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1. Withdraw New Spool ES EO SEG Platform 16 3C Preheat platform Nozzle amp Platarom Max 137 0 Cur 86 50 FL FR To 122 Stop All To Bottom Center NL NR Set Nozzle Height Quit Mac version 3 1 2 Installing the software Start the UPx xx setup exe file and install it to the specified directory Default is Program files UP Note This installs the UP software the UP drivers and the UP sample files into your Program files UP folder Driver system Temp FREEUSE dll 48 KB Elur exe 1 632 KB UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 13 A get JO pm WWW PES DP BOM 3 Opeation 3 1 3 Installing drivers Connect the printer to a computer with the USB cable The computer should pop up the Found New Hardware Wizard window Choose No not this time and then next Then choose Install from a list or specific location Advanced then Next Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device 8 No notthis time Click Next to continue lt Back Next gt Cancel Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for 3DFrint FreeMC E If your hardware came with an installation CD or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do2. O Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Click Browse and choose C Program Files UP Driver then Next UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 14 jae pe E WWW PPS EE COM 3 Opeation Browse For Folder Please choose your search and installation options ay Select the folder that contains drivers for your hardware S 9 Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and Driver removable media The best driver found will be installed OH sy Search removable media floppy CD ROM Temp Include this location in the search Web Publish CAProgrem Files UP Driver v Windows Live 5 Windows Live SkyDrive O Don t search will choose the driver to install m da lt il gt Choose this option to select the device driver from alist Windows does not guarantee that the a driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware N To view any subfolders click a plus sign above e La e The following dialogue box pops up Choose Continue Anyway and the drivers will install automatically Please wait while the wizard installs the software The software you are installing for this hardware R 3DPrint FreeMC Ke 3DPrint FreeMC has not passed Windo
3. PPS DP BOM 7 Tips amp Tricks 7 Tips amp Tricks Large parts can sometimes have their corners lift from the platform which causes the part to distort This is caused by uneven heat across the surface of the platform Preheating the platform before beginning large parts is essential to minimize this lifting Also the faster you can print such parts the less lifting you are likely to get Some ways to increase print quality include e f possible try to avoid printing such large parts in solid mode e Set the layer resolution to as high as you can get away with e Print the part in Fast mode Regularly check your nozzle height It can change for a number of reasons some of which you may not even be aware of To check your nozzle height refer to section 3 3 2 To get the best results out of your Up printer the print platform must be perfectly lined up with the Nozzle This means that when you set the nozzle height it should be exactly the same distance from the nozzle at all four corners and the center of the print platform If this is not the case please follow the leveling the print platform procedure listed in 3 3 3 UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 47 ER a 8 Troubleshooting 8 Troubleshooting Problem or error message Solution Verify power cord is securely plugged in 1 Verify printer has initialized if not initialize the Extruder or platform fails to reach printer operating temper
4. To button Note that we have only increased the number by 3mm instead of 4mm The reason for this is that we do not want to crash the platform into the nozzle so we want to increase the height in smaller and smaller increments as we get closer to the nozzle 4 Once you are about 1mm away from the nozzle start increasing the number in the text box by 0 1mm increments and click the To button Repeat this until you get to within 0 2mm of the nozzle 5 Click the Set Nozzle Height in the Maintenance dialogue to do test yn Do test to confirm the setting ES Printer Prepared for Printing p Matrial ABS 535g Total 7 18 Kg Status Nozzle 25 3C Extrude Withdraw New Spool Platform 18 2C Nozzle amp Platform Max 133 40 Cur 132 00 Stop All FL FR To 132 Center To Bottom Table heat ihr NL NR Set Nozzle Height Quit dd Is the platfore below the norzle 0 2 to O Sea Yes No Click OK the system will beep and then the nozzle begins heating Heigth testing range is 131 70 to 132 60 mm The printer will heat extruder 273 ain Co 6 After three beeps the system will print a line for you to check if the height is ok UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 26 m me www PPS DP SOM 3 Opeation The path in the above picture is thick seems just stick on the surf
5. the following quantities of material are used depending on the print mode Model info 30x30x30 mm layer thickness 0 2 mm 17 2 67min 0 86 USD 0 43 USD The prices above are calculated with ABS from pp3dp com at USD35 for a 700g roll The easiest way to calculate how much material will be used for your model is to use the Print Preview option under the 3D Print menu This will tell you the total weight of material used including the raft and any support material UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 38 EE La WWW PP SOP coOM 5 Model Removal 5 Model Removal 1 When the model has finished printing the printer will beep and the nozzle and platform stop heating 2 Remove the printer platform from the printer by removing the 2 screws at the bottom of the platform 3 Gently slide the spatula under the model and slowly wiggle it back and forth to pry loose the model Remember to use gloves as the platform and model may still be hot CAUTION It is strongly recommended that you ware the gloves to remove the model from the cellboard UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 39 APEP WWW PRP SDF COM 5 Model Removal 4 Removing Support Material Printed models are composed of two parts One part is the model itself and the other part is the support material used to support any overhanging parts of the model The support material is the same physical material as the model material but
6. 01 X 45 97 X110 00 mm Windows version 3 Opeation UP O2 O50 x KO z Mac version Unloading the model click the left mouse button on the model to select it and then click Unload on the toolbar or click the right mouse button while over the model and a context menu will appear Choose unload the model or unload all models if you have more than one file open and want to remove all of them Unload All Unload PIG UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 17 DOS WWW PPS EE COM 3 Opeation Saving the model Choose the model then click Save The file is saved in UP3 format and its size is 12 18 of the original STL file This is a convenient format for users to archive or transfer files Note on STL files For a model to print correctly all the faces of the models need to have their normal facing outwards The Up software uses model color to indicate whether a model is OK or not The default color used by the software when opening a model is a light grey pink color If the normal are facing the wrong way then the model is colored in red Fixing STL Files The Up software has an option that attempts to fix models with bad surfaces Under the Edit menu you will see a Fix option Select the model with inverted surfaces and click the Fix option to try and fix it UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 18 PPEP WWW PPS DA COM 3 Opeation Merg
7. A get JO pm WWW PES DP BOM 6 Maintenance IMPORTANT NOTE Before you enter any new calibration values always click the Reset button otherwise the new values get added to the old ones Before you enter any new values the bar at the very top of the screen should read XY 0 00 deg XZ 0 00 deg Next take down the Front Centre L shaped component and measure its deviation Put the exact value into the Z box If it deviates to the right side the value to be put into the Z box will be a positive value If the deviates to the left the value to put into the Z box will be a negative value Finally measure the height of Front Center component which should be 40 mm if it is not scaled Enter the exact measured value into the H box of the Calibrate dialogue box Click OK to record all these values and exit the calibration window 6 3 Cleaning the nozzle After a lot of printing the nozzle may be covered with a layer of oxidized ABS When the printer is printing this oxidized ABS may melt on the nozzle and may create discolored spots the model To avoid this you need to regularly clean the nozzle Firstly preheat the nozzle in order to melt the oxidized ABS Use the Extrude button on the Maintain dialogue box then lower the platform to the bottom Lastly use some heat resistant material like 100 percent cotton cloth or soft paper A pair of tweezers will also be required Then
8. Normal e M No raft Heat platform no o after finish no o Windows version Printer Printer UP Plus 1113225 Preference Rom Ver 6 03 Firmware 2 00 Layer thick 0 30 mm Fill Loose 136 Material ABS Nozzle Height Options Quality Fine sl Unsolid Model 1 Heat platform after finish No sl No Raft _ a Mac version Print Options Speed Fine Normal or Fast This simply determines the speed at which the printer moves As a general rule the slower you print the better the quality of the parts For tall parts running at Fast soeed can be problematic as the printer can vibrate to the extent that print quality is affected For large surface area parts the Fine setting can be problematic as the printer takes longer to print the part and the corners are therefore more likely to lift a little bit UnSolid Model This function is useful for printing STL files that are not perfect A perfect STL file is a fully enclosed surface with no holes in the surface skin and no overlapping surfaces If your file is not perfect this option should allow you to print it anyway UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 37 mn ju m www PPS DP COM 4 Printing Calculating model costs The main factor that will affect model cost is the part interior fill structure and support material If for example one is printing a cube measuring 30mm x 30mm x 30mm with a layer thickness of 0 2mm
9. ONS E 9 2 2 3 Environmental specilcatons 9 3 OPERADON E 10 DARE TION gege EE 10 Sl installation Lhe DIATE sipsien R OER rI 10 3 1 2 Installing the software 13 3 1 9 Ato Le ee 14 3 2 USING THE BASIC FUNCTION iria 16 o cy MONET TNS OOF A EE 16 TeL OAC lg sk Rc DE FIO NR DR ERR SERRO CON RR O E 16 EE 19 3 2 4 Model transformations cccccccccccccccccssseeessnsssecesssecceseseeeeesssseseeseeseecesseeeensnsaseasesseeeeeeeeeegs 20 3 2 5 Placing models onto the build olattorm 22 3 3 GETTING READY TO TC 23 3 3 ZORRO sita abas bica ba a anes 23 3 3 2 Calibrating the Nozzle Height 0anao0nnnnnonnnnnnennnnnennnnnsnnnnnsssennsnsnennnnsenrensserrensserrenssene 24 3 3 4 Other Maintenance Options wui c cccccssccccccessssccssessccccesessasccssesseescssesssescseesaaeecceensaeeeceeeaaeees 28 3 3 9 Freparing the PIANO esmaga iara gui id 30 d PRIN Eeer 36 D MODEL REMOVAL cision E AE Aaa 39 6 MAINTENANCE ccs wes setae ecco anace ny arane Eaei neniani ak irarri ienee sinai rirani 42 6 1 CHANGING THE MATERIAL ei 42 6 2 VERTICAL TI ug VE 42 6 3 CLEANING THE NOZZLE E 44 6 4 REMOVING JCHANGINGTHENOZZLE 45 6 5 LUBRICATION OF BEARINGS sic iara S 46 CO SPARE KEE 46 da TIPS S Ter 47 6 TROUBLESHOOTING EE 48 SOLUTION FOR WINUSB DLL NOT FOUND PROBLEM 48 UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 2 PPDP 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 1 How to use this manual This User Manual is divided into four sections which cover the I
10. PAS DP COM 3 Opeation Platform Insert the cellboard to the platform slot The strength should be well distributed without force Roller shaft Insert the roller shaft to the hole at the back of printer and press down UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 11 A get JO pm WWW PRI DP BOM 3 Opeation Material Extrude top view 1 Connect the power adapter to the power interface 2 Insert the end of ABS filament into the Filament tube 3 Start the UP Software refer to the software install procedure in 3 1 2 if you have not already installed it and press the Extrude button in the maintenance dialogue box which is accessed from the 3D Print menu 4 After the printer nozzle has warmed up to 260 C the printer will beep Push the filament into the hole at the top of the extruder head and hold it there with some gentle pressure until the extruder motor grabs it and starts pulling it through the extrusion head The extruder will then automatically extrude a thin filament of material UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 12 PPP WWW PRI DP COM 3 Opeation Maintain Printing Matrials 604 o Status Wf ay New Spool Nozzle 1 00 Heating Platform 1 DC Heating Nozzle amp Plattorm Center To Bottom N wm Set to Nozzle Height Windows version Printer Prepared for Printing Layer 0 Matrial ABS 0g Total 0 00 Kg Heater E Eee Nozzle 20 2C Extrude
11. a PESCHE 4 4 WWW PP3DP COM www pp3dp com PP3DP 2012 V1 Legal Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice DELTA MICRO FACTORY CO MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Delta Micro Factory Co shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this Material Changes or modifications to the system not expressly approved by Delta Micro Factory Co the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority for use This document is protected by copyright All rights reserved Its use disclosure and possession are restricted by an agreement with Delta Micro Factory Co per software copyright No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Delta Micro Factory Corp Copyright 2012 Delta Micro Factory Corporation All rights reserved UP mini 3D Printer User Manual PPS in e TO ET OOM 1 Introduction TO eier TION WEE 3 Pel HOW FO USE THIS E UE BEE 3 ene 3 E E eee eT Rn nn eee nae nee pp 3 fe FOL SCHON EE 4 2 OVERVIEN E 5 SEET 5 Leg e 8 2 2 1 Printer Physical Characteristics cccessssccccsesessssceececsesesseeeescssessuseeseessessnsaeessesseetaaaesees 8 eZ II CIC AU
12. as shown below Es Device Manager File Action View Help Bede amp 8ea A WWW FA6FA30 1602 Computer z ze Disk drives 3 DVD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers Free Motion Card EEI SD Printer FreeMotion sen IDE ATA ATAPI controllers zs Ai Infrared devices 2 Keyboards UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 50 D gt 8 Troubleshooting Option 2 Update the driver manually 1 Install the latest UP software 2 Find the 3DPrint FreeMC driver in the Device Manager dialog box it should be located in the USB section Device Manager File Action View Help es D e CG D RA g Processors s d SCSI and RAID controllers eh Sound video and game controlers d System devices e Universal Serial Bus controllers SDPrint Freef xy East a gt Update Driver Disable Uninstall Scan for hardware changes Properties ZS Device Manager File Action View Help es D S CG 3 Se g Processors 45 SCSI and RAID controllers E Sound video and game controllers System devices SE Universal Serial Bus controlers gr SDPrintiaFreemeE Update Driver Disable Uninstall Scan for hardware changes Properties Launches the Hardware Update Wizard for the selected device UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 51 E 8 Troubleshooting 4 Select the up driver folder the default is C program filesUP Driver Hardware Update Wizard Please choose
13. clip paper or some other heat resistant things with tweezers to clean up the nozzle UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 44 moa www PPS CS COM 6 Maintenance 6 4 Removing Changing the nozzle should the nozzle become blocked you may need to remove it in order to unblock or change it To remove the nozzle use the nozzle wrench provided in the toolkit that comes with your Up Printer It is generally easiest to remove the nozzle when it is hot and should you need more torque than can be applied with the small screw on the wrench replace it with the small Allen key form the toolkit to provide more power UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 45 PPEP WWW SS Si E COM 6 Maintenance e E 4 VA 6 5 Lubrication of bearings The bearings on the Up Printer may occasionally require a bit of lubrication to keep it operating smoothly The recommended grease to use Is lithium grease When lubricating the bearings first clean off as much old grease as possible from the bearings and then apply new grease to the bearing and slide the platform in the appropriate direction to spread the grease 6 6 Spare parts Almost all the plastic parts on the printer are printed by the Up printer itself If you need to print spare parts for your printer the files for all soare parts can be found in the C Program Files x86 UP Example UP Spare Part folder UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 46 jae pe E WWW
14. through the filament tube until the material is about 10cm out of the tube then insert it into the hole at the top of the extruder head Select the maintain menu form the 3D Print menu Then press the Extrude button in the maintain dialogue After the printer nozzle has warmed up to 260 C the printer will beep Push the filament into the hole at the top of the extruder head with a little pressure and the extruder will automatically extrude material The plastic thread squeezed out of the nozzle should be thin bright and smooth If the nozzle is blocked remove the nozzle and clean it The extruder and platform are hot Use gloves when working in this area of printer 6 2 Vertical Calibration The Vertical calibration procedure allows you to ensure that the printer platform is perfectly horizontal and that the printer prints consistently in the X Y and Z direction First print the supplied Calibration model on your printer The calibration file is in C Program Files UP Example UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 42 PPSDP WWW PRE DP BOM 6 Maintenance After the calibration model is printed measure the X1 and X2 length as shown in the pictures below Open the Calibrate box form the 3D Print menu and enter the measured X1 and X2 values into the appropriate boxes Calibrate KY 0 0 Deg XZ 0 0 Deg UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 43
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16. 1 5mm but its interior is filled with a medium spaced scaffold structure On previous software version this was referred to as Hollow The part has an outer wall thickness of solid plastic about 1 5mm but its interior is filled with a large spaced scaffold structure On previous software version this was referred to as Big hole UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 32 PPP WAW PPS Ee COM 3 Opeation gt i Li gt gt vie KN Se ST ER E 7 Support Options Dense This represents how many layers of solid dense material form part of the support structure directly beneath the model Angle Angle at which support material gets used For example if 10 is used support material only gets used if angle of surface is greater than 10 from horizontal so support material is almost not used unless there is a direct overhang If set to 50 than support material is used for any surface is greater than 50 away from horizontal Set to gt 10 Set to gt 50 UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 33 JPP WWW PRI OP COM 3 Opeation There is always a delicate balance between minimizing the amount of support material versus the quality of the part versus the difficulty of removing support material The orientation of the part on the print platform is also critical in determining both how much support material gets used and also how difficult the support material will be to re
17. Cancel UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 24 PPEP WWW PRIDP BOM 3 Opeation In the above example this tells the printer that after being initialized and when a print job begins the platform is 139 5mm away from the nozzle To figure out the correct nozzle distance please follow these steps 1 Open the Maintain dialogue box from the 3D Print menu The current nozzle height is indicated as shown in the picture below Printer Printing Running Program Matrial ABS 146 g Total 3 96 Kg p Status L exude Gen Be Nozzle 1 0C Heating Platform 1 0C Heating Windows version Printer Prepared for Printing Layer 0 Matrial ABS O g Total 0 00 Kg Heater Se Nozzle 20 2C Extrude Withdraw New Spool alia ege Platform 16 3C Nozzle amp Platarom Max 137 0 Cur 86 50 el er To 122 Stop All Center To Bottom NL NR Set Nozzle Height Quit Mac version 2 In the text box type in the height to which you want the platform to move to and click the To button In the above example the platform would move to 124mm above the platform s origin UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 25 A get JO pm WWW PES DP BOM 3 Opeation 3 Check the distance between the nozzle and the platform If for example the platform appears to be about 7mm away from the nozzle increase the number in the text box to 130 and click the
18. Print 3 3 1 Initializing the Printer Before anything can be printed the printer must be initialized Click the Initialize option under the 3D print menu The printer will beep and the initialization procedure will begin The printer will then return the platform and print head to the printer s origin and beep again when it is ready Setup Print Preview le Maintenance Print Mac version UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 23 Een em jm qu scil www PRPSOP COM 3 Opeation 3 3 2 Calibrating the Nozzle Height This section is probably the most important of the entire manual Please read it carefully to ensure that you understand the nozzle height setup procedure as it is vital to successful 3D printing To print successfully the platform should be set to start at a distance of 0 2mm from the nozzle As each printer is slightly different this distance needs to be calibrated before starting to print The correct distance between the nozzle and platform is recorded in the Nozzle box of the Print screen found under the 3D Print menu but we use the Maintain dialogue box to figure out what this distance should be 30 Printer Printer ju Plus 1174562 7 Preferences Status Prepared for Printing Options 0 20mm Loose Fill Ge 135 9 Material ABS Options M UnSolid Model Quality Normal 7 E H HTH E No raft Heat platform ho after finish JP
19. ace of the perfboard and it can be easily pulled by nails So click No the height will increase 0 1mm and test again The last path in the above picture is quite wide and thin and its surface is not flat Viewed from the side some of the materials have been plunged into the little holes of perfboard And try to remove it by nails if you cannot pull it out click Yes The nozzle height is well set AN Set nozzle height to 132 30 C ys mo UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 27 PPS WWW PP SOF SOM 3 Opeation 3 3 4 Other Maintenance Options Click Maintain on the 3D Print menu and the following dialog box pops up Printer Printing Running Program Matrial ABS 146 q Total 3 96 Kg q p Status Nozzle 1 0C Heating Windows version Printer Prepared for Printing Layer 0 __ Matrial ABS 0 g Total 0 00 Kg Heater Nozzle 20 2C Extrude New Spool DS EE atform 16 Preheat platform Nozzle amp Platarom Max 137 0 Cur 86 50 r FR To 122 Stop All Center To Bottom NL NR Set Nozzle Height Quit Mac version Extrude Squeezes material out of the nozzle Click on this button and the nozzle is heated When the temperature is high enough 260 C the material is squeezed out of the nozzle The system beeps before material starts extruding and it beeps again when finished When changing the material See secti
20. ant to change the material color mid print Another popular use for pausing a job mid print is to allow fasteners to be inserted into printed cavities and then printed over to lock the fastener into place Nozzle amp Platform The five buttons FL FR Center NL NR control the position of the nozzle and the platform The nozzle moves to the left and right the platform moves forward and backward The To button controls the height of the platform and is used in the nozzle UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 29 PPEP WWW PPS DP BOM 3 Opeation height calibration procedure described in 3 3 2 The Bottom button returns the platform to the lowest position Set Nozzle Height Takes whatever value you have in the To box and transfers it to the Nozzle box of the setup screen 3 3 5 Preparing the Platform Before printing the platform must be prepared so that the model adheres to the platform enough to be printed without the model moving When printing starts plastic will have more chance to be pushed into all perforations and this provides a stronger mechanical bond with the bottom surface that prevents it from later lifting When inserting the cellboard into the platform slot the strength should be well distributed without force Inserting or extracting the cellboard please hold the metal traps on the both sides UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 30 PPEP WWW PPS DA COM 3 Opeation 3 3 6 Pri
21. ature Material is stuck in the extruder See 3 3 3 Maintain Extrude feed rollers printer and to the PC Contact Technical Support support pp3dp com Solution for Winusb dll not found problem If you encounter a Winusb dll not found error message please follow the steps below Option 1 Uninstall Older Driver and Automatically Install New Driver 1 Open the Windows control panel go to the System Properties dialog box then select the Hardware page UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 48 pa p le p Gm Geng qu ng 8 Troubleshooting System Properties General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Automatic Updates Remote Device Manager The Device Manager lists allthe hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Device Manager Drivers E Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are compatible with Windows Windows Update lets you set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Driver Signing Windows Update Hardware Profiles Hardware profiles provide a way for you to setup and store ee different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles 2 Click Device Manager button and the following dialog box will popup Find the 3DPrinter FreeMC in the USB section g Device Manager File Action View Help e ESB D Sa sk Processors lt SCSI and RAID controller
22. e Move Scale Auto Placement C Rotate f linput V o O Move Rotate Scale X Axis Y Axis Z Axis OS 10 O20 O50 Windows version Tranform j I d d EM mm E Moving the model Click the Move button and choose Ce em or input the distance you want to move in the text box Then choose the axis direction in which you want to move Each time you click the axis button the model will Sento JL Miro move again For example Move the model 5mm along Z axis or down mm Mac version Procedure 1 Click on Move 2 Input 5 in the text box 3 Click the Z axis UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 20 WWW PPS DP SOM 3 Opeation Rotating the model Click the Rotate button on the toolbar choose or input how many degrees you want to rotate in the text box then choose the axis to rotate around For example Rotate the model around Y axis by 30 Procedure 1 Click Rotate 2 Input 30 in the text box 3 Click Y axis Note positive numbers rotate counterclockwise and negative numbers rotate clockwise Scaling the model Click Scale choose or input a scaling factor in the text box and then either scale the model uniformly by clicking the scale button again or choose the axis around which you want to scale if you only want to scale in one direction Example1 Scale up the model uniformly by 2 0 times Procedures 1 Click Scale 2 Input 2 0 in the t
23. ext box 3 Click Scale again Example2 Scale up the model by 1 2 times along the Z axis only Procedures 1 Click Scale 2 Input 1 2 in the text box 3 Click Z axis UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 21 3 Opeation 3D Print View Help File 3 t Edit Ey e e Open Save Unload Print About Unit Conversion This option is provided as a convenient way to convert metric models to imperial and vice versa To convert an imperial model to metric select the 25 4 option from the scale menu and click Scale again To convert from metric to imperial select the 0 03937 option and click Scale 3 2 5 Placing models onto the build platform Appropriately placing your models on the platform can have an effect on print quality Auto Place Click the Auto Place button on the far right of the toolbar to automatically place the model on the platform When there is more than one model on the platform using Auto Place is recommended By Hand Press the Cirl key and choose the target model by pressing and holding the left mouse button Move the mouse and drag the model to the desired position Using the Move button Click the Move button on the toolbar choose or input the distance in the text box and then choose the axis for the direction in which you want to move UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 22 Lt d WWW PPS OP COM 3 Opeation 3 3 Getting Ready to
24. ft Support Raft The default value for this parameter is set to 2mm UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 31 jae pe E I WWW PPS DP BOM 3 Opeation Part Options Surface This parameter determines how many layers form the bottom face of a part when it is not solid For example if you set it to 3 the machine will print 3 complete layers before going into non solid mode This does not however affect the side wall thickness on non solid parts which are all the same thickness approximately 1 5mm irrespective of the fill mode Angle The part Angle determines at what point solid dense support material gets used If the angle is small than the printer will add solid fill layers under the part surface The thickness of this solid dense support is determined by the dense parameter under the Support options as described below N Solid Support dense Fill Options There are four ways to fill the interior of the paris as described below The Part is made of nearly solid plastic which gives you the strongest part This setting is recommended for functional engineering parts On previous software version this was referred to as Solid The part has an outer wall thickness of solid plastic about 1 5mm but its interior is filled with a reasonably small scaffold structure On previous software version this was referred to as Loose The part has an outer wall thickness of solid plastic about
25. ing models Several separate models can be merged into a single file by using the Merge option from the Edit menu Simply open all the models you want to merge and arrange them the way you want on the platform and click on the Merge option When you then save the file all the components will be saved as a single STL file 3 2 3 View Options To observe the target model in different ways use the mouse to control the view Rotate Press the middle mouse button and move the mouse The view can be rotated and observed from different angles Pan Press Ctrl and the middle mouse button at the same time and move the mouse This causes the view to pan You can also use the arrow keys to pan the view Scale Rotate the mouse wheel The view gets zoomed in or out View The system has 8 preset standard views stored under the View button on the toolbar Click the View button on the toolbar the startup value for the View button is Fit to find these options View Window Help Hide Toolbar XT Dott Customize Toolbar DOLOM Animate D ont Front Fit STE Back Top Left Bottom 7 3 Front Right Back DERIN Left Sf S Right Fit ISO Windows version Mac version UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 19 f Sy LH WWW PPS GIS COM 3 Opeation 3 2 4 Model transformations Model Transformation can be achieved through the Edit menu orthe toolbar Parameter L
26. move As a general rule it is easier to remove support material from the outside of a part than Dupont nt from the inside As can be seen in the picture to the right the part would use a lot more support material if printed with the opening facing downwards than if it were facing upwards Space The distance between the lines of non solid support material Changing this parameter requires some experience in balancing the quantity of support material used ease of support material removal and part print quality Support Structure 0 5 mm gt line space line width 6 lines 12 lines Area The surface area above which support material gets used When you choose 5 mm for example there will be no support if the overhanging area is less than 5 mm Benefit A little material is saved and a slightly faster print speed is achieved Area lt 5mm Area gt 5mm BW Tm UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 34 i N A a S WWW PPS OP cCOM 3 Opeation Other Options Stable Support Stable support creates support that is more solid and the model is less likely to distort but the support material is then more difficult to remove UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 35 WWW PPS DP BOM 4 Printing 4 Printing Please ensure the following points are taken care of before printing Connect the 3D printer initialize it and set up the printing system Load the model and place it properly on
27. nt Setup Options Click menu 3D Print gt Setup The following dialog box pops up Setup UP Mini SN 70186 6 06 F3 04 X el TT e O Z Resolution DESEN Base Height 2mm Z Resolution m Ease Height 2 mm el E Part Fill le lt ET 45 45Deg gt H ii Angle lt 45 Deg 7 O Solid Loose Surface 3 3 Layers gt Y e E e Lil Surface 3 Layers C Hollow Big hole Support Dense 3 3Layers gt X Angle lt 30Deg 30 oneg gt Space Ja Lues 7 C7 Dense 3 Layers v Angle lt 40 Deg Stable area gt 5mm2 gt Space 8 Lines v Area gt 10 mm2 r Other l Stable Support Restore Defaults Cancel Windows version Support Mac version Restore defaults Print Options Z Resolution Set the print resolution layer thickness of the printer This can be between 0 2mm per layer to 0 4mm per layer depending on the printer model Base Height This is the thickness of the raft of material before the support layer is printed under the part When the printer starts printing it first prints a raft of non solid material in which all the lines of support material are horizontal along the Y axis It Keeps building up horizontal rows of support material for as many mm as you have chosen Then just before it gets to the bottom surface of the real part it starts to build support layers perpendicular to the raft layers layer Support dense 8mm 2mm Support Ra
28. ntroduction Overview Operation and Troubleshooting Please study this manual carefully before installation and use the printer according to these instructions Keep this manual handy and refer to it when necessary 1 2 Precautions Please read this section carefully before using the printer 1 2 1 Safety 4 The printer can only be used with the power adapters supplied by this company or the product may be damaged with a risk of fire 4 To avoid burning or model deformation do not touch the model nozzle or the platform by hand or any other part of the body while the printer is working or immediately after it has finished printing 4 Protective glasses should always be worn when removing support material especially PLA 4 The brown sections of the currently supplied gloves melt at around 200 degrees therefore please do not hold the extruder block with the gloves 4 There is a slight smell from ABS when it is being extruded The smell is however not too unpleasant A well ventilated room is recommended by most people to be safe however when printing keep the printer away from any draughis as this can affect the warping of ABS prints When ABS is burnt is releases toxic fumes The following classifications are used in this manual CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 3 DS 1 Introduction WARNING Indica
29. on 6 this function is used to deliver the new material to the nozzle This function can also be used to test whether the nozzle is working correctly Withdraw Withdraws the material from the extrusion head When the material runs out or the nozzle needs to be changed click this button When the nozzle is up to temperature 260 C and beeps gently pull out the material If the material gets stuck pull it out it by hand UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 28 AS WWW PPS DP BOM 3 Opeation New Spool This is used so the printer can keep track of how much material has been used and warn you if you don t have enough material left to print your model Click this button and enter the value of how many grams of material you have on the current spool If it is a new spool the quantity should be set to 700 grams You can also specify whether the material you are printing with is ABS or PLA Printer Prepared for Printing Status Displays the temperature of the nozzle and platform Stop All Stops heating and all the movement of the printer Once you click this button the current model being printed is cancelled You CANNOT resume a print job once the printer has been stopped After you use the Stop All option you will need to re initialize the printer Pause Print This button allows you to pause a print in mid progress but you can then resume the print job where it left off This is very useful if you for example w
30. rinter Roller shaft USB interface Power on off Power interface UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 6 A AJ e WWW PPS DIS GI i Overview Figure3 Accessories 1 USB cable 2 Power adapter 20 V 3 Filament tube 4 Screws 6 Cellboard 6 Extrude head 7 ABS spool Figure 4 Tool kit LC ae B 1 Pen Knives 2 Tweezers 8 Hexwrench 4 Shovel 6 Pliers 6 Gloves 7 Nozzle wrench UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 7 APEP WWW SS Si EE COM 2 Overview Figure 5 Axis Y axis as N Las CUE SaaS CH RECH a d ge d 2 2 Specifications 2 2 1 Printer Physical Characteristics whi 0 25 0 35 mm 120x120x120 mm Oe 240 x 350 x 350 mm UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 8 PPSpDP WWW PRI DP BOM 2 Overview 2 2 2 Specifications Power Requirements 100 240VAC 50 60Hz 200W Model Suppori Auto generated support Input Format STL Workstation compatibility Windows XP Vista 7 Mac 2 2 3 Environmental specifications Ambient temperature Loco Relative humidity 20 50 UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 9 el ges LS WWW PP SOrP cOM 3 Opeation 3 Operation 3 1 Preparation 3 1 1 Installation the printer Extrude Head The extrude head is fastened with magnets When assemble the extrude head make sure it is contacted with all the three magnets UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 10 Fr ge LS a WW
31. s Sound video and game controllers System devices amp Universal Serial Bus controllers e 30Print Freemc gr Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller g Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller gr Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller g Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller gr Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller amp USB Root Hub 6 USB Root Hub gr USB Root Hub gr USB Root Hub gr USB Root Hub 3 Click the right mouse button and select the Uninstall option The confirm dialog box will appear Click OK UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 49 Ze So COM 8 Troubleshooting Device Manager DER File Action View Help t meS SG Sa g Processors a zs SCSI and RAID controllers E O Sound video and game controllers System devices gr Universal Serial Bus controllers Update Driver Disable Scan for hardware changes Properties gr USB Root Hub Ss USB Root Hub USB Root Hub 6 USB Root Hub Uninstalls the driver for the selected device Contirm Device Removal Ae 3DPrint FreeMc Warning You are about to uninstall this device from your system 4 Install the latest UP software 5 Unplug the USB cable then plug again Windows will find a new device Manually select driver folder Default is C Program files UP Driver or C Program files X86 UP Driver 6 There should now be a new driver section in the device manager
32. tes a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in serious injury Gloves When performing certain maintenance procedures the machine may be hot and gloves are required to avoid burns Safety Glasses Wear safety glasses to avoid injury to your eyes 1 2 2 Protection The printer must not be exposed to water or rain or damage may occur Do not shut down the UP System or pull out the USB cable when loading a digital model or the model data may be lost When using the Extrude function keep at least 50mm between the nozzle and the platform If too close the nozzle may get blocked 4 The printer is designed to work properly at an ambient temperature of between 15 C and 30 C and humidity of between 20 and 50 Operating outside these limits may result in low quality models UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 4 WWW PES DIS COM 2 Overview 2 Overview The UP Printer is designed with ultimate portability and simplicity in mind The system and software allow you to print great models with only a few keystrokes even if you have never used a 3D printer before The system uses a nozzle to deposit molten plastic so printed parts are strong and durable Congratulations on purchasing an UP Printer 2 1 Appearance Figure 1 Front view of printer UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 5 PPS WWW PRPS OP COM 2 Overview Nozzle le y Figure 2 Back view of p
33. the support material is printed at a much lower density It is very easy to distinguish the model from the support material so it is easy to remove Have a look at the teapot in the above pictures The left picture shows the teapot with support material removed and the right picture shows the teapot with its support material still attached The support material gets removed using a combination of tools Some material can easily be cracked off by hand Support material close to the model is easier to remove using tools such as wood carving chisels long nose pliers or wire cutters It takes some practice to get comfortable with removing support material but it can become quite an enjoyable and therapeutic task UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 40 nl E i D WWW PPS 5 Gil 5 Model Removal CAUTION The support material and the tools are sharp Wear gloves and safety glasses when removing the part from the printer UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 41 DOS WWW PPS EE COM 6 Maintenance 6 Maintenance 6 1 Changing the Material 4 First withdraw the leftover material from the printer Initialize the printer and choose 3D print gt Maintain Click Withdraw and the system automatically begin to heat the nozzle When the nozzle reaches the correct temperature the printer will beep and you can gently withdraw the material Place anew spool of material on the spool holder and pull it
34. the virtual platform of the software window Check if there is enough material for the model the software will generally tell you if there is not enough material when you begin the print If not change the reel to a new one For large models over 40 mm results can be improved by preheating the build platform Click the Preheat option on the 3D Print menu and the printer begins to heat the platform Let the platform get up to 100 C before beginning to print The little door in the wind barrier of extrude head is used to adjust the airflow to have good printing quality for some certain models Generally it should be closed like the right picture since warping or or split issue would be caused if blow too much Only for the ball shaped models and models with very small features or sharp end like tower the door should be opened Because the heat from the extrude head would be blown away soon with much blow and models can be solidified in a very short time so that the surface would be better Click menu 3D Print gt Print and the print dialog box pops up Choose Preferences to set the printing parameters Click OK to begin to print UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 36 PPS WWW PRI CS COM 4 Printing Printer uP Plus 1174562 Preferences Status Prepared for Printing Options 0 20mm Loose Fill Nozzle 135 g Material ABS SEI Options M UnSolid Model Quality
35. ws Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either pa po immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommend that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing 3DPrintUSB sys To CAWINDOWS System32 Dnivers Continue Anyway STOP Installation UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 15 WWW PPS DP SOM 3 Opeation 3 2 Using the basic functions 3 2 1 Start the program Click on the g icon on the desktop The program should open as follows 3 2 2 Loading a 3D model Click File Open or on the toolbar and select the model you want to open UP only supports STL files which is the standard input format for 3D printing files and the UP3 format which is UP s proprietary compressed STL format Move the mouse pointer onto the model and click the left mouse key Some model information is presented in a floating window as shown below UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 16 WWW PRI DP BOM EI UP File 3D Print Edit View Help E lt b f e Open Save Unload Print About X Axis Y Axis Z Axis ap Model Ve File EX Ve Facet 944 Vertex 466 Vol 48 93 CM3 Surface 213 00 CM2 Size 53 98 X 49 94 X107 00 mm CR Min 131 99 X 3 97 X 3 00 mm Max 78
36. your search and installation options Ss 9 Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM De Include this location in the search CAProgram Files UP Driver v Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware 5 A Free Motion Card section should now have been inserted into the Device Manager KE ba Es Device Manager File Action View Help c See RARA os WWW FAS6FA 30 1602 N Computer z ze Disk drives 2 DVD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers N i 3 Free Motion Card EESE SD Printer FreeMotion ge IDE ATA ATAPI controlers ir Infrared devices gt Keyboards fH B lis UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 52 Zen ee Tor Sm 8 Troubleshooting OCG Nad LIne PIE E yo aM Ltn RE bie wae ONT e ae mm gege eme gem em ex eh BN a ED fi li y GE WE E i E eg 4i N L Gen SS SE A1 IN vor cz s P re nen 682 03 Vy kev Botten CERTIFICATE No EE 137 2012 87 Rm 1003 Tower A Soro era dd enw POP PCI FESP EE CETTE CEEE CEC ER E canas 2 yduct ce tomo win Ke ne nim wn eB Du EN55022 2010 Ts EN 65024 2010 EN 6
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