Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Replicator MakerBot
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USER MANU AL.
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 at.
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 Ma.
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 (Fih Gener ation Model).
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 REPLI.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 oe 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
Trouble shoo Ting 50 UPD A TING FIRMW ARE Firmwar e is the soware 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 .
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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.
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 oen 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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 .
Terms 60 TERMS LIMIT A TIONS OF LIABILITY . In no event will Mak erBot or any of our respec tive oc ers, direct ors, empl oy ees, shar eholder s, aliat es, ag ents, suc cessors, or assigns, nor .
MakerBot One Metr oT ech C enter , 21st Fl oor , Br ooklyn, NY support@mak erbot.c om makerbot. com.
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