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Mytrix Technology -

http://www.mytrixtech.com

2014 Mytrix Technology

4.1 Coarse adjustment

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4.2 Fine adjustment

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Chapter 5 Installing software

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Chapter 6 Solution when unable to install Arduino driver

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Chapter 7 Software introduction

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7.1 Quickprint

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7.2 Full settings

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7.3 Parameter introduction

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7.3.1 General setting

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7.3.2 Advanced setting

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7.3.3 Print Screen

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7.4 USB network print

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Chapter 8 Picture printing

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Chapter 9 Print technique

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9.1 Flat bottom

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9.2 Avoiding overhang

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Summary of Contents for Dreamweaver

Page 3: ... Installing glass platform 15 Chapter 2 Loading and changing filament 17 Chapter 3 Off line print and LCD control Panel 19 3 1 Testing print 19 3 2 LCD screen control introduction 21 3 2 1 Pause resume and stop print 21 3 2 2 Print speed and Temperature adjustment 23 3 2 3 Manual preheat 24 3 2 4 Automatic preheat 25 3 2 5 Control the machine to move 26 3 2 6 Unlock 27 Chapter 4 Adjusting print pl...

Page 4: ...ftware 29 Chapter 6 Solution when unable to install Arduino driver 30 Chapter 7 Software introduction 32 7 1 Quickprint 32 7 2 Full settings 33 7 3 Parameter introduction 33 7 3 1 General setting 33 7 3 2 Advanced setting 35 7 3 3 Print Screen 37 7 4 USB network print 40 Chapter 8 Picture printing 42 Chapter 9 Print technique 45 9 1 Flat bottom 45 9 2 Avoiding overhang 46 ...

Page 5: ...tp www mytrixtech com 2014 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 3 9 3 Assembleing matching graphic tolerance 49 9 4 Big size graphic print 49 Chapter 10 FAQ 50 Chapter 11 Notice 51 Chapter 12 Maintanence 52 ...

Page 6: ...tp www mytrixtech com 2014 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 4 Chapter 1 assembling the printer 1 1 Installing the extruder Find the white PTFE round base at the cross shaped sliding table as shown below ...

Page 7: ...ogy All rights reserved Third Version 5 Align the aluminum tube with the PTFE round shaped hole press it in slowly and make sure it is the right direction the end with the chamfer should be facing up as shown below cross shaped sliding table white PTFE round base ...

Page 8: ...Mytrix Technology http www mytrixtech com 2014 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 6 Align the screw hole then install the screws as shown below use the hex tool to tighten the screws ...

Page 9: ... Third Version 7 After it is successfully installed the length of the aluminum tube exposed in the extruder surface should be the same as shown below Align the two screw holes from the extruder motor with the screws in the motor settle socket and then tighten the screws as shown below ...

Page 11: ...y http www mytrixtech com 2014 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 9 Connect extruder motor cooling fan filament while plug as shown below Connect the cooling nozzle fan filament red plug as shown below ...

Page 12: ...Mytrix Technology http www mytrixtech com 2014 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 10 Use the cable tie to tie all the filaments of the extruder fasten them on the motor cooling tower ...

Page 16: ...m 2014 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 14 Use the winding pipe in the accessory box to fix the electric wires and filament feeding tube as shown below Load the filament from the bottom offilamentfeeding pipe as shown below ...

Page 17: ...Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 15 Load the filament into the filament feeding box of the extruder as shown below 1 3 Installing glass platform Use the clamp or torsion spring to fix the glass plate on the print platform the side ...

Page 18: ...Mytrix Technology http www mytrixtech com 2014 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 16 with the tape should be facing up as it improves the printing adhesive as shown below ...

Page 19: ...rd Version 17 Chapter 2 Loading and changing filament Introduction about LCD screen basic operation Basic function Operation Remarks Menu selection Rotate button of LCD screen Clockwiserotation top down selection selected menu press LCD screen rotate button press and enter selected screen ...

Page 20: ... menu choose and select this menu Load the filament into the filament feeding machine and then can start to load and change the filament according to the following instruction Press the LCD rotate button enter the screen as below Load filament Prepare Change Filament Load Unload filament Prepare Change Filament UnLoad ...

Page 21: ...4 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 19 Chapter 3 Off line print and LCD control Panel 3 1 Testing print Insert SD card as shown below Choose Print from SD and press the rotate button Choose test pattern according to the filament ...

Page 22: ...heat the platform first when the temperature gets to the target point the nozzle will start to warm up When it reaches to its temperature the print will start automatically When it starts to print check whether the platform height is appropriate or not It can be adjusted with the four height adjustment screws at the bottom ...

Page 23: ...served Third Version 21 The standard height difference between the nozzle and platform is as thick as a card Hot bed adjustment method please refer to Chapter4 3 2 LCD screen control introduction 3 2 1 Pause resume and stop print During print it can be paused resumed and stopped ...

Page 25: ...ed by the rotate button Speed Print speed The percentage of compilation speed for example 121 means the compiling speed multiplied by 121 For example the print speed of compilation is 50 if speed is 121 then the actual print speed would be 50 X 121 60 5 Nozzle Nozzle temperature Choose Tune Nozzle Rotate button can set the nozzle temperature Hot bed Hot bed temperature Choose Tune Bed Rotate butto...

Page 27: ... com 2014 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 25 3 2 4 Automatic preheat Automatically preheat according to the filament press the rotate button and choose prepare Choose preheat PLA or Preheat ABS according to the filament ...

Page 28: ...xtech com 2014 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 26 3 2 5 Control the machine to move Roll down and control XYZ axis separately choose move Axis Choose the Axis that you want to control for example to control Z Axis ...

Page 29: ...dule press the button Z axis will get to the setting height 3 2 6 Unlock If unable to move the cross shaped sliding table manually that is because the motor is locked down after it is connected to the electricity to unlock rotate prepare disable steppers Chapter 4 Adjusting print platform The platform might needs to be adjusted during printing ...

Page 30: ...ximately about 1 piece of paper If the distance is far away please loosen the regulation nut at the hot bed bottom If it is too close please tighten it 4 2 Fine adjustment Choose a model and start to print when it starts please look straight forward to the platform and make sure the distance between the nozzle and platform is about one piece of paper If the filament is zigzag shape it means the di...

Page 31: ...not hit the platform Chapter 5 Installing software Install up level computer program CURA the catalogue is in SD card Cura_14 03_English The software is updating other version Cura maybe in your cards but it s available too Open the software installation package do as the software prompt when installing the component please make sure you have checked the OBJ and AMF file if you need to open them w...

Page 32: ...lution when unable to install Arduino driver If you are using starter edition windows system a system error might prompt up as the system can not locate the specified file when installing Arduino driver as shown below That is because the starter edition window system has deleted some not commonly used driver info ...

Page 33: ... info as shown below This missing file is the reason why the Arduino cannot be installed 2 create a new file folder mdmcpq inf_x86_neutral_ under path C Windows System32 DriverStore FileRepository this depends on different computers please refer to aboved setupapi dev log for prompt For example my computer prompt C Windows System32 DriverStore FileRepository mdmcpq inf_x86_neutral_9f203c 20b6f0dab...

Page 34: ... com 2014 Mytrix Technology All rights reserved Third Version 32 4 Re install the driver and now it will be successfully installed Chapter 7 Software introduction 7 1 Quick print Press Expert and choose switch to quick print as shown below ...

Page 35: ...ing 1 Layer height the thickness of every layer of the filament support 0 05 0 3 value between 0 1 0 2 is recommended Effect The thinner of the layer is the finer the surface will be the time of print will be longer too 2 Shell thickness the thickness of the outside wall of the model 0 4 per layer of filament value between 0 8 2 0 is recommended Effect The thicker the wall is the more intense it w...

Page 36: ...ength Hollow might lead to failure of completing the print model because the wall is too thin Therefore appropriate filling is necessary 6 Print speed recommend 40 60mm s Effect Slow down the speed appropriately allow reasonable cooling time while printing the model will be printed out better 7 Printing temperature the nozzle temperature while printing ABS recommend 210 230 PLA recommend 190 220 E...

Page 37: ...nhance the sickness of the print model None no platform is needed Brim extra thick base and attached cohesive material around Raft net shape base Effect Adding a base can enhance the thickness of the platform Raft type base save more material 11 Diameter diameter of the filament 12 Flow the flow speed of filament while printing Effect Diameter is used in conjunction with the rate of flow The bigge...

Page 38: ...tially Effect For those models that doesn t matter much with the bottom or need to be printed separately it can be cut off to print the print outcome will turn out better 6 Dual extrusion switch amount double print matters When setting the double print repeat the extrusion variable Effect By setting a certain amount of repeat extrusion variable two colors will be adhesive to each other better 7 Tr...

Page 39: ...layer if print too fast the machine will slow down according to the minimum print time of that layer to ensure enough cooling time Effect Control the minimum print time of each layer to ensure enough cooling time 13 Enable cooling fan open the nozzle cooling fan to speed up the cooling Effect It is used to speed up the cooling while printing the print effect will come out better Careful use for AB...

Page 40: ...reserved Third Version 38 Scale Scale the model Reset the model maximize the model Input the proportion in scale XYZ or input the exact figure Above is for scale the model proportionally If only for a specific direction you can click uniform scale item and scale it accordingly ...

Page 41: ...ed Third Version 39 Mirror Mirror X Mirror Y Mirror Z View mode Normal view Overhang view red mark will show up if a support is needed Transparent view X ray view Layers view simulating the whole print procedure How to view model Click the model right click can set the model as below ...

Page 42: ...t click and move the mouse Zoom in and out to view the model roll the mouse wheel 7 4 USB network print Insert SD card into the printer and connect the data cable to the computer and USB connection The computer will install the driver automatically if not refer to Chapter 6 Then the software button will turn into click it and choose print it will start to print when the temperature get to the set ...

Page 44: ...on 42 Chapter 8 Picture printing Choose the picture better use PS to change the background into transparent and save it as PNG format if no need for transparent background then can save as BMP JPG JPEG PNG etc image format Load the graphic into cura set relevant parameter and it is ready to print ...

Page 47: ...res mastering those features can print out perfect graphic Summarized as follows 9 1 Flat bottom When start to print choose the flat bottom side because it starts to print from the bottom and then all the layers up so the bottom decide the whole print quality Therefore it is essential to print the bottom layer choosing a good flat bottom as the bottom layer is a good start ...

Page 48: ...support when print and remove it after print is done It is same as building a house because the concrete is fluid which will drop down so we need stake it off and remove the wooden stakes after the concrete is consolidated Same as construction after removing the wooden stakes it will leave the stake marks So after print finish the support mark will be there So if you want to improve the print qual...

Page 49: ...hnology All rights reserved Third Version 47 Overhang should be avoided starting from designing the graphic 90 overhang can be replaced by upward sloping or separate the overhang part of the graphic and then stick them all together with glue at a later stage ...

Page 51: ... edge of the bottom during printing the tolerance should be bigger normally set as 0 4m it can be set according to the actual graphic 9 4 Big size graphic print If the printer volume is relatively big PLA filament are needed the feature of ABS filament decide that it is not suitable for big volume graphic it will easily split and out of shape So PLA is recommended for printing big volume graphic I...

Page 52: ...er Z Axis then connect the other end to a substantial metal object in the house for example the window 2 Q Paper is loosened and easy to be turned during printing A Possible causes 1 The distance between the printing platform and nozzle is too far away it can be adjusted by the four horizontal adjusting nuts Make sure the distance is appropriate same as the thickness of a name card 2 The temperatu...

Page 53: ...ntal adjustment nuts 4 The filament diameter is too large cut it and change to a better one 5 Nozzle is damaged contact the customer serve if it is damaged for all kinds of reasons 4 Q Displace during printing A possible causes 1 It could be winded or blocked check whether the sliding cross shaped base is winded by filaments or blocked by a certain objects eliminate them 2 Too much dust on the Axi...

Page 54: ... between the PC and the printer 7 When connection error occurred while printing via PC please stop printing clean up the heating platform and re start 8 Please do not move the dual extruder when the printer is working 9 Do not rotate the extruder knobs too tight 10 Please check the filament is adequate before printing Chapter 12 Maintenance 1 Clean extruder and nozzle frequently 2 Oil the X Y Z ax...

Page 55: ... you start using the machine you are encourage to try more set the software and adjust the machine according to the actual model to print out an excellent work Thank you for reading this if you have any further question please feel free to call Mytrix Technology service hotline 1 603 310 9188 or email us info Mytrixtech com our engineers will provide profession assistance ...

Page 56: ...ll rights reserved Third Version 54 Thank you for choosing Dreamweaver 3D printer Print and Prosper Website www mytrixtech com Technical support hotline 1 603 310 9188 Contact email info Mytrixtech com Mytrix Technology Address 548 Donald St Ste 3 Bedford NH 03110 USA ...

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