷Support

Support type: three options: ①None; ②Touching build-plate; ③Everywhere;
usually select②, establish support according to the demand.
Platform adhesion type: three options: ①None; ②Brim; ③Raft. Usually select②,
Option ② and ③ makes the base layer of model adhere to printing platform better,
Brim can solve edge warping problem effectively. however, when the bottom surface
is big, it increase the difficulty of taking out the model. When Raft can make model
on the print plate easier to take out, but the bottom surface of model is not smooth,
user can select correspondingly.

⑸Filament

Diameter: the diameter of filament for nozzle is 1.75mm.

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Flow: percentage of consumable usage amount is usually set as 100%.

⑹

Machine

Aperture of nozzle: 0.4mm.

6. Senior Parameter Setting of Slicing:

(It is applicable to professional printing effect contrast. The common printing just
adopts the default value without entering this setting)

Click next tab control “Advanced” to enter advanced printing setting.

⑴Retraction

Speed: corresponds to retraction

function of basic parameter for

detailed setting.

Distance: the length of filament for

retract.

⑵Quality

Initial layer thickness: thickness of the

bottom layer. If the bottom layer is

thick, it is good for increasing

adhesive force.

Initial layer line width: line width

when printing the initial layer

Cut off object bottom: subsidence

model. The subsidence part will not be

printed.

Dual extrusion overlap: the

overlapping length of consumables at

the joint when double-color nozzle

prints.

⑶Speed

Travel speed: the movement speed of

nozzle in non-printing.

Bottom layer speed: the speed of printing the first layer. When it is low, the adhesive
force is increased.
Infill speed: the speed of printing the internal infill part.
Top/bottom speed: speed of printing top/bottom layer.
Outer shell speed: speed of printing the outer shell of the model.
Inner shell speed: speed of printing the inner shell of the model.

⑷Cool

Minimal layer time: minimum time consumed for printing each layer
Enable cooling fan: turn on fan in the process of printing

Special notes:

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⑴

Dual extrusion overlap (the machine doesn’t support this function, so the
parameter is invalid): it is used for double-color printing to make the fusion of two
colors more natural.

⑵

Minimal layer time: ensure PLA to have full cooling time and make the printing
effect perfecter.

⑶

Enable cooling fan: please check this option when printing with PLA filament.

7. Additional Parameter Setting of Slicing:

(It is applicable to professional printing effect contrast. The common printing just
adopts the default value without entering this setting)

Select menu bar “Expert” -> “Open expert setting” to enter the expert printing
setting.

⑴Retraction

Minimum travel: the movement distance that triggers

retraction.

Enable combing: if user turns off the function, when

the nozzle moves, it keeps retract.

Minimum extrusion before retracting: there should be

a certain quantity of extrusion before retract.

Z hop when retracting: when starting retract, Z axis

raises slightly so as to improve the filament drawing.

⑵

Skirt

Line count: print a round of filament surrounding

model at the bottom layer.

Start distance: the distance between the skirt and the

first layer of model.

Minimal length: the minimal length of skirt.

⑶Cool

Fan full on at height: height triggered when the fan

runs at full speed.

Fan speed min: the lower limit rate of rotation of fan.

Fan speed max: the upper limit rate of rotation of fan.

Minimum speed: minimal filament feeding speed,

avoid too slow printing speed causes consumable

overflow.

Cool head lift: when the minimal extrude speed is

cooled too slowly, withdraw the nozzle to cool for a

while.

⑷

Infill

Solid infill top: check whether the printing model is

capped.

Solid infill bottom: check whether the bottom of

printing model is covered.

Infill overlap: if the overlapping value of internal

packing and outer wall is bigger, the better they are

connected, but more consumables are needed in this

case.

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⑸Support

Structure type: the type of support structure.
Overhang angle for support: minimum angle triggering the printing support.
Fill amount: fill rate of support.
Distance X/Y: the distance between support and model subject on X/Y axis.
Distance Z: distance between support and model subject on Z axis.

⑹Black magic

Spiralize the outer contour: after it is enabled, it can print the surface in a spiral shape
and eliminate the interface of each layer.
Only follow mesh surface: after it is enabled, it only prints the surface layer, without
printing top, bottom and internal support.

⑺

Brim

Brim line amount: the bigger the number of brim is, the adhesion effect between it
and platform is better, but it reduces the printing size.

⑻Raft

Extra margin: additional round of edge on the periphery of raft.
Line spacing: the distance of each line when the raft prints.
Base thickness: thickness of raft printing.
Base line width: base layer lines width of raft
Interface thickness: thickness of the interface layer, which connected the raft and the
model.
Interface line width: line width of interface layer.
Airgap: the gap between the raft and model.
First layer airgap: gap between the last layer of the raft and the first printing layer.
Surface layers: amount of surface layers put on top of the raft.
Surface layer thickness: thickness of each surface layer.
Surface layer line width: width of the lines for each surface layer

⑼

Fix horrible

Combine everything(Type-A): namely integrate all the separate parts of the model
into one, Type-A is dependent on the model normal and tries to keep some internal
holes intact.
Combine everything(Type-B): namely integrate all the separate parts of the model
into one, Type-B ignores all internal holes and only keeps the outside shape per layer.
Keep open faces: software will repair some small damaged surfaces automatically.
Extensive stitching: repair the damaged surface at a higher level.

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8. Browse slicing file:

Click the icon on the top right corner and select Layers. The layer number bar occurs
on the right side of interface. Move up and down to view the printing path. Click
Normal to restore normal model view.

9. Export of slicing file:

After completing all the settings, please click the button indicated in the following
pictures or select “file” —“Save GCode...” to save GCode printing file after slicing.
(if SD card has been inserted to computer, the file will be saved to SD card
automatically)

GCode file in the cache Printing time and used quantity Click to save
Gcode

of filament

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Online Printing and Updating Firmware

I. Online Printing:

Note: online printing has offline risk: if USB data is disconnected or the computer is
shut down occasionally, the equipment will stop printing and fail to continue the last
printing.

1. Install the driver: When installing “Instone3D 1.2” software, it has finished the

installation of driver as default. If the equipment fails to be identified online, please
contact us to ask for driver installation package.
*Mac: “Drivers” - “Mac” - “CH341SER_MAC”

2. Please use the standard USB data line to connect computer and printer

3. Open “Instone3D 1.2” software, click menu bar “file”—“machine setting”, check
“communication settings” at right bottom corner of dialog box---“serial
port”---“COM 3” (please select according to the port distribution of computer) “Baud
rate” —“AUTO”, click “OK” button.

4. Icon as shown in the right picture pops up. When “USB” appears

above the icon, it means successful connection.

5. Load model on “Instone3D 1.2” software according to the Operation

guide in the previous chapter. Then set slicing parameter. When the

software slicing is finished, click “USB” icon, the printer starts heating

and printing automatically.

II. Update Firmware:

(only supported by specific machines)

The machine has been installed the latest firmware prior to leaving factory. If it is not
for maintenance or commissioning, please don’t update the firmware programs.

1. As is mentioned above, connect printer to computer successfully, click “machine”
in the software menu bar—“install custom firmware”, select file INSTONE*.*.*.hex.

2. When the dialog box progress bar is finished and displays “Done!Installed
firmware:INSTONE*.*.*.hex”, it means successfully updated.

3. Turn off the power of printer and restart it. Then, the firmware program finishes
the updating.

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Tips

1. Avoid warping of the filament:
In order to make the filament attached to the bottom plate in a preferable way, apply a
thin layer of glue on the bottom plate before printing.

2. The TF card attached with the printer has contains some printing models which
you can choose for printing; please log in www.instone3d.com to choose more
models.

3. You can visit www.instone3d.com to download the slicing software.

4. With the quick updates on product versions, this guide may not reflect all the
characteristics of the product, please log in www.instone3d.com for more updates and
supports.

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Service support

YIWU INSTONE 3D TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
Website: www.instone3d.com
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]
Skype: Instone 3D
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Addr: Bld. 2, Area B, No.E21 Xinke Road, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China