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Table of Contents Precautions ....................................................................................................... 01 Printer Body illustration ................................................................................... 03 Accessories ....................................................................................................... 04 Remove Shipping Clips ..................................................................................... 05 Install UP software ............
Precautions 1. UP BOX 3D printer requires power adapter provided by original manufacturer. Otherwise machine could be damaged or even cause fire hardzard. Please also keep the power adapter away from water and high temperature. 2. During printing, the nozzle of the printer will reach 260oC and the print platform could reach 100oC.
UP BOX Specification Printing Technology Build Volume Print Head Z-Resloution Supporting Structure Platform Leveling Print Surface Unterthered Printing Average Operational Noise Advanced Features Bundled Software Compatible File Formats Connectivity Operating System Power adapter Chassis Printer Weight Printer Dimiension Weight with Packaging Packaging Dimension MEM (Melted Extrusion Manufacturing) 255 x 205 x 205mm (W x H x D) 10" x 8" x 8" Single, Modular for easy replacement. 0.1/0.15/0.20 /0.25 /0.
Printer Body Top Lid Front Door Spool Holder Filament Spool Magnetic Cover Pause/Stop Button Extrude/Withdraw Button Initialization Button USB Interface Power Interface Power Switch 03
X-Axis Z-Axis Y-Axis Air Filter LED Bar Print Platform Print Head Print Head Mount Magnets Nozzle Automatic Leveling Probe Metal Plate 04
Accessories Power Adapter Power Cable Scraper 2.5mm Hex Keys Plier ABS Filament CD-ROM Perf Board USB Cable Nozzle Wrench Print Head Nozzle *If anything is missing please contact your local distributor or support@pp3dp.
Remove Nylon Ties Remove nylon ties from the horizontal smooth rods.
Install Filament To install the filament spool, open the magnetic cover and insert the filament into the guiding tube at the spool holder. Push filament into the guiding tube until it come out from the other end, put the spool onto the cassette and cover the spool with the magnetic cover. Install UP software 1.Go to support section of www.pp3dp.com to download the latest version of UP Software. 2. D ouble click UP! Setup.exe to install the software (default installation path C:\ Program files\UP ) a pop u
Testing of Printer Driver Installation First make sure computer and printer is connected to computer via USB cable and the printer is switched on. The UP BOX LED bar will light up in yellow. UP In Software main menu, Click "3D Print". If "Initialize" and "Maintenance" options light up and avaliable for selection this indicates the successful installation of printer driver. Initialization of printer Initialization is required for everytime the machine is switched on.
Automatic Platform Calibration Platform calibration is the most important step for successfull printing, as it ensures the first layer adhesion. Ideally, the distance between nozzle and platform is constant, but in reality the distance varies at different positions due to many reasons (eg. slightly tilted platform) and this could cause warping of prints or even complete failure. Fortunately UP BOX has automatic platform calibration and automatic nozzle height detection functions.
Automatic Nozzle Height Detection Choose "Nozzle Height Detect" in 3D Print menu. The print head will move toward the nozzle height detection device and the nozzle will eventually touch and press the metal part on the device to make the meausrement. The detected nozzle height value wlll be stored in the in the machine. If consistent warping still occurs after auto-leveling, this may due to severe unleveling of the platform which exceed the capability of auto-leveling fucntion.
Coarse Manual Platform Leveling Usually you do not need to adjust the platform manually. This is only necessary if automatic leveling were unable to effectively level the platform. There are 3 screws under the platform of UP BOX. Two screws in front and one screw under the platform at the back. These screws can be fastened or loosened to adjust the leveling of the platform. In "3D Print" - "Maintainance" window, u s e r c a n m ove th e p ri nt he a d t o 5 difference postions on the platform.
Prepare for Printing 1 2 3 4 5 Make sure printer switched on and connected to computer. Select Main Menu - 3D Print Maintainance. Click New Spool and choose ABS and input filament weight. Click "Extrude" button, the print head will start to heat up, within 5 minutes its temperature will reach 260 oC, then printer will buzz and the print head start to extrude. Gently insert the fliament into the small hole on the print head.
Printer Control Buttons Long Press Double Click Stop Printing Pause/Resume Printing Extrude Withdraw Filament Filament Initialize Reprint last job Printer Single Click Single click any button will switch on the internal lighting for 3 minutes LED Light Bar Different color and behavoiur of the "UP BOX" light bar indicate different status of printer. Breathing: Printer switched on, uninitialized. Breathing: Printer initialized, ready for printing.
Software Interface Quick functional Buttons Main Menu Status Bar Display the statsu of printer and software. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Print Plate - left mouse click and hold, moving mouse to adjust camera angle. - Right mouse click and hold, moving mouse to move print plate. -Mouse wheel could scale the print plate view. - T he print plate size depend on the printer model connected to computer. 7 8 9 10 11 1. Open: Load a model. 2. Save:Save the model into .
Loading a Model 1 2 3 4 Click "Open" Choose your model. Loaded model on the print plate. Click "Print" to open the print preview window.
5 Click "OK" to start printing. The program will process the model and then transfer the data to the printer. c a b d f e h g Af te r sen di n g th e data , the program will suggest the amount of material and time needed for the model in a pop up window. At the same time, the nozzle will start to heat up. The print job will start automatically. 6 Annotation of Print Preview Interface: a. Display the printer model. b. Dispaly the noozle height. c.
Printing Progress Printing progress is shown in the LED progress bar on top of the UP BOX letters. The first two red LED represent printing of raft, the others represent the rest of the model. Pause of Print Job During printing, the machine could be paused through maintainence interface. When the printer is idle, there is a "Table heat 1 hr" button under "Stop All" button. Press this button will keep platform heated for one hour. When the printer starts to print, "Table heat 1 hr" button will disappear.
Pause of Print Job without using Software During printing when the front door is opened, printing will be paused automatically. After closing the front door the print job will not be resumed until the user double click the pause button. Pause/Stop Button Extrude/Withdraw Button Alternatively, during Printing, double click the Pause/Stop button, the print job will be paused. It is possible to use the Extrude/Withdraw button to change filament during pausing.
Moving Model 1 2 3 4 Click the model to select. Click Move button. Select distance value to in the drop dwon menu. Choose an axial direction to move the model. Drag model with mouse on XY-plane: Press and hold Ctrl key, mouse left click and hold the target model, now the model could be dragged around on XY-plane. Drag model with mouse on Z-axis: Press and hold Shift key, mouse left click and hold the target model, now the model could be dragged along the Z-axis. Multiple models could be stacked.
Rotate Model 1 2 3 4 Click to select model. Click Rotate button. Choose angle of rotation in the drop dwon menu. Choose an axial direction to rotation the model. Scale Model 1 2 3 4 Click to select model. Click Scale button. Choose the scaling value in the drop down menu. Click the Scale button again to scale.
Duplicate Model 1 2 3 Click to select model. After selection, right click to open menu In the insert copy m e n u, s e l e c t t h e number of copy for duplication. Right click menu also contain unload function. Either choose a specific model to unload or unload all.
Printing Parameters 5 1 2 3 4 Shell No infill in shell mode. 1. Z-resolution: Thickness of each printed layer, the lower the value, the more details will be generated. 2. Part: Angle: Determine the range of dense support generation. Surface: Choose the how many layers will be made for bottom of the model. 3. Support: Dense: How many layers for dense support generations. Space: Set the density of of support structure, the larger the value the less dense of the supporting structure.
Annotation for printing parameters Dense (support) Infill Dense (support) Support Surface Dense (support) Print Platform Raft Support Range: < 80o Suppot Range: < 30o Dense: S olid support structure ensure the surface being supported retain its shape and surface finish. Infill: The inner structure of the printed object, the density of infill could be adjusted. Raft: The thick structure that asist the adhesion of object to the platform. Surface: The buttom layers of the printed object.
Repair Model UP software contains model repair function, could be used to fix simple defects. 1 2 3 If the model contains defective surfaces. The sofware will highlight the part with red. After selecting the model, choose Edit - Fix to repair the model. Repaired If the model cannot be repaired, please use other 3D modeling or mesh modifying tools.
Calibration for the Correct Dimension If prints are too big or too small or skewed, user could re-calibrate the printer to print in correct dimension. The method is to print a calibration model, measure its dimension and feedback to the software. Load and print the calibration model: 1 2 3 4 C:\ProgramFiles\UP\ Example\Calibrate96.UP3 Open: 3D Print - Calibrate This will open the calibration panel. Hit "Reset" button to revert the value back to default,make sure the upper panel dispaly: XY:0.
Printing Techniques 1. Ensure accurate nozzle height. Nozzle height value too low will cause warping, too high will crash nozzle to platform causing damage and clogging. It is possible to manually fine tune nozzle height value at "maintenance" and "print preview" panels. User could try to adjust the nozzle height value plus or minus 0.1 - 0.2mm base on previous results. 2. Well calibrate the print platform. Unleveled platform usually cause warping. 3. Give enough time for sufficient pre-heating.
Maintenance Remove the nozzle. After a long time of printing, the nozzle could become very dirty or even clogged. We can replace it with a new one while the old one could be cleaned and reused. Nozzle Wrench 1. Use "Withdraw" function in the maintenance panel, nozzle will heat up to printing temperature. 2. Wear heat resistance gloves provided. 3. Wipe the nozzle with tissue or cotton. 4. Unscrew the nozzle using the wrench provided. 5.
Troubleshooting Problems Solution 1.Initialize the printer. Printing or platform cannot 2.Heater catridge is broken, seek replacement. reach target temp or over heat. 3. Cable is broken, replace the cable. 1. Withdraw filament from print head, cut off the melted tip and reload it to the print head. 2. Plastic clog the nozzle, replace new nozzle or remove the clog. Cannot extrude plastic 3. The filament is too thick. Usually happens when using filament with poor quality. Please use UP Fila filament. 4.
Appendix A - Fine Manual Calibration 1. Setting nozzle height. 2. Setting compensation values. Open: Menu - 3D Print - Platform Calibrate A. Moving Platform UP/DOWN: click/hold the button, platform will move accordingly. B. Display the current platform height. C. Setting nozzle height: click this will set the current platform height as the nozzle height. D. 9 calibration point buttons, represent 9 positions on platform, after clicking them the nozzle will move to the corresponding positions.
4 Hit the "5" button. Nozzle will go to the center of the platform. Raise the platform until it is just touching the nozzle. Move the paper between the nozzle and platform and see if there 5 is any resistance. Platform too high, nozzle is pinning paper onto the platform, Lower the platfrom slightly. 6 Just right, could feel some resistance when moving the paper. When obtained the right platform height, write down the value of "current height". We will refer this as the "platform height value".
7 8 Platform Values at 9 calibration points (hypothetical): When obtained the platform height value of all 9 positions. Find out the smallest value among the 9 calibration points. As you can see in this case, the calibration point 1 has the smallest platform height value, it is actully the highest point on the platform. Therefore the platform does not need to rise as high as the other points to reach the nozzle 1: 208 2: 208.5 3: 208.7 4: 208.6 5: 208.9 6: 209 7: 208.8 8: 208.9 9: 208.
For example, setting the compensation value for calibration point No.3. Assume the "platform height" is 208.7 and the "nozzle height" is 208, the compensation value should be set to 0.7. After setting 0.7 in the drop down menu, the nozzle will move to point No.3 and the platform will rise 0.7 mm. Now we can use the paper again to verify the compensation value. After setting all calibration points click “Appy/Save Current Values ” to finish the calibration.
FCC ID: 2AAHW-3DP-25 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
