UP Plus 2 3D Printer User Manual v 2013.10.24
1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 5
1.1
H
OW TO USE THIS MANUAL
.................................................................................................................... 5
1.2
P
RECAUTIONS
..................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.1 Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.2 The following classifications are used in this manual.............................................................. 6
1.2.3 Protection ................................................................................................................................ 6
1.2.4 New Updates ........................................................................................................................... 6
2. OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1
A
PPEARANCE
...................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2
3D
P
RINTER BURN IN TEST
..................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1 Status Indicators ...................................................................................................................... 9
2.3
A
CCESSORIES
.................................................................................................................................... 10
2.4
S
PECIFICATIONS
................................................................................................................................. 11
2.4.1 Printer Physical Characteristics.............................................................................................. 11
2.4.2 Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 11
2.4.3 Environmental specifications ................................................................................................. 11
3. QUICK STEP BY STEP SETUP GUIDE ............................................................................................... 12
4. INSTALLING 3D PRINTER SOFTWARE............................................................................................. 17
4.1
I
NSTALLING DRIVERS
(W
INDOWS
) ......................................................................................................... 17
4.2.1 Windows 8 - Disable driver signature enforcement .............................................................. 18
4.2.2 Windows 8.1 - Disable driver signature enforcement ........................................................... 18
4.3 Installing the UP Free motion Drivers ....................................................................................... 18
5 INITIALISING THE PRINTER ............................................................................................................ 18
5.1
I
NITIALISE WITH
S
OFTWARE
................................................................................................................. 18
5.2
I
NITIALISE WITH FRONT SWITCH
............................................................................................................ 19
6. LEVELLING THE PLATFORM (AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL) ................................................................ 19
6.1
A
UTOMATIC
L
EVELLING
....................................................................................................................... 19
6.1.a How does automatic platform levelling work? ...................................................................... 20
6.2
S
OFTWARE
P
LATFORM
L
EVELLING
......................................................................................................... 20
6.3
M
ANUAL
P
LATFORM
L
EVELLING
........................................................................................................... 21
7. PLATFORM HEIGHT (AUTOMATIC & MANUAL) ............................................................................. 22
7.1
A
UTOMATIC
P
LATFORM
H
EIGHT
S
ETUP
........................................................................................... 22
7.2
M
ANUAL
P
LATFORM
H
EIGHT
S
ETUP
...................................................................................................... 23
8. LOADING THE FILAMENT INTO THE EXTRUDER ............................................................................. 25
8.1
W
ITHDRAWING FILAMENT FROM THE
E
XTRUDER
...................................................................................... 26
9. USING THE BASIC FUNCTIONS ...................................................................................................... 27
9.1
S
TART THE PROGRAM
.......................................................................................................................... 27
9.2 Loading a 3D model .................................................................................................................. 28
9.3 View Options ............................................................................................................................ 29
9.4 Model transformations............................................................................................................. 31
9.5 Other Maintenance Options ..................................................................................................... 33
9.6 Print Preferences ...................................................................................................................... 35
10. PRINTING ................................................................................................................................... 39
10.1
P
REPARATION
.................................................................................................................................. 39