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Storage of filaments such as PVA/PA/PACF

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As PVA is water-soluble and highly water-absorbent, and filaments will soften 
after absorbing water, it will easily cause printing failure. During printing, it is 
necessary to place desiccant in the filament bin, and it is recommended to keep 
the humidity of the filament bin within 15%; Humidity status can be viewed on 
the screen.
PVA will soften when the temperature is higher than 50℃, so it is not 
recommended to dehumidify it during the chamber-heating state when printing 
PVA.
PA/PVA/PACF all need to be stored in a sealed and dry environment. After 
finishing printing, it is recommended to store the filaments in a drying box.
Filaments are easy to cause stringing and oozing when being exposed to 
moisture, which will cause poor printing quality of models.

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Thickening the height of the first layer and increasing the filament extrusion 
amount of the first layer are beneficial to the adhesion of the first layer.
When printing small models with PLA (or the printing environment temperature 
is lower than 25℃), it is recommended to set the raft temperature to 40℃.
When printing large models with PLA (or the printing environment temperature 
is lower than 10℃), it is recommended to set the raft temperature to 50℃.
Make sure to close the equipment door and front door when printing models with 
ABS.
When printing partial and small models, different printing speeds can be set in 
the slicing software according to the layer height.
If you need to strengthen the partial part of the model, different filling amounts 
can be set according to the layer height.
If the model is required to feature strong performance, it is recommended to 
select 100% filling.
If the support is easy to break, it is recommended that the thickness of the 
support should be more than 90%.
If the support is difficult to remove, it is recommended to increase the Z-axis 
clearance of the support.
If you need to improve printing efficiency, you can increase the layer thickness.

5.5 Filament Parameter Setting

In order to obtain high-quality printing effect, different printing filaments require 
different parameter settings, and Flashforge will configure the corresponding 
printing parameters in the slicing software. If filaments of other brands are used, 
the characteristics of the filaments corresponding to different filament brands will 
be different, which may involve fine adjustment of parameters. You can use the 
expert mode to adjust different parameters when slicing. The following are some 
adjustment suggestions for reference only:

Summary of Contents for Creator 4

Page 1: ...This guide is only applicable to FLASHFORGE Creator 4 3D printer USER GUIDE EN A01 Creator 4...

Page 2: ...nfiguration and Operation 5 1 Normal Mode 5 2 Dual extruder Printing Mode 5 3 Mirror Duplicate Mode 5 4 Filament Configuration 5 5 Filament Parameter Setting 5 6 Removal Method of Water soluble Suppor...

Page 3: ...midity will increase the risk of electric leakage Exposure to sunlight will accelerate the aging of plastic parts Make sure to only use the power cord provided by Flashforge Do not use the equipment d...

Page 4: ...model into your mouth 03 EQUIPMENT ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS EQUIPMENT PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS COMPATIBLE FILAMENT REQUIREMENTS FILAMENT STORAGE REQUIREMENTS The equipment must be placed in a dry and v...

Page 5: ...assembly or modification of the equipment by the customer No one is allowed to modify or translate this guide without the permission of Flashforge This guide is protected by copyright and Flashforge r...

Page 6: ...s it can be adjusted according to different materials and printing components FFF Fused Filament Fabrication 130 65 IDEX Independent Dual Extruders Direct Drive Extruder 0 4mm default 0 6 0 8mm optio...

Page 7: ...13 14 15 10 16 1 Upper Cover 2 Filter Fan 3 Inner Chamber Heating Assembly 4 Handle 5 Filament Door 6 Power Switch 7 Filament Spool Fixing Frame 8 USB Port 9 Flexible Steel Plate 10 Platform Plate 11...

Page 8: ...the steel edged wooden case 2 Remove the steel edged wooden case board and take off the protective foam 3 Lift the equipment from the bottom of the wooden case 4 Remove the protective wrapping film fr...

Page 9: ...ensure that they can move freely in X and Y directions 11 Adjust the casters at the bottom of the equipment make it rotate clockwise and the foot pad will rise so that the equipment can be pushed Move...

Page 10: ...uide Unclogging Pin Tool This guide is only applicable to FLASHFORGE Creator 4 3D printer 4 3D P35 USER GUIDE CN EN A01 Creator 4 4 Lubricating Grease 2 Allen Wrench Leveling Card USB Flash Drive Diag...

Page 11: ...nt equipment packaging configurations with the following differences Extruder Assembly Nozzle Assembly Flexible Platform Steel Plate F Nozzle Assembly 2 HT Nozzle Assembly 2 HT Extruder 2 HS Nozzle As...

Page 12: ...the corresponding filament sensors respectively until the filament is seen from the other end of the guide tube 2 Press the filament feeding handle on the extruder to insert the filament into the ext...

Page 13: ...nnecessary to calibrate again However the leveling plane may be damaged due to the vibration generated during transportation It is recommended to perform a Z axis calibration before printing Please pr...

Page 14: ...rk 2 3 1 Wired Network Connection 1 Click the Network on the touch screen and select the WiFi 2 Click to connect to the corresponding wireless network If the icon appears in the upper right corner of...

Page 15: ...cial English website www flashforge com for installation Import the file to FlashPrint for slicing select the Creator 4 to connect to the machine or by entering the IP address or by auto scanning whil...

Page 16: ...operating At this time you can check the temperature icon on the status bar of the screen to confirm the platform temperature The green icon indicates that the platform temperature is lower than 50 th...

Page 17: ...e to remove the model Remove the model and put the platform plate back into the equipment again Operate as follows 1 Install the flexible steel plate on the platform plate with the four snap hooks ins...

Page 18: ...e Start Slicing select the corresponding printing material and click the Slice and the sliced file can be generated 5 2 Dual extruder Printing Mode When printing dual color dual filament models in the...

Page 19: ...18 The following settings can be made when printing dual color dual filament models 1 Load the model 2 Click the icon and select the support type as 3 Click the Auto Supports...

Page 20: ...le Creator 4 PLA PVA 6 Click the Slice By default the equipment prints the support and model with the same extruder If different filaments are used for support such as printing PVA support with the le...

Page 21: ...s are consistent Z axis calibration is based on the right extruder and the height difference between the left and right extruders is recorded When the height difference is less than 0 2mm the compensa...

Page 22: ...uder HS Suitable for printing composite filaments PACF PAGF PET CF etc Soluble lament combination Insoluble lament combination Left extruder Right extruder PVA PVA HIPS HIPS HIPS HIPS HIPS PLA NYLON A...

Page 23: ...emperature is lower than 10 it is recommended to set the raft temperature to 50 Make sure to close the equipment door and front door when printing models with ABS When printing partial and small model...

Page 24: ...e video screen can be viewed in the FlashPrint Multi Machine Control Warm water will decrease the dissolving time If PLA is used for the printed model please ensure that the water is no hotter than 35...

Page 25: ...functions 6 1 Printing Screen Some parameters can be adjusted during printing Click the icon for the control of the printing speed fans and lights After finishing printing a file if the color of the f...

Page 26: ...filament cleaning In this way it will avoid the situation that the filament is carbonized thus causing blockage or is not extruded due to different melting temperatures of the filaments When switchin...

Page 27: ...the equipment 6 3 Preheating Screen The temperature of the extruder chamber and platform can be set in advance as required on the preheating screen Maintain Maintenance Here lists some maintenance ite...

Page 28: ...rinting of the current model after the power supply is recovered Air Filter When the air filtration function is turned on the fan on the back of the equipment starts The front of the fan is equipped w...

Page 29: ...28 7 Maintenance You can query the current encountered problem on the maintenance screen 7 1 Maintenance Screen...

Page 30: ...xtruder and the right extruder The parts and numbers related to the extruder assembly are consistent but they are left right symmetric Please note that they cannot be used interchangeably at will When...

Page 31: ...t the flatness of the platform has been damaged during installation At this time the initial platform leveling is required 7 2 3 Platform Flatness Calibration 1 2 Remove the flexible steel plate Loose...

Page 32: ...e right screw under the profile in the same way as the left screw 4 5 6 Move the extruder to the Position 2 manually and be sure to move it slowly If the extruder scratches the platform it is necessar...

Page 33: ...erature di erence of di erent laments Q8 Can the equipment automatically shut down after nishing printing Answer Yes Q9 Is printing ABS material safe Answer ABS material will release toxic gases durin...

Page 34: ...t mode explanation in the screen calibration instructions Q15 Matters needing attention in updating the rmware Answer Please do not disconnect the power and the network when downloading or updating th...

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