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Preface On the completion of this User Guide, thanks all Flashforge engineers and the Flashforge 3D printer users for their unremitting efforts and sincere assistance. The Flashforge Hunter User Guide is designed for the Hunter users to start their printing journey with Flashforge Hunter.
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Introduction Notes： ·Please read Flashforge Hunter 3D Printer User Guide carefully before use. ·The User Guide is written based on Windows 7 / OS. ·The version of the Flashprint is the latest. The Flashforge Hunter 3D Printer User Guide contains the information needed for you to set up and use this device. This User Guide includes the following parts: Preface, Introduction and after-sale service.
Notice Safety Notice ! Notices: Read all the instructions in the manual and familiarize yourself with the Flashforge Hunter User Guide before setting-up and using. Failure to comply with the warning and instructions may result in individual injury, fire, equipment damage or property damage. PLEASE STRICTLY FOLLOW ALL THE SAFETY WARNINGS AND NOTICE BELOW ALL THE TIME. · Work Environment Safety ① Keep your work place tidy. ② Do not operate Hunter in the presence of flammable liquids, gases or dust.
④ Do not operate the device while you are tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medication. · Cautions ① Do not leave the device unattended for long. ② Do not make any modifications to the device. ③ Do not operate the device in bright light. ④ Operate the device in a well-ventilated environment. ⑤ Never use the device for illegal activities. ⑥ Never use the device to make any food storage vessels. ⑦ Never use the device to make any electrical appliance. ⑧ Never put the model into your mouth.
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Chapter 1: 3D Printing Technology 3D printing refers to transforming three-dimensional models into physical objects that you can hold and touch. It is also called additive manufacturing because the 3D model is created by “adding” layers upon layers of material until the object is fully formed. Digital Light Processing(DLP) is a new method of 3D printing. It is also the method that the hunter uses.
3D scanner. ·From the Cloud The most popular way of obtaining a 3D model is to download it from websites that allow users to upload 3D models that they designed. E.g. www. thingiverse.com 1.1.2 Slice and Export the 3D Model Slice software is the software that prepares 3D models for printing and turns them into instructions for the 3D printers. FlashPrint is the slicing software used for the FlashForge Hunter. Using FlashPrint, you can prepare files to be SVGX files for printing.
Chapter 2 . About Hunter 2.1 About Your Hunter 2.1.1 Main view: 1. Light Shield 7. Stand-by Switch 2. Z-Aixs 8. Touch Screen 3. Platform Screw 9. USB Input 4. Build Plate 10. U Disk Input 5. Vat Film Screw 11. Groove 6. Resin Vat Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
2.1.2 Accessory Box Power Cable USB Cable Power Adapter Metal Scraper Photopolymer Resin (500ml) Quick Start Guide Vat film After-sales Service Card Vinyl Gloves Rinse Bucket Brush Plastic Scraper Accessories Kits Non-woven Cloth Spare Screw Kits Accessories Kits Contents: Hexagon Wrench(2.5mm*1/3mm*1/5mm*1), Phillips Screwdriver, USB Disk, Plastic Tweezers Spare Screw Kits: Hexagon Socket Head Cap Screws, Flat Washer, Spring Washer Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
2.1.3 Terms Build Plate Build Volume The surface on which the Hunter builds an object. The three dimensional amount of space that an object will use once it is completed. The largest build volume of Hunter is 230*150*140mm. Resin Vat Which is used to store photopolymer resin Z-Axis Set The device that changes the direction of Z-axis, it can control the build plate up and down. Light Shield The open-close cover that used for dust proof and antiglare.
2.1.4 Reference Name Hunter Print Technology Digital Light Processing(DLP) Screen 3.5’’ color IPS Touch Screen Build Volume 120*67.5*150mm Layer Resolution 0.25-0.05mm Print Accuracy ±0.
Chapter 3. Unpacking This chapter will present you the whole unpacking procedure of Hunter 3D printer.(Note: Make sure you read the whole unpacking guide) 1. （3-1）Put Hunter package on the clean, tidy workbench, using a knife to cut the tape from the bottom. 3-1 2. （3-2）Set the Hunter upright, lay the white foam on the floor and lift the carton. 3-2 3.（3-3）Remove the foam and accessory box from top. You will find a Quick Start Guide, an After-Sales Service Card and a Spare Vat Film inside.
3-3 4.（3-4）Accessory box contains USB cable, power cable, scraper, plastic scraper, brush, non-woven cloth, spare screw kits, plastic tweezers, hexagon wrench(2.5mm*1/3mm*1/4mm*1), Phillips screwdriver, USB disk. 3-4 5. (3-5) Tilt the Hunter to the left and remove the foam on the right. And vice versa remove the foam on the left. 3-5 Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
6. (3-6) There is a carton box in each foam, on holds a 500ml bottle of photopolymer resin, another includes a power adapter. 3-6 7. (3-7) Remove the plastic bag, the seal is on the bottom. 3-7 8. (3-8) Remove the clear protection film. 3-8 Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
9.(3-9) Open the cover and tear off the protection film as shown. 3-9 10. (3-10) Tear off the protection film on the foam. 3-10 11. (3-11)Hold the circled place with hands, then lift it up until the bottom foam is raised above the resin vat. 3-11 Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
12. (3-12) Take out the foam block, there is a rinse bucket in the foam, which contains a pair of vinyl gloves. 3-12 13. (3-13)Cut the white ties that hold the z-axis. 3-13 Now you have finished unpacking, you can see the complete Hunter 3D printer and accessories. Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
Chapter 4 . Hardware Assembly The Hunter comes pre-assembled and is almost ready-to-print (ARP). All you need to do is to plug into the electronic power and pour the photopolymer resin. It will only take between 5 to 10 minutes before you can start up the Hunter and prepare for your first 3D print! 4.1 Pour Photopolymer Resin in to Vat (4-1) There is a 100ml bottle of photopolymer resin in each Hunter. Tear off the seal open the cap, there is a rubber plug at the mouth of the bottle.
4.2 Plug in Power Cable& turn on the Hunter (4-4) Connect power cable and power cord adapter. 4-4 (4-5) Plug the power cable into the outlet on the back of Hunter and turn on the power button. 4-5 Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
4.3 Screen 4.3.1 Print Print: Enter into printing interface. Settings: Enter into setting interface. Internal Memory USB Memory File List: It can preview models that stored in memory, click the model to start printing. Page up Page down Delete model Return Model View: Preview the 3D of the model, and it shows the file name, material, total layer, layer height and build time. Copy:To copy the files to the local memory card from the USB stick. Start: start to print this model.
4.3.2 Setting Printer Status: To show printer real-time status. WLAN: To turn on the wifi Hotspot: To turn on the hotspot Z Move: To control the movement of Z-axis Z Offset: To compensate the subtle movement of z-axis within ±1mm Focusing: To adjust the focal distance. Language: To set the display language Update: To update the firmware. About: Information about printer UV Shield: Open/Close Temperature Print Hours: To show the hours that printer has been printed. Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
Wlan: To open or close the wlan Wlan list: To select available wlan Password: To enter the password Move up: To move the z-axis up Move down: To move the z-axis down Homing: Tack to zero point. ON/OFF: To open or close the focusing. Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
To select the display language. Update: To show the update information,you will be promoted to update the firmware if there is available latest version. About:It displays the basic information about the device. Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
Chapter 5: About Software 5.1 Software Installation 5.1.1 Software Acquisition Method 1: To get the installation package from the USB disk in the toolkit. Method 2: Open the link below to download the installation package: http://www.flashforge.com Support---Downloads---Flashprint---chose the software version---download 5.1.2 Software Installation and Start-up 1. Decompress the zipped file or start the installation program, and then install the software according to the direction. 2.
When you start FlashPrint, a dialog box will pop up. Just need to select Flashforge Hunter in the machine type list and click [OK]. You can also change the machine type via clicking [Print]--[Machine type]. Please see graphic 5-2: 5-2 5.2.2 Flashprint Menus 5-3 Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
Load one or multiple files. Enter the support edit mode View FlashPrint home screen from one of six viewing angles. Move model around on xy-axis; shift+click to move along z axis Turn and rotate your model Scaling the size of your object Cut the model into several parts Print it directly with your Hunter or export to your USB stick. 5.2.3 Loading You can load a model file or Gcode file into your Flashprint by the following six methods: Method 1: Click the Load icon on the main interface.
Method 6: Select and drag the target file to the icon of Flashprint. Note: .STL, .SLC,.OBJ, .3MF and .FPP, ways to store 3D models, are supported by Flashprint for editing. Generating Rilievo Loading a png, jpg, jpeg, bmp picture file into the FlashPrint. And the following dialogue box(5-4) will pop up. The setting box includes settings for shape, mode, maximum thickness, base thickness, bottom thickness,width, height, top diameter and bottom diameter. Shape: including plane, tube, canister and lamp.
Plane 5-5 Tube 5-6 Cansiter 5-7 Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
Lamp 5-8 Seal 5-9 5.2.4 Views ① Changing views Change model views by moving, rotating, scaling. ● Drag Click the [View] icon and then you can move the object by the following three methods: Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
Method 1: Long press the left mouse button and drag. Method 2: Long press the middle mouse button and drag. Method 3: Long press the Shift key, hold down the right mouse button and drag. ● Rotate Click the [View] icon and then you can rotate the object by the following two methods: Method 1. Hold down the right mouse button and drag. Method 2. Hold down the Shift key, hold down the left mouse button and drag. ● Scale Rotate the mouse wheel to enlarge or shrink the build plate.
⑤ Show Steep Overhang Click [View]--[Show Steep Overhang]. When the intersection angle between the model surface and horizontal line is within the overhang threshold value, the surface has steep overhang and it becomes red in the software. Overhang threshold value could be set as needed. The default value is 45 degree. 5.2.
5.2.7 Scale Select the target object and scale the object by the following two methods: Method 1: Click the [Scale] icon on the left, hold down the left mouse button and scale the model. The corresponding values will display near the object. Method 2: Click the [Scale] icon on the left and then enter into scale values in X/Y/Z axes positioning. Click the [Maximum] button to get largest size possible for building. Click [Reset] to reset the size of model.
③Y Plane ④Z Plane 5.2.9 Supports After loading the model, click [Edit]--[Supports] or click the Supports icon directly, then you will enter the support edit mode(5-10). Click [Back] to exit when you finish editing. 5-10 Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
①Support Options Click the Support Options, an option box will appear, supports options only include “Columnar”. Overhang Thresh:The parameters used to judge whether the model surface meed to generate the supports. The higher the value, the less the supports. The value is between 30°to 60°. Tip Diameter: The diameter size of support and model contact parts, the bigger diameter the stronger support, and harder to remove. The value is between 0.25mm to 1mm.
② Auto Supports Click the [Auto Supports] button, the software will judge the position where supports are needed and generate corresponding treelike or linear supports. If it is a model with supports, the existing supports will be deleted and new supports will be generated. ③ Add Supports Supports will be added once clicking the [Add] button.
5.2.10 Print 5-12 ① Preview: Choose to enter preview interface or not ② Print when slice done: Print or not when slice done ③ Material type: Choose according to the type of model ④ Save as new: To custom the material type and remember this choice. ⑤ Remove: Clear the custom material type. ⑥ Layer height: To set the height of each layer while printing, the default value is 0.025mm, optional values are 0.05mm. The higher value with lower printing precision and higher speed, and vice versa. ●Expose time a.
a. X adjust: According to the previous printing error to adjust the x-axis size. b. Y adjust: According to the previous printing error to adjust the x-axis size. Others a. Light intensity:According to the sensitivity of light to adjust the light intensity. Use Flashforge photopolymer resin need not any adjustment, default 100%. 5.2.11 File Menus ① New Project Click [File]--[New Project] can build a blank project.
Method 2: Click on [File]--[Save as...] to save the model as project file .fpp or .stl and .obj. For .stl and .boj, models are integrated as one(include support part). If load it again, only the position of the model was saved, not included the printing parameters.
following two methods Method 1: Click [Edit]--[Redo] Method 2: Press the shortcut Ctrl+Y. ③Empty Undo-stack To clean up the recorded operating steps so as to release the memory. ④ Select All By the following two methods, you could select all models in the scene.(When models are too small to be seen or out of viewing scope, please click [Center] and [Scale] buttons to adjust the model.) Method 1: Click [Edit]--[Select All]. Method 2: Press the shortcut Ctrl+A.
（Surface to Platform 5-15） ⑧ Auto Layout All Click [Edit]--[Auto Layout All] after loading one or more than one models, all models will be placed automatically as automatic placement rule. 5.2.13 Print Menus ① Connect Machine You can connect the Hunter with your PC via a USB cable or WIFI. Note: The machine icon on the bottom right displays the connection status: Connected Disconnected Method 1：Connect Via USB Cable a. Connect your Hunter with your PC via an USB cable. b.
c.Click [Print]--[Connect Machine], then select USB in the [Connection Mode] option and select machine you want to connect in [Select Machine] option. If you can not find your machine, click the [Rescan] button to scan your machine and select it. Finally click [Connect] button to connect to the printer. If you still can not find your machine after rescan, it means you haven’t installed the driver in the software. 5-16 Method 2： Connect Via WIFI 1. Turn on Hunter. 2. Turn on Wi-Fi on the Hunter.
5-18 ② Disconnect Hunter Click [Print]--[Disconnect] to disconnect your PC and Hunter. 5.2.14 Tool Menus ① Update Firmware Every time when you start Flashprint, it will automatically detect and download the up-to-date firmware. If any update is available, a dialog box will pop up for reminding the users to update. Step 1: Click [Tools]--[Update firmware]. It needs to cut off connection before updating firmware.
When the computer and printer are in connection state, click [Tools]--[Machine information], you can check the machine type, machine name and firmware etc. 5.2.15 Help Menus ① Help Contents：Click [Help]--[Help Contents], you can read the help contents. ② Check for Updates ： Click [Help]--[Check for Update] to detect the available updates online. ③ About FlashPrint： Click [Help]--[About Flashprint], the software information box will pop up.
Chapter 6: Printing This chapter will provide a step-by-step guide on turning a 3D model into a physical reality. 6.1 Generate Gcode File Double-click [flashprint] icon to open Flashprint software. 6-1 （6-2）Click[Print]-[Machine Type] and select Flashforge Hunter 6-2 (6-3) Click [load]icon, select .stl 3D files shown as follow: Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
6-3 (6-4) Click [Edit]-[Surface to platform], select on surface to contact the model and double click. After finished click[ back] button, double click [Move] icon, then click [on platform]-[Center] icon. 图6-4 6-4 Note：If the model is in the right position, there is no need to do this step. (6-5) Click [print] icon to set the printing parameters, the default parameters as shown. Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
6-5 6.2 Methods of printing Printing from USB 1. Connect Hunter to the computer with the USB cable. 2. Turn on the Hunter. 3. Select [ Print ] from menu bar, then select [ Connect ]. 4. Click on [ Rescan ], then [ Connect ]. 5. Now the printer is connected with FlashPrint. 6. Press [ Print ] icon, and a printing options screen will appear. 7. Save the file at any location, and the object will start slicing. 8. After slicing the object, it will automatically upload the gcode to the Hunter.
7. A list of file(s) will show up, press the file that you would like to print, then press [ Yes ]. 8. The printer will now enter preheating phase and will start printing once it finishes preheating Printing via Wi-Fi After the printer and computer have connected wifi (Please refer to 5.2.13 ), load the Gecod file in Flashprint, then click [Print] icon to start printing. Notice: Please close the cover while printing. 6.
6-7 After finished washing, put the platform on the workbench remove the model with metal scraper. Shown as follow. 6-8 Hunter User Guide | www.flashforge.
Chapter 7: Supports and Service Flashforge team standby and ready to help you overcome any challenges you may have with your Hunter. If the issues or questions are not covered in this User Guide, you can seek for solutions on our official website or contact us via telephone. There are solutions and instructions to common issues that can be found in our knowledge base. Have a look first as most basic questions are answered there. http://www.flashforge.
