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5.6.1
Connecting the printer to Dashboard
Dashboard (formlabs.com/dashboard) allows individuals and teams to remotely monitor
Formlabs printers, track material usage, and explore past and future Formlabs purchases.
Register the Form 3BL to Dashboard through the printer’s touchscreen. Once the printer is
registered to Dashboard and Dashboard logging is enabled on the printer, the Form 3BLs
sends data to Dashboard as long as the printer’s Wi-Fi or Ethernet connections are able to
access the internet.
5.6.2
Starting an uploaded print
To start an uploaded print job on the printer’s touchscreen:
1. Confirm the resin tank, build platform, and one or two resin cartridges have been inserted
into the printer.
2. Tap the print job from
Queue
.
Refer to section
5.4.2 Starting a print
for more information.
5.6.3
Deleting an uploaded print
To delete an uploaded print job on the printer’s touchscreen:
1. Tap the print job from
Queue
.
2. Tap
Delete
. If prompted, tap
Delete
again to confirm.
5.6.4
Changing resin types between prints
When changing resin types, always change both the resin tank and resin cartridges. Remove
the resin cartridges before removing the resin tank to prevent the bite valves from dripping
resin into the printer cavity. Refer to sections
6.7.3 Replacing the resin tank
and
6.6.3 Replacing
the resin cartridges
for more information.
5.6.5
Checking and maintaining the resin temperature
The Form 3BL heats resin to a set temperature before starting a print. View the print chamber’s
current temperature on the printer’s touchscreen.
The print chamber is heated by hot air blown from the right side of the printer, next to the
resin cartridges. The warm air in the print chamber heats the resin, and the air temperature
is measured by a thermal sensor at the air intake. The Form 3BL automatically preheats and
maintains a consistent print chamber temperature before and between prints.
5.6.6
Turning off the printer
The Form 3BL is designed to be left powered on when not in use. Depending on your printer’s
firmware version, there is an option, accessible through the printer’s touchscreen, that places
the printer into sleep mode immediately or after a set period of inactivity.
Tap the printer’s touchscreen, insert or remove consumables, or otherwise interact with the
printer to wake it from sleep mode. For detailed guidance and visual assistance, visit
support.
formlabs.com
.Turn off the machine completely when moving or storing the printer, and to
conserve power.
To turn off the printer completely:
1. Press the power switch on the back of the machine, next to the power cord.
2. The printer turns off.