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3DGence DOUBLE P255  |  version 09.2018 

 

V SOFTWARE  

1. INTRODUCTION 

The dedicated 3DGence Slicer software containing the ready-made print settings for dedicated materials has been prepared 
for 3DGence printers. The software is used for preparing machine codes - .gcode - from files describing spatial geometry in STL 
format.  The  manufacturer  ensures  full  support  concerning  the  use  of  the  prepared  printing  profiles  in  the  software  and 
recommended printing materials. 
 
The option for changing the print settings is available for advanced users. Due to the character of parameter modifications, the 
manufacturer does not guarantee the quality and repeatability of printouts prepared in this way. 
 

1.1.

 

Quality guarantee 

The manufacturer guarantees the highest possible quality of models printed using dedicated software and materials. However, 
if  you  find  imperfections  in  the  printed  model  or  errors  while  using  the  software,  please  contact  us  using  the  problem 
notification form at www.3dgence.com/support and attach a photo and description of the defect and, if possible, .gcode and 
.stl files (the notification form is available after creating an account and registering the device). Each model sent in this way to 
the manufacturer will be assessed and/or printed at the manufacturer's premises. The manufacturer will suggest how to solve 
the problem - by advising, starting service actions (if necessary), preparing the .gcode executable file or updating the printout 
profiles. 
 

2. INSTALLATION 

The  software  together  with  the  user  manual  should  be  downloaded  from  the  manufacturer's  website: 
www.3dgence.com/support.  
The recommended system requirements to run the program are as follows: 

 

Windows 7 or higher, 

 

screen resolution: 1920×1080 pixels,

 

 

4 GB of RAM, 

 

Intel Core i3 dual core processor or a newer one. 

It is possible to run the software on hardware that does not meet these requirements, however, the comfort of work and the 
speed of processing of the models may deteriorate. The manufacturer does not provide support for equipment that does not 
meet the system requirements, especially older versions of operating systems. 
 
At  the  first  start  of  the  program,  the  user  will  be  asked  for  permission  to  automatically  update  the  printing  profiles.  We 
recommend that this option should be enabled to get the best possible model quality. This option can be enabled or disabled 
at any time. Updates take place every time the program is started. The profiles can also be updated manually. 
 

 

Содержание DOUBLE P255

Страница 1: ...USER S MANUAL 3DGence DOUBLE P255...

Страница 2: ...dule 15 1 5 Printer s power supply management 15 2 SET OF PRINTER S ACCESSORIES 16 3 USER INTERFACE 16 3 1 Idle state menu 16 3 2 Menu during operation 24 3 3 Menu structure 26 III PREPARATION FOR WOR...

Страница 3: ...y guarantee 42 2 INSTALLATION 42 VI DUAL HOTEND module 43 1 HOTEND CHANGE 44 VII COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 47 1 AUTOCOMPENSATION AND AUTOCALIBRATION 47 VIII SERVICE ACTIVITIES 48 1 INDICATIONS FOR HEA...

Страница 4: ...er Wrong use may damage the printer or cause bodily injuries or even endanger the life of the operator On the last pages of this User s Manual there is the dictionary of terms and concepts connected w...

Страница 5: ...Base 3 SYMBOLS There are warning symbols placed on 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer to warn about potential hazards The following symbol indicates high temperature occurring in a given place Take special...

Страница 6: ...heatbed is hot do not touch it There is a serious risk of burns Yellow Failure of the heating devices If the hotend has been installed correctly immediately disconnect the printer from power supply an...

Страница 7: ...rthed power sources to avoid electric shock when disconnecting the plug from the power source pull the plug by its housing not by the cable disconnect the printer from the power source before any repa...

Страница 8: ...ns of handles for printer handling 4 3 Choosing proper installation place for the printer The printer installation place should meet the following conditions the printer should work at room temperatur...

Страница 9: ...DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 4 The maximum dimensions of the printer taking into account the extreme positions of the heatbed right side view Fig 5 The maximum external dimensions of the pri...

Страница 10: ...rial number beginning with the DOUBA symbol Working condition Power consumption of the device Standby 4 W Warming up 500 W Printing 120 W Maximum instant power consumption 600 W 4 4 Before starting th...

Страница 11: ...ts are presented below in order to facilitate the operation of 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer and make it easy to understand the instructions included in the User s Manual fig 7 10 Please refer to the fi...

Страница 12: ...P255 printer front isometric projection 7 Extruder T0 8 Extruder T1 9 Z axis endstop 10 Z axis breaker 11 Display 12 SD card slot Fig 9 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer front isometric projection 13 Extru...

Страница 13: ...to the left to the right The printer s heatbed moves along Y axis forwards backwards and along Z axis up down The designation of the printer axes is shown in fig 11 Dimensions of available printer s w...

Страница 14: ...he printer Fig 12 Heatbed of 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer 1 3 Extruders 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer is equipped with two material extruding systems Bowden type extruders fig 13 They are located on the...

Страница 15: ...e contains also the printout cooling system Detailed description of the module is included in chapter VI ATTENTION The dual hotend module contains moving sharp and hot elements Do not touch the module...

Страница 16: ...ACE 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer is equipped with a 4 3 inch colour touch screen located on the right side of the printer s front panel fig 8 point 11 This is the printer s communication interface with...

Страница 17: ...atus of cooling fans Tool 0 temperatures for extruder 0 hotend preset temperature at the top current temperature at the bottom Tool 1 temperatures for extruder 1 hotend preset temperature at the top c...

Страница 18: ...be selected by pressing directly on its name The background of the indicated file is highlighted in red When a file is selected the information on the printing time and demand for consumables for the...

Страница 19: ...ssistant is available during printing and in the idle mode Back return to main MENU TUNE enables precise modifications of basic printing parameters fig 22 Fig 22 TUNE menu screen Selecting a given par...

Страница 20: ...ion movement This option applies only to the hotend in active position and can be activated only after the hotend has reached the minimum operating temperature Rise heatbed press and hold the key to m...

Страница 21: ...er fig 25 Fig 25 ADVANCED menu screen Hotend change activates the hotend change manager More information can be found in chapter VI point 1 Heatbed scan this key starts the automatic heatbed calibrati...

Страница 22: ...these values is crucial for proper functioning of the dual hotend system More information on offset calibration can be found in chapter VIII point 2 2 Z measure the option used for checking and settin...

Страница 23: ...gulated within the range from 50 to 250 In the case of more flowable materials it may be necessary to increase the pressure force to reduce the risk that the hotend will be referenced to the material...

Страница 24: ...rt of the menu is the same as in the idle mode The menu displays the information on preset and current temperatures of all heating elements and current power of the printout cooling fans The left colu...

Страница 25: ...be stopped after a few seconds after the last commands in the printer s buffer have been executed ATTENTION when ABORT PRINT command is selected the following message will be displayed Are you sure yo...

Страница 26: ...the option is active by default on If this option is deactivated off the setting of the fans will be in compliance with the power set in the printer and the commands resulting from the machine code wi...

Страница 27: ...page 27 of 62 3DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 33 Main menu structure in the idle mode...

Страница 28: ...page 28 of 62 3DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 34 Advanced menu structure...

Страница 29: ...page 29 of 62 3DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 35 Main menu structure in the working mode...

Страница 30: ...e 7 In the field Device set the Mega ATMEGA2560 option 8 In the COM port field indicate the port assigned to the printer In order to check Port COM enter Windows Control Panel System and Security Syst...

Страница 31: ...after the printing process After transport the surface of the printer s heatbed may be contaminated with traces of grease or dust and should be cleaned The heatbed cleaning procedure is described in c...

Страница 32: ...rted error message may be displayed If the distance between the heatbed and T0 nozzle tip is outside the range of 0 8 1 5 mm adjust it manually a Move the heatbed maximally backward along Y axis b Loo...

Страница 33: ...the system To change the error notification threshold 1 Go to MENU Advanced Flow rate monitor fig 25 2 Use the keys to set the required value If a materiel feeding error is detected for example in th...

Страница 34: ...ponents of the extrusion system 1 Spool holder 2 Filament sensor 3 Bowden tube 4 Extruder 5 Short bowden tube 6 Dual hotend module 4 2 Material unloading 1 From the MATERIALS level choose the UNLOAD M...

Страница 35: ...input opening fig 7 point 2 3 and remove the material from the long bowden tube 7 After manual unloading load the material again using the LOAD MODEL MATERIAL LOAD SUPPORT MATERIAL option Case 2 fail...

Страница 36: ...D SUPPORT MATERIAL option Fig 40 Properly installation of the short bowden tube ATTENTION If the material is fed correctly by the extruder the bowden tubes have been cleared but it is not possible to...

Страница 37: ...l or return to MATERIALS menu In order to load a new filament choose the CONTINUE option The printer will start the material loading manager chapter III point 4 1 IV FIRST PRINTOUT 1 STARTING A READY...

Страница 38: ...ERATION QUALITY After the first printout the printer operation quality can be preliminarily assessed Pay attention to the following elements 1 shape of model base elephant foot 2 seam 3 general geomet...

Страница 39: ...tion is available in the printer s menu This option makes it possible to skip the cooling process However it may be used only by the users who have considerable experience in the printer operation Mak...

Страница 40: ...menu 2 Specify the hotend to be cleaned MODEL MATERIAL for T0 SUPPORT MATERIAL for T1 or BOTH TOOLS for both hotends Confirm the choice with CONTINUE key 3 The process will start automatically 4 Afte...

Страница 41: ...mode screen 6 SWITCHING THE PRINTER OFF To switch the printer off press ON OFF button located at the back of the printer fig 15 After switching the printer off it is advisable to protect the filament...

Страница 42: ...creating an account and registering the device Each model sent in this way to the manufacturer will be assessed and or printed at the manufacturer s premises The manufacturer will suggest how to solv...

Страница 43: ...nds with the nozzle diameter of 0 4 mm The complete system thanks to its driving servo mechanism is able to automatically switch the printer to printing with one of the two materials in a short time T...

Страница 44: ...the quick hotend change system PUSH SYSTEM The hotends are shown in fig 50 A different hotend should be used for each material when making multiple material printouts Fig 50 Hotend of 3DGence DOUBLE P...

Страница 45: ...olding it from the bottom with your hand fig 53 yellow colour Make sure that the hotend does not fall on the ceramic heatbed under its own weight 6 Take the previously prepared new hotend Gently bend...

Страница 46: ...page 46 of 62 3DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 52 Sliding the bowden tube out Fig 53 Sliding the hotend out Fig 54 Proper hotend position contacts directed outwards...

Страница 47: ...p of the heatbed curvature is created which is the basis for the autocalibration and autocompensation The map is saved in the printer s memory and is modified only after performance of a next complete...

Страница 48: ...ter has a ceramic heatbed Such a solution guarantees good adhesion of the first printout layer and easy removal of the model after the printing process The ceramic heatbed of 3DGence DOUBLE P255 print...

Страница 49: ...lows you to make a precise dimensional correction in a simple and quick way With just one calibration printout and simple measurements this system makes it possible to achieve the accuracy of 0 02 mm...

Страница 50: ...0 06 Fig 60 Table of measurements for X axis and Y axis The result of such action will be the basis for further operations 1 Go to MENU ADVANCED XY CALIB fig 25 2 Choose ORIGIN X and use keys to enter...

Страница 51: ...lso modified manually MENU ADVANCED MODULE CALIB Z OFFSET and use the keys to enter a value Calibration of XY offsets In order to verify the offset along the X Y axes the calibration model should be p...

Страница 52: ...oint 0 00 the model material coincides with the support material both in the X axis and in the Y axis Fig 64 bottom model First of all on the out of calibrated model find the line on which the model m...

Страница 53: ...page 53 of 62 3DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 64 Comparison of correctly calibrated offset values with incorrectly calibrated ones...

Страница 54: ...line on the display on which the model material with the support material in part Y is best covered fig 66 Fig 66 Automatic offset calibration screen in the Y axis 6 Select the CONTINUE button 7 Conf...

Страница 55: ...hazard Be especially careful and use a metal object such as tweezers to apply pressure Under no circumstances should you touch the printer parts with bare hands E203 def Temperature Sensor Fail tempe...

Страница 56: ...error occurs repeatedly replace the hotend with a new one and contact the technical assistance department Encoder T0 T1 Communication Fail error in communication with the T0 T1 extrusion quality sens...

Страница 57: ...rinter off 3 Pull out the bowden tubes from both extruders fig 67 To do that remove the collet clip fig 67 step 1 push and hold the protective ring down fig 67 step 2 at the same time pull out the bow...

Страница 58: ...ntil resistance is felt put the collect clip on fig 71 step 2 Fig 71 Plugging in the bowden tubes to the T0 and T1 extruders WARNING mounting the front enclosure part in the next step of this manual w...

Страница 59: ...to this the distance between the nozzle and the heatbed is always the same and corrected on an ongoing basis along the Z axis Bridge a part of the model printed in the air suspended between two parts...

Страница 60: ...thermoplastic PLA ABS PVA HIPS PC Nylon and others within a specified tolerance Filament is wound on spools The important parameters for selecting a filament are as follows manufacturing tolerance and...

Страница 61: ...of functional prototypes of mechanical devices is limited Overhang characteristic shape in a model printed during FFF 3D printing This shape occurs where the model plane forms an overhang over the he...

Страница 62: ...on colour materials textures and other graphic elements included in other more elaborate 3D file formats Originally implemented by 3D Systems as a file format native to the stereolithography Drive gea...

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