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OverLord 3D Printer User Manual 

 

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  NOTE: You should choose “UltiGCode” for “GCode Flavor”. 
 

 
2.5 Start using Cura 

2.5.1 Interface 

 

Quick print 

 

The main interface is consists of 3 parts: Menu, Control region, and Display region. 
*Control Region: choose print quality and whether you need a support for your mode 
*Display Region: displays your model shape and printable region. 

 

Full settings 

For full settings, go to “Expert-Switch to full settings”. 

 

 

Full Settings Interface 

Menu 

Control 

Observation window 

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Страница 1: ...OverLord 3D Printer User Manual DFRobot 3DPrinting team Dec 2014...

Страница 2: ...1 FILE LOCATION 14 2 4 2 CURA INSTALLATION 14 2 4 3 CURA SETTINGS 16 2 5 START USING CURA 21 2 5 1 INTERFACE 21 2 5 2 YOUR FIRST PRINT 22 2 5 3 FULL SETTINGS 23 2 6 PRINTING 26 2 7 AUTO REMOVE FEED P...

Страница 3: ...users should follow the steps and act according to this manual Any dangers or losses caused by improper use or use beyond the range of OverLord 3D Printer DFRobot does not assume any legal liability I...

Страница 4: ...Neglecting these indications or wrongly manipulating this product may cause people injury or death print failure or product broken The warning symbol indicates The part with this symbol generates hig...

Страница 5: ...lure Do not plug or unplug the power when your hands are wet The plug should be inserted into plug base completely when operate the equipment During the printing or during 10 minutes after the printin...

Страница 6: ...OverLord 3D Printer User Manual 6 Chapter 1 OverLord and its menu Brief 1 1 OverLord 3D Printer Structure 1 2 Specification OverLord Pro OverLord 1 3 Menu Introduction...

Страница 7: ...r OLED screen and control panel Feeding Tube Nozzle Part Hotend Build Plate The glass is optional for Pro version SD card Port Turned off Pay attention to the plug direction Turned on blue light on Pa...

Страница 8: ...mbient Operation Temperature 15 32 Rating Power 221 W Power Requirements 24V 9 2A External Power Supply AC Input 100 240V 50 60Hz 4 0A Software Included Software Cura Open Source Supported file types...

Страница 9: ...bient Operation Temperature 15 32 Rating Power 120 W Power Requirements 24V 5A External Power Supply AC Input 100 240V 50 60Hz 4 0A Software Included Software Cura Open Source Supported file types stl...

Страница 10: ...ified the operation of 3D printer By just pushing down the button OverLord is able to print change material and calibrate the buildplate all by itself For normal users the default settings are enough...

Страница 11: ...2 3 Prepare printable models files 2 4 Cura Installation and settings file location Cura Installation Cura Settings 2 5 Start using Cura Interface Your first print Full setting 2 6 Printing 2 7 Auto...

Страница 12: ...rd operates its high temperature 220 moving part To protect your safety please do not reach inside while OverLord is in operation 2 3 Prepare printable models files The first step of using 3D Printer...

Страница 13: ...f FFF 3D Printer and avoid going beyond its limitation For example try to avoid over hangs without support structure during modeling to keep the print in good shape 3 Some precautions when you export...

Страница 14: ...llation file You can find the installation file in your SD card too 2 4 2 Cura Installation The following tutorial is based on Windows system If your system is MAC or Linux please download the right v...

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Страница 16: ...OverLord 3D Printer User Manual 16 2 4 3 Cura settings...

Страница 17: ...ter User Manual 17 If this is your first time running Cura First time run wizard will help you set the software Former users can add new 3D Printers through Machine setting Add new machine cura First...

Страница 18: ...OverLord 3D Printer User Manual 18 There are some difference between the settings of OverLord Pro and OverLord 1 OverLord Pro...

Страница 19: ...ears the software UI click machine in the menu and choose Machine settings Set the parameters as shown in the picture Take special care to those in orange circle Click OK to finish NOTE You should cho...

Страница 20: ...OverLord 3D Printer User Manual 20 Click machine in the menu and choose Machine settings Set the parameters as shown in the picture Take special care to those in orange circle Click OK to finish...

Страница 21: ...n interface is consists of 3 parts Menu Control region and Display region Control Region choose print quality and whether you need a support for your mode Display Region displays your model shape and...

Страница 22: ...can also load jpg bmp png file Cura will transfer the file into 3D shape then create gcode that can be printed Two regions A and B appear on the left side Region A provides 3 kinds of printing scheme...

Страница 23: ...on it shows the estimated printing time and grams of material consuming For example the picture below shows the model probably needs 0 48 meter 4gram material to print 45 minutes The next step is clic...

Страница 24: ...de some setting of your specific machine please do not change them if not necessary Below are recommended settings Plug ins Cura provides plug in interface User can download or programme different plu...

Страница 25: ...n expert settings or Ctrl E on menu to open expert settings window There are more professional settings in the Expert config window The following settings are recommended We do not suggest changing th...

Страница 26: ...ng inside to prevent injury CAUTION 3D printing is one kind of production operation Please make sure there is an operator nearby during its operating Always remember SAFETY FIRST Cut off the electrici...

Страница 27: ...to remove the print object To save your time you could choose Temperature Heat up Build plate 60 to accelerate the drying process OverLord has an acrylic build plate which cannot be heated Before pri...

Страница 28: ...an unfinished print task OverLord will remind you if you want to continue that task Choose Yes to continue and No to give up and then enter print file chosen menu 3 Select the print file 4 Press OK O...

Страница 29: ...ust it by pressing or Buildplate temp Temperature of buildplate It should set to different default values according to different materials Adjust it by pressing or Fan speed Fan speed is set to 100 as...

Страница 30: ...er blade towards yourself and other people and use it carefully to prevent injury 2 7 Auto remove feed printing material CAUTION Auto remove feed material generates high temperature in 3D printer nozz...

Страница 31: ...ing is done select Continue to auto remove the material If there is no material inside the printer please Skip this step 3 The extruder is reversing material After it finish drag out material from the...

Страница 32: ...el if you want to stop feeding material Or you can press Ready to move to the next step Please prepare a new spool of material and insert and PUSH it into extruder tube until you feel the filament is...

Страница 33: ...atically fed into the nozzle 7 The material will exit the nozzle when material feeding complete Select Ready to move to material settings If you change the material during OverLord s pausing please ta...

Страница 34: ...on allows pausing during printing 1 During printing select Tune to enter Tune menu where you can select Pause to pause printing 2 Pause turns to Pausing after chosen which means printer is saving prin...

Страница 35: ...pecially OverLord Pro has power protection function Once there is a power failure OverLord Pro is able to save the printing progress This function avoid print failures due to accidental black out or m...

Страница 36: ...the first layer printing it s time for you to re calibrate the build plate again OverLord provides you a smart auto calibration method make it so easy that you only need to press a button This also t...

Страница 37: ...rLord 3D Printer User Manual 37 Repeat this step until the manual calibration finish 3 Select Continue to optimize the calibration Repeat the steps in 2 After calibration the screen returns to main me...

Страница 38: ...le 3 2 Clean the broken filament inside extruder 3 3 Clean the broken filament inside filament tube 3 4 Fastening the belt 3 5 How to paint the glue before printing Only for OverLord Pro 3 6 How to us...

Страница 39: ...ome out of the nozzle If you do not clean your nozzle when the above signs start to appear the quality of print will become worse and worse The best way to protect nozzle from blocking is to use filam...

Страница 40: ...the PCB of nozzle module touch any metal part or other conductive part to prevent short circuit and burn of PCB CAUTION The following steps generate high temperature in 3D printer nozzle module Please...

Страница 41: ...le and then pull it back to get the dirt inside nozzle out Cut the head of filament and repeat this step again and again until the filament flows out smoothly without much resistance 9 If the above me...

Страница 42: ...der keeps feeding material while the nozzle is blocking Because the filament cannot move forward gradually the filament inside extruder is worn out by extruder gear as a result filament becomes too th...

Страница 43: ...Pull out the extruder with extruding stepper out and unplug the stepper wire Then unscrew the 4 screws to disassemble stepper 3 Carefully open extruder in half and take the broken filament out Do not...

Страница 44: ...emble extruder and make everything back in place When you assemble the adjust screw make sure the distance between the screw head and the mounting plane is about 6mm CAUTION Be careful do not get lost...

Страница 45: ...se be careful during operating do not let the PCB of nozzle module touch any metal part or other conductive part to prevent short circuit and burn of PCB How 1 Select Temperature Heatup Nozzle on main...

Страница 46: ...the quality of print too If the print quality goes down however there is no problem in the extrusion of material maybe you would like to check whether the belt is fastened or not How 1 Find the belt...

Страница 47: ...hickness Wait until the glue dry out 3 You would like to select Temperature Heat up Buildplate to 60 to speed up the glue drying 3 6 Use special 3D printing tape Only for OverLord Why The rough surfac...

Страница 48: ...e and seal the filament which changes its property gradually in open air and unplug the lithium battery on mainboard to extend its life How 1 Select Material in main menu and remove the filament Seal...

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Страница 50: ...Check its wire contact and restart 3D printer Contact support dreammaker cc if it appears frequently Temp Sensor BED error Poor contact of temperature sensor on build plate please contact support dre...

Страница 51: ...OverLord 3D Printer User Manual 51 DFRobot Telephone 86 021 61001656 Email support dreammaker cc Official website http www dreammaker cc Address Rm 615 Y1 Bldg Liangxiu Rd 112 Shanghai China...

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