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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.
UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 1. INTRODUCTION ...... ............... ................ ............... .............. ............... ................. .............. .............. 5 1.1 H OW T O USE THIS MANUAL ......................
UP Plus 2 3D Print er User Manual v 2013.10.24 10.1.1 P REP ARING THE P RINT P LA TFORM ................................... ............... ................................. ................. 39 10.2 P REHEA T ING THE P LA TFORM ......................
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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