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386446U-01 

Manuale d’uso 

3-9 

PREPARE MENU 

The 

Prepare

 menu allows you to carry out the main machine adjustments. From this menu, you can access the 

following submenus: 
 
 

 

 

 
Figure 3-7  Prepare submenus 
 

 

Auto Home 

 

Bed Setting 

 

Move Axis 

 

Disable steppers 

 

To move the printhead and the printing table to the rest position, use the jog dialer to select the 

Auto Home

 

command then confirm by pressing the dialer again. 

 

Using the 

Bed Setting

 command you can adjust the distance of the nozzle from the printing table, as 

previously described in the paragraph related to adjusting the printing table. 

 

The Move Axis command can be used to move the printer axes. 

Two types of movement are possible, fast and precision adjustments. 

 

 

 
Figure 3-8  Axes adjustment commands 
 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 3D DESK

Page 1: ...Printer Olivetti 3D DESK USER MANUAL Code 386446U 01 ...

Page 2: ...PUBLICATION ISSUED BY Olivetti S p A Telecom Italia Group Via Jervis 77 10015 Ivrea TO Copyright 2017 Olivetti All rights reserved ...

Page 3: ...eating an Olivetti 3D DESK printable file 2 Creating a 3D model 2 Creating GCODE starting from a 3D model 2 GCODE printing 4 Overhang and generating supports 4 Suspending and interrupting printing 5 Removing the printed pieces 6 MENUS AND NAVIGATION 7 Main menu 8 PREPARE menu 9 Control menu 12 Temperature 12 Movement 13 Factory settings 13 SD Card menu 13 APPENDIX A OLIVETTI 3D DESK LABELS 1 LABEL...

Page 4: ...safety gloves when using the heated components HIGH VOLTAGE HAZARD Exercise great caution live electrical equipment MOVING PARTS Presence of moving parts which must be approached with care CRUSHING PINCHING HAZARD Do not introduce your hands into the machine while it is in function GROUND TERMINAL Equipment ground connection points REMOVAL OF MECHANICAL GUARDS PROHIBITED Do not open the front door...

Page 5: ...cked into position by one band before starting printing cut and remove this band USE The 3D DESK printer is not suitable for use by persons under the age of 14 years and always under the direct supervision of an adult Make sure that children do not tamper or play with the equipment The printer is intended for use by operators with adequate training Use the power supply voltage specified in the tec...

Page 6: ...he outside of the device with a soft cloth only without using corrosive chemical products solvents or strong detergents and only after having disconnected the device from all external power supplies and other cables It is recommended that the printer not be left unsupervised during printing Make sure that the room where the printer is installed is well ventilated Do not leave objects or scrap insi...

Page 7: ... touch the printhead as it could be very hot after use If necessary clean or replace the printing nozzle The extruder must be hot to allow the residual material inside the head to soften and not create obstructions during replacement when operating always wear safety gloves as heat protection Switch on the printer only when necessary and as instructed in the procedures in the Manual remembering al...

Page 8: ...ening the front door N 1 USB Cable Type A B N 1 SD Card 4GB or more N 3 Allen Keys 1 5 mm 2 5 mm 5 mm N 2 Hex Wrenches sizes 8 and 12 N 1 Bobbin Support cylinder washer and support screw N 1 Spatula for extracting the printed pieces N 1 AC Power Cord N 1 Power Supply N 1 PLA Bobbin diameter 1 75 mm weight 1Kg N 1 CE RAE Safety Declarations leaflet ...

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Page 11: ... DESK printer exploits Fused Filament Fabrication FFF technology to create three dimensional objects by depositing in sequence 2 D layers of material In this chapter the printer structure is described and an introduction is provided to the terminology used in the rest of the manual ...

Page 12: ...01 PRINTER STRUCTURE The main machine controls can be found on the front of the printer with a door giving access to the inside of the printer Figure 1 1 Front View REFERENCE DESCRIPTION 1 LCD Display 2 Jog Dialer 3 Door Lock ...

Page 13: ...386446U 01 User Manual 1 3 The upper cover can be opened by releasing the locking catch from the inside by applying a light pressure on it Figure 1 2 Internal catch to lock unlock the upper cover ...

Page 14: ... Manual 386446U 01 Opening the front door the extruder assembly is well in view Figure 1 3 Complete extruder assembly REFERENCE DESCRIPTION 1 Extruder 2 Cooling Fans for material printed 3 Extruder Cooling Fan ...

Page 15: ...386446U 01 User Manual 1 5 Figure 1 4 Hot end assembly close up REFERENCE DESCRIPTION 1 Nozzle 2 Hot end 3 Hot end Setscrew 4 Filament Feeder Assembly ...

Page 16: ...1 6 User Manual 386446U 01 Figure 1 5 Feeder assembly terminals and pressure adjustment screw REFERENCE DESCRIPTION 1 Bowden quick release couplings 2 Filament pressure adjustment screw ...

Page 17: ...at the rear of the machine The power switch the power socket the USB port and the SD Card reader are on the left side Figure 1 6 Rear and left side view REFERENCE DESCRIPTION 1 Bobbin Supports 2 Feeder 3 Power on Switch 4 Power Socket 5 USB Port 6 SD Card slot ...

Page 18: ...xes orientation Starting from the origin the orientation of the X axis is from left to right of the work table the abscissa increasing in this direction the orientation of the Y axis is from the front door to the rear of the machine this representing the positive Ordinate direction the Z axis finally is oriented vertically with respect to the printing table the positive direction pointing downward...

Page 19: ...truder assembly To protect the printer during shipment the printing carriage is blocked into position using one band So before starting to print you must remove this band Powering on the printer Connect the printer to a 220V power supply using the cord provided and switch it on at the power switch LCD Display When the printer is powered on the LCD display illuminates On the display you can see the...

Page 20: ...as already been set up in the factory it may be necessary to repeat this operation due to the stresses caused by transportation To align the printing table 1 Starting with the display in the Rest mode press the jog dialer once and turn it to select the Prepare menu Figure 2 2 Prepare Menu 2 Press the jog dialer to access the menu then select the Bed Setting command Figure 2 3 Bed Setting command 3...

Page 21: ...pered glass If the paper sheet moves freely between the nozzle and the glass you must work on the reference self locking nut turning it in the clockwise direction until no light passes between the glass gauge nozzle In the opposite case if the nozzle is too near the glass i e paper sheet cannot be inserted then work on the nut in the opposite direction i e anti clockwise until the right amount of ...

Page 22: ... NOTE Normally the first layer printed is deposited with a greater thickness than the following layers setting the Slicing software appropriately This expedient can compensate for any small misalignments NOTE the flatness of the tempered glass cannot be guaranteed with centesimal accuracy therefore the first layer of the material printed may not be laid uniformly consequently it is essential to en...

Page 23: ...etween nozzle and printing table The material comes out correctly but the line deposited is very narrow in width and has a cylindrical section it detaches easily from the table when the next layer is printed The glass is too far from the nozzle Adjust the printing table nuts to reduce the distance between nozzle and printing table The material comes out correctly but can be seen to jump slightly b...

Page 24: ...zle the first thing to do is to unblock the hot end assemblies To do this turn the hex cap screw on the extruder block under the fans using the 2 5 Allen key supplied Figure 2 6 Grub screw for hot end assembly After the grub screw is unscrewed the hot end block is free to move adjust the nozzle to a distance of 0 10 mm from the tempered glass table This adjustment can be achieved by placing a pape...

Page 25: ...RNING Incorrectly executed height adjustments may result in bad printing quality or in the worst case provoke a collision between the hot end and the printing table causing damage to the machine WARNING The height adjustment operation must be carried out with the nozzle in a clean condition free from plastic residues ...

Page 26: ...ing follow the procedures below 1 Remove manually the protection screw from the rear side 2 Insert the cylinder and the washer on the support screw 3 Hand tighten the screw do not screw with a wrench to avoid over tighten the screw Figura 2 8 Protection screw to be removed Figure 2 9 Bobbin support components and bobbin ...

Page 27: ...he machine inside the extruder assembly As the filament is rather rigid it tends to maintain its curvature even when unwound from the bobbin To facilitate insertion of the filament into the feeder output from the feeder using slight pressure straighten with your fingers about 5 cm of the filament at the beginning 6 If the filament does not come out easily extract the filament duct from the feeder ...

Page 28: ...e press once the jog dialer then select the Control menu turning the jog dialer select the Temperature menu and press the dialer again select Nozzle then press the jog dialer at this point by turning the jog dialer you can set the temperature to the value you want at the end press the jog dialer again to confirm Figure 2 12 Sequence of commands for adjusting the temperature ...

Page 29: ...en key 5 supplied loosen the Allen screw fixing the contrast in the filament feeder assembly Figure 2 13 Allen screw for adjusting feeder assembly contrast 10 Thread the filament through the feeder assembly pushing it through until about 10 cm comes out of printing nozzle Figure 2 14 Inserting the filament into the hot end ...

Page 30: ...orrect screw pressure to the gear and the thread feeder wheel Put the cooling fan back into its correct position WARNING When performing the first manual extrusion residues may be found from previously printed materials this is normal as the machine is tested before being packaged ...

Page 31: ...ufficiently tight the filament is not pressed against the gear correctly Increase the tightness of the feeder assembly using the dedicated adjustment wheel The filament is fed by the feeder assembly but occasionally unexpected slips occur moreover the material is not extruded On eye inspection the filament can be seen to be heavily notched or consumed by the gear Excessive tightness resulting in t...

Page 32: ...ckwise and select Move 1 mm rotate counterclockwise and select Move Z rotate counterclockwise until it reaches a value of approximately 100 the press the jog dialer to confirm the choice when the printing bed stops remove the four clips pressing lightly on the metal fins removed the four clips pull out the glass and place it gently on a flat surface CAREFUL NOT TO TURN THE PLATE ON THE BOTTOM SIDE...

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Page 35: ...rint eg Logoolivetti gcode by turning the jog dialer and then pressing it to confirm 4 The machine now starts the automatic printing procedures reading the GCODE indicated and executing all the phases You can follow the process from the info menu and of course through the transparent windows of the machine When the print job is run the printer executes the following procedures 1 Homing of all axes...

Page 36: ...able free on Internet sites such as Thingiverse and GrabCAD There are various file formats for 3D models however it is recommended to generate or download models in the format STL STereoLithography which is the format most commonly used and is easily managed by the programs that you will have to used afterwards to generate the GCODE for printing in 3D Creating GCODE starting from a 3D model Once t...

Page 37: ...de Cura slicer After having generated the GCODE file using the slicer copy it onto the SD card for insertion into the Olivetti 3D DESK printer for printing WARNING if there is difficulty recognising reading the SD Card check the position of the lock slider on the side of the card The slider must be set to the unlocked position to enable both reading and writing ...

Page 38: ...g and generating supports Portions of a model that cannot be printed using the FFF printing process without adequate supports underneath are defined as overhang As in FFF technology layers are deposited one on top of the other each layer must have underneath an adequate support base If your 3D model has planes or surfaces that rise upwards with an inclination of over about 50 with respect to the v...

Page 39: ...inting is suspended and the extruder assembly stops at exactly the same point as printing was interrupted Figura 3 2 Suspension and interruption of printing Once suspended the print the display shows the initial page with the words Pause print to restart printing all you have to do is press the jog dialer to confirm Figura 3 3 Initial page with the words Pause print By selecting on Tune and Contro...

Page 40: ... piece removal easier and safer To do this follow these steps lower the plate using the following sequence press the jog dialer rotate counterclockwise and select Prepare rotate counterclockwise and select Move axis rotate counterclockwise and select Move 1 mm Turn back counterclockwise and select Move Z Rotate counterclockwise until it reaches a value of approximately 100 then press the jog diale...

Page 41: ...ting servicing and printing Starting from the first page you can access the Main menu by pressing the jog dialer at the bottom right of the LCD display Figure 3 4 Initial page Figure 3 5 Jog dialer You can navigate between the menus by turning the jog dialer either clockwise or anti clockwise To confirm a given command or menu press the jog dialer ...

Page 42: ...e 3 6 Main Menu From the Main menu you can return to the initial page by selecting the Look command using the jog dialer then pressing the jog dialer to confirm In any case if the printer remains inactive for more than about 20 seconds it returns automatically to the initial page From the main menu you can access the following submenus Prepare Control Print from SD ...

Page 43: ...the printing table to the rest position use the jog dialer to select the Auto Home command then confirm by pressing the dialer again Using the Bed Setting command you can adjust the distance of the nozzle from the printing table as previously described in the paragraph related to adjusting the printing table The Move Axis command can be used to move the printer axes Two types of movement are possi...

Page 44: ...laments of extruders 1 and 2 warning to move the filaments the extruder temperature must be set at 200 C Figure 3 10 Precision adjustment menu Figure 3 11 PREPARE submenu Selecting the Disable steppers menu you can disarm the motors that control the movement of the X and Y axes if you need to move them manually To disable the motors use the jog dialer to select Disable steppers then press the jog ...

Page 45: ...386446U 01 Manuale d uso 3 11 WARNING move the axes slowly and carefully to avoid inducing extra currents that may damage the axes control cards ...

Page 46: ...efault Settings Temperature Figure 3 13 Temperature submenu Accessing the Temperature menu you can adjust the nozzle temperature To make this adjustment move the jog dialer to the Nozzle command and confirm by pressing the dialer Rotate the jog dialer to bring the temperature to the desired level then press it to confirm this causes the machine to heat the nozzle to the temperature set The Fan spe...

Page 47: ...ter settings Factory settings The last command in the Control menu is Default Settings To reload the parameter settings configured in the factory select this command using the jog dialer and then confirm SD Card menu You can access the SD Card Menu from the Main menu Figura 3 15 Main Menu Selecting this menu using the jog dialer and confirming you can display the contents of the SD card inserted N...

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Page 49: ...abels LABEL POSITIONS AND MEANINGS Figure A 1 Front labels SYMBOL COLOUR MEANING MEANING TRIANGLE YELLOW HAZARD HOT SURFACES CIRCLE BLUE REGULATION READ INSTRUCTIONS CIRCLE BLUE REGULATION USE GLOVES CIRCLE CROSSED THROUGH RED PROHIBITION DO NOT REMOVE GUARDS ...

Page 50: ... 2 Internal labels lower side SYMBOL COLOUR MEANING MEANING TRIANGLE YELLOW HAZARD PINCHING CRUSHING TRIANGLE YELLOW HAZARD BODIES IN MOVEMENT Figure A 3 Grounding Label SYMBOL COLOUR MEANING MEANING CIRCLE WHITE INDICATION GROUND TERMINAL ...

Page 51: ...386446U 01 Manuale d uso A 3 Figure A 4 Label on extruder block SYMBOL COLOUR MEANING MEANING TRIANGLE YELLOW DANGER HOT SURFACES Pagina lasciata intenzionalmente bianca ...

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Page 53: ...rinsing it with warm water at the end wipe with a soft cloth and reload the plate into the printer fixing it with the four clips CAREFUL NOT TO TURN THE PLATE ON THE BOTTOM SIDE THERE S A PROTECTION FILM DO NOT REMOVE NOTE The printing table is made of 5 mm thick tempered glass it is a safety temperature resistant glass However when handling the glass you should pay maximum attention as it is very...

Page 54: ...eder assembly to remove the residues of plastic that have accumulated during machine operation To remove plastic dust residues use a small brush starting from the front slot of the feeder One fast efficient method is to use a jet of compressed air either from an air compressor or a compressed air canister normally used for cleaning keyboards and electronic equipment ...

Page 55: ...ting nozzle 1 Hold the hot end block immobile using a 12 mm hex wrench 2 Unscrew the nozzle using the 10 mm hex wrench 3 Wrap the thread of the new nozzle with three turns of Teflon tape being careful not to obstruct the material feeding hole 4 Mount the new nozzle 5 Perform the calibration procedure for the printing height as described in the paragraph Adjusting the printing nozzle heights Figure...

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Page 59: ...herefore ideal for producing very attractive objects that are pleasant to the touch It offers excellent resistance to ultraviolet light and is therefore not subject to colour variations Simple to use for printing it is also sandable Differently to normal PLA it has superb heat resistance and greater mechanical resistance comparable to ABS PLA LAYER LOADED Polylactic Acid is a Bio polymer of vegeta...

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Page 61: ...ll and large formats logoOlivetti in stl and gcode small and large formats ingranaggio gear in stl and gcode formats vaso pot in stl and gcode formats Venere Venus in stl and gcode formats 2 FILE DI SETTAGGIO profilo_base ini default profile for Cura slicer optimized for PLA prints Temperature setting fot filaments 3 CURA Software Cura software installation files free User instruction to use Cura ...

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Page 63: ...rmation on correct waste management for example location and opening times of waste disposal centres etc b When purchasing a piece of new equipment from us you can consign to our Reseller your used equipment of the same type as that purchased The crossed out wheelie bin symbol that appears on equipment signifies that When the equipment has reached its end of life it must be taken to a specially eq...

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