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Guider

Ⅱ

User Guide | www.flashforge.com

400-699-1063

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Chapter 7: Basic Printing

This chapter will provide a step-by-step guide on turning a 3D model into a physical

reality. Before proceeding, it is recommended that you’d better go over prior chapters

on loading/unloading filament, leveling 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

FlashForge Guider

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7-2

(7-3)Click the

[Load]

icon to load a .stl model file and the object will display on the

build area.

7-3

（

7-4

）

Click

[Edit]--[Surface to Platform]

to make your model perfectly positioned

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Summary of Contents for Guinder II

Page 1: ...FlashForge Corporation Guider User Guide www flashforge com 0086 0579 82273989 FlashForge Guider 3D Printer User Guide...

Page 2: ...11 Chapter 3 Unpacking 20 Chapter 4 Hardware Assembly 25 4 1 Filament Installation 25 4 2 Printer Start up 26 4 3 Loading Filament 26 4 4 Unloading Filament 29 Chapter 5 Build Plate Leveling 30 Chapt...

Page 3: ...re 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 Guider for you to get a better...

Page 4: ...quisition 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 equipmen...

Page 5: ...ronment Safety Keep your work place tidy Do not operate Guider in the presence of flammable liquids gases or dust Keep Guider out of children and untrained people reach Electrical Safety Always use th...

Page 6: ...tween 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: ...ORPORATION MAKES NO 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...

Page 8: ...dio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which...

Page 9: ...r it cools 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 Ma...

Page 10: ...oftware that prepares 3D models for printing and turns them into instructions for the 3D printers FlashPrint is the slicing software used for the FlashForge Guider Using FlashPrint you can turn stl fi...

Page 11: ...1 Views Front Top Right Back 1 Touch screen 2 Touch screen button 3 Nozzle 4 Z axis guide rod 5 Build plate 11 Ethernet input 12 USB cable input 13 USB stick input 14 Filament detector 15 Power switc...

Page 12: ...ilament from the spool melts it and pushes it through a nozzle into the build plate Nozzle Also called print head which located at the bottom of the extruder where heated filament is squeezed out Cool...

Page 13: ...lution 0 05 0 4mm Build Accuracy 0 2mm Positioning Accuracy Z axis 0 0025mm XY axis 0 011mm Filament Diameter 1 75mm 0 07 Nozzle Diameter 0 4mm Print Speed 10 200 mm s Software FlashPrint Support Form...

Page 14: ...ct the target print file among the list Build To begin printing Copy To copy the files to the local memory card from the USB stick The button is not available while printing from local memory card Del...

Page 15: ...Cancel To end the tool orders and return to the print interface Preheat Tap the Preheat button to enter the preheat interface Tap the Start button to heat up to the setting temperature The default te...

Page 16: ...o the zero point Manual To manually adjust the positions of X Y and Z axes Setting To implement relevant function setups Status The check the real time status of the printer About Information about th...

Page 17: ...i To turn on off the WiFi WLan hotspot To turn on off the WLan hotspot Extruder Calibration To adjust the initial distance between the extruder and the build plate Filament Check To turn on off the fi...

Page 18: ...off the Wlan hotspot Setup Wlan hotspot To set the SSID and password SSID The name of hotspot Password The password of hotspot Save To save the setting Back Status It displays the real time status of...

Page 19: ...00 699 1063 19 2 2 Accessories Filament 1 Power Cable USB Cable Filament Guide Tube Quick Start Guide USB stick Screwdriver Allen Wrench M2 0 2 5 Solid Glue Stamping Wrench Unclogging Pin Tool After s...

Page 20: ...deo Unpacking This chapter will present you the whole unpacking procedure of Guider 3D printer Note Make sure you read the whole unpacking guide 3 1 3 1 Place the packaging box on a clean work surface...

Page 21: ...ls remove these materials step by step 3 4 In the bottom of the carton you can see a spool of filament a spool holder a Power Cable a USB Cable one Filament Guide Tube a glue stick and a tool bag USB...

Page 22: ...m 400 699 1063 22 Remove the side protective foam sheets 3 5 Remove the bag to unveil the Guider 3 6 Take out the top foam from the printer on the top foam sheet you can see one Quick Start Guide and...

Page 23: ...3 7 Cut off four ribbons that used for fixing the guide rod Then slide the extruder to make sure the extruder is in good condition 3 8 Take the top cover out of the printer Congratulations You have un...

Page 24: ...Guider User Guide www flashforge com 400 699 1063 24 hardware assembly of Guider...

Page 25: ...ter mounting the filament spool and completing leveling 4 1 Filament Installation 4 1 4 1 The filament cartridge is at the rear of Guider Lift the cartridge out of the Guider 4 2 4 2 Take out the fila...

Page 26: ...power input on the back of the Guider 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...

Page 27: ...filament from the 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 t...

Page 28: ...der s temperature reaches 220 the printer will sound a beep 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 w...

Page 29: ...er reaches 220 the printer will sound a beep to 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 filamen...

Page 30: ...ive 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...

Page 31: ...en it 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 If the distance is appropriate tap...

Page 32: ...build plate and the nozzle manually Move the extruder to the position right over the front left knob and adjust the knob individually Use a A4 paper to check the distance As you adjust the knob make...

Page 33: ...1 To get the installation package from the USB stick in the toolkit Method 2 Open the link below to download the installation package http www FlashForge com Steps Support Downloads FlashPrint Choose...

Page 34: ...r starting FlashPrint you need to select the target machine type first When you start FlashPrint a dialog box will pop up Just select FlashForge Guider in the machine type list and click OK You can al...

Page 35: ...several 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 Met...

Page 36: ...m thickness 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...

Page 37: ...Guider User Guide www flashforge com 400 699 1063 37 Plane 6 5 Tube 6 6 Canister 6 7...

Page 38: ...699 1063 38 Lamp 6 8 Seal 6 9 6 2 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...

Page 39: ...low users to view the object on the build plate Six views are under the view menu that is bottom view top view front view back view left view and right view Method 1 Click the the View button there ar...

Page 40: ...ce and 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...

Page 41: ...to scale 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...

Page 42: ...99 1063 42 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 mode as shown in the picture below Click...

Page 43: ...upport and will pop up the corresponding prompt 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 corr...

Page 44: ...won t generate support structure Clear Supports Click Clear Supports all supports will be deleted The operation can be repealed via clicking Undo or pressing the shortcut key Ctrl Z Delete Supports Su...

Page 45: ...have three resolution solutions with default setting to choose from high resolution is corresponding with slow printing speed opposite for the low resolution For PLA printing an extra solution Hyper i...

Page 46: ...erally can save print time 6 13 Speed a Print Speed is the moving speed of the extruder Generally the lower speed is the better print you will get For PLA printing 80 is recommended b Travel Speed is...

Page 47: ...lament at a certain point 6 14 Click Edit then you can add or remove a height 6 2 11 File Menus New Project Click File New Project can build a blank project If there is an unsaved modification on prev...

Page 48: ...he position of the model was saved not included the printing parameters Preferences Click File Preferences you can choose language and if needs detecting update when start Language The software suppor...

Page 49: ...hods Method 1 Click Edit Redo Method 2 Press the shortcut Ctrl Y Empty Undo stack To clean up the recorded operating steps so as to release the memory Select All By the following two methods you could...

Page 50: ...it Repair Models to repair models Supports Click Edit Supports to enter supports setting interface 6 2 13 Print Menus Connect Machine You can connect the Guider with your PC via a USB cable or WiFi No...

Page 51: ...8 Method 2 Connect Via WiFi Connect Guider with your PC under AP mode a Turn on your Guider b Tap Tools Setting WLan hotspot WLan hotspot ON c Click on the wireless network setting in your computer an...

Page 52: ...same WiFi signal b Click Print Connect Machine on FlashPrint Then the following dialog box pops up You need to select Wi Fi in Connect Mode Enter into the IP Address shown on the interface and then cl...

Page 53: ...ance rightward Click Y extruder will move forward a specified distance Click Y extruder will move backward a specified distance Click Z build plate will move upward a specified distance Click Z build...

Page 54: ...ick Disable and unlock the motor to be controlled manually LED Color Allow users to change the LED color of Guider Extruder Controls You can set the value of Motor Speed RPM which can control the rota...

Page 55: ...p 1 Click Tools Update firmware It needs to cut off connection before updating firmware If software and printer are already in connection it reminds you cutting off the connection and then choose Yes...

Page 56: ...n state click Tools Machine information you can check the machine type machine name and firmware etc 6 2 15 Help Menus First Run Wizard Help Contents Click Help Help Contents you can read the help con...

Page 57: ...hapters on loading unloading filament leveling 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...

Page 58: ...n click On the Platform and Center to ensure the model be on the platform 7 4 Note If you ve place your model in a right place you can skip the step above 7 5 Click the Print icon on the top you shoul...

Page 59: ...ard More Options You are suggested to keep them default Click OK to select the path to save the Gcode file You can rename the file as you like and save it as a g or gx file click Save to generate a Gc...

Page 60: ...g preheating your Guider starts the print job directly 7 2 2 Print from Computer WiFi connection Connect your Guider with your PC via WiFi Please refer to 6 1 13 Turn on your Guider level the build pl...

Page 61: ...m 400 699 1063 61 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 p...

Page 62: ...ddle 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 st...

Page 63: ...orge 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 will be answe...

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