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Summary of Contents for BeePrusa

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...Pronterface and USB Cable 16 GETTING STARTED WITH DUAL EXTRUSION How to setup the offset of the extruders 17 Set up the two extruders with the same height 19 Steps to print with two extruders 21 The i...

Page 3: ...E This software can be used to help you calibrate the print bed load unload filament and do other operations You can download it from this link version Printrun Win Slic3r 03Feb2015 http koti kapsi fi...

Page 4: ...URA 15 04 In order to generate G code for printing you can use Cura 15 04 Please download only related versions from this link https ultimaker com en products cura software list Cura 15 04 screenshot...

Page 5: ...a correct profile Add helloBEEprusa as a new machine on Cura 15 04 Go to File Machine settings and click on Add new machine Follow the next screenshots and use the same options Access to Machine Machi...

Page 6: ...Access to Expert Open expert settings and compare with the following screenshot 5...

Page 7: ...creenshots and use the same options 6 NOTE for ABS filament choose Printing temperature of about 240 C and Bed temperature of 100 C or more For PLA filament choose printing temperature of about 220 C...

Page 8: ...M190 S print_bed_temperature Uncomment to add your own bed temperature line M109 S print_temperature Uncomment to add your own temperature line G21 metric values G90 absolute positioning M107 start wi...

Page 9: ...retract filament even more G28 X0 Y0 move X Y to min endstops so the head is out of the way M84 steppers off G90 absolute positioning USE THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS FOR PRESWITCHEXTRUDER GCODE Switch bet...

Page 10: ...perature line M109 T0 S print_temperature Uncomment to add your own temperature line G21 metric values G90 absolute positioning M107 start with the fan off G28 X0 Y0 move X Y to min endstops G28 Z0 mo...

Page 11: ...r off if you have it G91 relative positioning G1 E 1 F300 retract the filament a bit before lifting the nozzle to release some of the pressure G1 Z 0 5 E 5 X 20 Y 20 F travel_speed move Z up a bit and...

Page 12: ...is you can use the Pronterface or the LCD USING PRONTERFACE Before starting to level the bed you can jog the extruder and the bed using the jog buttons picture below on Pronterface You can move the Z...

Page 13: ...home Z axis so the nozzle is at a distance of about 0 2mm from the bed You can use a paper sheet as reference for the needed distance Use the Pronterface jog panel for this Example of the nozzle stayi...

Page 14: ...ect Move 1mm In Move 1mm select the axis you want to move Rotate the button to the right or to the left to make the axis move note that the extruder motor only move if the extruder is heat but in this...

Page 15: ...n select Prepare 3 In Prepare go to Preheat PLA or Preheat ABS 4 In Preheat PLA select Preheat PLA 1 the printing table and the extruder 0 will start heating 5 After finishing heating push the button...

Page 16: ...load first you need to set the extruder heating temperature and wait for the temperature to reach that value You can check progress on the graph When the extruder reaches the temperature then you can...

Page 17: ...t from SD and choose the file Your printer will start heating and will then print the object PRONTERFACE AND USB CABLE First configure Pronterface and Cura after that use Cura to generate the GCode of...

Page 18: ...ng with dual extruders you need to setup the offset of the extruders HOW TO SET THE OFFSET OF THE EXTRUDERS Download and drag it onto the printbed in Cura this file https github com beeverycreative he...

Page 19: ...they re not measure the offset between them Now you need to setup in Cura the offset Go to Machine Machine Settings under Extruder 2 change the Offset X and the Offset Y to the number that was measur...

Page 20: ...UP THE TWO EXTRUDERS WITH THE SAME HEIGHT Ensure that the X carriage has the exact same height using its Z motor as a reference and ensure that the bed is calibrated with the lowest nozzle as referenc...

Page 21: ...ozzle touching the table take off the blower off the extruder that isn t touching the table Unscrew the little screw and we can now lower the nozzle until it is touching the table too Screw it again a...

Page 22: ...ill be printed on extruder 0 and the second one on the extruder 1 2 Select any object and with mouse right click and select Dual extrusion merge 3 After the merge the model will have 2 different colou...

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