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mbot 3d CUBE User Manual

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MagicFirm
THE
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DESKTOP
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DESKTOP 3D
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USER MANUAL
Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com
CUBE
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3D PRINTER
MANUAL
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2012-12-05
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  • Page 1 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com CUBE CUBE CUBE CUBE DESKTOP DESKTOP PRINTER PRINTER THE DESKTOP DESKTOP 3D 3D PRINTER PRINTER USER USER MANUAL MANUAL USER USER MANUAL MANUAL 2012-12-05...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com Contents Installing software........................3 Installing Python....................... 3 Installing ReplicatorG....................5 Pre-print checks........................9 Power up........................9 Connect to computer....................10 Setting up software....................10 Setting up model data......................14 Importing model file into ReplicatorG..............14 Move, scale, rotate and estimated build time............15 Generating GCode（Slicing）................16 Test printing (If plastic stop coming out the nozzle during printing, please read this chapter)..........................

  • Page 3: Installing Software

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com To get a better printing experience, we suggest you to take time reading this manual. It is designed to illustrate the procedures from the installment of software to operation , and get you up and running as quickly as possible. 1 1 1 1 Installing Installing Installing s s s s oftware...
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  • Page 5: Installing Replicatorg

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com Click the “Finish” button to exit the installer. Installing Installing ReplicatorG ReplicatorG 1.2 Installing Installing ReplicatorG ReplicatorG 1) Double-click ReplicatorG, and you’ll see the following window. 2) Click the “Next” button. Then on the following window, click the “Install” button.
  • Page 6 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 3) On the following window, click the “Next” button. At the same time, the driver installation wizard pops up. Click the “Next” button. 4) Click the “Install” button on the “Windows Security” pop-up to install the...
  • Page 7 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com printer driver. When another “Windows Security” pop-up appears, click on “Always install the driver (I)”. 5) Click the “Finish” button to complete driver installation. While on the “ReplicatorG Installer” window, click the “Next” button to finish the installation of ReplicatorG .
  • Page 8 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 6) A short cut icon of ReplicatorG is created on the desktop of your computer.

  • Page 9: Pre-Print Checks

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 2 2 2 2 Pre-print Pre-print Pre-print checks checks Pre-print checks checks 2.1 Power Power Power Power up 1) Ensure the power cable is attached (see the picture below), and then switch 2) The LCD screen reads “Heater Error!”, which can be fixed by heating up through software.

  • Page 10: Connect To Computer

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com which means the machine is OK. Connect Connect Connect to to to to computer computer computer 2.2 Connect computer Make sure your computer is connected to your MBot with the supplied USB cable. 2.3 Setting Setting Setting Setting up up software...
  • Page 11 Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 2.Choose extruder nozzle and connection serial port. 1) Click GCode->GCoder Generator, and select “Skeinforge(47)-Legacy”. 2) Click Machine->Machine Type (Driver). If your printer is dual-extruder, select “The MBot Cube Dual”. If it’s a single-extruder machine, select “The MBot Cube Single”.
  • Page 12 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 3) Click Machine->Connection (Serial Port) ->COM(Number). If you have only one printer, select the latest port. If you have more than one printer, please select the port according to your printer. If there’s no serial port on the menu, please click Machine->Connection (Serial Port)->Rescan Serial Port.
  • Page 13 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 5) When the machine is connected succesfully, the message area below toolbar turns green. Otherwise, red. When the machine is running safely, it turns yellow. Helpful Hint: When the machine can’t be connected, please check： � Power is being supplied to the printer. �...

  • Page 14: Setting Up Model Data

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 3 3 3 3 Setting Setting Setting model model data data Setting up up model model data data 3.1 I I I I mporting mporting mporting mporting model model model model file file file file into into into into ReplicatorG...

  • Page 15: Move, Scale, Rotate And Estimated Build Time

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com Put on Platform: The model is resting on the surface of the platform, not suspended in air or below the platform. Check Check Check Check it it it it before before before before printing. printing. printing. printing.

  • Page 16: Generating Gcode（Slicing

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com GCode（ （ （ （ Slicing Slicing） ） ） ） 3.3 Generating Generating Generating Generating GCode GCode GCode Slicing Slicing 1) Click the “Generate GCode” button at the lower right corner of the window. Then the following prompt pops up, if the model is adjusted but not saved. Click “Yes”...
  • Page 17 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 3) When finishing setting up, click the “Generate Gcode” button and you’ll see the following window showing progress bars. 4) After GCode is generated, you’ll see the “gcode” tab next to the “model” tab. 5) Click the ”gcode” tab and you’ll see the window as shown below.
  • Page 18 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com...

  • Page 19: This Chapter)

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com Test Test print print 4 4 4 4 Test Test print printing If If If If plastic plastic plastic stop stop nozzle nozzle during during plastic stop stop com coming ing out out the the nozzle nozzle during during ( ( ( (...
  • Page 20 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 3) If the noise doesn’t disappear, please check if anything is stuck. Then, click the “Backward” button on the control panel, to pull the filament out. Cut off the used segment. Input “230” as target temperature and press “Enter” on keyboard. When current temperature rises to 230°...

  • Page 21: Printing

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 5 5 5 5 Printing Printing Printing Printing 5.1 Printing Printing Printing Printing from from from from computer computer computer computer 1) Clear the blue build bed. Then click the “Print” button (as shown above) at the upper left corner of the window.
  • Page 22 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 3) If a prompt appears “Monitor print temperature: Closed ” at the top right corner of the window, click File->Preferences. On the “Preferences” window, check the “Monitor print temperature” option and then close the pop-up window.

  • Page 23: Printing From Sd Card

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 4) If you want to pause or stop printing, click the buttons as shown below. NOTE: In the initial phase of printing (when the message area below toolbar is yellow), the Pause and Stop buttons are disable. You can close ReplicatorG to pause printing.
  • Page 24 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 1) Make sure your SD card is in the SD card slot of your computer. After GCode is generated, click the button as shown below. On the pop-up window，find and open SD card. Input file name and save in s3g format. The printer can read s3g file only. Make sure the file name isn’t in Chinese or too long.
  • Page 25 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 2) After the Gcode file is saved, the window shows as below. 3) Take out the SD card from your computer and insert it into the printer. Then Select “Print from SD” and choose the model file, by up and down arrow keys beside the LCD screen.
  • Page 26 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 2) After selecting file and pressing the center key, the printer starts to heat up. The LCD screen shows as below. 3)If you want to cancel printing, please press the left arrow key (i.e. the back button).

  • Page 27: Outputs

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 4) Select “Yes” and press the center key , to stop printing. The LCD screen resets itself. outputs outputs 5.3 3D 3D outputs outputs Support structure can be moved by hand or other tools.
  • Page 28 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com When assembling the bracket (i.e. our printing example since chapter 3) to hold material, please push in the direction as the red arrow points, in order to get the maximum space.
  • Page 29 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com The blue filament is stuck between the black wheel and board, which gives a wrong example. The red filament shows the right example.

  • Page 30: Two-Color Printing

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 6 6 6 6 Two-color Two-color Two-color printing printing Two-color printing printing To print a model with two colors, you’ll have to slice the model file. Build models for each color. Then generate GCode by ReplicatorG. Take two-color Earth for example.
  • Page 31 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com raft/support” option and select “None” in the “Support Material” list. Because two models can support each other. Strongly recommend using default settings in other options. 3) Click “Generate Gcode” on the two windows. Then the windows show as below.
  • Page 32 MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 5) Click the “Print” button to start printing. The picture below is the printed two-color earth.

  • Page 33: Contact Us

    MagicFirm Technical Support： info@mbot3d.com 7 7 7 7 Contact Contact Contact Contact Us Thank Thank choosing choosing MBot MBot desktop desktop printer! printer! Thank Thank you you for for choosing choosing MBot MBot desktop desktop 3D 3D printer! printer! http://www.mbot3d.com...

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