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UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Legal Notice The inform ation in this docum ent is subject to change without notice. 3D PRINTING SYS TEMS L TD. MAKES NO W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MA TERIAL , INCLUDI NG, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE I MPLI ED W ARRANTIE S OF MERCHANT ABILI TY AND FITNESS F OR A P AR TI CULAR PURPOSE. 3D Pri[...]

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UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 1. Introduction 1.1 Ho w to use this manual This User Manual i s divided into four sections w hich cover the I ntroduction, Overv iew , Operation, and T roubleshoot ing. Please study this manual carefully before install ation, and use the printer according to these instructions. K eep this m anual hand[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 1.2.2 The following clas sifications are used in this ma nual. CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in m inor or m oderate injury . W ARNING: I ndicates a p otential ly hazardous situati on which, if not avoided, may result in se rious injury . Gloves: [...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 2. Overview Thank you for choosing the UP Plus 2 3D Printer . It is designed with ultimate portability and sim- plicity in mind. The system and software allows you to print great models with only a few key- strokes, even if you have never used a 3D printer before. The system uses a nozzle to depo sit m[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 2.1 Appearance Figur e 1. Fr ont view of printer[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Figur e 2. Back view of prin ter 2.2 3D Printer burn in test Before shipping your printer has undergone a thorough test. Y ou will notice in the maintenance screen that it reports several KG’ s of usage, this is normal and from testing prior to leav ing the factory . 2.2.1 Status Indic ators LED Stat[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 2.3 Acc e ssories P AR TS[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 2.4 Specificati ons 2.4.1 Printer Physical Chara cteristics Printing Material ABS or PLA Material Colour White Layer Thicknes s 0.15 0.40mm Print Speed (fine) 10 (fast) 100 cm 3 /h Print Bed Size 140×140×135m m Printer W eight 5 KG (1 1 lb) Printer Size 245 × 260 × 350 m m Extrusion T emperatur e A[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 3. Quick Step by Step S etup Guide 1. Rem ove t he two pa ckin g cl ips that hol d the extr uder hea d and pla tfor m in pla ce dur ing s hip pi ng. (keep these for w hen you move your printer) 2. Att ach the “roll hol de r / fe ede r gui de” onto the left side of t he pr inte r . 3. Open the foil [...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual 5. Feed the end of t he filam ent Then f eed the filament feed about 10cm out the other end of the t ube. 6. Push the end of the hole as far down as it wi ll go. 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Feed the end of t he filam ent through the fil ament gui de. eed the filament through the feeder tube , then feed abo[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 7. T wist the spring cli ps in a cl ockwise fashi on and tuck them under the platform (as indicated in r ed). Place the Perfb oard on top of the black platform . The Perfboard wi ll only fit one way due to the cut out . Then unclip (ant i-cl ockwise) the springs onto of the Perfboard so it l ocks it in[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Auto Levell ing : (Only nee ds to be done once at setup or when ther e is a problem ) 16. P lug in t he black cali bration wi re into the back of t he printer . Make sur e that the cable i s seate d flush in the sock et . 17. P lug in t he black cali bration cable i nto the auto lev el- ling sensor and[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 21. The table will ris e up and the nozzle w ill touch t he sil- ver swi tch in order t o automatical ly set the height . (the value will be ar ound +/- 135 mm) My First Print 22. Download the test “bun n y .stl” file. This i s an excellent first pri nt as it shows t he capabili ties of the pr inte[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Click “OK ” 28. Select the overall print quality Normal = A verage q uality Fine = Good quality and takes longer Fast = Draft qu ality and takes less t ime Now click “OK ” to start your first print! 29. The software will now spool the print job to printer . Progress is display ed on the bottom [...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 4.2.1 W indow s 8 - Disable driv er signa ture enforcement From W indows 8 Microsoft has locked down the ability to install a driv er that is not Microsoft signed. U P ar e working o n a signed and built in driv er for W indows 8.1 Please follow this guide to di sable drive enforcem ent: http:// 3dprin[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 (W indows ver sion) (Ma c version) 5.2 Initialise with front switch If the printer has just been turned on (in sleep mode), you can initialise the printer by press ing down the front sw itch. T o cancel a print job, hold down the front swi tch for 5 se conds, the pl atform will then lower and the print[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 3. Plug in the black calibration cable into the a uto level - ling sensor and m ount under the pri nt head. 4. In the sof tware, cli ck 3D Print / Auto Lev el. The platform wil l rise up an d the auto l evel sensor will touch the Perf boar d in nine point s and r ecor d the level- ling positi ons. ONCE[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Note: The allowed largest ca libration dista nce between nozzle and platform is 1mm. Make sure all nine points are w ithin thi s lim i tation. Make sure the gap between n ozzle and the highest point on the plat form i s zero. Click and long pr ess the gr een up arrow t o lift t he platform to a high he[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 the gap. Y ou will m ost likely need to repeat the p rocess 5-9 a few times going in a clockwise manner . Each time reduci ng the amount of turn on t he screws. Loosen a screw and the relat ed corner of platform will rise. T ighten, or loosen, the screws until you have t he same gap bet ween the noz zl[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 7.2 (not requir e d) Man ual Platform Height Setu p If using the autom atic method, yo u don’t need to do the manual setup. P lease re ad this care- fully to ensure that you understand the manual platform height setup procedure, as it is vital for successful 3D printing. T o print successfully , the [...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 If you fi nd you cannot get t he platf orm any higher , then: copy the value from “Max: xx” into the “T o:” b ox as per diagram and click “T o:”. Now to increase the Max height, click “Set Nozzle Heigh t” and click “Y es” to save i t. Y ou wi ll notice that the Max value has increas[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 8. Loa ding the filament i nto the Ext ruder Click on the menu “3DPrint” -> “Maintenance” - > “Extrude”. The printer extruder will now start to heat. ( T akes appr oximately 10mins ) After the print er nozzle has warmed up to 260° C, the print er will bee p. ENSURE YOU HA V E REMOVED[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Example of a good extrusi on after doi ng an extrude. 8.1 Withdra wing filame nt from the Extrude r Click on the m enu “3DPrint” -> “Maintenance” -> “W ithdraw”. The printer extruder will now start to heat . (T akes approxim ately 10mins) After the print er nozzle has warmed up to 260[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 9. Using the basic functio ns 9.1 Start the p r ogram Click on the U P icon on the deskt op. FILE 3D Print Edit V iew T ools Help[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 9.2 Load ing a 3D model Click “File / Open” or o n the toolbar and select the m odel you want to open. UP S oftware only supports ST L files (which is the standard input format for 3D printing files), and the UP3 file for- mat ( which is UP’ s proprietary com pressed STL format) TIP: There are th[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Fixing STL F iles: I f you load a model and parts of it are highlighted in red, then the m odel has some errors. The Up software has an option that att empts to fix models w ith bad surfaces. Unde r the “Edit” menu you will see a “Fix” option. Select the model with inver ted surfaces, and click[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 V iew: The sy ste m has 8 preset standard view s stored under the “V iew” button on the toolbar . Click the V iew button on the toolbar (t he star t-up value for the V iew button is “F it") to find these options: (W indows version) (Mac version)[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 9.4 Model trans for mations Model Transform ation can be achiev ed through the Edi t m enu or the toolbar: (W indows version) Moving the model: Click the “Move” button and choose, or input, the distance you want to move in the text box. Then choose the axis (di- rection) in which y ou want to move.[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Scaling the model: Click “Scale”, choose or i nput a s caling factor in the text box, and then either scale the model uniform l y by clicking the scale button again, or choose the axis around which you want to scal e if you only wa nt to scale i n one direction. Example1: Scale up the model uniform[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Place: Click the “Auto P lac e” button, on the far right of the toolbar , to automatically place the model on the platform. When there is more than one mo del on the platform, using “Auto P lace” is recomm ended. By Ha nd: Press the Ctrl ke y and choose the target m odel by pressing and holding[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 with is ABS or PLA. TIP: An empty spool weig hs about 280 grams so, if you are installi ng a partially used spool, weigh it, and subtract 28 0 grams fro m the weight. This giv es you the value to enter into the mate- rial text box. Status: Display s the temperature of t he nozzle and plat form . Stop A[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 9.6 Print Prefer en ces Click menu “3D P rint- >Setup” or Click “print” and select “Preference s’ and t he foll owing dialog box opens: Recommended Settings in r ed and in m ost cases ar e the only values that r equir e changing de- pending on the m odel you a r e printing. W indows vers[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Semi-H ollow Honeycomb Hollo w Honeycomb: The P art is made mostly hol- low , which gives you the weakest part but faster print time. Parts with flat top surfaces can slightly droop with thi s setting. Support Options ( Smart S upport) The software’ s Smart Support is where the software will automati[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 The re is a lw ays a del icate b alan ce bet ween m inim izin g th e amo unt of su pport m ateri al , v er su s th e qual ity of th e p art, vers us the dif ficu lty of rem ovi ng sup port ma- te ri al. The or ient atio n of th e p art on th e pri nt plat fo rm is also cr iti cal in det ermi ning bot h[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Bas e He ight : Thi s i s th e t hi ck nes s of th e raft of mat eria l befo re the supp or t lay er i s pri nte d unde r the part . W hen th e p rint er st arts pr inti ng, it f ir st p rin ts a raft of non- soli d m ateri al i n wh ic h al l th e lin es o f sup port m ate rial are hori zon tal ( alon[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 10. Prin ting 10.1 Prepar at ion 10.1.1 Preparing the Print Platform Before printing, t he platform m ust be prepared so that the model adheres to the pla tform enough to be printed w ithout the model moving. Use the cl ips provided, these are used to clip the Perfboard onto the plat form . F or lar ge[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 to 105 ° C before b eginning to print. Click menu “3D Print- >P rint ”, and the print dialog box pops up. Choose “Preferences” to set the printing param eters. Click “OK” to begi n to print. (W indows ve rsion) (Mac version) 10.3 Options D uring Printi ng: • St op All: By pressing “[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 10.4 Print Optio ns: Speed: F ine, Normal or Fast. This simply determ ines the speed at which the printer moves. As a general rule, the sl ower you print, the better the qu ality of the parts. For tall parts, running at F ast speed ca n be probl emat ic as the print er can vibrate to the extent that pr[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 10.6 Calculat ing model costs The main factor that will af f ect model cost is the honeycomb fill structure and support mat erial. If, for exam ple, one i s printi ng a cube measuring 30mm x 30mm x 30 mm, with a lay er thickness of 0.25mm , the following quantiti es of materi al are used dep ending on [...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 CAUTION: It is strongly recommended that you wear s afety glasses and gloves to remove t he model f rom the Perfboard or t he support m aterial from the model. 11.1 Remo ving t he r a ft The first part that the printer l ays down is referred to as t he Raft. In order to remove t he raft from the model [...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 10.2 Remo ving S upport Material Printed models are compos ed of two parts. One part is the model itself, and the other part is the support m aterial used t o support any o verhanging part s of the m odel. The support material is the s ame ph ysical material as the model material, but the support mater[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 CAUTION: The support materi al and the tools are sharp. W ear gloves and safety glasses when removi ng the part from the printer or support material .[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 12. Ma intenance 12.1 Changing filament colo urs T o change colours, it’ s best to first withdraw the material from the extruder head. There are two ways t o do this. 1.) D uring Printi ng a. “3D print >Maintenance” cli ck “Pause”, then click “W ithdraw”, rem ove the old filament and c[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 1. In the UP software, click “3 D Print” m enu and click “ Cali brate ” 2. Click “ Reset” and click OK . (the status bar shoul d then show 0 values as per pic - ture) 3. In the UP soft ware open the Calibration model located in “ C:program filesUPExam pleCalibrat e96.UP3 ” 4. Open t[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual 12 .3 Updating yo ur ROM Even if y our printer i s brand new , it is best t o check y ou have the lat est ROM versi on num ber i stalled on y our printer . Currently the ROM update ware. In the U P sof tware cli ck “Hel p” and “About U P”. 1. Compare “Rom : Vx.xx” in the about page to the fi le loca ted[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 12.6 Cleaning t he Perfboar d T o clean the platform use the spatula and simply scrape off the surface plastic until smooth on both sides. If you preheat the platform for longer the plastic left in the Perfboard becom es soft and the extruded plast ic sticks t o it, t hus not requiri ng the holes of th[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 • Mak e sur e the platform is nice and toasty! (do a previ ous print or two and keep the platform heated after printing) – K eep the extruder do or clos ed during printi ng. • K eep the printer away fr om any breezes , air con, this cools the model to f ast. • Pri nt hollow - The less m ass of [...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 contact support. Extruder head has a clicking sound 1. This means that the drive g ear is slipping on the fila- ment. Check the n ozzle and colum n are clean. Others Contact T echnical Suppor t : Support @3DPri ntingSy ste ms.com 14.1 Air Print ing If the printer is just printing in thin air and nothin[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 14.3 How to clean the nozz le Never att empt to r emove the noz zle when the extrude r bl ock is cold!! • F irst initialise the print er , then click “W ithdraw” in t he maint enance screen. • O nly once the printer beeps, using the gloves and nozzle spanner , unscrew the nozzle. Y ou might nee[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 14.4 How to clean the e xtruder column • F irst “W ithdraw” the filam e nt fr om the extruder . Only once the printer beeps rem ove the filament from the extruder head and im mediately remov e the nozzle. • Cl ick “W ithdraw” again, w hen the printer beeps . • Usi ng the gloves and a 1–[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 14.6 Soluti on for "Winusb.dll not fou nd" problem If you encounter a “W inusb. dll not found” error message, please follow the steps bel ow: Option 1: Uninst all Older Driv er and A utomat ically Inst all New Driv er 1. O pen the W indows control panel, go to the “System Propert ies”[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 4. Instal l the latest U P sof twar e. 5. Unplug the USB cable, then plug again. W indows will find a new device. Manually select driver f older (Default i s C:Program filesUPDriver or C: Program files (X86)UPDri ver); 6. There s hould now be a new driv er section i n the device m anager as shown[...]

UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 Appendix A - Suppo rt Please take the t ime t o join the UP communi ty forum where are UP users hangout . forum.3dpr intingsy stems.com T o get support for y our product please contact 3 D Printing Sy stems Australia New Zealand Phone: +61 (0) 3 9099 0225 Phone: +64 (0) 9 281 4206 support@3D PrintingSy[...]