3Dfactories Profi 3D Maker User Manual - User Manual

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Thank you for purchasing our 3D printer

Before any manipulation with the printer please carefully

read this user guide

U S E R ‘ S G U I D E

T Y P E : P R O F I 3 D M A K E R

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Content

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE ..................................................................................................................................................3

PACKAGE CONTENTS ..............................................................................................................................................................4

DESCRIPTION OF PARTS ..........................................................................................................................................................5

MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENT ................................................................................................................................................6

INSTALLATION G3DMAKER .....................................................................................................................................................6

CONNECTION .........................................................................................................................................................................6

USB DRIVER INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................................................7

G3DMAKER SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................................................... 10

BEFORE FIRST PRINT............................................................................................................................................................. 11

9.1.

EW STEPS BEFORE FIRST PRINT

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9.2.

AXIS CALIBRATION

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9.3

INTRODUCTIONS OF FILAMENT

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9.4.

OW TO USE

D GLUE

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10.

REMOVING MODEL FROM THE PLATFORM ...................................................................................................................... 14

11.

G3D MAKER PRINT SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................... 14

11.1.

UNCTIONS

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11.2.

LOAD MODEL

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11.3.

ORK WITH MODEL

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11.3

RINT PARAMETERS

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12.

ADVANCED PRINTING SETTINGS ...................................................................................................................................... 16

12.1.

OMMON SETTINGS

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12.2.

OOLING

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13.3.

PEED

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12.4.

DVANCED

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12.5.

ATERIAL EDITOR

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13.

MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................................................ 19

13.1.

HAFT LUBRICATION

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13.2.

OZZLE CLEANING

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14.

PROBLEM SOLVING .......................................................................................................................................................... 20

14.1.

OZZLE TOO LOW

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14.2.

OZZLE TO HIGH

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14.3.

OW AMOUNT OF MATERIAL

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14.4.

ETRACT

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14.5.

ODEL ACCURACY

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14.6.

UT OF MEMORY

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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

CAUSING DAMAGE A 3D PRINTER DUE TO FAILURE OF FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION IN THIS USER MANUAL,

EXPIRING THE WARRANTY VOID.

SECOND MATERIAL FOR DAMAGES AND PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY THE PRINTER MISAPPLICATION IN

VIOLATION OF THIS USER'S MANUALS OR FAILURE TO SAFETY REGULATIONS IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE USER OF THIS

DEVICE.

RISK OF A POSSIBLE BURNS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT! BE CAREFUL!

THIS DEVICE IS NOT TOY! KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN!

NEVER LEAVE EQUIPMENT WORK WITHOUT SUPERVISION!

CAUTION HOT ITEMS ABOVE 70 ° C! RISK OF BURNS!

PERSONS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO MENTALLY OR MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT FULLY OPERATE, MAY OPERATE THIS

DEVICE ONLY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A COMPETENT PERSON.

BEFORE USING MAKE SURE THAT THE PRODUCT IS COMPLETE.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

10.

DEVICE MAY OPERATE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, OTHERWISE UNDER ADULT SUPERVISION.

11.

DEVICE MAY NOT BE DISPOSED OF VIA STANDARD WASTE.

PRINTER CAN BE ONLY IN A PLACE THAT IS:

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DRY WITHOUT DUST

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STABLE

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GOOD VENTILATION

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NEAR AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE POWER OUTLET

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AWAY FROM OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BLOCK THE VENTILATION HOLE OF THE PRINTER AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM

FLAMMABLE OBJECTS (EG CURTAINS) AWAY FROM SPLASHING LIQUIDS, AWAY FROM ORGANIC GASES (SUCH

AS AMMONIA)

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AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT

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SEVERE TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS

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AWAY FROM OUTLETS HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS

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PACKAGE CONTENTS

1X 3D printer PROFI3DMAKER

1X CD

1x Allen key

1x 3D glue

2X power source

1x Spatula

1X USB

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DESCRIPTION OF PARTS

Extruder

Axis Y

Axis X

Axis Z

Print bed

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MINIMUM COMPUTER REQUIREMENT

CPU 2,8Ghz

RAM1GB

Intel HG Graphics or better

HDD 50GB

CD ROM

USB port

Windows XP and newer

Screen resolution 1200x800

INSTALLATION OF G3DMAKER

Put CD into CR ROM and open it.

There you can find installation for G3D MAKER. Choose installation for your system (32 bit or 64 bit ).

Double click and follow instruction. Together is G3DM is installed windows visual studio. If you have newer version

installation will tell you and you can skip this part of installation.

CD contents NetFabb studio, this is power instrument for repair of STL files. Install it also for check and repair STL.

CONNECTION

The printer is connected to computer via USB cable (included in the package). The printer has two adapters 24W

7.5A for heating bed and 5A for printer. The higher jack is for heating bed. The lower is for other function of printer.

Switch

Print bed 24V 7.5A

USB

Printer 24V 5A

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USB DRIVER INSTALLATION

Connect the printer to the computer and switch printer on.

Some operation system will install USB driver automaticly. Or ask you for driver. Than link the OS to the folder on CD

"../drivers USB/FTDI USB drivers".

If the driver is not installed automaticly or OS does not ask you for link of the driver install it manually.

Windows:

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Click right mouse on USB serial port or on icon with warning triangle.

Choose actualize driver software and link to the CD driver folder.

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G3DMAKER settings

Start G3DMAKER. First time the software will control if is on server some actualization. If is, download and installation

will run automatically.

After this the program will start and you can configure it.

You will see this window:

Before first start of printer click on printer setting icon.

Choose COM port

TOP point

Heated print bed yes/no

Stop button actions

If have printer heated bed you can

set preheat temperature.

Choose COM printer

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BEFORE FIRST PRINT

9.1. Few steps before first print

Before print is necessary to do this few steps. Please pay attention to this.

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Double check if the print bed is clean

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Remove all debris and rests of material

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Double check if the print bed is put in the right way and strongly attached

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Double check it the nozzle is clean

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Double check and correct height of nozzle over print bed

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Double check if the filament is correctly put into extruder and spool is correctly put in printer

9.2. Z axis calibration

Connect printer click on

Go to “Manual control” panel and press “Home Z” button.

Put common office paper under nozzle (pic 9.2.1) and with screws (pic 9.2.2) set proper position of table.

You

have to feel that nozzle is touching to the paper and a little hold it but paper have to move under cannot be

hold too much.

Do this in all positions (pic 9.2.3)

Pic 9.2.1

Pic 9.2.2

Pic 9.2.3

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9.3 introductions of filament

Insert the filament into the white tube (pic 9.3.1)

Set temperature of extruder in control panel (1a).

Be sure that heater is on (2a)

Set speed on 100 ad length 50-100.

After temperature is reached, press forward

button and put filament into the extruder (pic

9.3.2) be sure that filament is going between

wheels and is going into the small hole under

wheels (pic 9.3.3)

Wait for extrusion is started.

Pic 9.3.1

Pic 9.3.3

Pic 9.3.2

Filament

between

wheels

Small hole under

wheels

Insert filament here

End of filament has to be flat!!!

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9.4. How to use 3d glue

3DGlue is holding model on the platform. Use it before each print on area where you will print.

If is on platform too fat layer of glue remove it with spatula or scraper.

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10.

REMOVING MODEL FROM THE PLATFORM

If print is ready remove model from the platform with spatula.

11.

G3D MAKER PRINT SETTINGS

11.1. Functions

G3Dmaker icons

Open

STL

Open

G-code

Save

G-code

save

STL

Connect/disconnect

Printer

Preheat

Extruder/platform

Start/stop

Of print

Printer options

Setting of printing

options

Pause

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11.2. load model

Start the program G3DMAKER and connect to the printer.

Click on folder icon in left top Conner

Load model from your directory

11.3. Work with model

Model you can moving on platform, rotate or scale. You can do it with mouse or set the numbers.

11.3 Print parameters

Change view

Move object on the platform

Rotate object

Scale object

Skirt on / off

Number of shells

BRIM ON/OFF

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Skirt is for properly extrusion start

Brim for hold small models on platform

Set your desired print options and press “Generate G-code” . After generation press “print button.

12.

ADVANCED PRINTING SETTINGS

12.1. Common settings

Click on icon for open setting window.

Select layer thickness:

the options bellow these

fields are managed by these options. For each

layer thickness separately.

First layer height

: first layer can start on 100% of

layer thickness or higher or lower.

For 0.08

thicknesses

would be better to decrease this

number for example 50%. Other let 100%.

Retract
Speed (mm/s):

speed for pull filament back to

prevent oozing. Good parameter is 300-500 mm/s.

Length (mm):

Length of filament pulled back.

Good is between 1-2.5.

Lift Z (mm):

Table is going down this length during

retract. This parameter improve print surface and
prevent break the model.

BRIM

SKIRT

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Extra length on restart (mm):

filament is going back to extruder after retract (length of retract + this number) Do not

put here too high number. Usually is O only in some cases use some like 0.1 or 0.2 no more. Filament would be broken
in extruder.

Print settings
Solid layers :

number of horizontal solid layers. Remember 0.08 layers are 12 for 1mm of thickness.

Fill pattern:
Concentric:

Linear

12.2. Cooling

Enable fan if layer print time is below:

approximate time of prin of one layer is below

time fan will be on from min speed to max

speed depend on time.

Slow down if layer print time is below:

If layer

time is too small and layer is too small it really

good to slow down the extruder. This is good

for cooling and prevent to melt lower layers.

Tip:

ABS print – fan can be switch off all the

time

13.3. Speed

Perimeters (mm/s):

speed for all perimeters besides the outer perimeter.

Small perimeters:

if perimeter is smaller than diam. 6mm printer will print with this speed. Is good let this value lower.

Something likes 20 to 30mm/s.

Infill:

speed of infill can be higher no problem put here 80mm/s besides layer thickness 0.25mm here let the value 40-

50mm/s

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Solid infill:

speed of solid infill can be higher no

problem put here 80mm/s besides layer thickness

0.25mm here let the value 40-50mm/s

Top solid infill:

value for speed of top solid layer

can be lower. About 40-50 for precision creation of

top surface.

Bridges:

speed can be 50-80 with 0.25mm layer let

here mas speed 60mm/s

External perimeters speed

: For precision print of

outer perimeter (surface of model) let this number

lower the best is 20.

12.4. Advanced

Extrusion width :

general value for change default

thickness of single line from extruder. Default is

0.70. Usually real output is 0.5 or 0.52 but for

properly generation of lines put here value about

0.45-47. If you need print wall like for example 0.8

divide this thickness in this options 0.4 than will

be generated like two lines.

First layer extrusion width:

the same way like

before. Only for first layer. Usually is not necessary

to change it.

Perimeters extrusion width:

you can change

parameters only for perimeters by the same way

like extrusion width.

Infill extrusion width:

the same only for infill.

Support material extrusion width:

If support

seems to be too strong or too weak you can change it. If you let it 0 will be extrusion of support 0.7mm you can also

change it with % or number for example 0.4.

Bridges flow ratio:

change of material amount for bridges. Usually is not necessary to change.

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Support material

Overhang threshold:

change of minimum angle for support generation. For example if you put here 40° the support

will not created for angle over 40° like 41° and higher.

Patternt spacing:

space between support lines. If you put here higher value the support will be sparser.

Pattern angle:

angle in which support will be created. Default is 90°in XY direction.

12.5. Material editor

Material editor allow to you change material

properties and add new materials.

Diameter:

This is most important value

. Because

diameter of filament is not absolutely constant and

is changed because environmental circumstances

like humidity. Is necessary to work with this value

often. Before you put material inside please

measure diameter and put this number her.

If seems to be too much of material in print

increase this number. If seems to be too small

amount of material in the print process decrease

this value. Usually we work with 1.65 – 1.8mm. But

this is a little individual.

Multiplier:

is almost the same like change the

filament diameter. Range of this value is 0.9 – 1.1.

First layer bed °C:

temperature of print bed for first print layer. ABS 75°C and PLA can be 50°C.

Bed °C:

others layers bed temperature. ABS can be 70°C and PLA can be 50°C.

First layer °C

: temperature of extruder for first layer. Usually is higher than next layer for good stick on the print bed.

With heated print bed please use the same temperature like other layers. ABS 240-250 and heated print bed 230°C.

PLA 210 and heated print bed 175°C.

Temp °C:

temperature for printing ABS 240-270°C PLA 190-220°C.

Raft °C:

not use at this time.

13.

MAINTENANCE

Hold the printer in clean and dry environment.

The body of printer cleans with dry clean cloth.

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Hold the belts in right tensions

. If tensions are low correct it. Under Y motors are 4 screws loosen them and push the

motor backwards. Than tighten the screws again.

13.1. Shaft lubrication

Hold the shafts oiled. Use for this Silicone or Teflon oil.

Oil has to be applied only on shafts, be careful that the bed is not oiled.

13.2. Nozzle cleaning

SAFETY WARNING!

Nozzle is hot, during print si about 270°C If you touch to the
hot ednd of nozzle you cyn be burn.

Clean nozzle if heating is on, only with some isolated

instrument. Or clean nozzle only if is nozzle cold. Minimum 30

minutes after machine have been switched of.

Make sure that nozzle is before printing clean, free of debris.

14.

PROBLEM SOLVING

14.1. Nozzle too low

If nozzle is too low filament cannot go out. You can

see that extruder is moving but hooting is on

platform or on platform you can see some crumbs.

Or the first layer is too wide.

14.2. Nozzle to high

If nozzle is too high over table, filament cannot

stick on the platform and you can see something

like this. Filament is drawing some points like

necklace.

Tip: Calibrate the Z axis.

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14.3. Low amount of material

If you see the print result like is on the picture, probably this has two reasons.

Too low material. Decrease the filament

diameter number in the material editor.

Retract is too long, you can decrease length of the retract or increase the number for extra length on restart.

Filament diametr is too hight and printer give too small material (2.0)

Here is still low material but result is better (1.8)

Seem to be good result (1.62)

Too much of material, you can see debris on the border of model (1.5)

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On this picture you can see the low material and too big of retract, material is not properly set back on nozzle after

retract.

14.4. Retract

14.5. Model accuracy

Accuracy depend on filament diameter options and extrusion width. With this combination you can calibrate perfect

accuracy of the print result.

First time make test. Set value for extrusion with or let default and print test model. Measure this model and correct

the options for this two values.

14.6. Out of memory

32bit systems or only 32bit G3Dmaker on 64bit system can be out of memory with some bigger models or with small

model with high resolution.

This problem can solve only 64bit OS or decrease resolution of model (amount of polygons).

This parameter can have good or bar impact

on print result.

Like on the picture higher. Set the extra length

on restart. And decrease filament thickness in

material editor.

Too big value on Length and Extra length can

destroy the filament.

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