3D Systems sPro, User Manual

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SLS p r o c e s s 8 0 B U I L D P A R T S
u s e r ’ s g u i d e a d d i n g & l e v e l i n g p o w d e r
Add Powder Layer Parameters
PARAMETER RANGE DEFAULT DEFINITION
Powder Feed
amount
0 to 500 rev. 0.6 rev.
The number of revolutions the powder
dispenser makes when dispensing powder on
top of the roller. (The powder dispenser is at
the bottom of the feed hopper.) Typical setting
is 0.6 rev.
Layer Thickness
(0.0 to 0.508) mm (0.0 to
0.020) in The distance that the part piston lowers each
layer.
Layer Cycle
Count
1 and 32,000
The number of consecutive powder layers to
be added.
Roller: Rotation
Ratio
0 to 10
The ratio of the roller’s counter-rotation
angular velocity to its (linear traverse) speed.
The larger the ratio, the faster the counter-
rotates.
Roller: Speed
76 and 305 mm per
second
(3 and 12 inches per
second)
Specifies the speed at which you want the
roller to travel.