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1. WWW PPSDP COM www pp3dp com PP3DP 2013 V1 Legal Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice Beijing Tiertime Technology Co Ltd Tiertime 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 Beijing Tiertime Technology Co Ltd 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 Beijing Tiertime Technology Co Ltd 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 Beijing Tiertime Technology Co Ltd per software copyright No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Tiertime Delta Micro Corp is wholly owned subsidiary of Beijing Tiertime Technology Co Lid PPSDP is a registered trademark of Tiertime Copyright 2013 Beijing Tiertime Technology Co Ltd All rights reserved UP mni 3D Printer User Manual PPop ww PRTOF COM 1 Introduction I INTRODUCTION cieli 3 1 1 FIOWTO USETHISMANDAE ione eni 3 UE Ge giel 3 ey EE 2 Aa ee2. PRPS OP COM 4 Printing 4 Printing Before printing starts the following steps should be followed Connect UP printer with a computer via USB cable initialize the printer prepare the cell board and insert it to the platform Load the model and place it properly in UP software Check if there is enough material for the model UP software will warn you if there is no enough material for the part you about to print if not change the reel to a new one For large models typically the area of one layer is over 40 mm the results can be improved by preheating the build platform In UP software 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 printing The little door in the wind barrier of extrusion head is used to adjust the airflow to have good printing quality for some certain models Generally it should be closed like it is shown in Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Wind Barrier UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 39 PPYDP WW PPSDP COM 4 Printing When the door is opened the heat generated from extrusion head is blown away fast by the wind from the fan and models can be solidified in very short time so that the surfaces in these models can have better quality Regular models if printed with door open could have warping or cracking in the printed parts Click menu 3D Print gt Print an
3. based on the setting for the print job UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 42 ao WWW PPS OP coOM 5 Model Removal 5 Model Removal 1 After a print job finishes printer gives off beeps and nozzle and platform are not long heated 2 Remove the cell board from the print platform with the printed part 3 Gently slide the shovel an accessory that comes with the machine under the printed model and slowly wiggle it back and forth to pry loose the model Remember to wear gloves during the whole time of printing because the board and the model maybe still hot TIP It w highly recommended to avoid removing the model with the cell board till ow the print platform Doing so iy very Ukely to cause whole platform unlevel crash the print head UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 43 Fr EH WWW PPS OP coOM 5 Model Removal Figure 5 1 Removing Model after Print CAUTION It is strongly recommended that gloves should be worn during the whole process of model removal 4 Removing Support Material Figure 5 2 Support Structure 3D Printed models are composed of two parts One part is the model itself and the other one is the support structure used to support any overhanging portion of the model The support structure printed by UP printer is generated using the same material as the model material except the support structure is printed at lower density It is very easy to remove the support structure from t
4. Back view of UP mini UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 6 Fret pe a WWW PPS GIS COM 2 Overview J 2 Power adapter 20 V GI Filament tube ol Cellboard Extrusion head ABS spool Figure 2 4 Accessories EE 1 Pen Knives 2 Tweezers 8 Hex wrench 4 Shovel 6 Pliers 6 Gloves 7 Nozzle wrench Figure 2 5 Tool kit UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 7 Fret pe a WWW PPS GIS COM 2 Overview PN Figure 2 6 Axis 2 2 Specifications 2 2 1 Physical Specifications Printing Material ABS or PLA Material Color White Black Red Yellow Blue Green Layer Thickness 0 2 0 35 mm 2 2 2 Other Specifications Power Requirements 100 240VAC 50 60Hz 200W Model Support Auto generated support UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 8 PPP WWW PPSDP B0M 2 Overview Input Format STL OS compatibility Windows XP Vista 7 8 Mac 2 2 3 Environmental specifications Ambient Temperature 15 C 30 C Relative humidity 20 50 UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 9 JPP WWW PP SOrP coOM 3 Operation 3 Operation 3 1 Preparation 3 1 1 Installation Figure 3 1 Print head installation Extrusion Head The extrusion head of an UP mini is fastened by three magnetic buckles When assembling extrusion head make sure the extrusion head is securely contacted with all the three buckles at right position UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 10 aS ir WW
5. System32 Drivers UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 15 rm Pm les WWW PPSDOP COM 3 Operation 3 2 Using the basic functions 3 2 1 Start the program Click on the UP up as the following UPI VII4 wwe FER mm a gt Figure 3 10 UP Program Startup Screen 3 2 2 Loading a 3D model Click File Open or on the toolbar and select the model you want to load UP software supports STL files the standard input format for 3D printing and the UP3 format UP s proprietary compressed STL format Move the mouse onto the model and click the left mouse button Model information will be presented in a floating window as shown below UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 16 PPEVE WWW PPSDOP COM 3 Operation Save Unload Print About rotate Scale X Axis YAxis Z Axis 3D Model ve File E Ve Facet 944 Vertex 466 Vol 48 93 CM3 Surface 213 00 CM2 Size 53 98 X 49 94 X107 00 mm Min 131 99 X 3 97 X 3 00 mm Max 78 01 X 45 97 X110 00 mm Format Binary Parameter Lei Move Scale Rotate input 02 50 Le Le EZ y z Mac version Figure 3 11 UP Program Model Screen Unloading a 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
6. User Manual 28 e En ja eil WWW PPSDP BOM 3 Operation 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 g Total 3 96 Kg Status Nozzle 1 0C Heating Platform 1 0C Heating Nozzle amp Platform Max 139 90 Cur 136 n Stop All FL FR To 124 S Center To Bottom Pause print NL NR Set Wwozzie Height uit Windows version Matrial ABS 0 g Total 0 00 Kg Heater Nozzle 20 2C i a rm 7 Nozzle amp Platarom Max 137 0 Cur 86 50 122 Stop All To Bottom NL Set Nozzle Height Quit Mac version Figure 3 25 Maintenance Dialog Extrude Extrudes material out of print nozzle Click on this button and the nozzle is heated When the temperature of nozzle reaches 260 C the printer beeps then if there is filament already inside the print head the temperature in nozzle causes the filament to melt and print head starts extruding the UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 29 PPSP WWW PPSDOP COM 3 Operation molten filament for a while and machine beeps again when it finishes extruding This function is frequently used when changing new material See section 6 and it can be also used to test whether the nozzle is working properly Withdraw Withdraws the material from the extrusion head This function is used when t
7. Z Resolution Set the print resolution layer thickness of the printer This can be a choice between 0 2mm to 0 35mm per layer Base Height This is the value of raft thickness 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 builds up horizontal rows of support material for the height of the value you enter in the text box Then just before it gets to the bottom surface of the real part it starts to build support layers on top of the raft layers Support dense 8mm 2mm Support Raft Support Raft Figure 3 26 Raft layer setting The default value for this parameter is 2mm UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 32 WWW PPSDP BOM 3 Operation Part Options Surface This parameter determines how many layers are needed to form the bottom of a part For example if value is set 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 regardless of the infill mode Angle The part angle determines at what point solid dense support material gets used If the part angle is smaller than this parameter the printer will add solid infill layers under the part surface The thickness of this solid dense support is determi
8. from the inside As Figure 3 30 shows the part can consume a lot more support material if printed with the opening facing down than if it is facing Up However if you prefer the bottom surface of the part on Figure 3 30 printed in good quality even though it consumes much more support material you have to choose the face down orientation because support structure removal could damage the surface Space The gap between infill lines of non solid support structure Changing this parameter requires some experience in balancing the factors including the amount of support material consumed easiness of support structure removal and print quality UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 37 PPZSP WWW PPSDOP COM 3 Operation Support Structure 0 5 mm gt line space line width a i 6 lines 12 lines Figure 3 31 Infill Gap Area The surface area above which support structure gets generated If the value is set to 5 mm for instance there will be no support structure generated for all the overhanging surface with area less than 5 mm Benefit Material is saved and faster print speed is achieved Area lt 5mm Area gt 5mm Figure 3 32 Support Structure for Small Area Other Options Stable Support Stable support creates more solid support The model printed with this option is less likely to distort but the support structure is more difficult to remove UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 38 PPZSP WWW
9. hot and protective gloves are required to avoid being burnt Safety Glasses Wear safety glasses to avoid injury to the eyes 1 2 2 Protection UP printer must not be exposed to water or rain otherwise may cause damage Do not shut down UP Printer or pull the USB cable during the process of loading a digital model to Printer otherwise the model data may not be transmitted successfully When using the Extrude function keep at least 50mm gap between the nozzle and the print platform If the gap is too small nozzle may not extrude filament easily which could cause nozzle clog UP printer is designed to function properly at temperature between 15 C and 30 C and humidity between 20 and 50 Operating outside these limits may cause low print quality UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 4 mm j tem mmm i WWW PRRSDP BOM 2 Overview 2 Overview UP mini is designed with ultimate portability and simplicity in mind The machine and software allow you to print great models with only a few keystrokes even you are a first time user of 3D printer UP mini uses a nozzle to deposit molten plastic and the printed parts are strong and durable with high accuracy 2 1 Appearance Figure 2 1 Front view of UP mini UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 5 PPEOP WWW PPR3DP BOM 2 Overview Nozzle ser na ED CEN SS a p Bag Ae Figure 2 2 Inside View of UP mini Figure 2 3
10. not found it is because that the driver is properly installed Please follow the steps below Option 1 Uninstall Older Driver and Install New Driver 1 Open Control Panel in Windows go to the System Properties dialog box and select the Hardware page UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 53 Simeto 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 Managerto change the properties of any device Drivers sy 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 a Hardware profiles provide away for you to setup and store eer different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Apply Figure 8 1 System Properties Dialog 2 Click Device Manager button and Device Manager Dialog pops up Find the entry 3DPrinter FreeMC in the USB section amp Device Manager De LI File Action View Help DEG a RA g Processors SCSI and RAID controllers Sound video and game controllers System devices amp Universal Serial Bus controllers n sDPrint FreemMc n Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller gi Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller g
11. one model loaded and want to remove all of them UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 17 PPEDP WWW PPI DP COM 3 Operation 5 Unload all Unload PIG Figure 3 12 Manu Option of unloading models Saving a model Choose the model you want to save 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 models Note on STL files To print a model correctly all the triangles of the model need to have their normal facing outward The UP software uses color to indicate whether a model has problems or not The default color used by UP software after a model is loaded is light grey and if the model is picked or highlighted its color is pink If the model has problems like the normal of triangles of a model is facing a wrong direction the model will be colored in red All the setting of coloring can be changed in setting in UP software Figure 3 13 Models are highlighted with different colors Fixing STL Files The UP software has an option to fix models with bad surfaces Under the Edit menu you will see a Fix option Select the model with problems and click the Fix UP software will do the calculation and fix the problems within its capabilities An STL could have variety of problems and UP software cannot fix them all If UP fails to fix the problems it is recommended to use other professional 3D
12. 1602 d Computer z ze Disk drives mr A DVD CD ROM drives P Floppy disk controllers Te De Motion Sal 23 IDE PEET eege oe Aal Infrared devices Keyboards Figure 8 4 New Device Driver Installed UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 55 e a 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 E Device Manager File Action View Help e D S SS 3 Sa z g Processors d SCSI and RAID controllers S Sound video and game controllers d System devices amp Universal Serial Bus controllers _ SDPrint Freel pe l gr Standard Enhe Update Driver Disable Uninstall Scan for hardware changes Properties Figure 8 5 Device Manager Dialog 3 Select Update Driver in the right click menu E Device Manager File Action View Help co mfa 3 Sa z g Processors d SCSI and RAID controllers Sound video and game controllers d System devices amp Universal Serial Bus controllers ve SOPrint Freehy gi Standard Enha gi Standard Unive Disable Uninstall Update RIA er Standard wi gr Standard Unive amp USB Root Hub Properties Scan for hardware changes Launches the Hardware Update Wizard for the selected device Figure 8 6 Update Driver UP mini 3D Printer User Manual
13. 56 Simeto 8 Troubleshooting 4 Select the UP driver folder the default is C program files UP Driver Hardware Update Wizard Please choose your search and installation options Gas Y 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 N V Include this location inthe search CAProgram Files UP Driver v O Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from alist Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Figure 8 7 Select Driver Directory 5 A Free Motion Card section should now have been created in Device Manager HER E Device Manager File Action View Help cz BSG a Ra EI a WWW FAGFA 30 1602 zm d Computer z ze Disk drives 2 DVD CD ROM drives 1 Floppy disk controllers N Free Motion Card eee i 30 Printer FreeMotion IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Aal Infrared devices zs Keyboards lis Figure 8 8 Free Motion Card Entry Created UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 57
14. W PRPS DOP COM 3 Operation Figure 3 2 Print Platform Platform Insert the cell board into the platform slot Moderate force is recommended when inserting the cellboard Figure 3 3 Roller Shaft Roller shaft Insert the roller shaft into the hole at the back of printer and press it downward The roller shaft should fit in the hole nicely UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 11 EE 13 rg l WWW PPS DS GD 3 Operation Material Extrusion top view Figure 3 4 Material Wiring 1 Connect power adapter to power interface 2 Put a spool of material on the roller shaft find the end of the material insert it into filament tube pass the material through the tube and pass the tube through the top of the machine cover 3 Start UP Software installed on a computer If you have not already installed the software please refer to the software installation procedure in section 3 1 2 connect the computer with printer through USB cable initialize the printer from the software and in the software menu click 3D Print gt Maintenance to bring up the Maintenance dialogue where you will find Extrude button Click the Extrude button which triggers extrusion process to start 4 Print nozzle starts warming up When the temperature of the nozzle reaches 260 C printer will give off a beep You can push the filament into the hole at the top of the extrusion head Hold the filament there wit
15. ack Top Bottom eft e Front Right Back Left IS ISO Right Fit ISO Windows version Mac version Figure 3 15 Preset View Options 3 2 4 Model Transformations Model Transformation can be achieved through Edit menu or push buttons on the toolbar v Move Parameter Le Move Scale Rotate Scale Auto Placement l input E A 1 Q2 V ER gt Sa 10 OS 10 Move Rotate Scale X Axis Y Axis Z Axis O20 Cen Windows version Tranform Le Ei gt mm gt Inch Figure 3 16 Model Transformation options Seale Hi Miror Mac version Moving a model Click the Move button and in the text box choose or input the distance you want to move the model then choose the axis direction along which you want to move the model by clicking the axis button Each time you click the axis button the model will move once in the direction you choose and the distance you enter For example Move the model 5mm along Z axis or down 5mm UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 20 WWW PPS GIS COM 3 Operation Procedure 1 Click on Move 2 Input 5 in the text box 3 Click the Z axis a gt t f i L I eee a Open Save niload Print About Figure 3 17 Move a model Rotating a model Click the Rotate button on the toolbar in the text box choose or input the value of rotating degree you want to rotate the model then choose th
16. all and operate this machine Keep this manual handy and refer to it when it is needed 1 2 Precautions Please read the following precautions carefully before operating the printer 1 2 1 Safety UP printer can only be used with the power adapters supplied by Tiertime Other adapters could damage the printer with risk of fire During the period that printer is printing and just after printer is done printing print platform nozzle and printed model are still hot In order to avoid being burnt or cause deformation of model do not touch model nozzle or print platform by hand without any protection Protective glasses should always be worn when removing support structure especially when printing material is PLA The melting point of the brown sections of protection gloves supplied with the printer is about 200 C Please do not hold the nozzle with the gloves when nozzle is heated Slight smell will be generated from printing material when printer is extruding filament A well ventilated room is highly recommended The following icons are used in this manual CAUTION Indicating potential hazardous situation in which if not avoided may cause minor or moderate injury WARNING Indicating potential hazardous situation in which if not avoided may cause serious injury UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 3 _ pm Lem DID 1 Introduction i Gloves When performing a certain maintenance work machine may be
17. are Directory 3 1 3 Driver Installation Connect the printer to a computer with a USB cable The computer should pop up the Found New Hardware Wizard window Choose No not this time option and then click Next Choose Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Read our privacy policy Can Windows connectto Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device 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 do O Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Figure 3 7 Snap shots of UP Software installation UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 14 e WWW PRPS DIS COM 3 Operation Click Browse and choose C Program Files UP Driver then Next Browse For Folder Select the folder that contains drivers for your hardware CH Syste Temp Please choose your search and installation options S Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or e
18. ayer 0 Matrial ABS 0 g Total 0 00 Kg Heater er i n A Spr cnr e Nozzle 20 2C Extrude Withdraw New Spool Platform 16 3C Preheat platform Nozzle amp Piatarom Max 137 0f Cur 86 50 L FL FR rela Stop All Center To Bottom NL NR Set Nozzle Height Quit Mac version Figure 3 21 Maintain Dialog 2 In the text box type in the height to which you want the platform to move and click the To button In the above example the platform moves to 122mm above the platform s original position Figure 3 22 Gap between platform and nozzle 3 Check the distance between the nozzle and the platform If for example the platform appears to be far away say 7mm from the nozzle increase the number in the text box to 130 and click the To button After the platform finished upward movement we can enter a bigger number in the text box for example 133 or a smaller number between 130 and 133 not a number too big because we need to be cautious as the platform is approaching the nozzle and we want to avoid the nozzle crash into the platform Repeat this step and lift the platform closer to nozzle Figure 3 23 The platform is getting closer to the nozzle UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 27 PPYDP Lem WWW 1 21191 COM 3 Operation 4 Once the platform is about 1mm away from the nozzle start increasing the number in the text box by 0 1mm incr
19. d be melt during a print job and create burnt marks on the model being printed To avoid this problem nozzle needs to be cleaned regularly Firstly in order to melt the oxidized ABS nozzle needs to be heated Use the Extrude button in the Maintain dialogue then lower the platform to the bottom Then use some heat resistant material like 100 cotton cloth or soft paper to clean the nozzle A pair of tweezers may also be required UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 50 PPYDP WWW PPSIDP COM 6 Maintenance 6 4 Removing Changing nozzle If your nozzle gets clogged you need to remove it from print head and clean it or change a new one To remove nozzle use the nozzle wrench provided in the toolkit that comes with your UP mini Printer Generally it is much easier to remove the nozzle when it is hot If you need more force than the nozzle wrench can provide use it with a small Allen Key provided in the tool kit Figure 6 6 Changing Nozzle 6 6 Models of Spare parts Almost all the plastic parts on UP mini printer are printed by UP mini Printer itself If you need to print spare parts for your printer you can find the STL files for all the spare parts in the C ProgramFiles UP Example UP Spare Part UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 51 PPSD 7 Tips amp Tricks 7 Tips amp Tricks How to print a large part Large parts can sometimes have their corners warping from the print plat
20. d the Print Dialog box pops up Choose Preferences to set printing parameters Click OK to begin the print job Printer Jur Plus 1174562 7 Preferences Status Prepared for Printing Options O 20mm Loose Fill Nozzle 135 g Material ABS ji Options E UnSoalid Model Quality Moral e OG No raft Heat platform oc after finish Ji Cancel Windows version Frinter Printer UP Plus 1113225 Preference Rom Ver 6 03 Firmware 2 00 Layer thick 0 30 mm Fill Loose Material ABS Nozzle Height 136 Options Quality Fine v Unsolid Model _ Heat platform after finish Mo No Raft _ Cancel Mac version Figure 4 2 Print Dialog UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 40 WWW PRPS OF COM 4 Printing Print Options Speed Fine Normal or Fast This option determines the speed UP printer prints As a general rule the slower you print the better the print quality For tall parts printing at Fast soeed could be problematic because printer could vibrate to a certain extent to which could affect print quality For parts with large surface area the Fine value could be problematic because print head has to take longer time to move corner to corner and some edges are therefore more likely to warp Unsolid Model This option is useful for printing STL files that are not perfect A perfect STL file is a fully enclosed surface with no holes in and no overlapping I
21. e axis along which the model rotates by clicking the axis button 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 A positive number means rotating the model counter clockwise and a negative number means rotating the model clockwise Figure 3 17 Rotate a model UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 21 e Em WWW PPSDP COM 3 Operation Scaling a model Click Scale choose or input a scaling ratio in the text box then either scale the model uniformly along all three axes by clicking the scale button again or choose the axis along which you want to scale the model if you only want to scale along one axis Example1 Scale up the model uniformly by 2 0 times Procedures 1 Click Scale 2 Input 2 0 in the text 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 E vr File 3D Print Edit View Help n lt F gt Open Save Unload Print About Figure 3 18 Scale a model Unit Conversion This option is provided as a convenient tool to convert models between Imperial Unit and Metric Unit To convert a model from Imperial Unit to Metric Unit select the 25 4 from the scale menu and then click Scale To convert from Metric Unit to Imperial Unit select the 0 03937
22. easure X1 and X2 Open the Calibrate box from the 3D Print menu and enter the measured X1 and X2 values into the appropriate boxes UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 48 PPYDP WWW PPS OP COM 6 Maintenance Calibrate XY 0 0 Deg XZ 0 0 Deg Figure 6 3 Snapshot of Calibration Dialog 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 from the printed calibration part get the center L shaped component on the front and measure its Z deviation as shown in Figure 6 3 Put the exact value into the Z box If it deviates to the right the value put into the Z box should be a positive value If it deviates to the left the value put into the Z box should be a negative value Figure 6 4 Measure Deviation Finally measure the height of the L shape component which should be 40 mm if the model is not scaled Enter the exact measured value into the H box in the Calibrate Dialogue Click OK to save all these values and exit the calibration Dialog UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 49 ao WWW PPS E COM 6 Maintenance 6 3 Cleaning print nozzle Nozzle may be covered with some oxidized ABS after a lot of prints These oxidized ABS coul
23. ee eee aan 3 EE EE 4 2 a ATTEN 5 E Re 5 OP I HERE 8 2 2 1 Printer Physical Characteristics A 8 LAZIO ira 8 2 2 3 Environmental specifications iii 9 3 OPERATION ME 10 S BN e 10 3 1 1Installation the primter 10 3 1 2 Installing the software 13 LOST ionica dieses 14 SEET 16 e I IC TO Oa ima 16 EELER 16 BLO VOW OT ONS a ea E 19 3 24 lee ER een ee 20 3 2 5 Placing models onto the build platform iii 22 3 3 GETTING READY TO TI E 23 3 3 1 Initializing the PIRC eebe 23 3 3 2 Calibrating the Nozzle Heoht 24 SC 3 3 4 Other Maintenance Options ou ccccccccssseeceecccceecssseeesecceeeesssseuseeeecessssssaeseccesssssaaesseeees 28 3 3 5 Preparing the Platform ccccccccccccceccessesessessesessessesessessesesseseesesseseases tH RIFE X BI A PRINTING smi 39 S MODEL REMOVAL oea lla 43 E INN uil 47 6 1 CHANGING THE MATERIAL 47 O22 VERTICALCAUERATO ee 48 6 3 CLEANING THE NOZZLE lola 50 6 4 REMOVING JCHANGINGTHENOZZLE 51 6 5 LUBRICATION OF BEARINGS RIE MBE AE PART elica 51 n NIE S TRICKS caste iii 52 9 EES EEN 53 SOLUTION FOR WINUSB DLL NOT FOUND PROBLEM 53 UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 2 PPJP 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 1 How to use this manual This User Manual is divided into four sections which cover Introduction Overview Operation and Troubleshooting respectively Please read this manual carefully before inst
24. ement and click the To button Repeat this step until the platform is within 0 2mm away from the nozzle 5 Click the Set Nozzle Height in the Maintenance dialogue Printer Prepared for Printing Matrial ABS 535 g Total 7 18 Kg status Extrude Withdraw New Spool Nozzle 25 3C Platform 18 2C Nozzle amp Platform Max 133 40 Cur 132 00 Stop All FL FR To 132 H Center To Bottom Table heat 1hr NL NR Set Nozzle Height Quit Figure 3 24 Click the Set Nozzle Height Tip If you want to check if the distance between the platform and the nozzle is ok or not you can fold a piece of paper the thickness of a paper is about 0 1mm and put it between the nozzle and platform NOTE The maximum height of print platform will be set 1mm higher than the value set in the text box For example if the nozzle height displays 135 9mm in the setting dialog the maximum height of the platform is set to 136 9mm which means the print platform can only move up to 136 9mm in maximum If you find that the platform cannot move as high as you want it to you can enter a fake number bigger than the current setting and click set as nozzle height TIP After you move your printer to another location you may need to recalibrate nozzle height TIP If you find models are not adhering to the platform properly you may need to recalibrate nozzle height UP mini 3D Printer
25. f STL file is not perfect you can try print it with this option No Raft Raft is the base for models printing over cell board Setting this option allows printing without base This option is mainly used with other platform board and printing with this option disables the functionality of automatic leveling Pause at layer You can enter the number of layer at which you want the print job pause The print job is paused when it reaches the layer and you can resume the print job from Maintenance Dialog Calculating the cost of printing a model The main factors that affect the cost of printing a model is infill structure of the model and support structure For example let s print a 30mm x 30mm x 30mm cube with layer thickness 0 2mm With different print modes the following printed parts are generated UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 41 PPSS WWW PPSDP BOM 4 Printing Model info 30x30x30 mm layer thickness 0 2 mm PIV 17 2g 67min 0 86 USD 12 48min 5g 0 60 USD 0 43 USD Figure 4 3 Different parts with different settings The prices shown in Figure 4 3 are based on the ABS material sold on pp3sdp com at cost of USD35 for a 700g roll The easiest way to calculate how much material one print is about to consume is to use the Print Preview option under the 3D Print menu UP software will calculate the total weight of material the print job consumes including the raft and support structure
26. form which can cause the part to distort This is caused by uneven temperature across the surface of the platform Preheating the platform before printing large parts is essential to minimize the warping Also the faster you can print such parts the less lifting you are likely to get Here are some other tips to increase print quality 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 Check Your Nozzle Height Regularly Nozzle height can change for a number of reasons some of which you may not even be aware of To check your nozzle height please refer to section Is UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 52 a e 8 Troubleshooting 8 Troubleshooting Problem or error message Verify power cord is securely plugged in Extrusion head orl 1 Verify printer is initialized if not initialize the platform fails to reach printer operating temperature 2 Heating block is damaged replace it Extrusion head is not Maintain Extrude is too wide 1 Make sure printer is connected to a computer via a USB cable Cannot communicate 2 Unplug the USB cable then plug it in again with printer 3 Reset the printer and power it off then power it on 4 Restart the computer Contact Technical Support support pp3dp com Solution for Winusb dll not found problem lf you encounter an error message Winusb dll
27. h pressure until the extrusion motor inside the print head grabs the filament UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 12 PPSOP WWW PPI DP COM 3 Operation and starts pulling it through the extrusion head From the nozzle side a string of melted filament will be extruded Maintain Printing Matrials 604 q Status WEI Sat New Spool Nozzle 1 0C Heating Platform 1 00 Heating Nozzle amp Platform FL FR To 128 H Center To bottom MIL NE Set to Nozzle Height Windows version Printer Prepared for Printing Layer 0 __ meng eeE Matrial ABS 0 g Total 0 00 Kg Heater Nozzle 20 2C na Platform 16 3C Preheat platform Nozzle amp Platarom Max 137 0 Cur 86 50 el FR To 122 Stop All Center To Bottom NL NR Set Nozzle Height Quit Mac version Figure 3 5 Maintenance Dialog 3 1 2 Software Installation The UP software is available on the website www pp3dp com It is free for everyone who owns UP 3D printer After downloading the software installer from the website start the setup exe and install the program to a specified directory Default location is c Program files UP The installation process will UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 13 PPDP WWW PPREDP LOM 3 Operation install UP software UP printer drivers and UP sample files DD System Temp FREEUSE dll 48 KE Ma UP exe 1 632 KB Figure 3 6 UP Softw
28. he material runs out or the nozzle needs to be changed Click this button the print head is heated and when the temperature reached 260 C the printer beeps then you can gently pull out the material If the material gets stuck pull it out by hand New Spool This function is used when a new spool of material is installed on the printer 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 before the printing starts 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 value 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 values of nozzle and platform Stop All Stops heating and all the movements of the printer Once you click this button the current print job is cancelled You CANNOT resume a print job once the printer has been stopped After you use the Stop All option you need to re initialize the printer before any other operations UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 30 PPSD 3 Operation Pause Print This button allows you to pause an ongoing print job and you can resume the print job from where it was stopped This function is very useful if you for example want to change different material color during a printing process Another po
29. he model Figure 5 1 shows an example print a teapot The left picture shows the teapot model with support structure removed and the right picture shows the teapot just after the print job is done UP 3D Printer provides a set of tools including wood carving chisels pliers wire cutters and etc to help you remove the support structure Some of support structures can be easily ripped off by hand For some structures that are not easy to remove it is easier to remove them using tools that come with the machine UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 44 Cr DM 5 Model Removal Figure 5 3 Support Structure Removal It takes some practice to get comfortable with removing support structure but it can become quite enjoyable and someone says therapeutic We as the maker of UP machine could not agree more CAUTION Support structure and tools are sharp Wear gloves and safety glasses when removing the part from printer UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 45 WWW PRPIDP BOM UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 5 Model Removal 46 WWW PPSDP BOM 6 Maintenance 6 Maintenance 6 1 Changing the Material Withdraw the leftover material from printer Initialize printer and choose 3D print gt Maintain Click Withdraw Printer automatically begins heating up nozzle When temperature of nozzle reaches about 260 C printer gives off beep and you can gently pull the filament and withdraw
30. modeling software to fix the problem UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 18 nl Ed el el Kg WWW SS S GIS COM 3 Operation Figure 3 14 Fixing STL problems Merging models Separate models can be merged into one model by using Merge option from the Edit menu Simply open all the models that 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 models will be saved as a single STL file 3 2 3 View Options You can easily observe a loaded model in different views with convenient mouse and keyboard combinations Rotate Press the mid button of mouse and hold and move the mouse You can rotate the view and observe the model from different angles Pan Press Cirl key and hold press mid button of mouse at the same time and move the mouse This causes the view to pan You can also use the arrow keys instead of mouse Scale Roll the mouse wheel This causes the view zoomed in or out Preset Views UP software has 8 preset standard views and all the shortcuts for these preset views are under the View button on the toolbar Click the View button on the toolbar the default value for the View button is Fit View to find 8 preset view options UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 19 e WWW PRPS DIS COM 3 Operation I Hide Toolbar XET potto Customize Toolbar DOTOM Animate 3D Ont Front Fit aer B
31. ned by the Dense parameter under the Support options as described below support dense Figure 3 27 Support structure on different portion of parts Fill Options There are four modes for infill structures as described below The part is made by dense infill very close to solid plastic which makes the strongest part This setting is recommended for functional engineering parts In previous version this option was referred as Solid The part has an outer wall thickness of solid plastic about 1 5mm but its interior is filled with a less dense support structure In previous version this option was referred to as Loose The part has an outer wall thickness of solid plastic about 1 5mm but its interior is filled with loosely Spaced structure In previous version this option was referred as Hollow UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 33 PPP WW PPJ OP COM 3 Operation The part has an outer wall thickness of solid plastic about 1 5mm but its interior is filled with a largely spaced support structure In previous version this was referred as Big hole eee CORI f RR fac Be ew ee ae o ve ATATA e H WEE c Figure 3 27 Support structure generated by different infill options Shell Mode This mode prints model with no infill structure which helps improve efficiency by printing hollow model If you simply want to print model for review you can ch
32. nerated only if angle between the surface and horizon is greater than 10 In this case almost no support structure is generated unless there is direct over hang If this value is set to 50 for a surface of a Model support structure gets generated if the angle between the surface and horizon is greater than 50 Set to gt 10 Set to gt 50 Figure 3 29 Angle setting for different situations UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 36 AHS WWW PRPS CS COM 3 Operation For 3D printing a lot of discussions are related to support structure which can affect print quality time to print material consumption easiness of support removal and etc The basic idea is that the less support structure generated the better because the material consumed will be less and printing time will be shorter however surface quality IS another factor you have to consider It is a fact that support structure removal could cause damage to the surface adjacent to support Support Material structure If you want a surface of a part printed with the best print quality possible you should avoid such a surface has support structure generated Figure 3 30 Part Orientation The orientation of a part on print platform is also critical when considering how much support material gets used and how difficult support structure can be removed As a general rule it is easier to remove support material from the outside of a part than
33. oose this mode Surface Mode In this mode only the contour of the model will be printed and the top and bottom of the part are not closed This mode can improve the surface quality of the model UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 34 PPIDP pm WW PPJ DP COM 3 Operation Please check the following pictures for the differences of the two printing modes Figure 3 28 Shell mode and Surface mode P mini 3D Printer User Manual e WWW SS ES COM 3 Operation Support Options Dense For a model printed by UP 3D printer the inside of the model is either hollow or use infill structure to support the contour of the model UP software is smart enough to figure out which the portion of a model can be hollow and how the model is generated with the contour and infill The area that the contour and infill meets is critical for the stability of the model because if not calculated correctly the contour could fall into infill In order to avoid this situation for such areas in a model a certain structure is needed which is a number of layers of structure and the default number of layers is 3 The option here is to allow user to set the value from 2 to 6 Basically the bigger the gap between infill the bigger the number of layers here Angle This parameter is the degree of angle at which support structure gets generated For example if this value is set at 10 for a surface of a model support structure gets ge
34. option and click Scale 3 2 5 Placing models onto the build platform Properly choosing a position to place your models on the print platform can greatly affect printing quality UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 22 PPZP WWW SS 5 DS COM 3 Operation Auto Place Clicking the Auto Place button on the far right of the toolbar can automatically place all the loaded models on the platform in an optimized position When there is more than one model on the platform using Auto Place is always recommended Manually Place Models Press Ctrl 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 along which you want to move the model 3 3 Getting Ready to Print 3 3 1 Initializing the Printer Before printing 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 return the platform and print head to the printer s origin and beep again when the initialization process is done Now the printer is ready to print UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 23 e Em WWNWN PPSDP COM 3 Operation Windows version fui Tools Set
35. pular use for pausing a print job is to allow user to do some intermediate work for instance drop some objects into the inside of the model and then resume the unfinished print job Nozzle amp Platform The five buttons FL FR Center NL and NR control the position of nozzle and platform Nozzle moves to left and right and platform moves forward and backward The To button controls the height of the platform and is used in the nozzle height calibration procedure described in 3 3 2 The Bottom button returns the platform to the lowest position Set Nozzle Height Takes the value entered in the To text box and set the value of distance between platform and nozzle UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 31 PPSS WWW PPSDP BOM 3 Operation 3 3 6 Print Setup Options Click menu 3D Print gt Setup The following dialog box pops up Setup UP Hini SN 70186 Y 6 06 F3 04 Kee Setup Z Resolution ente Base Height 2mm gt Z Resolution 10 30 mm 7 Base Height 2mm e Part Fill Fart Fill Ge 45 Deg z i d Angle 45 Deg v Solid Loose Surface E Layers m Sap See 3 Layers Hollow Big hole Support Dense a ayers Andes oneg Support Space eines x Dense 3 Layers r Angle lt 40 Deg r Stable wess 5mm2 Space Area gt 10 mm2 7 Cancel _ Mac version Restore defaults Windows version Figure 3 26 Setup Dialog Print Options
36. r Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller gi Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller gn Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller amp USB Root Hub Gr USB Root Hub gr USB Root Hub gr USB Root Hub gr USB Root Hub Figure 8 2 Device Manager Dialog 3 Click the right mouse button and select the Uninstall option The confirmation dialog box will appear Click OK UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 54 ee 8 Troubleshooting Device Manager File Action View Help e mfG SG Sa z g Processors SCSI and RAID controllers Sound video and game controllers a d System devices Ee Universal Serial Bus controllers Update Driver Disable Standard Un scan for hardware changes gr Standard Un i E USB Root H Properties e USB Root Hub amp USB Root Hub USB Root Hub ei USB Root Hub Uninstalls the driver for the selected device Contirm Device Removal e IDPrint FreeMc Warning You are aboutto uninstall this device from your system Figure 8 3 Uninstall Old Driver 4 Install the latest UP Software 5 Unplug the USB cable then plug it in 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 if Windows is a 64bit system 6 A new driver section in the device manager will show up like below E Device Manager File Action View Help t BSG 8 8ea FI WWW FAGFA30
37. tarts The correct distance between the nozzle and platform is recorded in the Nozzle box of the Print Dialog found under the 3D Print menu We use the Maintain dialogue box to calibrate the nozzle height UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 25 WWW PPS OP COM 3 Operation 30 Printer Printer uF Flus 1174562 7 Preferences Status Prepared for Printing Options 0 20mm Loose Fill Nozzle 135 g Material ABS gees Options E UnSolid Model Quality Normal ke GE LITI EE EE RER RER D I No raft Heat platform hoc after finish Da Cancel Figure 3 20 Print Dialog The snapshot of Print Dialog in Figure 3 20 shows that the distance of the from platform to nozzle is 135 9mm after the printer is initialized and before the printing starts To figure out the correct nozzle height please follow the following 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 Status Nozzle 1 0C Heating Platform 1 0C Heating Nozzle amp Platform Max 139 90 Cur 136 1 Stop All FL FR To 124 Center To Bottom Pause print NL NR Set Wozzie Heigtt Quit Windows version UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 26 aS ir WWW PRP SOF COM 3 Operation Printer Prepared for Printing L
38. the material out of print head Install a new spool of material Place a new spool of material on the spool holder and pull it through the filament tube until the material is about 10cm out of the other end of the tube then insert it into the hole at the top of the extrusion head installed on the machine Extrude the new material Select maintain from the 3D Print menu Press the Extrude button in the maintain Dialogue After nozzle warms up to 260 C printer beeps Push the filament into the hole at the top of the extrusion head with moderate pressure The extrusion head then extrudes molten material in a form of thin bright and smooth plastic thread If the nozzle is blocked remove the nozzle and soak It In acetone to clean it During the whole process the extrusion head nozzle and platform are hot Using gloves is highly recommended UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 47 ao WWW PPS OP coM 6 Maintenance 6 2 Vertical Calibration The vertical calibration procedure is to ensure that the print platform of UP printer is level and that printer prints consistently in the X Y and Z axes First UP Software provides a calibration model located in the directory Example Print the calibration model on your printer Alt Ready IC Pa Figure 6 1 Calibration Model After the calibration model is printed measure the X1 and X2 length as shown in Figure 6 2 PL PROP Figure 6 1 M
39. up Print Preview Initialize Maintenance Print Mac version Figure 3 19 Initializing a printer 3 3 2 Preparing Platform Before printing print platform must be prepared so that the model can adhere to the platform and does not move during the printing process The cell board that come with the machine is a thin rigid sheet with holes pre drilled at standard intervals across When printing starts for the first layer molten plastic will be pushed into the holes along the print path and this provides a strong UP mini 3D Printer User Manual 24 EE 13 rg l WWW IS Si DS COM 3 Operation mechanical bond with the bottom surface which prevents the model from lifting When inserting or extracting a cell board into the platform slot moderate strength should be well distributed without using strong force and hold the metal guides on both sides to prevent the print platform from moving Figure 3 19 Installing a cell board 3 3 3 Calibrating Nozzle Height This section is the most important section of the entire manual Please read it carefully and make sure that you understand the nozzle height setup procedure which is vital to successful 3D printing In order to print successfully the platform should be set to start at a Z position with 0 2mm gap from the nozzle Each printer is slightly different and the distance between platform and nozzle is not the same and needs to be calibrated before printing s
40. xpand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search CH Web Publish CH Windows Live Windows Live SkyDrive u Je To view any subfolders click a plus sign above CAProgram Files UP Driver O Don t search will choose the driver to install v Browse 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 N Figure 3 8 Snap shots of UP Software installation The following dialogue box pops up Choose Continue Anyway and the drivers will install automatically ware Installation The software you are installing forthis hardware 3DPrint FreeMC has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows lt P Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either 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 Continue Anyway STOP Installation ound New Hardware Wizar Please wait while the wizard installs the software X Kp 3DPrint FreeMC 3DPrintUSB sys To C WINDOWS
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