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[About]

The basic information of the device is displayed. The details of the information are subject 
to the actual display of the device.
You can view the device firmware version number; print volume size; cumulative printing 
time, etc.

Note: Please offer series number to the after-sales engineers, when you applied for 
after-sales service.

[FactoryReset]

After tapping, all settings will be restored to the factory settings.

[Status]

Extruder and platform temperature, and XYZ axis coordinates show in the status. Click on 
the lamp status bar, the ambient light in the cavity of the device will change according to 
the settings.

L Extruder：159℃
R Extruder：135℃
Platform：45℃

XR:138.24
XL:-138.24
Y:-77.50
Z:31.00

Machine Name：My 3D Printer
Machine Type：Flashforge Creator Pro 2
Firmware Version：V1.2 20200420
Print Volume：200x148x150
Usage counter：58hours
Tool Count：2

X

Calibration

Y

Calibration

Z

Calibration

Expert

Mode

Language

FactoryReset

X

Calibration

Y

Calibration

Z

Calibration

Expert

Mode

Language

FactoryReset

Operation Confirm

Yes

No

Reset the default value of

factory?

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Summary of Contents for CREATOR PRO 2

Page 1: ...This guide is only applicable to FLASHFORGE Creator Pro 2 3D printer User Guide EN A01 CREATOR PRO 2...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...or Pro 2 About Your Creator Pro 2 Unboxing and Installation The First Setting Touchscreen Interface Introduction Chapter 3 Slicing Software Installation Exploring FlashPrint How to create g le Functio...

Page 4: ...re is lots of important information about the Creator Pro 2 for you to get a better 3D printing experience For a better and more successful printing experience you can refer to the following materials...

Page 5: ...uncertain accident please unplug the power of device if you do not use it for long ELECTRICAL SAFETY Do not touch the nozzle and build plate during printing Do not touch the nozzle after nishing prin...

Page 6: ...the information in this document is subject to any amendment or change without the o cial authorization from FlashForge FLASHFORGE CORPORATION MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS DOCUMEN...

Page 7: ...can use free CAD computer aided design software such as 3DTADA AutoCAD SolidWorks Pro E 3D Scanners An alternative method to making a 3D model is to scan an object 3D scanners work by sigitizing a phy...

Page 8: ...an ba e 16 USB cable input 19 Spool holder 2 Platform support 5 Z axis guide rod 8 Slot 11 Cooling fan 14 Extruder bracket 17 Filament guidetube buckle 20 Power input 3 Leveling nut 6 Extruder cable b...

Page 9: ...ide Tube Unclogging Pin Tool Grease Glue Stick Stamping Wrench Allen Wrench Top cover SD Card Spool Holder PTFE Tube Filament After sales Service Card Quick Start Guide Scraper Screw Driver Leveling C...

Page 10: ...eated lament is squeezed out Nozzle An opening located at the top of the extruder Filament Intake A plastic piece that guides the lament from the lament box to the lament intake Filament Guide Tube A...

Page 11: ...emperature resistant adhesive tape around the nozzle it has thermal insulation and high temperature resistance characteristics 1 2 3 Open box and remove top foam piece Firmly grasp the two side handle...

Page 12: ...ver of the printer and take lament out of the lid 8 Hold both sides of the printing platform and slowly lift the platform from the bottom to facilitate the removal of the foam box below 10 Unpacking i...

Page 13: ...dual extruder on the extruder seat Take the M2 5 Allen Wrench from the tool bag and four M3 bolts from the accessory kit Adjust the extruder location to align the bolt holes Secure the extruder onto t...

Page 14: ...t the end into the corresponding opening 2 Turn down the spool holder to make the holder bottom cleave to the printer back 3 Take a roll of lament then squeeze the spool holder top and mount the lamen...

Page 15: ...LA Please make sure that the nozzle touches the anti oozing plate properly when installed It is OK to adjust the distance between the nozzle and plate manually It is normal to see scratches on the sur...

Page 16: ...ent is ejected from the nozzle it indicates that loading is completed 3 Tap unload the extruder starts to heat up After heating to the target temperature manually feed out a part of lament from the no...

Page 17: ...distance between extruder and platform Gently move the paper and feel the fraction If move the paper with gent fraction it is a suitable distance between extruder and platform Finished the rst place...

Page 18: ...s and insert the leveling card between the nozzle and the platform please click Z or Z to adjust the appropriate spacing The adjustment range is sliding leveling paper If you feel a little frictional...

Page 19: ...right extruders print a line one by one 3 According to the actual printed lines click X X to adjust the bias of the extruders and remove the printed lines tap the verify button the left and right ext...

Page 20: ...ibration L 152 200 R 164 200 B 45 50 2 After heating left and right extruders print a line one by one 3 According to the actual printed lines click Y Y to adjust the bias of the extruders and remove t...

Page 21: ...1 2 Insert the SD card to the side of machine After installing loading lament and calibrating it start your rst print Tap Print SD card choose the test le to print Print Test sys ashforge Preheat 25M...

Page 22: ...ater about 10 mins and remove supports by pincers Then put the printed objects into the water and dissolve remaining PVA easily Rinse with water After the PVA support is completely dissolved rinse the...

Page 23: ...ood for PLA printing and remove the top cover The closed printing chamber is good for ABS printing and close the top cover to avoid lament cracking It is advised to decrease to 40 of standard printing...

Page 24: ...le Tap Print SD card and choose les to print Tap temperature of extruder or platform on the touchscreen to modify ashforge_test pla Print Time L Extruder R Extruder Platform 0 00 24 205 24 205 30 50 0...

Page 25: ...ure and there is no more action the preheat will stop L Extruder R Extruder Platform 240 240 120 ON ON OFF Start L Extruder R Extruder Platform 240 240 120 ON ON OFF Start Stop L Extruder 240 240 R Ex...

Page 26: ...ament load and unload setting Level Adjust platform atness by manual leveling Print Preheat Tools L Extruder Load Unload Load Unload R Extruder Heating L Extruder 75 220 Please wait device is homing N...

Page 27: ...e nut to reduce the distance between extruder and platform Gently move the paper and feel the fraction If move the paper with gent fraction it is a suitable distance between extruder and platform Fini...

Page 28: ...t Setting Setting interface included X calibration Y calibration Z calibration Expert mode Language and FactoryReset XR 0 00 XL 135 00 Y 0 00 Z 20 00 Z Z XR XL Y Y XR XL 26 X Calibration Y Calibration...

Page 29: ...left extruder prints to the right on the X axis tap X When the left extruder prints to the left on the X axis tap X When the right extruder prints to the left on the Y axis tap Y When the right extru...

Page 30: ...d platform temperature and XYZ axis coordinates show in the status Click on the lamp status bar the ambient light in the cavity of the device will change according to the settings L Extruder 159 R Ext...

Page 31: ...r and build a folder called sys Copy the rmware les into the sys folder Then insert the SD Card to the machine Start the machine and upgrade the rmware After nishing the rmware delete the sys folder M...

Page 32: ...art the software with the start menu shortcut by left double clicking There are two ways to get FlashPrint software Method 1 Method 2 To get the installation package from the SD card in the accessory...

Page 33: ...along Z axis View View FlashPrint home screen from one of six viewing angles Rotate Turn and rotate your model Scale Scale the size of your object Cut Cut model into several parts Extruder Chose left...

Page 34: ...nd click drag the target le to the icon of FlashPrint Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 Method 4 Method 5 Method 6 Note 3D models can be stored as STL OBJ and FPP le and support editing by FlashPrint Extende...

Page 35: ...n the mouse wheel and scroll up and down Method 3 Hold down the Shift key hold down the right mouse button and drag Rotate Click the View icon and then you can rotate the object by the following two m...

Page 36: ...ace and horizontal line is within the overhang threshold value the surface has steep overhang and it becomes red in the software Overhang threshold value could be set as needed The default value is 45...

Page 37: ...to reset rotating angel values 3 2 7 Scale Select the target object and scale the object by the following two methods Method 1 Method 2 Note If the Uniform Scaling radio button is clicked it will sca...

Page 38: ...tion setting to cut the speci ed place of model 1 Draw with mouse 2 X Plane 3 Y Plane 4 Z Plane FlashPrint creates the cut plane automatically by draw the cut line with mouse Rotate the view to check...

Page 39: ...l judge whether existing supports need to be deleted or not on the basis of the type of existing support and will pop up the corresponding prompt to let you make the choice 2 Auto Supports Click the A...

Page 40: ...the highlighted preview support won t create support structure 4 Delete Supports Supports will be deleted once clicking the Delete button Move the cursor to the supports needed deleting current suppor...

Page 41: ...s bottom layers which helps anchor the edges of the model to the plate to avoid warping or printing fails You have three resolution solutions with default setting to choose from high resolution is cor...

Page 42: ...uder under non printing Status during work For PLA printing 100 is recommended Note Modify parameters settings to get better prints as di erent models need di erent parameters Extruder Temperature Rec...

Page 43: ...as one include support part If load it again only the position of the model was saved not included the printing parameters 3 Preferences Click File Preferences you can choose language font size and i...

Page 44: ...ose the functions of on the center or scale to get the best model position view Click Edit Select All Press the shortcut Ctrl A 5 Duplicate Select the object and duplicate the object through the follo...

Page 45: ...Help Contents Click Help Help Contents you can read the help contents 3 Check for Updates Click Help Check for Updates to detect the available updates online 4 About FlashPrint Click Help About FlashP...

Page 46: ...g is good for rst users By default the left extruder is used as a supporting material extruder and the right extruder is a printing extruder When printing a monochrome model if the user does not set i...

Page 47: ...re Setting retraction can reduce drawings Print Expert Mode I wan to Select Pro le Layer Height Mode Layer Height First Layer Height Layer Height Fixed Layer Height 0 18mm 0 27mm Preview Restore Defau...

Page 48: ...X Y Space to Model Z Space to Raft Z Path Shape Path Space Path Angle Support Thickness Top Solid Layers Print Outline Linear 70 0 35mm 0 20mm 0 15mm Polyline 2 0mm 45 70 0 No Speed Space to Model X...

Page 49: ...Because of height di erence between two extruders under the mirror mode compensation layer may be print So adding raft is suggested in the mrrior mode Mirror Duplicate Functions FlashForge Creator Pro...

Page 50: ...if it is greater than this angle the support will be generated 3 Click Auto Supports and supports create autocratically Add Supports FlashForge Creator Pro 2 Flashprint untitle fpp File F Supports Op...

Page 51: ...al Compensation Internal Compensation Z Compensation Dimensional Adjustments No 0 00mm 0 10mm 0 00 Preview Restore Defaults OK Cancel Save As New Remove Save Con guration Print When Slice Done Creator...

Page 52: ...wait 30 seconds and turn power switch on Spaghetti mess at end of build A layer of your object did not stick properly model was saved with minimal surface area contacting the build platform or object...

Page 53: ...etween the working hours of 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m PST Monday through Saturday In case you contact us during o duty time your inquiry will be answered the following business day Note Nozzle is a fragile...

Page 54: ...ot installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa...

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Page 56: ...n QR to Get More After Sales Support Twitter Facebook Official Website Zhejiang Flashforge 3D Technology Co Ltd Tel 86 579 82273989 Web www ashforge com Add 2 F No 518 Xianyuan Road Jinhua Zhejiang Ch...

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