MakerBot Replicator manual

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1 WELC OME 04 Saf ety and C ompliance 05 About the Mak erBot R eplicat or 07 2 GETTING S T ARTED 10 A cc essory Checklist 11 Unpacking the Mak erBot R eplicat or 12 Se tting up the Mak erBot Replic ator 14 3 S T ARTUP 18 The Mak erBot Replic at or Control P anel 19 Firs t St eps 20 4 MAKERBOT DESK TOP 24 Downl oading and Installing Mak erBot Deskt [...]

W elc ome. L et ’ s get started. VERSION 1 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING 45 Printing P robl ems 46 C onnectivity P roblems 48 Updat e Firmwar e 50 7 REFERENCE 51 Specifica tions 52 Gloss ary 53 Ho w to use Mak erBot Support 56 Conta ct 57 8 TERMS 58 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS[...]

WEL C OME. Let’ s Get s t ar ted . W el come t o the User Manual f or the Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Desk top 3D P rint er (Fih Gener ation Model). The fih g ener ation Mak erBot Replic at or is super ea sy t o use , but it’ s al so pack ed with br and-new f ea tures, so ev en if y ou’v e used a Mak erBot Desk top 3D P rint er bef o[...]

Wel come, let’ s get s t arted 5 S AFETY AND C OMPLIANCE RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE This equipment has been t ested and f ound to c omply with the limits f or a Class B digit al device, pursuant to P art 15 of the Federal C ommunications C ommission (FCC) rul es. These limit s are designed to provide r easonabl e prote ction against harmfu[...]

Wel come, let’ s get s t arted 6 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 g enerat es high temper atures. Al way s allo w the MakerBot[...]

Wel come, let’ s get s t arted 7 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR The MakerBot R eplica tor mak es solid, thre e-dimensional objects out of mel ted Mak erBot PLA Filament. F irst, use Mak erBot Deskt op to tr anslat e 3D design fil es into instruc tions for the MakerBot R eplica tor . Then transf er those instructions to the Mak erBot R eplicat o[...]

Wel come, let’ s get s t arted 8 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR 3 1 7 MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR DIA GRAMS 4 6 5 2 6. Filament Dra wer 7. Filament Spindl e[...]

Wel come, let’ s get s t arted 9 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR 16 14 15 14 13 12 11 10[...]

GettinG s t ar ted When y ou set up y our Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Desk top 3D P rint 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 y ou’ll tak e y our time and be just as c are ful unpacking it and g et ting it set up . 2[...]

GettinG st ar ted 11 A C CESS OR Y CHECKLIS T BLUE T APE LARGE MAKERBOT PLA FILAMENT SPOOL [2 LB] POWER C ORD USB A- TO-B CABLE 1 1 5 1 1 1 MAKERBOT PRODUC T SAFETY INFORMA TION BOOKLET MAKERBOT REPLICA TOR SMART EXTRUDER BUILD PLA TE 1 The acc essory tr ay include s everything y ou need t o use your Mak erBot® R eplicat or® Deskt op 3D Print er [...]

GettinG st ar ted 12 2 REMOVE THE MAKERBO T REPLICA TOR UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Open the box c ontaining y our MakerBot R eplicat or and remov e the acc essory tr ay . R emove the Mak erBot R eplicat or from its pl astic bag and set it do wn on a stabl e surfac e. 1 OPEN THE BO X[...]

GettinG st ar ted 13 3 REMOVE P A CKA GING MA TERIAL UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR R emove the f oam piec es holding the gantry and e xtruder carriag e in plac e. 4 REMOVE CLIP S R emove the clip s that prev ent the build plat form fr om moving during shipping. Sav e these – they will be handy if y ou ev er need to tr ansport your Mak erBo[...]

GettinG st ar ted 14 SETTING UP THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR 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 ex truder carriage . Magnets will l ock the Smart Extruder int o pla ce. 1 INST ALL THE MAKERBOT REPLICA TOR SMART EXTRUDER 2a. L ocat e the MakerBot PLA F[...]

GettinG st ar ted 15 SETTING UP THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR 2c. P osition the filament spool so that it will unwind count ercl ockwise and fit the spool onto the fil ament spindle . Be care ful not to l et the filament l oosen or tangl e on the spool. 2d. L ocat e the free end of the spool ed filament and insert it int o the filament guide tub[...]

GettinG st ar ted 16 SETTING UP THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR 3a. R emov e the build pl at e and one sheet of blue tape fr om the acc essory tra y . 3b. P eel back about an inch of the t ape’s backing and orient the tape so that it c ov ers the entire buil d plat e. 3c. Pr ess the exposed t ape along one edg e of the build pl at e. C ontinue to pull[...]

GettinG st ar ted 17 SETTING UP THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR 4a. Mak e sure the pow er swit ch is in the O position. 4b. 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 . 4c. Plug the po wer c ord int o an ele ctrical outl et. 4d. S witch the po wer on and pr ess the contr ol panel dial. 4[...]

s t ar tup The first time y ou turn on y our Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Desk top 3D P rint er , the L CD screen will s tart a setup assist ant that will intr oduce y ou t o the c ontrol panel, walk y ou thr ough l oa ding filament and l eveling y our buil d pl at e f or the first time , and pr ompt y ou to print a prel oaded ex ampl e print. [...]

st ar tup 19 THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR CONTR OL P ANEL The MakerBot ® R eplicat or ® is operat ed b y means of a contr ol panel at the upper right of the machine. The control panel incl udes a c olor L CD scr een, a rotary / push dial, and tw o buttons. • • T urn the dial to scroll thr ough the av ailabl e options on a screen. • • Pre ss[...]

st ar tup 20 The build pl at e is the base on which your print s will form. In or der to ensure tha t your prints alw ay s stick to the pl at e, it must be a set dis tance from the no zzle of the Mak erBot R eplicat or Smart Extruder . The MakerBot R eplic ator will g uide you through making sur e your buil d plat e is at the right distanc e from t[...]

st ar tup 21 FIRS T STEP S Y our MakerBot Replic ator us es 1. 75 mm diameter PLA fil ament to cr eat e 3D printed objec ts. Once y our spool of MakerBot PLA Fil ament is lo aded into the fil ament dra wer at the b ack of the MakerBot R eplica tor , all you ha ve to do is l oad the fr ee end of the spoole d filament into the MakerBot R eplica to[...]

st ar tup 22 FIRS T STEP S Now that y ou’ve l ev ele d your buil d plat e and l oaded filament int o the ex truder , y ou’re re ady to print some thing. The L CD panel will displa y some of the print fil es loa ded onto y our 3D printer’s int ernal stor age. PRINT A TES T OBJECT 1. Use the dial t o highlight one of the print files. 2. Push[...]

st ar tup 23 FIRS T STEP S CONNE CT TO Y OUR C OMPUTER There are thr ee wa ys to mo ve fil es fr om your comput er to y our Mak erBot Replic ator: U SB cabl e, Etherne t, and USB driv e. T o connect via U SB cable: 1. R emov e the USB cabl e from the ac ce ssory box. 2. Insert the USB-B end of the c able int o the port on the back of your Mak erBo[...]

Makerbo t de sk t op Mak erBot ® Desk top is a fr ee app f or prep aring 3D prints and mana ging your 3D c ont ent. Whether y ou print direc tl y t o the Mak erBot R eplic at or ® Desk top 3D Print er via U SB cabl e or Etherne t or y ou export y our print fil es t o a USB driv e, Mak erBot Desk t op is where all of y our prints will be gin. 4[...]

makerbo t deskt op softw are 25 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. 2. Sel ect y our opera ting syst em from the dr opdown menu and click Do wnload . A sy stem-specific inst aller will do wnloa d to your c omputer . 3. Doubl e-click the MakerBot Desk top install er t o r[...]

makerbo t deskt op softw are 26 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 ac cess t o Thingiverse and the hundr eds of thousands of 3D printabl e objects designed b y the Thingiver se community . Use Expl ore to se arch Thingiv erse for [...]

makerbo t deskt op softw are 27 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 o[...]

makerbo t deskt op softw are 28 PRINTING FROM MAKERBO T DESK TOP PREP ARING TO PRINT Y ou should now see the Queen Anne c oe e table model a t the cent er of a gra y rectangl e. This is MakerBot Desk top ’s repr esentation of y our 3D printer’s buil d plat e. L et’ s tak e a look at the other fe atures visibl e on the Pr epare screen. 1. +[...]

makerbo t deskt op softw are 29 3. View • • Click the View button or pr ess the V ke y to go int o Vie w mode. • • In View mode , click and drag with y our mouse to r otate the buil d pl ate. • • In View mode , hold the Shi k ey and click and dr ag with your mouse t o pan. • • Click the View button ag ain to open the Chang e Vie [...]

makerbo t deskt op softw are 30 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 • Ctrl/ C ommand + L to[...]

makerbo t deskt op softw are 31 PRINT SETTINGS If you w ant to chang e any settings be fore printing, click Settings. This is wher e you can spe cify options that will a ect the quality of y our printed obje ct, lik e print resol ution and object streng th. T o print with standard or pre viously specifie d settings, skip this s tep and go s tra[...]

makerbo t deskt op softw are 32 PRINT SETTINGS PRINTING TO THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR 4. Adv anced Click Advanc ed for additional options, including t emperatur e and object streng th. For informa tion on what the advanc ed set tings are and ho w to use them, g o to mak erbot.c om/ support. Y ou will not need to chang e any adv anced se ttings to pr[...]

makerbo t deskt op softw are 33 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 . T o view the feed, click the menu icon at the right side of the sta tus bar to open the monitor panel. As long a s you are c onnect ed to y our MakerBot R eplica tor via a l ocal are a netw o[...]

the C ontr oL p aneL The c ontrol panel on y our Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Desk top 3D P rint er all o w s you t o int er ac t with y our 3D printer . Y ou can use it t o initiat e prints, edit set tings, and a c ce ss informa tion. This chapt er describes the di er ent things y ou can do with the c ontrol panel. 5[...]

the contr ol p anel 35 HOME SCREEN 1. PRINT : Initiat e a print stor ed on a USB drive or int ernal stor age , or sync ed from y our MakerBot a ccount. 2. FILAMENT : Load filament int o or unl oad filament fr om the MakerBot R eplica tor Smart Ex truder . 3. PREHEA T : Pr eheat the Smart E xtruder . 4. UTILITIES: A c cess buil d pla te l eveling,[...]

the contr ol p anel 36 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 to print a fil e st ored on the MakerBot R eplica tor . [...]

the contr ol p anel 37 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 M ak erBo t Cl o ud Libr ary , y ou will see a list of all the la youts a ssociated with the fil e. Scroll thr ough the avail able l ay outs[...]

the contr ol p anel 38 PRINTING During a print, you will be abl e t o view print progress inf ormation as w ell as other details about y our print. 1. P ercent age of the print compl et ed. 2. Time elaps ed and estimat ed time remaining in the print. Whil e the Smart Extruder is he ating, this are a will displa y the current and targ et t empera[...]

the contr ol p anel 39 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[...]

the contr ol p anel 40 Sel ect the Filament ic on to l oad or unl oad filament. T o load filament: 1. 1. Use the dial t o selec t Load Filament . 2. 2. W ait for the Smart E xtruder to he at. 3. 3. Cut the end of y our filament t o crea te a cl ean edg e. 4. 4. Gr asp the t op of the extruder a ssembly and push the fil ament into the S mart Ext[...]

the contr ol p anel 41 UTILITIES Use the Utilities menu to a cc ess plat e l eveling, diagnostics and other tool s. LEVEL BUILD PLA TE Sel ect t o begin the assiste d le veling proc ess. For best r esults when l ev eling, mak e sure the ex truder nozzl e is clean and wipe an y plas tic debris o of the build pl ate . CAMER A Sel ect t o acc ess o[...]

the contr ol p anel 42 UTILITIES Additional options ar e avail abl e under Sy stem 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 . A TT A CH[...]

the contr ol p anel 43 SETTINGS Use the Set tings menu to edit ne twork and sharing se ttings and to per sonalize y our MakerBot R eplica tor . NETWORK SETTING S • • 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 erBot[...]

the contr ol p anel 44 INFO Use the Info menu t o view y our 3D printer’s hist ory and statistics. FIRMW ARE View the v ersion number of the firmw are currentl y install ed on y our MakerBot R eplica tor . HARDW ARE Sel ect t o view machine serial numbers, netw ork ID and the current t emperatur e of the MakerBot R eplica tor Smart E xtruder . S[...]

tr oubLe shoo tinG As y ou g et t o kno w y our Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Desk top 3D P rint er , y ou ma y run int o issues with di erent parts of the printing pr oc ess. Her e is a handy guide t o some simpl e-t o-fix pr obl ems. For help with issue s not c ov er ed in t hi s c hap t er , g o t o mak erbot. com/ support or cont act th e M[...]

Trouble shoo Ting 46 PROBLEM SOLUTION Can’t l oad fil ament into the MakerBot ® R eplicat or ® 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. As l ong as y ou are hol ding the Smart Extruder in pl ace , pushing on the filament will not damage it. Can’t r emove [...]

Trouble shoo Ting 47 PRINTING PROBLEMS PROBLEM SOLUTION Object peels o the buil d pl ate during printing. R elev el your buil d pl ate . Inconsist ent pla te height will le ad to inc onsistent a dhesion. If any one part of your objec t does not adhere w ell to the buil d plat e, the whol e object might pe el o of the plat e. Ensure that the b[...]

Trouble shoo Ting 48 PROBLEM SOLUTION Can’t ac cess the Libr ary , Expl ore and St ore sections of MakerBot Desk top . Y ou may not be logg ed into y our MakerBot ac count. These fe atures ar e only a cc essible when y ou are logg ed in. If y ou are l ogged int o your Mak erBot acc ount but are still unabl e to a cc ess the Library , St ore and E[...]

Trouble shoo Ting 49 C ONNECTIVITY PR OBLEMS PROBLEM SOLUTION The MakerBot R eplica tor Smart Extruder is install ed, but the MakerBot R eplica tor 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 > Change Smart Ex truder . Print fil es don’t appear in U S[...]

Trouble shoo Ting 50 UPD A TING FIRMW ARE Firmwar e is the soware tha t runs on your Mak erBot Replic ator . K eeping y our firmwar e up to dat e will help ensure that y our Mak erBot Replic ator is in the be st possible w orking order . Firmwar e updates all o w MakerBot t o add new f eatur es to y our MakerBot R eplica tor and impro ve ol d o[...]

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RefeRence 52 SPECIFIC A TIONS PRINTING Print T echnol ogy: Fused deposition modeling Build V olume: 25.2 L x 19 . 9 W x 15. 0 H cm [9 . 9 L x 7 .8 W x 5. 9 H in] Lay er R esolution: 100 microns 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 Bundle: MakerB[...]

RefeRence 53 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. BLUE T APE: Bl ue masking tape that mak es a grea t build surf ace f or objects print ed with MakerBot PLA Fil ament. Y ou can find blue tape[...]

RefeRence 54 GLOSSARY LA YOUT : An arr angement of 3D models on the build pl at e. Mul tiple l ay outs can be sav ed as part of any Thing in y our Library . LEVELING KNOBS: The two knob s underneath the buil d pla tf orm that all ow you t o pivot the buil d pla te around its c enter point during the le veling proc ess. .MAKERBOT : The format of pri[...]

RefeRence 55 GLOSSARY SETUP ASSIS T ANT : The set of ta sks that runs when you turn on the Mak erBot R eplicat or for the first time . The setup assistant helps y ou le vel the buil d pla te, loa d filament and start a t est print. Y ou can ac cess the se tup assistant at an y time through the Utilities menu. SLICING: The proc ess of turning a 3D[...]

RefeRence 56 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 all of our cust omers around the w orld. When y ou email or call us, there are a f ew things y ou can do ahead of time t o help us help you. HA VE YOUR SERIAL NUMBER READ Y . The serial number helps us to quickl [...]

RefeRence 57 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 . It’ s a grea t resourc e when you w ant to try to sol ve issue s quickly on y our own. support@makerbot. com If you e ver need help r esolving an issue with your Mak erBot R eplica[...]

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Terms 59 Ple ase be advised of the f ollo wing terms (the “T erms”) regarding this User Manual (this “Manual”): All informa tion in this Manual is subject t o change at any time without notic e and is pro vided for c onvenienc e purposes onl y . MakerBot reserv es the right to modify or r evise this Manual in its sol e discretion and at an [...]

Terms 60 TERMS LIMIT A TIONS OF LIABILITY . In no event will Mak erBot or any of our respec tive oc ers, direct ors, empl oy ees, shar eholder s, aliat es, ag ents, suc cessors, or assigns, nor any part y invol v ed in the crea tion or production of our produc ts, be liabl e to y ou or anyone el se for any indirec t, special, punitiv e, incid[...]

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