Dimension BST 1200 / SST 1200 User Guide
Operation 39
Building a Part from Your File
After CatalystEX sends the CMB file to the printer, the panel
displays
Ready to Build
along with your file’s name.
Build a part:
Press
Start Model
. The system will warm up to correct build
temperatures. After warm-up, the panel displays
Finding Home
,
(the extrusion head is currently finding the top of the modeling base
on which the part is to be built). After finding its starting point,
Dimension begins building the part.
Read the display panel while building:
The top two lines of the display panel show printer-status
messages (see
Figure 14
). The bottom line of the panel shows the
material amounts remaining in the cartridges.
Figure 14: Display panel during build
Chamber Lights
When a part starts to build, the chamber lights are automatically
ON. You can toggle lights ON or OFF through the Display Panel.
You can also turn the light on continuously. Go to the
Idle
or
Ready to Build
mode. Press
Maintenance
and then press
Next
until
Setup Maintenance
is displayed. Press
Lights
Always
. The light will remain ON until the system is powered OFF.
Printer Status
Model File Name
Model Material
Remaining
Support Material
Remaining
