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3D SYSTEMS, INC
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PN:80-D27 Rev.B
Manufacturing menu
This menu allows the user to start the manufacturing process (layering and sintering), and also to see the progress . It
consists of four parts .
Consult the section "Start a manufacturing process" on page 63 for details on basic rules of starting a job .
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Progress area
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Current / Project part height (mm)
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Current / Estimated manufacturing time (hours) ,
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Manufacturing progress in %,
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Layering : the current number, the duration of
the current layering, and the total layering time,
•
Sintering : the current number, the duration of
the current sintering, and the total sintering time .
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Launching area
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Selection of the Sart/End cycles:
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Start of cycle
: executes actions of the “Start
cycle” sequence (i .e gas regulation, clamping
ON . . .) .
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End of cycle
: executes actions of the “End
cycle” sequence (i .e recycling ON, clamping
OFF . . .) .
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Selection of the Layering/Sintering process:
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Sintering
: activates sintering for the selected cycle .
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Layering
: activates layering for the selected cycle .
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Selection of the layers:
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Layer “_start_“ to “_end_“
: The numbers of the first and last layer must be indicated. Click on the corresponding
field to complete them (a numeric keypad will display).
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The button
“+1”
increases the
_start_
layer by one and duplicate this value for the
_end_
layer (useful when
producing the first layers step-by-step). The button
“ …]”
increases the
_start_
layer by one, and automatically fill
the
_end_
layer with the
Maximum
layer
value .
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The button
“Aiming”
sets the laser in no-power mode : the laser will sinter (without power) with a red beam .
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The button allows user to start the job (according to the selections
Start/End cycle
and
Layering/Sintering
) . When
activated, the confirmation window appear :
Click on
Validate
to confirm, or
Quit
to cancel .
Delay start function
The delay start function offers the possibility to start the selected cycles at a specific time. If selected, the user can program
the next start within the setting window:
Click on
Validate
to confirm, or on
Quit
to cancel .