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3DMakerWorld Artifex User Manual

Manual is about: Desktop 3D

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    The user manual of artifex desktop 3d printer http://3dmakerworld.Com document date: january 6, 2014 (check website for latest update).

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    Contents contents 1 introduction 3 1.1 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2 safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.3 acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    1 introduction 1 introduction the 3dmakerworld artifex (figure 1.1) is an open source desktop 3d printer. It makes three-dimensional objects out of pla and abs filaments layer by layer. The printer’s frame is based on the frame of mendelmax-2.0, and the design was heavily modified for print- ability...

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    1 introduction 1.1 specifications printing print technology – fused filament fabrication build space – w × d × h: 230 × 310 × 190mm (9 × 12.2 × 7.5in) – volume: 13,547cm 3 (827 in 3 ) – height extendable to 220mm (8.7in) in the middle of x-axis for additional 198 × 310 × 30mm (1,841cm 3 , or 112in 3...

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    1 introduction heated bed – 24v 200w heated bed up to 120c cool fans – three 24v cooling fans for filament drive, print surface, and electronics mechanical overall dimension – w × d × h: 484 × 482 × 480mm (19 × 19 × 19in) weight – 11kg (24lb) frame – aluminum extrusions motion – x and y axis: linear...

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    1 introduction • never leave flammable materials near printer. • place the printer in a well-ventilated area for printing with abs filaments. 1.3 acknowledgements as an open-source 3d printer, the 3dmakerworld artifex was designed with the inspiration from many others’ work in the open source 3d pri...

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    1 introduction 1.4 overview of chapters chapter 2 will be focused on how to set up the software environment and the printer hardware for printing using pla filaments. By the end of chapter 2, you will be able to print out your first 3d model using a pre-generated g-code for the artifex 3d printer. C...

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    2 getting started 2 getting started 2.1 setting up software environment the software set-up in this section is based on a windows operating system. The similar steps applies to set-ups for mac or linux based computers. All the software can be downloaded on our website. The set-up in this chapter the...

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    2 getting started 4. Open the device manager under ”control panel → system and security → system”. Under ”other devices”, you will find the rambo device, right click and select ”update driver software...”. (figure 2.2) figure 2.2: update driver software 5. A window will pop up, asking whether to ”se...

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    2 getting started figure 2.3: select “browse my computer...” 6. In the popped up window, select the folder where you unzipped the archive file. In our case, the location is ”c:\desktop\rambo usbdriver”. Then, click ”next”. (fig- ure 2.4) http: // 3dmakerworld. Com 10

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    2 getting started figure 2.4: allocate the location of driver file 7. A security window may pop up (figure 2.5). If so, click ”install”. Figure 2.5: confirm software installation 8. After the installation, you will be noticed that ”windows has successfully updated your driver software”. Click ”close...

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    2 getting started figure 2.6: installation completed successfully 9. Now, the rambo electronics will appear under the ”ports (com & lpt)”. Write down the com port which the electronics uses. We will need this information later when setting up the printing software. In our case, it is com3. (figure 2...

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    2 getting started figure 2.7: com port used by the electronics board 2.1.2 uploading firmware (kit package only) the firmware of your 3d printer is like the operating system of your computer. The artifex 3d printer uses a customized marlin-based firmware. • for a fully assembled artifex 3d printer, ...

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    2 getting started http://arduino.Cc/en/main/software. The following steps are based on the current arduino 1.0.5 released version for windows. • download the zip file of arduino software (arduino-1.0.5-windows.Zip), and save it to your computer’s desktop or a location of your choice. • unzip the fil...

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    2 getting started figure 2.9: the unzipped arduino 1.0.5 files 2. Upload the firmware of artifex 3d printer the artifex 3d printer is shipped with a customized marlin-based firmware. • download the artifex firmware from http://3dmakerworld.Com/support/downloads, save it to your computer’s desktop or...

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    2 getting started figure 2.10: unzip the artifex firmware zip file using 7-zip • open the arduino ide software, arduino.Exe. The software interface is shown in figure 2.11. Figure 2.11: the arduino ide software http: // 3dmakerworld. Com 16.

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    2 getting started • click “file → open...” (figure 2.12). Figure 2.12: open files in the arduino ide software • select the file “marlin.Ino” in the unzipped artifex firmware file folder “c:\desktop\artifexfirmware1.0\marlin” (figure 2.13), and click “open”. Fig- ure 2.14 shows the arduino ide with o...

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    2 getting started figure 2.14: the arduino ide with opened artifex firmware files • select “tools → board → arduino mega 2560 or mega adk”. (figure 2.15) figure 2.15: select the board type of artifex electronics • select “tools → serial port → com3”. (figure 2.16) http: // 3dmakerworld. Com 18.

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    2 getting started figure 2.16: select the serial port of artifex electronics • select “file → upload” to upload the artifex firmware to its electronics (fig- ure 2.17). Before uploading, the arduino ide will first compile the firmware files. The progress of compiling and uploading is shown in the bo...

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    2 getting started figure 2.17: upload the artifex firmware • if the uploading is successful, you will see the message of “done uploading” in the bottom status window (figure 2.18). If the compiling or uploading is not successful, the error message will be shown in the status window as well. Common c...

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    2 getting started figure 2.18: firmware uploading done successfully 2.1.3 installing and configuring printing software a printing software provides the user interface to operate your 3d printer. We recommand the repetier-host printing software due to its user-friendly interface and all-in-one featur...

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    2 getting started figure 2.19: the repetier-host interface 3. Configure the repetier-host for your artifex 3d printer. • open the printer settings from “config → printer settings” (figure 2.20). Figure 2.20: open the printer settings • in the window of printer settings (figure 2.21), enter the print...

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    2 getting started figure 2.21: printer settings: connection • configure the settings on the “printer” page (figure 2.22). Depending on your printing materials, the default temperature of extruder and heated bed can be set to either 180c/70c (pla), or 220c/95c (abs). Http: // 3dmakerworld. Com 23.

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    2 getting started figure 2.22: printer settings: printer • configure the settings on the “printer shape” page. (figure 2.23) figure 2.23: printer settings: printer shape • configure the settings on the “advanced” page. Nothing to change on the page. Http: // 3dmakerworld. Com 24.

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    2 getting started just click “ok” and the repetier-host is ready to use with your artifex 3d printer. (figure 2.24) figure 2.24: printer settings: advanced • click the drop-down arrow next to the “connect” button, and select “artifex” (figure 2.25). The repetier-host is now connected with your artif...

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    2 getting started figure 2.25: connecting with artifex 3d printer figure 2.26: the repetier-host connected with artifex 3d printer 2.2 setting up printer hardware caution: before powering up your artifex 3d printer, check the voltage selection of the power supply unit (psu) on the bottom left of you...

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    2 getting started figure 2.27: voltage selection of psu insert the power cord into the ac input receptacle on the back of your artifex 3d printer. Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet, and turn on the power switch next to the ac input receptacle. (figure 2.28) figure 2.28: power connection ...

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    2 getting started 2.2.1 checking mechanical motion (kit package only) the mechanical movement has been checked in a fully assembled artifex 3d printer. The process listed in this section is only needed if you are assembling your own artifex 3d printer from a kit package, although information provide...

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    2 getting started figure 2.30: manual control commands for checking x/y/z-axis motion step 1 checking moving directions use the x/y/z arrow commands to test the moving direction of extruder and hbp. If either one moves in a wrong direction along x/y/z-axis, open the electronics case by taking off it...

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    2 getting started figure 2.31: connection of step motor cables (red wire: facing front) step 2 checking homing functions the x/y/z mechanical endstops are installed at the x = 0, y = 0, and z = 0 position, respectively. During homing, whenever the x/y/z endstop is triggered, the motor(s) in that axi...

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    2 getting started achieve successful and high-quality printing, it is very important to set a proper distance between the nozzle tip and the hbp across the entire printing surface at the start of printing. • if the nozzle tip is too far from the hbp, the print will not stick well to the printing sur...

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    2 getting started that the 3-point leveling thumb screws will have enough up/down adjusting room for hbp leveling. Figure 2.33: the bottom of thumb screw being flush with the bottom of hex screw step 2 zeroing z-axis • manually move the extruder to the middle of x-axis and the hbp to the middle of y...

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    2 getting started figure 2.34: z-axis endstrop and the adjustable trigger screw step 3 leveling hbp • manually move the extruder to the middle of hbp left edge. • slide the 0.1mm feeler gauge provided in your artifex package, or a piece of thin paper, between the nozzle tip and the hbp. • adjust the...

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    2 getting started figure 2.35: position of nozzle tip after hbp leveling note: 1. Do not be confused with the 3-point thumb screws in the middle of y-axis mount plate and the bed tightening screws in the four corners of hbp. (figure 2.36) figure 2.36: hbp thumb screws 2. When adjusting the 3-point t...

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    2 getting started tube (figure 2.37), and push it through the tube until it reaches the filament drive in the front end of filament guide tube. Figure 2.37: feeding filament through the filament guide tube step 2 heating up extruder on the “manual control” page of repetier-host, there is an “extrude...

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    2 getting started the repetier-host provides a nice temperature monitoring interface. First, configure the information you would like to monitor under the “temperature” manu (figure 2.39). Then, on the left side of the repetier-host, select the “temperature curve” page to display the temperature inf...

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    2 getting started figure 2.40: temperature monitoring screen on repetier-host interface step 3 extruding filament through the extruder • once the extruder temperature reaches a steady state at the target of 180 ◦ c, pop up the filament guide tube from the filament drive, and gently push the filament...

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    2 getting started figure 2.41: feeding filament into filament drive • click the “↓” command on the repetier-host interface (figure 2.38) to extrude 50mm of filament through the filament drive at the speed of 100mm/min. • continue gently pushing the filament downwards until you feel the pulling from ...

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    2 getting started figure 2.42: extruded melt filament 2.3 printing out your first 3d model in this section, you will print out a 3d model from a pre-generated g-code file. The g-code file contains a list of instructions to control your artifex 3d printer to make a 3d model layer by layer. Chapter 4 ...

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    2 getting started figure 2.43: 91% alcohol for cleaning print surface 2. Download a g-code file, for example “cuteocto pla.Gcode”, from our website, and save it to your computer’s desktop or a location of your choice. 3. On the repetier-host interface, click the “load” button on the top menu bar (fi...

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    2 getting started figure 2.45: the repetier-host interface with loaded g-code 5. Click the “run job” button on the top menu bar (figure 2.46). The printer will follow the instructions in the g-code to initialize its position and heat up the extruder and hbp. Once both the extruder and hbp reach thei...

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    2 getting started figure 2.47: printed cute octopus 3d model http: // 3dmakerworld. Com 42.

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    3 working with 3d models 3 working with 3d models in this chapter, we will discuss how to generate the g-code for your artifex 3d printer from a 3d model of your choice, either downloaded from an online 3d model repository or created by your own. Discussion in this chapter is based on printing with ...

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    3 working with 3d models 3.2 generating g-code from 3d models after you get a 3d model, you need to slice it into horizontal layers for your artifex 3d printer to print it out layer by layer. The instructions which command your artifex 3d printer to do the layer-by-layer printing are saved in a g-co...

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    3 working with 3d models figure 3.1: repetier-host with loaded 3d model cuteocto.Stl 3.2.2 configuring slic3r • click the “slicer” page next to the “object placement” page on the right side of repetier-host interface. On the top of the “slicer” page is the option for the sli3r slicer program (figure...

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    3 working with 3d models figure 3.2: slicer page on the repetier-host interface • click the “configure” button in the “slic3r” section, and a window will pop up showing the slic3r program (figure 3.3). Figure 3.3: slic3r program window http: // 3dmakerworld. Com 46.

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    3 working with 3d models slicing settings in slic3r are organized into three sections: print settings, filament set- tings, and printer settings. The detailed explanation of all parameters in these sections is available from the slic3r manual (http://manual.Slic3r.Org/). Some configuration examples ...

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    3 working with 3d models figure 3.5: saving print settings in slic3r 3.2.3 slicing 3d models • on the slicer page of repetier-host interface, select “artifex pla” for print settings, printer settings, and filament settings (extruder 1) in slic3r section. (figure 3.2) • click the “slice with slic3r” ...

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    3 working with 3d models • once the slicing is completed, the repetier-host will look like what shown in figure 3.7, which is the same as what you saw in the last chapter when you directly loaded a pre- generated g-code file. Figure 3.7: repetier-host interface at the completion of model slicing the...

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    3 working with 3d models figure 3.8: previewing the first layer of print in repetier-host http: // 3dmakerworld. Com 50

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    4 printing with abs filaments 4 printing with abs filaments printing with abs filaments is very similar to printing with pla filaments. The major differences for printing with abs are: • it requires higher temperature for both extruder and hbp, and • the print surface needs to be covered by print ta...

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    4 printing with abs filaments 4.1.2 the slicing settings download the slicing configuration file, artifex abs.Ini, from our website. Then, follow the steps in sections 3.2.2 to update slicing settings for printing with abs filaments. The main difference from the settings for printing with pla filame...

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    4 printing with abs filaments figure 4.2: releasing glass plate from the hbp 2. Applying pet tape on glass plate there are many online tutorials on how to apply pet or kapton tapes on glass plates without bubbles. An often mentioned method is a “wet” method, where a thin layer of water or soap water...

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    4 printing with abs filaments lifting pet tape while holding down one end of the tape, lift another end up approaching the fixed end. Keep the tape stretched while lifting. Removing air bubbles while holding the lifted end firmly, use a piece of paper towel or a credit card to press the tape down li...

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    5 support 5 support if you experience any difficulty when operating the artifex 3d printer, please contact us at: • email: support@3dmakerworld.Com • phone: (913)897-8359 • submit your questions: http://www.3dmakerworld.Com/contacts for updates of software/documents and other technical support topic...