Objet260 User Guide
6 Operating and Maintaining the Objet260 3D Printer
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On the printer interface, the printer mode changes from
Idle
to
Pre-print
, as
the printer’s components prepare themselves for production:
• The print block is heated.
• The UV lamps are powered and they warm up.
When printing begins, Objet Studio sends seven slices to the printer-control
application. This is the standard buffer between Objet Studio and the printer.
As each slice is printed, another slice is sent to the printer.
Depending on the size of the model(s) to be produced, printing can take
between several hours to several days. As long as there is enough Model and
Support material in the supply cartridges, printing proceeds automatically
until the job is finished.
During printing, the server computer must remain on and it must
communicate with the Objet260 printer. Do not log-off Windows until
printing is finished.
The Objet260 printer uses one, two or three Model-material cartridges and
one Support-material cartridge to produce models. If additional cartridges are
installed and they are not needed for the current print job, the printer
interface indicates which are being used:
•
Blue cartridge
—used for the print job
•
Gray cartridge
—not used for the print job
You can monitor printer status indicators by switching the printer interface
display. To do this, click the display toggle button on the printer interface
screen.
Figure 6-4 Printer indicators
