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Manual: Prodim XXL

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Manual: ORCABOT XXL

PRO2

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Страница 1: ...Manual Prodim XXL Pro 2 version 1 0 1 Mar 2017 www prodim systems com Manual ORCABOT XXL PRO2 3D printer ...

Страница 2: ... the high level of research and trying Boundaries are therefore continuously challenged Prodim tries to assist its users by always improving its printer settings However it is not possible to grant a warranty on this There are several factors that influence the end result of 3d printing For example The ambient temperature of the room Printability of the 3D design Properties of the 3D model The spe...

Страница 3: ...ct s for Single extruder mode 14 6 2 2 Slicing object s for Dual extruder mode 16 6 2 3 Slicing an object s for Copy extruder mode 18 6 3 Change or add a print profile advanced 20 7 Printing 22 7 1 Overview display 22 7 1 1 Information on the mainscreen 22 7 2 Menu structure schematics 23 7 2 1 Menu Structure 24 7 3 Temperature setting on display 27 7 4 Load replacement of filament 28 7 5 Start pr...

Страница 4: ...Manual Orcabot XXL Pro 2 version 1 0 1 Mar 2017 4 www prodim systems com 10 Repair and warranty 40 11 Contact Prodim 41 ...

Страница 5: ...h inside the Orcabot XXL Pro2 when the machine is in operation Warning Do not leave the Orcabot XXL Pro2 3D Printer unattended during operation The operator is responsible for the printer Caution In case of emergency disconnect power supply from wall socket Or switch off the printer using the on off button at the side of the printer Caution De Orcabot XXL Pro 2 3D Printer melts plastic during prin...

Страница 6: ...ation FFF is an additive manufacturing technology commonly used for modeling prototyping and production applications FFF works on an additive principle by laying down material in layers a plastic filament or metal wire is unwound from a coil and supplies material to produce a part The technology was developed by S Scott Crump in the late 1980s and was commercialized in 1990 ...

Страница 7: ...lament Fabrication FFF Print volume single extruder 356x274x230mm LxWxH Print volume dual extruder 356x274x230mm LxWxH Print volume copy mode 176x274x230mm LxWxH Layer resolution 0 05mm Position resolution 0 05mm Nozzle diameter 0 40 mm standard nozzle diameter Filament 1 75mm filament Temperature Maximum print temperature 285 C Bed temperature 100 C Ambient operating temperature 10 C 40 C Storage...

Страница 8: ...the hot end were the filament comes out The nozzles are available in different sizes 0 25mm 0 35mm 0 4mm 0 5mm Retracting Retracting is the technique of taking the molten plastic up in the hotend e g to prevent oozing Oozing Oozing is leaking material from the nozzle Repetier Host That is the software that controls the printer and loads the G code file Sli3er Sli3er is a program that converts stl ...

Страница 9: ... 5 Installing the ORCABOT XXL Pro 2 5 1 Overview printer 1 On off button socket power plug 2 Display 3 Selection button 4 SD card slot 5 Print bed 6a Extruder 1 6b Extruder 2 7 Filament tubes 8 Tube holder 9 Filament roll holders 10 USB port left 1 7 9 5 3 4 2 8 6a 10 0 6b ...

Страница 10: ...he Printer Take the printer out of the original box and place on a solid table be sure to preserve the original box with original foam inlay Install the float glass plate use the 4 clamps Install the filament and tube holders keeping the filament tube to the right side of the printer Glass plate with clamps Tube holder s Filament holder s Connect the supplied power cord to the right side of the pr...

Страница 11: ... Prodim Systems website or use the following link https www prodim systems com en en Support software downloads html Software installation Make sure the printer is not connected to the computer during software installation Download the Orcabot Repetier Host Software from aforementioned website Install the downloaded file with administrator rights click with the right mouse button on the exe file a...

Страница 12: ...ked on the right These are the process steps from left to right which we use in the printing process which is also described in the above diagram 1 Object placement Place Object s on the bed and evt copy scale rotate etc This subproces must be done in Orcabot Repetier See chapter 6 1 Orcabot Repetier Host object placement 2 G code slicing Convert placed objects to a G code Slicing convert the file...

Страница 13: ...ject on the tab object placement and choose the STL to import If an object is uploaded it will be automatiocally displayed on the printbed on the screen On the rightside you can see a list of uploaded STL files In the Repetier host the model can be centered copied scaled rotated and mirrored The object can also be placed at every postion of the virtual bed It is advised to place the object in the ...

Страница 14: ...ode Prodim uses Slic3r and provides slicer profiles of some of the most common filaments Single extruder mode steps 1 Place one or more objects on the virtual bed Via tab page object placement 2 Describe with which print head extruder the object has to be printed See picture right for selecting print head 3 Select in Orcabot Repetier Host software the tab page Slicer Beforehand decide which filame...

Страница 15: ...see extra information such as estimated print time how many layers the product consists of and how many mm filament is required By pressing on the button G code we can see the code G code that eventually will be read by the printer 9 Click on Save to File to store the object on your SD card You have now prepared a g code with which you can start the printer See also chapter 7 5 how to start a prin...

Страница 16: ...mode steps 1 Place two or more objects on the virtual bed via tab object placement 2 Determine which print head extruder will print the object See picture right for selection of the print head Assign the 2nd object to an extruder In this example the second part of the cone is assigned to extruder 2 3 Select in the Orcabot Repetier Host software the tab Slicer 4 Choose the object you want to combin...

Страница 17: ...ool holder of the printer 10 Click on the big button Slice with Slic3r Slicing can take considerable time depending on the size and complexity of the object 11 Wait until Slic3r is ready with transforming the model After slic3r is ready slicing the software will go automatically to the tab Print Preview In this tab we can view the virtual model and observe each layer separately pressing the button...

Страница 18: ...dvantage Timesaving s in printing multiple equal geometry and material objects Disadvantage Printing range is halved Because in copy mode we work with two extruders it is of the utmost importance that the printer adheres to below conditions Conditions printer for copy mode Use in object placement exclusively extruder 1 for the objects Printer head left Print bed has to be flat and aligned The heig...

Страница 19: ...ject 8 Wait until Slic3r is ready with transforming the model After slic3r is ready slicing the software will go automatically to the tab Print Preview In this tab we can view the virtual model and observe each layer separately pressing the button visualization Here you can also view extra information such as estimated print time how many layers the product consists of and how many mm filament is ...

Страница 20: ...o the tab Slicer and click on configuration in the slicer TAB Slicer opens a new screen 2 Select the profile you want to change Every tab contains different profiles 3 Change the desired settings Beware Every change of Print settings and Filament settings for a specific material must be separately adjusted and stored in every tab separately 4 Store the file Name the profile differently so an exist...

Страница 21: ... a fixed value Printer settings Custom g code Do not remove these lines This code contains settings for safety reasons such as turning off the bed temperature and homing reference of the printer Tip Make notes in the print profile to remember which settings you altered in the tab Notes After saving settings are automatically adjusted in the Repetier Host software You can select these in the list o...

Страница 22: ... the printer a main screen with the following information appears 1 Actual and set temperature extruder 1 left print head 2 Actual and set temperature extruder 2 right print head 3 Actual and set temperature of the bed 4 Print speed in percentage 100 is standard speed higher is faster 5 The number of commands in the print buffer This buffer is filled by the Host or SD card 6 Shows status of the pr...

Страница 23: ...ow mul Bed temp Back Extruder Print file Home Y Fan Speed Delete file Home Z Fan 2 Speed Temp 2 Temp 1 Disable stepper Back Move X fast Ignore M106 cmd Move X Preheat Single Extr Turn extr 2 off Turn extr 1 off Store to EEPROM X Offset Select extr 2 Move Y fast Preheat All Extr Move Y Cooldown Extruder English No Copies Move Extruder Select extr 2 Select extr 1 Move Z Move Extruder Move Z fast Pre...

Страница 24: ...rinter Temperature of extruder 1 extruder 2 Control Home all Send X Y en Z axes to zero position Printer referencing Z Babystep Adjust bed height during printing Speed mul Print speed 100 is the nominal speed which is set in Slicer Flow mul Flow speed adjustments Increase of flow means more extruded material Fan Speed Fan blower speed extruder 1 printhead left Fan 2 Speed Fan blower speed extruder...

Страница 25: ...Move X axis with 1mm per step Move X Move X axis with 0 01mm per step Move Y fast Move Y axis with 1mm per step Move Y Move Y axis with 0 01mm per step Move Z fast Move Z axis with 1mm per step Move Z Move Z axis with 0 01mm per step Move Extruder Move extruder Extruder Bed temp Manual setting bed temperature Temp 1 Manual setting extruder 1 temperature Temp 2 Manual setting extruder 2 temperature...

Страница 26: ...of file on a SD card Delete file Delete a file from the SD kaart Setup Preheat Temperatures Preheat temperature value extruder 1 extruder 2 and bed Ignore M106 cmd Ignore the M106 code M106 code is present when autocooling is on Settings Language Selection of the userinterface language Extruder o Select extr 1 Selection of extruder 1 o Select extr 2 Selection of extruder 2 o X Offset Adjustment of...

Страница 27: ...enu Control and select the option Preheat single extruder of Preheat all extruder This function enables heating one or more print heads simultaneously with a fixed set temperature These standard values you can set via menu Setup Preheat temperatures Note The actual temperature of each printhead and bed are represented in the startscreen Press on Back if you are in a submenu and want to return to t...

Страница 28: ...with a cutting scissors feed it in the extruder and close the clamp of the extruder The hobbed shaft in the extruder and the extruder clamp require the right amount of pressure to transport the filament through the hot end The pressure of the extruder clamp tension in the extruder can be adjusted by turning the extruder wheel See picture Tension can be adjusted by turning the knob clockwise tighte...

Страница 29: ...mmediately by first zeroing all axes homing to all reference positions So ensure there is nothing in the way of moving elements of the printer Beware The hot end and the bed are hot Do not touch the hot end When the print is started it is of utmost importance to check if the first printed layer s of material stick correctly to the bed Therefore should always check the first layer s of the print ex...

Страница 30: ... bed Away from the nozzle With experience this becomes easier Wait and check if the first layer s correctly stick to the bed Extra information When the print is ready the printer will automatically cool and place the print heads in the parking position Remember never to touch the extruder or bed bare handed After the printer is finished wait until the printer is cooled off You can use pliers or yo...

Страница 31: ...nting Faster printing Smaller details much better visible on printed model Use for different materials such as PLA or PET Disadvantages Almost unusable for ABS because of delamination layers of the object do not bond properly causing cracks the printed ABS Follow below steps to turn on external object cooling on the desired print heads 1 Preheat and start the printer with a g code 2 Press once on ...

Страница 32: ...Repetier Host To check if the correct 3D printer is chosen click on Printer settings in the right top corner A new screen opens Check if the correct printer is selected Orcabot XXL PRO 2 in the top line While connecting the printer to the computer a new COM port is made The correct COM port is selected from the menu Port If 1 printer is connected select Auto or the connected COM port 3 Click on th...

Страница 33: ...ter 4 Manually set the left print head in the middle of the bed and move manually the height of the bed with the knob on the bottom left of the printer 5 Place the print head left extruder 1 above the sunken screw visible through the glass bed 6 Take a white sheet of A4 paper and cut a straight piece 7 Place the paper piece on the bed and under the point of the nozzle 8 Move the bed manually in he...

Страница 34: ...ems com 9 Move the left print head extruder 1 to the right and execute steps 7 8 the same way for the 2 right turn knobs under the bed Move the bed manually to the desired position 10 Check flatness of the bed on all 3 positions the height of the bed must be the same ...

Страница 35: ...iddle of the bed 3 Take off the mouthpiece of the cooling blower by losing the screws a little using an allen key of 3mm Beware This mouthpiece is set with 2 screws See picture 4 Turn on the printer with the on off button 5 Zero only the Z axis via the Move menu 6 Loosen the screw on the hot end somewhat with allen key of 2 5mm 7 Let the hot end drop on the bed lightly wiggle to get the hot end to...

Страница 36: ...PRO 2 via https www prodim systems com en en Support software downloads html beware it is a zip file which needs to be unpacked 2 Save the downloaded g code on the SD card 3 Preheat the extruders and the bed to PLA temperature Ensure both extruders have reached the set temperature and the hot ends are full with material 4 Print the calibration print 5 After the print is done move the bed down a li...

Страница 37: ...at is displayed 9 Calculate the new value by correcting with the found correction values Example Extruder 2 X offset 404 70 mm display Correction value X 0 4 mm new value 404 7 mm 0 4mm 404 3mm 10 Adjust the new values in menu settings extruder and select extruder2 Use the turn knob 11 Press Back 12 Pick Store to EEPROM to save set values 13 Press again on the selection knob to confirm 14 Repeat f...

Страница 38: ...e next steps Beware The hot end is hot do not touch it 2 Loosen the extruder clamp 3 Manually remove the old used material 4 Place cleaning filament in the extruder and close clamp 5 Select in the main menu of the display extruder 6 Select the desired extruder Select extr 1 or Select extr 2 7 Go to menu Move extruder 8 By turning the selection knob you can extrude per mm and fill the hot end with ...

Страница 39: ...nt through the hot end on the fort hat filament advised temperature If difficult or impossible the nozzle or the hot end is stuck with material This can be solved by cleaning the hot end or the nozzle or replacing them The print comes of the bed Possible solutions Temperature of the bed is not set correctly Check if the bed temperature matches the advised temperature The bed is not clean Ensure th...

Страница 40: ...igh learn and research component Boundaries are constantly challenged Prodim tries o advise and assist the user This however is never part of warranty The user is the sole responsible party for the printing process Save the packaging and box Costs will be charged for new packaging in returning a printer Costs due to damage by incorrect transport are also responsibility of the client All rights cop...

Страница 41: ... 0 1 Mar 2017 41 www prodim systems com 11 Contact Prodim Sales Europa Prodim International BV Lage Dijk 26 5705 BZ Helmond Netherlands T 31 0 492 57 90 50 F 31 0 492 57 90 59 Opening hours Monday Friday 8 30 17 00 Central European time ...

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