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MakerBot Replicator Z18 Bedienungsanleitung

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Leider widmen nicht viele Nutzer ihre Zeit der Gebrauchsanleitung MakerBot Replicator Z18. Eine gute Gebrauchsanleitung erlaubt nicht nur eine Reihe zusätzlicher Funktionen des gekauften Geräts kennenzulernen, sondern hilft dabei viele Fehler zu vermeiden.

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Die Gebrauchsanleitung MakerBot Replicator Z18 sollte vor allem folgendes enthalten:
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Der Grund dafür ist die fehlende Zeit und die Sicherheit, was die bestimmten Funktionen der gekauften Geräte angeht. Leider ist das Anschließen und Starten von MakerBot Replicator Z18 zu wenig. Eine Anleitung beinhaltet eine Reihe von Hinweisen bezüglich bestimmter Funktionen, Sicherheitsgrundsätze, Wartungsarten (sogar das, welche Mittel man benutzen sollte), eventueller Fehler von MakerBot Replicator Z18 und Lösungsarten für Probleme, die während der Nutzung auftreten könnten. Immerhin kann man in der Gebrauchsanleitung die Kontaktnummer zum Service MakerBot finden, wenn die vorgeschlagenen Lösungen nicht wirksam sind. Aktuell erfreuen sich Anleitungen in Form von interessanten Animationen oder Videoanleitungen an Popularität, die den Nutzer besser ansprechen als eine Broschüre. Diese Art von Anleitung gibt garantiert, dass der Nutzer sich das ganze Video anschaut, ohne die spezifizierten und komplizierten technischen Beschreibungen von MakerBot Replicator Z18 zu überspringen, wie es bei der Papierform passiert.

Warum sollte man Gebrauchsanleitungen lesen?

In der Gebrauchsanleitung finden wir vor allem die Antwort über den Bau sowie die Möglichkeiten des Geräts MakerBot Replicator Z18, über die Nutzung bestimmter Accessoires und eine Reihe von Informationen, die erlauben, jegliche Funktionen und Bequemlichkeiten zu nutzen.

Nach dem gelungenen Kauf des Geräts, sollte man einige Zeit für das Kennenlernen jedes Teils der Anleitung von MakerBot Replicator Z18 widmen. Aktuell sind sie genau vorbereitet oder übersetzt, damit sie nicht nur verständlich für die Nutzer sind, aber auch ihre grundliegende Hilfs-Informations-Funktion erfüllen.

Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    USER MANU AL[...]

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    1 WELC OME 04 Leg al 05 Saf ety and C ompliance 07 About the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 10 2 GETTING S T ARTED 14 A cc essory Checklist 15 Unpacking the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 16 Se tting up the Mak erBot Replic ator Z18 21 3 S T ARTUP 25 The Mak erBot Replic at or Z18 Control P anel 26 Firs t St eps 27 4 MAKERBOT DESK TOP 30 Downl oading and I[...]

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    W elc ome. L et ’ s get started. 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING 53 Printing P robl ems 54 L eveling the Buil d Pl ate 57 Updating Firm ware 59 Emptying the Fil ament W aste Bin 59 7 REFERENCE 60 Specifica tions 61 Gloss ary 62 Ho w to use Mak erBot Support 65 Conta ct 66 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS VERSION 1[...]

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    WEL C OME. W el come t o the User Manual f or the Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Z18 3D Print er . With the Mak erBot R eplic at or Z18 y ou can print high-r esol ution, industrial -qualit y prot ot ypes bigg er than ev er , but it also r equire s car e and att ention, so pl ea se be sure t o r ead this manual all the w a y throu gh. 1[...]

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    5 LEG AL The MakerBot ® R eplicat or ® Z18 3D Print er is co vered b y a limite d warrant y . For t erms and conditions, s ee makerbot. com/l egal. All informa tion in this user manual (“Manual ”) is subject to chang e at any time without notice and is pr ovided f or conv enience purpose s only . MakerBot Industries, LL C and our respec tive [...]

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    6 LEG AL MakerBot does not w arrant the ac cur acy or compl et eness of the informa tion, product s, or services pr ovided b y or through this Manual and assumes no a ssume no responsibility for an y typographic al, technic al, or other inac cura cies in this Manual, which is pro vided “as is” and without any expre ss or implied warr anties of [...]

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    WEL COME. 7 S AFETY AND C OMPLIANCE Radio and T ele vision Interferenc e This equipment has been t este d and found t o compl y with the limits for a Cl ass B digital devic e, pursuant t o P art 15 of the Federal C ommunications C ommission (FCC) rul es. These limits are designe d to pro vide rea sonable pr otection ag ainst harmful interf erenc e [...]

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    WEL COME. 8 S AFETY AND C OMPLIANCE Safet y alert s ymbols prec ede ea ch safe ty messag e in this manual. These symbol s indicat e potential sa fet y hazards that c oul d harm you or others or c ause product or pr operty damage . W arning: The MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 g enerat es high temper atures. Al way s allo w the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 t[...]

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    WEL COME. 9 Caution: The sock et outl et must be l ocat ed near the machine and must be easil y ac cessibl e. Caution: In c ase of emergenc y disconnect the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 from the socke t outle t. Caution: The Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 melts pl astic during printing. Pl astic odor s are emitt ed during this opera tion. Make sur e to s[...]

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    WEL COME. 10 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 The MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 mak es solid, thre e-dimensional objects out of mel ted MakerBotPLA Fil ament. First, use MakerBot Desk top t o transl at e 3D design files int o instructions f or theMakerBot R eplica tor Z18. Then transf er those instructions t o the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 vi[...]

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    WEL COME. 11 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 1 MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR DIA GRAMS 4. C ontrol panel 5. Filament dr aw er 1. Buil d plat e 2. Filament w ast e bin 3. Buil d plat e la tches 5 2 4 3[...]

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    WEL COME. 12 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 2 1 MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR DIA GRAMS 3 4 3. USB port 1. P ow er switch 2. P ow er input port 4. E thernet port[...]

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    WEL COME. 13 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 2 1 MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR DIA GRAMS 4 4. Bell o ws 1. Gantry 2. Extruder c arriage 3. Filament g uide tube 3[...]

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    GETTING S T AR TED When y ou set up y our Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Z18 3D print er , r emember that it w as buil t and pack ag ed v ery c arefull y at the Mak erBot fa ct ory . W e hope you’ll t ak e your time and be jus t as car eful unpacking it and g e tting it se t up. 2[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED 15 A C CESS OR Y CHECKLIS T POWER C ORD BUILD PLA TE T APE USB CABLE 5 MM HEX WRENCH SAFETY BOOKLET MAKERBOT REPLICA TOR SMART EXTRUDER LARGE MAKERBOT PLA FILAMENT SPOOL Inside your Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 you’ll find ev erything you ne ed to g et start ed, including a spool of MakerBot PLA fil ament and a sheet of buil d p[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED 16 2 REMOVE P A CKA GING MA TERIALS UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 Cut the str aps holding the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 box in pl ace and li o the cardboar d lid and slee ve. R emove the t ape and foam hol ding the door and filament dr aw er of the MakerBot R eplicat or Z18 open. Pe el the film o the outside[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED 17 3 REMOVE A C CESS ORIES UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 T ake the acc essory and fil ament box es out of the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 and set them aside. 4 T AKE THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 OFF OF THE P ALLET Li the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 o of the palle t and plac e it on a stabl e surfac e. Y ou will need[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED 18 5 ADJUS T LEVELING FEET UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 If the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 sho ws any tendency t o wobbl e, s tabilize it using the adjustabl e le veling f eet. T o adjust one of the fee t, tilt the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 up at one corner and r otate the foot t o raise or l ow er that c orner of your [...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED 19 UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 6 REMOVE LID Use a tool t o unlock the lid of the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18. Pull the lid o and se t it aside.[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED 20 7 REMOVE G ANTR Y CLIPS UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 R emove the or ange pl astic clips fr om the top c ompartment of the MakerBot R eplicat or Z18. There ar e two clips, one on the belt at e ach side.[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED 21 SETTING UP THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR Z18 Loc ate and un wrap the Smart Ex truder and press it ag ainst the back of the ex truder carriag e, with the c onnector pins f acing the front of the Mak erBot Replic ator Z18 . Magnets will lock the S mart Extruder int o plac e. 1 INST ALL SMART EXTRUDER Note: If y ou need to inst all t[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED 22 SETTING UP THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR Z18 3 ROUTE FILAMENT 3a. Deta ch the free end of the filament fr om the spool and insert it into the hol e at the back l e corner of the fil ament dra wer . 3b. C ontinue to f eed the fil ament by hand int o the slot a t the side of the filament dr aw er . The filament will mo ve up[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED 23 4a. The buil d plat e on the MakerBot R eplicat or Z18 has tw o parts: a remov able plas tic top pl ate , and a flat, sturdy aluminum ba se. T urn the la tches on the front of the buil d plat form and slide the top pl ate f orwar d to rel ea se it. Then li the top pl ate out of the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18. 4b. P eel the [...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED 24 SETTING UP THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR Z18 5a. Mak e sure the pow er swit ch is in the O position. 5b. L oca te the po wer c ord and plug it into the po wer input port at the ba ck of the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18. 5c. Plug the po wer c ord int o an ele ctrical outl et. Caution: The sock et outl et must be loc ated ne ar the [...]

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    S T AR TUP The first time y ou turn on y our Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Z18 3D Print er , it will run a setup assis tant that will introduc e y ou t o the c ontrol panel and w alk y ou throu gh ev erything y ou need t o do t o start y our fir st print. P ress the dial t o be gin the setup assis tant. 3[...]

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    ST AR TUP 26 THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR Z18 CONTR OL P ANEL The MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 is oper ate d by means of a c ontrol panel at the l ow er right of the 3D printer . The control panel incl udes a col or L CD scr een, a rotary / push dial, and tw o butt ons. • • T urn the dial to scroll thr ough the av ailabl e options on a screen. • ?[...]

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    ST AR TUP 27 Y our MakerBot Replic ator Z18 us es 1. 75 mm diameter PLA fil ament to cr eat e 3D printed objects. Onc e your spool of Mak erBot PLA Fil ament is loade d into the filament dr aw er and rout ed up to the t op of the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18, all you hav e to do is l oad the fr ee end of the spoole d filament into the he at ed Make[...]

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    ST AR TUP 28 FIRS T STEP S Once y ou’ve l oaded fil ament into y our Smart Extruder , you’re r eady t o print something. The L CD panel will displa y the tes t prints we’v e loa ded onto y our MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 f or you. Note: T o view the files st ored on y our MakerBot R eplicat or Z18 at any time, go t o Print > Internal S tor[...]

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    ST AR TUP 29 FIRS T STEP S CONNE CT TO Y OUR C OMPUTER There are f our wa ys t o mov e files fr om your c omputer t o your Mak erBot Replic ator Z18: Wi-Fi, Etherne t, USB cabl e and USB driv e. Bef ore y ou proc eed, set up y our comput er to connec t using one of these methods. T o connect via E thernet: 1. L ocat e an Ethernet cabl e (not inclu[...]

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    MAKERBO T DE SK T OP Mak erBot ® Desk top is a fr ee app f or prep aring 3D prints and managing y our 3D c ont ent. Whe ther y ou print direc tl y t o the Mak erBot R eplic at or ® Z18 3D Print er via USB c abl e, Wi-Fi or Etherne t, or y ou e xport y our print fil es t o a USB driv e , Mak erBot Desk t op is where all y our prints will begin. 4[...]

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    MAKERBO T DESKT OP 31 DOWNL O ADING AND INS T ALLING MAKERBOT DE SKT OP 1. Open a bro wser session and g o to mak erbot.c om/ desk top. Click the Downl oad butt on. 2. Sel ect y our opera ting syst em from the dr opdown menu on the do wnload pa ck and click Downl oad . A s yst em-specific install er will downl oad to y our comput er . 3. Doubl e-c[...]

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    MAKERBO T DESKT OP 32 5. Sel ect ho w you will c onnect y our MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 t o your c omputer . If you will print only via U SB drive, click Skip . Y ou will be asked t o choose a MakerBot 3D P rinter . Choose Replica tor Z18 . Y ou can connect t o your Mak erBot R eplicat or via USB cabl e, Etherne t or Wi-Fi at any time . WI-FI[...]

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    MAKERBO T DESKT OP 33 PRINTING FROM MAKERBO T DESK TOP HOW IT WORK S MakerBot Desk top c onsists of f our sections: Expl ore, Library , Prepare and S tor e. Explor e gives y ou acc ess to Thingiv erse and the hundre ds of thousands of free 3D printabl e objects designed b y the Thingivers e community . Use Explor e to se arch Thingivers e for inspi[...]

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    MAKERBO T DESKT OP 34 PRINTING FROM MAKERBO T DESK TOP FINDING A 3D MODEL Ev ery 3D print starts with a 3D model. If y ou design a 3D model your self , export it from y our 3D modeling application in S TL or OBJ f ormat. If y ou don’t ha ve a 3D model, do wnl oad one from Thingiv erse, either thr ough the websit e at Thingiver se.c om or through [...]

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    MAKERBO T DESKT OP 35 PREP ARING TO PRINT Y ou should now see y our model or models at the c enter of a gr ay r ectangl e. This is Mak erBot Deskt op’ s representa tion of your 3D print er ’s buil d pla te. Let’ s tak e a look a t the other fe atures visibl e in the Pr epare view . 1. +/– • • Click the Plus and Minus buttons t o zoom in[...]

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    MAKERBO T DESKT OP 36 4. M ove • • Click the Move butt on or press the M k ey to g o into Mo ve mode . • • In Mov e mode, click and dr ag with your mouse t o mov e your model around on the • build pl at e. • • In Mov e mode, hol d down the Shi k ey and click and dr ag with your mouse t o mov e • your model up and do wn along the [...]

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    MAKERBO T DESKT OP 37 9 . A dd File • • Click Add Fil e to open an Open Fil e dial og. • • Navig ate t o the loc ation of any S TL, OB J, or Thing fil e and sele ct the fil e to add a • model to the buil d pla te. • • Y ou can add as many models t o the plat e as will fit. Use the k eyboar d shortcut C trl/ • Command + L t o auto[...]

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    MAKERBO T DESKT OP 38 PRINT SETTINGS PRINTING FROM MAKERBO T DESK TOP 1 5 4 6 2 3 If you w ant to chang e any settings be fore printing, click Settings . This is where you c an specify options that will a ect the qualit y of your printe d object, lik e print resol ution and object str ength. T o print with standard or pre viously specifie d set[...]

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    MAKERBO T DESKT OP 39 PRINT SETTINGS PRINTING TO THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 PRINTING FROM MAKERBO T DESK TOP When you ar e ready t o print, click Print t o slice the model using the curr ent settings and send a .makerbot print fil e to y our Mak erBot Replic ator Z18 . • • • If MakerBot Desk top is c onnect ed to y our MakerBot R eplica t[...]

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    MAKERBO T DESKT OP 40 USING THE C AMERA A fee d of images from the onboar d camer a is alw ay s avail abl e when you’re c onnect ed to y our MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 via Wi-Fi or E thernet. T o view the f eed, click the menu ic on at the right side of the status bar t o open the monitor panel. As long a s you are c onnect ed to y our MakerBot R [...]

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    THE C ONTR OL P ANEL The c ontrol panel on the Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Z18 3D Print er all o w s y ou t o inter a ct with y our 3D print er . Y ou can use it t o initia t e prints, edit se ttings, and ac c ess inf ormation. This chapter de scribes the di erent things y ou c an do with the contr ol panel. 5[...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 42 HOME SCREEN 1. Print: Initiat e a print st ored on a USB driv e or internal st orag e, or s ynced from y our MakerBot a ccount. 2. Filament: Load fil ament into or unl oad filament fr om the MakerBot R eplic ator Smart E xtruder . 3. Prehea t: Prehe at the Smart Ex truder . 4. Utilities: A cc ess diagnostics and other tool [...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 43 PRINT T urn the dial to scroll thr ough the list of av ailabl e loc ations. P ush the dial to sel ect the loc ation of the fil e you want t o print. Sel ect USB Sto rage to print a fil e stor ed on a USB drive ins erted int o the USB port. Sel ect Int ernal St ora ge t o print a file st ored on the MakerBot R eplica tor Z1[...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 44 2 ST ART PRINT • • If you sel ect a fil e from the USB driv e or internal s tor age, the c ontrol panel will • displa y the file scr een. • • If you sel ect some thing from your Mak erBot Cl oud Library , you will see a list of all • the la youts a ssociated with the fil e. Scroll thr ough the avail able l ay o[...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 45 PRINT 4 3 2 1 4. P rint Menu. Pr ess the contr ol panel’ s Menu butt on to open the Print menu. The Print menu c ontains the foll owing options: • • Pause. Sel ect this option t o tempor arily pa use your print. Y ou can also • pause by pr essing the contr ol panel dial. • • Change Fil ament. Sel ect this option t[...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 46 3 PRINT COMPLETE If you ar e printing a file from Thingiv erse, you will be prompt ed t o share a photo . Phot os shared t o Thingiverse will appe ar on the Thing page in the I Made one! se ction. Sharing a photo is a nic e thing to do – other Thingiv erse users will l ov e to se e how your print s of their designs come ou[...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 47 Sel ect the Filament icon to l oad or unl oad fil ament. T o load filament: 1. Use the dial t o selec t Load fil ament. 2. Unl ock and remov e the lid of the MakerBot R eplicat or Z18. 3. W ait for the Smart Ex truder to he at. 4. C ut the end of your fil ament to cre at e a cle an edge . 5. Gra sp the top of the e xtrude[...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 48 FILAMENT T o change filament spools: 1. Unl oad filament. 2. Open the filament dr aw er and rota te the spool c ountercl ockwise t o wind the filament b y hand around the spool. Caution: Be c areful to k eep the spool tightl y wound as y ou pull the filament fre e of the guide tube. If you do not, the fil ament coul d u[...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 49 UTILITIES Use the Utilities menu to ac ce ss plat e le veling, diagnos tics and other tools. Level Buil d Plat e Sel ect t o begin the assiste d le veling proc ess. For best r esults when l ev eling, mak e sure filament is unl oaded and the e xtruder nozzl e is cl ean, and wipe any pl astic debris o of the build pl at e. [...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 50 UTILITIES Additional options ar e avail abl e under Sy st em T ools . Home Position Sel ect t o mov e the build pl atf orm and ex truder assembl y to their home positions. The build plat form will mo ve all the w ay do wn and the ex truder carriage will mo ve t o the front l e corner of the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18. At t[...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 51 SETTINGS Use the Set tings menu to edit net work and sharing set tings and to pers onalize your MakerBot R eplica tor Z18. Netw ork Settings • • Netw ork Info . Sel ect f or informa tion about your net work c onnection. MakerBot A cc ount • • Unlink Ac count. Sel ect t o unlink your Mak erBot acc ount from the Mak erB[...]

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    THE CONTR OL P ANEL 52 INFO Use the Info menu t o view your 3D print er’s history and sta tistics. Firmware View the v ersion number of the firmw are currentl y install ed on y our MakerBot R eplica tor Z18. Statis tics Sel ect t o view printing statistic s, including t otal print time and the amount of spac e avail abl e in internal st orag e. [...]

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    TR OUBLE SHOO TING As y ou g et t o kno w y our Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Z18 3D Print er , you ma y run int o issues with di er ent parts of the printing pr oce ss. Here is a handy g uide t o some simpl e-t o-fix probl ems. For help with issues not c o ver ed in this chapt er , go t o mak erbot.c om/ support or c ontac t the Mak erBot Supp[...]

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    TROUBLE SHOO TING 54 PROBLEM SOLUTION Can’t l oad fil ament into the MakerBot R eplica tor Smart Extruder . T ry unloa ding and loading ag ain. Hol d the Smart Extruder in pl ace and try pushing the fil ament through. P ush hard; as l ong as y ou are holding the Smart Extruder in pl ac e, pushing on the fil ament will not damage it. Can’t r [...]

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    TROUBLE SHOO TING 55 PRINTING PROBLEMS PROBLEM SOLUTION Object peels o the buil d pl ate during printing. Make sur e that thebuil dplat e tape is cl ean and securel y applied t o the build pl at e. If prints continue t o peel o the pla te, your pla te ma y no long er be l evel. Follo w the instructions on pag e 57 to l ev el the build p[...]

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    TROUBLE SHOO TING 56 PROBLEM SOLUTION The Smart Extruder is ins talled, but the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 does not rec ognize it. R emove the S mart Extruder and run the e xtruder atta chment script by g oing to Utilities > S ys tem T ools > A ttach Smart Ex truder . A print pauses unexpe ctedl y . Make sur e the front door of the Mak erBot R[...]

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    TROUBLE SHOO TING 57 LEVELING THE BUILD PLA TE The build pl at e on your Mak erBot Replic at or Z18 is lev el ed at the Mak erBot Fac tory and lock ed int o plac e, but o ver time it might shi slightl y . If you observe tha t your prints are consist entl y peeling o of the build pl at e, you ma y need t o le vel the pl ate ag ain. Befor e le [...]

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    TROUBLE SHOO TING 58 LEVELING THE BUILD PLA TE 4. Foll o w the directions on the c ontrol panel. The Makerbot R eplica tor Z18 will mo ve the Smart Extruder t o dier ent positions on the build pl at e. A t each point it will prompt you t o adjust one of the l eveling knobs and prompt y ou again when the pla te is in the corr ect position. Cautio[...]

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    TROUBLE SHOO TING 59 UPD A TING FIRMW ARE Firmwar e is the soware tha t runs on your Mak erBot Replic ator Z18 . K eeping y our firmwar e up to dat e will help ensure that y our Mak erBot Replic ator Z18 is in the be st possible w orking order . Firmware upda tes all ow Mak erBot to a dd new fe atures t o your Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 and imp[...]

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    REFERENCE 61 SPECIFIC A TIONS PRINTING Print T echnol ogy: Fused deposition modeling Build V olume: 30.5 L X 30.5 W X 45. 7 H cm[12.0 L X 12.0 W X 18. 0 H in] Lay er R esolution: 100 microns [0. 0039 in] Filament: 1.75 mm [ 0. 069 in] Mak erBot PLA Filament Nozzl e Diameter: 0.4 mm [ 0. 015 in] Print Fil e T ype: .makerbot SOFTW ARE Sowar e B[...]

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    REFERENCE 62 GLOSSARY BA CK BUTTON: The butt on at the top right corner of the c ontrol panel ’s L CD screen. The back butt on will oen allo w you t o return t o a previous scr een or canc el an action. BUILD PLA TE: The pla te on which y our MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 prints an objec t. The build pl at e on the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 has tw[...]

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    REFERENCE 63 GLOSSARY FIRMW ARE: The sowar e that runs on your MakerBot R eplica tor Z18. GANTR Y : The apparatus that all ow s the ex truder assembl y to mov e around. HEA TED CHAMBER: The interior chamber of the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18. The chamber is heat ed during the printing proc ess. INTERNAL ST ORA GE: The part of the internal st orag [...]

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    REFERENCE 64 GLOSSARY PROFILE: The se ttings used t o slice y our 3D model and crea te a print fil e. Mak erBot Deskt op Sowar e comes with pr eset profil es for L ow , Standar d and High resol ution prints. RAFT : A pla stic base print ed on the build plat e and used as a printing surf ace f or your printed objec t. SETTINGS DIALOG: The dial [...]

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    REFERENCE 65 HOW T O USE MAKERBOT S UPPORT At Mak erBot, w e take pride in o ering expert, responsive , friendl y customer support t o cust omers around the w orld. When y ou call us or open a c ase on mak erbot.com/ support, there are a f ew things y ou can do ahea d of time to help us help y ou. HA VE YOUR SERIAL NUMBER READ Y The serial numbe[...]

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    REFERENCE 66 C ONT A CT Support makerbot. com/ support Our websit e has ex tensiv e documentation and troubl eshooting informa tion about your Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18. It’ s a great r esourc e when you w ant to try t o solv e issues quickl y on your o wn. makerbot. com/ support/submit -a-case At Mak erBot, w e take pride in o ering expert, [...]

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    MakerBot One Metr oT ech C enter , 21st Fl oor , Br ooklyn, NY support@mak erbot.c om makerbot. com[...]