1. Software installation a) Cura i. Website Homepage: http://blog.ultimaker.com/cura-user-manual/ download website: http://software.ultimaker.com/ ii. steps 1. enter the download website 2. download the latest version for
3. 4. b)
expand the zip install
your
the
printrun Website download website: http://koti.kapsi.fi/~kliment/printrun/ ii. Steps 1. Enter the download website 2. Download the latest version for
system
cura
i.
3.
your
Expand the zip
2. Device driver installation a) Arduino development environment v1.0 i. Download Website: http://www.nextdayreprap.co.uk/reprap-downloads/
system
ii. b)
Expand the zip Driver installation for win7 The step by step installation manual for win7/vista & win xp can be found on the website: http://www.nextdayreprap.co.uk/arduino-driver-installation-reprap-prusamendel-build-manual-mega-2560/#win7 but remember
in
this
step
JUST
CLICK
3. Machine specifications a) Romesj MOB (Small) b) Romesj MOB (Big) 4. Software settings a) Cura i. Main
UI
THE
NEXT
ii.
settings
iii.
buttons model
view
modification
mode
iv.
b)
working process 1. after import the model(*.stl) into cura, the model will show in the blue box 2. setting the parameter for your model printing and make show the whole model is wrapped up by the blue box so that the model became green. 3. Cura will process the printing layers and show the printing time and material demand in on the top left corner. 4. Click FILE than SAVE Gcode to save a printing file for PrintRun.
PrintRun i. Main
ui
ii.
Settings
heating
port
setting
setting
(com7
relates
to
your
edit iii.
device
setting)
setting
Buttons
port
control
connect to the machine
panel
for
the
printing orders
printer’s
movement
control
control iv.
panel
panel
for
for
the
the
printer’s
printer’s
material
heating
inlet
Working process 1. Click port to find the device driver than click connect to connect to the printer 2. Import the *.Gcode file into PrintRun 3. Set the heat parameter to 190 and bed parameter to 50 by typing the figure in the blanket than click set in the control panel for the printer’s heating(PLA). Waiting till the temperature reach the demand. 4. Click print to start printing. The restart, pause, resume, recover buttons functioned as their names.
5. Material settings a) PLA heat :190 bed:50 b) ABS heat:230
bed:110
6. Explanation for the main setting parameter. a) CURA layer height is the main parameter related to the printing quality. 0.06 for high quality while 0.25 for low quality. The smaller layer height the more time needed. shell thickness related to quality of the outside shell in the horizontal direction the thicker the better using RAFT of the platform adhesion type from the support setting can give your model a less smooth bottom but a higher success rate b) PRINTRUN it’s easy and no more things to say. 7. Tips for printing a) Clean the heat in time to give you a good start b) The first printing is used to warm up the heat, so please pause the process when the heat start to work c) Adjust the angel and location of your model in cura to have a higher success rate in the beginning.
d)
such a location and angel really works Is your model is big, please use the adhesive tape to lock the raft on the bed to retard the deformation.