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Contents

WARNINGS

Safety Information ·

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Read Me First!

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Hazards and Warnings

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Regulatory Compliance Statement Class B

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1 3D Printer Software

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Software Overview

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Software Types

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Installing Drivers

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CAD and 3D Modeling Software

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Alternative Printer Host Software

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2 Cura LulzBot Edition

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Cura

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2.2

Quick Print Settings

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View Options

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2.4

Starting Your First Print

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Removing Your First Print

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Full Settings

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Basic Tab Options

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Advanced Tab Options

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Plugins

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Start and End GCODE Settings

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Expert Settings

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Retraction

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Skirt

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Cool

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Support

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Summary of Contents for KT-PR0041NA

Page 1: ...ess mainly focus on the distribution of electronic components Line cards we deal with include Microchip ALPS ROHM Xilinx Pulse ON Everlight and Freescale Main products comprise IC Modules Potentiometer IC Socket Relay Connector Our parts cover such applications as commercial industrial and automotives areas We are looking forward to setting up business relationship with you and hope to provide you...

Page 2: ...LulzBot TAZ User Manual Aleph Objects Inc ...

Page 3: ...nd or modify this document under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4 0 International Public License CC BY SA 4 0 Published by Aleph Objects Inc 626 West 66th Street Loveland Colorado 80538 USA For more information call 1 970 377 1111 or go to LulzBot com and AlephObjects com ISBN 978 0 9893784 8 2 6 0 20160322 ...

Page 4: ...and 3D Modeling Software 13 1 5 Alternative Printer Host Software 14 2 Cura LulzBot Edition 17 2 1 Cura 18 2 2 Quick Print Settings 19 2 3 View Options 23 2 4 Starting Your First Print 27 2 5 Removing Your First Print 30 2 6 Full Settings 31 2 7 Basic Tab Options 32 2 8 Advanced Tab Options 36 2 9 Plugins 39 2 10 Start and End GCODE Settings 41 2 11 Expert Settings 42 2 12 Retraction 42 2 13 Skirt...

Page 5: ...3 6 Advanced Settings 61 4 Maintaining Your 3D Printer 65 4 1 Overview 66 4 2 Smooth Rods 66 4 3 Lead Screw Drive Rods 66 4 4 PEI Print Surface 66 4 5 Hobbed Bolt 67 4 6 Belts 67 4 7 Hot End 67 4 8 Nozzle Wiping Pad 67 4 9 Bed Leveling Washers 68 4 10 Cooling Fans 68 4 11 Electronics 68 5 Advanced Usage 69 5 1 Intro 70 5 2 Changing nozzles 70 5 3 Bed Adhesion 70 5 4 Using 1 75mm filament 71 6 Hard...

Page 6: ...CONTENTS 8 Warranty Information 77 8 1 Warranty 78 8 2 Modification Warning 78 9 Contact Information 79 9 1 Support 80 9 2 Sales 80 9 3 Regional Phone Numbers 80 9 4 Websites 80 Index 81 Glossary 85 v ...

Page 7: ...iew in Xray 25 2 9 View in Layers 26 2 10 Viewing Cumulative Layers 26 2 11 Viewing Specific Layers 27 2 12 Control Screen 29 2 13 View in Full Settings 31 2 14 Differences in Layer Height 32 2 15 Support Types 35 2 16 Cutoff Example 38 2 17 View of Plugins 40 2 18 View Expert Settings 42 2 19 Before Merge 52 2 20 After Merge 52 3 1 GLCD Info Screen 57 3 2 Main Menu 59 3 3 Z Offset Screen 62 3 4 G...

Page 8: ...WARNINGS Safety Information ...

Page 9: ...r heater block without first turning off the hot end and allowing it to completely cool down The hot end can take up to 20 minutes to completely cool Never touch recently extruded plastic The plastic can stick to your skin and cause burns The print surface can reach high temperatures that are capable of causing burns Fire Hazard Never place flammable materials or liquids on or near the printer whe...

Page 10: ... Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee t...

Page 11: ...ICES 003 du Canada This device complies with Canadian ICES 003 Class B Australian Communications and Media Authority Statement This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to the Australian New Zealand standard AS NZS CISPR 22 2009 A1 2010 x ...

Page 12: ...3D Printer Software ...

Page 13: ...along all the axes but set temperatures manually send commands and receive feed back error messages from the onboard electronics We recommend that new users start with Cura LulzBot Edition as it includes a slicing engine as well Slicers These programs take the 3 Dimensional model typically STL OBJ etc and determine the 3D printer toolpath based on the options selected The slicing engine uses the n...

Page 14: ... are available Other common non free CAD and 3D modeling software are also capable of exporting the required STL files On some CAD and 3D modeling software you will need to select millimeters as the output unit If possible it is best to build your 3D design in metric units rather than imperial units Cura requires STL files sized in millimeters If an STL with inches as units is loaded into Cura the...

Page 15: ...shapesmith net Shapesmith is a web based 3D modeling software This means there is no required software to get started designing models Shapesmith is also a great choice for anyone starting out in CAD 3D modeling 1 5 Alternative Printer Host Software OctoPrint Website http octoprint org Octoprint is a printer host that uses a web based interface to access and control your 3D printer Added web cam f...

Page 16: ...tely supports Free Software Libre Innovation and Open Source Hardware Along with the LulzBot TAZ 3D printer being a Free Software and Open Source Hardware design it has been tested to work with 100 Free Libre Software Our source code and design files are hosted on LulzBot Download Server http download lulzbot com LulzBot Development Server http devel lulzbot com Aleph Objects Code Repository http ...

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Page 18: ...Cura LulzBot Edition ...

Page 19: ... will consist of selecting your printer hot end type tool head type and finally your nozzle diameter It is important to select the correct printer hot end tool head and nozzle diameter as Cura uses custom profiles and machine settings based upon which printer hot end tool head and nozzle you have Download the appropriate installer for your computer operating system Instructions on installation for...

Page 20: ...st filaments there will be Standard High Speed and High Detail options Some of the more exotic filaments may only have a single profile High Detail Designed to give greater detail and finer objects This will have a smaller layer height which will make each layer thinner so that curves seem more natural and walls seem less noticeable This setting will also require more layers to be laid down increa...

Page 21: ... proper First Run settings Printing Support Material The LulzBot TAZ 3D printer is able to print models that have angles and overhangs even without support material This will depend on the overhang distance and angle of your particular model file Turn this option on if your model could benefit from support material Brim Brim is used to increase surface area of the part you re printing thereby ensu...

Page 22: ...he right mouse button and dragging you can view your model from different angles Figure 2 2 Options after selecting model Rotate The Rotate button will give you the ability to orient your model in along all three axes Once you click the rotate button three circles will surround your model The red circle will allow you to rotate around the Z axis The Yellow circle will rotate around the Y axis The ...

Page 23: ...ur model to the original orientation as defined by the CAD program used to create the model Scale The Scale button displays the model dimensions along with the ability to scale along the X Y or Z axes Anything below the number 1 0 will reduce the objects size while anything above the number 1 0 will increase the objects size As a default it will be set to uniform scaling This will cause the X Y an...

Page 24: ... 3 View Options Different modes allow you to view your model in a variety of ways This can be helpful for spotting issues before the print even starts Normal This is the standard view and shows the solid outer surfaces of the model Fig 2 5 page 24 23 ...

Page 25: ...mode shows where your model may need support material In Fig 2 6 page 24 the red highlighted areas show overhangs and more severe angles and areas where support material is recommended The overhang threshold can be defined in Expert Settings Figure 2 6 View in Overhang 24 ...

Page 26: ...mode makes the model translucent to allow you to see what is behind it Figure 2 7 View in Ghost Xray Xray is similar to Ghost mode It will allow you to see into objects ensuring that inner details are correct Figure 2 8 View in Xray 25 ...

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