Open the add printer menu and select 'Custom' from the list of available non-networked printers. Warning: Custom printer configurations and their effects are not tested. Please use the parameters carefully as Ultimaker is not responsible and does not provide support for third party printers. Contains all printer information.
Note: For online printing, you need to connect computer to the 3D printer through the data cable. During the printing process, do not turn off the computer power, do not make computer screen save or hibernate to prevent data transmission failure. In general do not suggest users to use it for the complicated operations.
Firstly load model file, set printing parameter including 'Basic' and 'Advanced' parameters, then connect the 3D printer to PC.
3D printing at the core is just transforming a virtual design into a fully three-dimensional product. The printer achieves that through what is called fused deposit modeling (FDM). Filament is fed into the printer (like ink in a traditional printer), heated, and extruded onto the printer bed in layers. If you're wondering why this printer is labeled with the name IIIP, this is a rebadge: Monoprice buys its printers from Wanhao and resells them under its own name. Setup: Manual labor The Maker. Ultimaker Cura is free, easy-to-use 3D printing software trusted by millions of users. Fine-tune your 3D model with 400+ settings for the best slicing and printing results. With that bit done, we can finish printer setup and move on to our first print. Initial Settings for a PLA print. Now let's configure our settings for PLA. First is the layer height. The defaults for almost every printer are going to be.1mm for fine detail prints and.2mm for.
1. 3D printer Driver installation
Power on the printer, connect USB to the computer, and the driver will be installed automatically. If can not install automatically, please open the 'Device Management', find a port with a yellow exclamation mark, right click 'Update Driver'. Select 'Browse my computer for driver software'.
Find Cura driver and install it. Open 'Preferences'.
Printing window as the above picture show. Click 'OK', then click 'Machine settings' as the below picture show.
Select correct port (COM), baudrate is 'AUTO', click 'OK'.
Note: Different computer and COM number of the port is different, please open the 'Device Management' on computer, click 'Port' for checking it.
Status shows connected successfully
2. 3D printer Online printing
Click the icon as above picture show or click 'Ctrl+P' to start printing. Gimp gnu image manipulation program.
Clicking the gray circle ring to control the movement of XYZE axis. 0.1,10,100 means the moving distance. You can enter Gcode in the blank text box.Do not set it if you do not understand.
Click 'Print' to start printing. Please be careful during printing to prevent printing
Clicking the gray circle ring to control the movement of XYZE axis. 0.1,10,100 means the moving distance. You can enter Gcode in the blank text box. Do not set it if you do not understand.
Click 'Print' to start printing. Please be careful during printing to prevent printing failures.
| You may also want to read: |
| Cura 3D slicing software installation and operation |
| How to debug 3D printer's heating platform |
| Alfawise U20 3D printer review: quality printing for a pocket-friendly price |
The Youtube video is definitely helpful.The printer settings are pretty straightforward, but the Profile settings give you enough options to get you in trouble if you don't know where to start. Here's what I've been using with Cura 2.4/2.5 when printing with some PLA that I bought from Monoprice when I got the printer:
Start with 'Normal Quality' profile defaults
Quality Settings:
-Layer Height: 0.2 mm
-Initial Layer Height: 0.3 mm
-Top/Bottom Line Width: 0.4 mm
Material Settings:
Printing Temperature: 210 C
Build Plate Temp: 60 C
Build Plate Temp Inital Layer: 60 C
Retraction Distance: 2 mm
Speed Settings:
Print Speed: 40 mm/s
Travel Speed 90 mm/s
For the speed setting, I've used 50 mm/s before, but the quality degrades a little bit and I get some random blobs here and there. The quality at 40 mm/s looks better to me, but depending on what you're printing you might not care. I initially tried 215 for the printer temp, but that seemed to be too drippy. I've noticed if the nozzle isn't good and clean when you start the print, it can tend to drag the drip across the print and then start to make a big mess.
I've also noticed that every 3-4 prints I need to fiddle with the bed leveling to get the nozzle at the right distance from the bed. This might have to do with the tension springs shifting laterally during the printing process. I'm going to print up some of those spring cups after I've finished printing up the Z brace bits later today.
Iiip 3d Printer Manual
I haven't tried ABS yet, but I'm also working on the Ikea Lack table enclosure that everyone seems to use. Starcraft 2 battle net.
Longer 3d Printer Setup
Let us know if you find some settings that work well for you!
