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InventorIIS User Guide | www.flashforge.com

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Content............................................................................................................................2

Preface.............................................................................................................................3

Introduction.....................................................................................................................4

Notice..............................................................................................................................5

Chapter 1: 3D Printing Technology................................................................................8

Chapter 2: About Inventor

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2.1 About Your Inventor

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Chapter 3

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Unpacking................................................................................................. 23

Chapter 4: Hardware Assembly.................................................................................... 27

4.1 Filament Installation........................................................................................ 27

4.2 Printer Start-up.................................................................................................28

4.3 Loading Filament.............................................................................................28

4.4 Unloading Filament.........................................................................................30

Chapter 5: Build Plate Leveling....................................................................................32

Chapter 6: About Software........................................................................................... 34

6.1 Software Installation........................................................................................34

6.2 Exploring FlashPrint........................................................................................34

Chapter 7: Basic Printing.............................................................................................. 58

7.1 Generate a Gcode.............................................................................................58

7.2 Print Methods...................................................................................................60

7.3 Camera.............................................................................................................73

Chapter 8: Supports and Service...................................................................................74

Summary of Contents for Inventor II S

Page 1: ...InventorIIS User Guide www flashforge com 1 FlashForge InventorIIS 3D Printer User Guide...

Page 2: ...pter 3 Unpacking 23 Chapter 4 Hardware Assembly 27 4 1 Filament Installation 27 4 2 Printer Start up 28 4 3 Loading Filament 28 4 4 Unloading Filament 30 Chapter 5 Build Plate Leveling 32 Chapter 6 Ab...

Page 3: ...ven if you are familiar with earlier FlashForge machines or 3D printing technology we still recommend that please read this guide as there is lots of important information about the Inventor S for you...

Page 4: ...tion channel the overall framework of the manual and the problems that should be paid attention to while printing The introduction section contains the overview of 3D printing technology equipment int...

Page 5: ...Do not operate Inventor S in the presence of flammable liquids gases or dust Keep Inventor S out of children and untrained people s reach Electrical Safety Always use the Inventor S with a properly g...

Page 6: ...etween the nozzle and build plate should be kept for at least 50mm Operate the device in a well ventilated environment Never use the device for illegal activities Never use the device to make any food...

Page 7: ...WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRATIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE FlashForge shall not be liable for errors...

Page 8: ...ools down which happens instantaneously after it is extruded from the nozzle 3D objects are formed with the filament laying down multiple layers 1 1 Process 3D printing involves three steps 1 Make or...

Page 9: ...hPrint you can turn stl files into g or gx files for printing Then the files can be transferred to your Inventor S via USB cable USB stick or Wi Fi 1 1 3 Build the 3D Model Once the output file has be...

Page 10: ...S 2 1 1 Views Front Top Right Back 1 Touch screen 2 Touch screen button 3 Nozzle 4 Z axis guide rod 5 Build plate 11 Spring presser 12 Camera 13 USB cable input 14 USB stick input 15 Power input 16 Po...

Page 11: ...build platform that are used for adjusting the distance between the nozzle and build plate Extruder The device that draws the filament from the spool melts it and pushes it through a nozzle into the b...

Page 12: ...sitioning Accuracy Z axis 0 0025mm XY axis 0 011mm Filament Diameter 1 75mm 0 07 Nozzle Diameter 0 4mm Build Speed 10 200 mm s Software FlashPrint Support Formats Input 3MF STL OBJ FPP BMP PNG JPG JPE...

Page 13: ...files to the local memory card from the USB stick The button is not available while printing from internal memory Delete To delete the print file Back Print interface Abort To abort the print job Pau...

Page 14: ...nt interface Printing speed To change printing speed during printing by tapping the underlined speed figure Light bulb To turn on off the light Filament To change filament during printing Note You nee...

Page 15: ...ng temperature The default temperature is 220 Tap the temperature display bar to set the temperature To set the preheat temperature Tap Yes to save the setting while tap No to cancel the setting The p...

Page 16: ...ting To implement relevant function setups Status The check the real time status of the printer About Information about the printer Back Manual adjustment Y The extruder moves to the zero point that i...

Page 17: ...n To turn on off the FlashForge Cloud Connection Extruder Calibration To adjust the initial distance between the extruder and the build plate Startup Sound To turn on off the Startup Sound Filament Ch...

Page 18: ...WiFi release the WiFi hotspot and set the WiFi on computer Back WLan hotspot OFF On To turn on off the Wlan hotspot Setup Wlan hotspot To set the SSID and password SSID The name of hotspot Password Th...

Page 19: ...ion To adjust the initial distance between the extruder and the build plate by tapping and The proper distance may be one ordinary paper s thickness Z 0 00 stands for the position where the servo is p...

Page 20: ...pened Pause Off If printer front door is opened during printing door opened pause hint will not pop out on printer touch screen Power Saving Mode On The power saving mode status is turned on If there...

Page 21: ...status of the extruder temperature door filament and original extruder position About First page It displays the basic information about the device About Second page It displays the basic information...

Page 22: ...e com 22 2 2 Accessories Filament 1 Power Adapter Power Cable USB Cable Filament Guide Tube Quick Start Guide USB Stick Screwdriver Allen Wrench Solid Glue Stamping Wrench Unclogging Pin Tool Lid Afte...

Page 23: ...3 Chapter 3 Unpacking reference video Unpacking This chapter will present you the whole unpacking procedure of Inventor S 3D printer Note Make sure you read the whole unpacking guide 3 1 3 1 Place the...

Page 24: ...e accessory box you can see a quick start guide and an after sales service card in the box it contains a power adapter a power cable glue stick USB cable guide tube and accessory bag USB stick 1 stamp...

Page 25: ...the bag to unveil the Inventor S 3 6 Remove the top foam sheet 3 7 Remove the tape on for fixing the flat cable and cut off four ribbons that used for fixing the guide rod Then slide the extruder to...

Page 26: ...refully 3 9 Take out the left foam left the build plate up and take out the protective foam 3 9 Take out left side foam sheet Elevate the build plate up and then take the bottom foam sheet out Congrat...

Page 27: ...d completing leveling 4 1 Filament Installation 4 1 4 1 The filament cartridge is at the rear of Inventor S Lift the cartridge out of the Inventor S 4 2 4 2 Take out the filament and thread it through...

Page 28: ...the Inventor S and plug the power cord into an electrical outlet 4 3 Loading Filament For stable filament loading and proper device protection you need to install the filament guide tube properly 4 5...

Page 29: ...he filament guide tube into the filament intake Next we will load the FlashForge filament Note Please lower the build plate to increase the distance between the nozzle and build plate to 50mm at least...

Page 30: ...eep to prompt you to load the filament into the extruder 4 10 4 10 Insert the filament into the extruder at an upright angle Then the filament will be drawn through the extruder Do not tap Cancel unti...

Page 31: ...o prompt you to unload the filament from the extruder Press the spring presser press down the filament for about three seconds and gently pull the filament out Note Do not pull out the filament with f...

Page 32: ...feedback to users There are three spring loaded knobs under the build platform The distance between the plate and nozzle increases while tightening the knobs On the contrary the distance reduces 5 1 T...

Page 33: ...shows that the distance is too big please unscrew corresponding nut under platform clockwise until hearing a steady beep and the Verify button appears 5 4 5 4 5 4 If the distance is appropriate tap OK...

Page 34: ...ackage from the USB disk in the toolkit Method 2 Open the link below to download the installation package http www FlashForge com Steps Support Downloads FlashPrint Choose the Software Version Downloa...

Page 35: ...to select the target machine type first When you start FlashPrint a dialog box will pop up Just select FlashForge InventorIIS in the machine type list and click OK You can also change the machine type...

Page 36: ...everal parts 6 2 3 Loading You can load a model file or Gcode file into your FlashPrint by the following six methods Method 1 Click the Load icon on the main interface Then select the object file Meth...

Page 37: ...ickness width height top diameter and bottom diameter Shape including plane tube canister and lamp Mode including darker is higher and lighter is higher Maximum thickness Z value of the model Base thi...

Page 38: ...InventorIIS User Guide www flashforge com 38 Plane 6 5 Tube 6 6 Canister 6 7...

Page 39: ...4 Views Changing views Change model views by moving rotating scaling Drag Click the View icon and then you can move the object by the following three methods Method 1 Hold down the left mouse button...

Page 40: ...late There are six views are under the view menu that is home view bottom view top view front view back view left view and right view Method 1 Click the the View button there are six views in the drop...

Page 41: ...nd the direction of the movement shall be displayed Method 2 Click the Move button on the left and then enter the distance value Click Reset to reset distance values Note Users shall click Center and...

Page 42: ...cale values in X Y Z axes positioning Click the Maximum button to get largest size possible for building Click Reset to reset the size of model Note If the Uniform Scaling radio button is clicked it w...

Page 43: ...com 43 Y Plane Z Plane 6 2 9 Supports After loading the model click Edit Supports or click the Supports icon directly then you will enter the support edit modem as shown in the picture below Click Bac...

Page 44: ...t to let you make the choice Auto Supports Click the Auto Supports button the software will judge the position where supports are needed and generate corresponding treelike or linear supports If it is...

Page 45: ...l supports will be deleted The operation can be repealed via clicking Undo or pressing the shortcut key Ctrl Z Delete Supports Supports will be deleted once clicking the Delete button Move the cursor...

Page 46: ...g to choose from high resolution is corresponding with slow printing speed opposite for the low resolution For PLA printing an extra solution Hyper is available More options Click More options to set...

Page 47: ...control the moving speed of the extruder under non printing Status during work For PLA printing 100 is recommended Note Modify parameters settings to get better prints as different models need differ...

Page 48: ...pport are independent After reloading the files extruder configuration information and model position will be the same as the configuration during saving Method 2 Click on File Save as to save the mod...

Page 49: ...are 6 2 12 Edit Menus Undo Allows users to undo the recent edits by the following two methods Method 1 Click Edit Undo Method 2 Press the shortcut Ctrl Z Redo Allow users to redo the most recent edit...

Page 50: ...he object and delete the object through the following two methods Method 1 Click Edit Delete Method 2 Press the shortcut Delete Auto Layout All Click Edit Auto Layout All after loading one or more tha...

Page 51: ...Inventor S with your PC via an USB cable b Turn on your Inventor S and start FlashPrint c Click Print Connect Machine then select USB in the Connection Mode option and select machine you want to conn...

Page 52: ...the IP Address shown on the interface and then click Connect 10 10 100 254 8899 may not be the correct IP address according to your printer present status 6 17 If successfully connected you will see t...

Page 53: ...ly connected you will see the following red mark 6 19 Disconnect Inventor S Click Print Disconnect to disconnect your PC and InventorIIS 6 2 14 Tool Menus Control Panel After connecting PC with Invent...

Page 54: ...Click the Stop button to abort the current movement d XYZ coordinate frame on the right side Show the current position of extruder build plate e Make Current Position Zero button Set the current posi...

Page 55: ...uld reach 200 after reaching the extruder temperature click the Forward Reverse rotation button to control filament load and filament unload Furthermore if you want to stop filament load and unload yo...

Page 56: ...for 4 5 seconds then you can see the update process bar When the update finishes it will go back to the main interface Step 4 Tap Tools About to check whether the updated version is right On Board Pr...

Page 57: ...k Help Help Contents you can read the help contents Check for Updates Click Help Check for Update to detect the available updates online About FlashPrint Click Help About FlashPrint the software infor...

Page 58: ...g the build platform and the functions and capabilities of FlashPrint 7 1 Generate a Gcode 7 1 Double click the icon of FlashPrint to start the software 7 1 7 2 Click Print Machine Type to select Flas...

Page 59: ...ou ve place your model in a right place you can skip the step above 7 5 Click the Print icon on the top you should make some setups for your print job Preview If you check the Preview box you can prev...

Page 60: ...e as you like and save it as a g or gx file click Save to generate a Gcode file Note gx files are available for preview while the g files are not They are displaying as follows g Files gx Files 7 7 Ne...

Page 61: ...Computer WiFi connection Connect your Inventor S with your PC via WiFi Please refer to 6 1 13 Turn on your Inventor S level the build plate and load the filament Click Print and transfer your Gcode f...

Page 62: ...hforge com 62 7 9 Click the Print button the PC will transfer the Gcode file to the printer 7 10 After finishing transferring the printer will heat up automatically And when heating finishes the print...

Page 63: ...e The file s will be displayed on the screen Select the file you want to print and tap Print The file will be transferred to the printer And the printer will heat up the nozzle automatically and start...

Page 64: ...puter on website https cloud sz3dp com 3 Register your account on FlashForge cloud After activate your account through your email box login in Flashforge cloud with your account 4 After login in cloud...

Page 65: ...a FlashForge Cloud account Flashforge Finder InventorII InventorIIS Adventurer3 printers all support FlashForge Cloud connection Using FlashForge Cloud connection print printers and print jobs managem...

Page 66: ...her printing details are all showed in this webpage you can also pause or cancel this print job anytime during printing process 8 After InventorIIS printer has added to FlashForge Cloud account and co...

Page 67: ...ur account using one of the four following options take the third microsoft live option as an example create your new Polar Cloud account 2 Enter the Polar Cloud homepage after you create your Polar C...

Page 68: ...ide www flashforge com 68 Connect the printer to internet with WiFi Tap Tools Settings Polar Cloud connection on printer s touch screen Input your polar 3D cloud account s Email address as Account and...

Page 69: ...orge com 69 3 Enter the Polar Cloud homepage with your computer again Tap Explore on the left upper corner showed in the picture below then Tap Objects Enter the objects page choose a model you are go...

Page 70: ...etc 4 More than one of the Flashforge printers can be added to a Polar 3D Cloud account Flashforge GuiderIIS GuiderII Finder InventorIIS InventorII Adventurer3 printers all support Polar 3D Cloud con...

Page 71: ...ill be started automatically You can also adjust the extruder temperature or explore other cloud functions 6 Delete a printer from a polar cloud account If someone else wants to use the same printer u...

Page 72: ...t upper position of this printer s details webpage Then click SETTINGS button on the right upper position of the next webpage Finally drag the next page to bottom down click DELETE PRINTER button Afte...

Page 73: ...ded to FlashForge Cloud account and connected successfully InventorIIS printer and your computer should link to Internet by WiFi printer and computer do not need to connect the same WiFi signal Then I...

Page 74: ...The FlashForge support team can be reached by e mail or phone between the working hours of 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m PST Monday through Saturday In case you contact us during off duty time your inquiry wi...

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