ZPrinter
®
350 / ZPrinter
®
450 User Manual
Setup And Print The Build
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2.
Choose your options for the build in the
Print Job Options
section of the
Printer Status
dialog.
•
Preheat Build -
Warms up the build chamber before printing (ZPrinter 450 only).
•
Delay Start Time
- Delays starting the build for a time period you specify.
•
Empty Build Piston After Printing
- Turns on Automated Gross Depowdering (AGD), which
vibrates the build platform after printing and vacuums excess powder down through holes in the
build platform. (ZPrinter 450 only)
3.
Check the
Printer Status
window to see what is currently displayed on the printer LCD menu. The
printer must be
Online
before you can start the print job.
4.
When all of the items in the
Print Head
,
Powder
, and
General
sections show
OK
, the
button is
enabled. Click
to start the build. Before starting the build, the printer will:
•
Service the print head
•
Fill the Build Bed with powder and then spread one layer to make the top surface smooth
5.
The
Printing
dialog opens and tracks the following information for the duration of the build:
•
Estimated Finish Time
•
Estimated Time Remaining
•
Layer% Completion status bar
•
Starting Time
•
Elapsed Time
•
Pause Button - Click to pause the build. Click again to resume the build
•
Cancel Button - Click to cancel the build
•
Cross-section view (2D) of the current build
•
Part orientation of the current build as it is printing, in the X-Z Axis (side view)
ZPrinter 350
ZPrinter 450