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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL FOR UP BOX...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Precautions Printer Body Accessories Unpacking Install Perf Board Installing Filament Installing UP Software Testing of Printer Driver Installation Initialization of printer Automatic Platform Calibration Automatic Nozzle Height Detection Coarse Manual Platform Leveling Prepare for Printing Printer Control Buttons...
  • Page 3 Scaling a Model Printing Parameters Annotation for printing parameters Repairing a Model Calibration for the Correct Dimensions Change Software Language Printing Techniques Maintenance Fine Manual Calibration Controllimg Multiple Printers Troubleshooting UP BOX Specifications 2AAHW-3DP-25...

  • Page 4: Precautions

    When the UP software is sending data to the printer—indicated on the status bar on the left bottom corner of the software interface with the text "sending layers"—do not unplug the USB cable as this will disrupt the data transfer and result in a printing failure.

  • Page 5: Printer Body

    Printer Body Top Lid Spool Holder Front Door Filament Spool Magnetic Cover Pause/Stop Button Extrude/Withdraw Button Initialization Button USB Interface Power Interface Power Switch...
  • Page 6 X-Axis Y-Axis Z-Axis Air Filter LED Bar Print Platform Nozzle Height Detector Print Head Mount Print Head Magnets Nozzle Automatic Leveling Probe Metal Plate...

  • Page 7: Accessories

    Accessories Power Adapter Power Cable Scraper USB Cable Hex Keys Plier ABS Filament Nozzle Wrench 2.0mm, 2.5mm Perforated Print Board Print Head Nozzle (Perf Board) All accessorise may subject to change without prior knoedegent. If anything is missing, please contact your local distributor at support@pp3dp.com...

  • Page 8: Unpacking

    Unpacking: Remove Foams and Nylon Ties Remove nylon ties (labelled with "Remove me") from the smooth rods. Keep the packaging if possible, user will need the packaging when shipping the product for servicing or return. The foams can be removed without moving the platform.

  • Page 9: Installing Filament

    The printer’s driver is now installed into the system. After installation, in the UP folder: The Driver folder contains the printer drivers The Example folder contains STL files for the printed parts of the UP printers and example files.

  • Page 10: Testing Of Printer Driver Installation

    Testing of Printer Driver Installation First, make sure your computer and printer is connected via the USB cable and that the printer is switched on. The UP BOX LED bar will light up in yellow. In the software’s main menu, click "3D Print."...

  • Page 11: Automatic Platform Calibration

    (e.g. a slightly tilted platform) and this could cause warping on prints or even a complete print failure. Fortunately, the UP BOX has automatic platform leveling and automatic nozzle height detection functions. By using these two functions, the calibration process can be completed quickly and easily.

  • Page 12: Automatic Nozzle Height Detection

    Automatic Nozzle Height Detection If you want to re-calibrated the nozzle height value without autolevel, it is possible to initiate the function independently. Choose "Nozzle Height Detect" in 3D Print menu. During nozzle height detection, the print head nozzle will touch the thin metal sheet on the detector to make measurement.

  • Page 13: Coarse Manual Platform Leveling

    Maintenance Window Other Options in the "Maintenance" menu: Withdraw: The printer will heat up and withdraw filament from the print head. New Spool: Tells the software what the current filament type is. The filament that is being used must match here.

  • Page 14: Prepare For Printing

    Click New Spool and choose ABS and input the filament weight. Click "Extrude." The print head will start to heat up, within five minutes. Its temperature will reach 260°C, then the printer will buzz and the print head will start to extrude.

  • Page 15: Printer Control Buttons

    Printer Control Buttons Printer Control Buttons Single Press WITHDRAW FILAMENT Double Press EXTRUDE FILAMENT Long Press LED Light Bar LED Light Bar Orange Pulsing: Printer switched on waiting to be initialized Green Pulsing: Printer initialized waiting for job Blue Letter Fast - Print job spooling from computer Rotation: Slow - Printing...
  • Page 16 LED Light Bar Printing and pre-heating progress bar. Sleeping Mode (alternated lighting of progress bar) Sleeping mode: Machine will enter sleeping mode if it is being idled for 2 minutes when it is not initialized. Single press the initialization button can exit the sleeping mode.

  • Page 17: Software Interface

    : Load a model. Save : Save the model into .UP3, a propritory 9. Set the orientation of adjustments. 3D file format for UP printers. Unload : Unload the selected model. 10. Place : Place the model on the center of the print plate.

  • Page 18: Loading A Model

    Loading a Model Click "Open" Choose your model. The loaded model will appear on the print plate. Click "Print" to open the print preview window.
  • Page 19 Print Preview Window After sending the data, the program will suggest the amount of material and the time needed for the print in a pop-up window. At the same time, the nozzle will start to heat up. The print will start automatically.

  • Page 20: Printing Progress

    Printing Progress Printing progress is shown in the LED progress bar on top of the UP BOX letters. Pause of Print Job During a print, the machine can be paused through the "Maintenance" interface. When the printer is idle, there is a "Table heat 1 hr"...

  • Page 21: Rotate A Model

    Rotating a Model Click the model to select it. Click the "Rotate" button. Choose an angle of rotation in the dropdown menu. Choose an axial direction to rotate the model in. Duplicate Model Click the model to select it. Right click the model to open the menu.

  • Page 22: Moving Model

    Moving Model Click the model to select it. Click the "Move" button. Select the distance value in the dropdown menu. Choose an axial direction to move the model in. Dragging the model with your mouse on the XY-plane: Press and hold the Ctrl key, then left click and hold on the target model to drag it along the XY plane.

  • Page 23: Scaling A Model

    Scaling a Model Click the model to select it. Click the "Scale" Choose the scaling value Click the "Scale" button again to apply the scale change. When printing ABS, the risk of warping increases with bigger print size. The software will highlight models with different colors depends on their sizes.

  • Page 24: Printing Parameters

    Printing Parameters 1. Z Resolution: Set the thickness of each printed layer. The lower the value, the more details will be generated. 2. Part: Angle: Determines the range of dense support generation. Surface: Choose how many layers will be made for the bottom of the model.

  • Page 25: Annotation For Printing Parameters

    Annotation for printing parameters Dense (support) Infill Dense (support) Support Surface Raft Print Platform Suppot Range: Support Range: < 30 < 80 Dense: Solid support structure ensures that the surface being supported retains its shape and surface finish. Infill: The inner structure of the printed object. The density of the infill can be adjusted. Raft: The thick structure that assists with the adhesion of the object to the platform.

  • Page 26: Repairing A Model

    Repairing a Model The UP Software features a model repair function that can be used to fix simple model defects. If the model contains defective surfaces, the software will highlight the surfaces in red. After selecting the model, select Edit – Fix to automatically repair the model.

  • Page 27: Calibration For The Correct Dimensions

    If your printed models are too big, too small, or skewed, you can re-calibrate the printer to print in the correct dimensions by printing a calibration model, measuring its dimensions, and sending feedback to the software. Load and print the calibration model: C:\ProgramFiles\UP\Example\ Calibrate96.UP3 Open: 3D Print - Calibrate. This will open the calibration panel.

  • Page 28: Change Software Language

    Change Software Language User can change user interface language by using following hot keys. Press the key combination then close the software, the language will change after the software is opened next time. Hot Keys to Change Language System Language English French Japanese...

  • Page 29: Printing Techniques

    Printing Techniques 1. Ensure accurate nozzle height. If the nozzle height value is too low, it will cause warping; if it is too high, it will crash the nozzle into the platform, causing damage and clogging. You can manually fine-tune the nozzle height value in the "Maintenance"...

  • Page 30: Maintenance

    1. Use the "Withdraw" function in the "Maintenance" panel. The nozzle will heat up to the printing temperature. 2. Wear the heat-resistant gloves provided in your printer kit and wipe the nozzle with tissue or cotton.

  • Page 31: Fine Manual Calibration

    Fine Manual Calibration Open: Menu - 3D Print - Platform Calibrate 1. Moves the platform up/down: click and hold the buttons to move the platform accordingly. 2. Displays the current platform height. 3. Sets the nozzle height: click this to set the current platform height as the nozzle height.
  • Page 32 Raise the platform until it is just touching the nozzle. Move the paper between the nozzle and the platform to see if there is any resistance. Platform too high, nozzle is Just right, can feel some Platform too low, no resistance pinning paper onto platform, resistance when moving the at all when moving paper, raise...
  • Page 33 Setting Compensation Values As shown on the left, when the platform is at the "nozzle height," only part of the platform is close enough to the nozzle. Therefore, you need to set the compensation values for all of the other calibration points to inform the printer about the distance between the nozzle and the print surface throughout the XY plane.

  • Page 34: Controllimg Multiple Printers

    User can define custom name to the connected printer at the print preference interface for easy idenfication. Users can choose a single printer to control at "3D Print" - "Printers" menu. After setting up the print, user can choose another printer from the menu and so on.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    The filament won’t extrude. The filament may be too thick. This usually happens when using a filament of poor quality. Please use UP brand filament for quality assurance. For some printer models, PLA can present a consistent issue.

  • Page 36: Up Box Specifications

    UP BOX Specifications Printing Technology MEM (Melted Extrusion Modeling) 255 x 205 x 205mm (W x H x D) Build Volume 10" x 8" x 8" Print Head Single, Modular for easy replacement. Z-Resloution 0.1/0.15/0.20 /0.25 /0.30 /0.35 /0.40 mm...

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