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- Page 1 LEAP FORWARD Leapfrog 3D Printers User Manual Version 1.68...
- Page 3 DEAR VALUED CUSTOMER, Thank you for purchasing the Leapfrog Bolt 3D Printer. We strive to make our machines as easy to use as possible, but printing 3D objects invites a lot of creativity. New solutions and unknown problems often require the user to stretch the limits and capabilities of their machines.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
USEFUL INFORMATION URCHASE INVOICE AND WARRANTY UPPORT INFORMATION HAT IS IN THE BOX NBOXING THE PRINTER LECTRIC POWER CORD COMPATIBILITY ABOUT THE BOLT OLT OVERVIEW OLT SPECIFICATIONS EAPFROG SER NTERFACE OVERVIEW PRINTER SETUP ETTING UP ADMIN AND USER ACCOUNTS ONNECTING THE UTOMATIC UPDATE FUNCTION ALIBRATE PRINT BED OADING NLOADING FILAMENT DD MATERIAL DHESIVE MATERIAL PRINTING TARTING PRINT JOBS INISHING PRINT JOBS SING DIFFERENT PRINTING MODES NFORMATION AVAILABLE ON PRINT JOBS CCESSING AND UPLOADING PRINT JOBS CREATING A PRINTFILE REATR POWERED BY ATERIALISE PRINTER SELECTION MPORT RANSFORM ELECT NOZZLE RINT REVIEW AND GENERATE CODE LEAPFROG USER INTERFACE EAPFROG SER... - Page 5 RINT SPEED VS PRINT QUALITY ATERIAL PROFILES RINT MODE LICING STRATEGY UILD STRATEGY UPPORT STRATEGY MAINTENANCE & TROUBLE SHOOTING NSTALLING UPDATES LEANING THE PRINT BED LEANING THE EXTRUDERS EPLACING THE EXTRUDERS EVELLING EXTRUDERS ALIBRATE PURGE WIPERS CONTACT & ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ECHNICAL UPPORT NFORMATION REATR OFTWARE SSISTANCE OMPANY NFORMATION...
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Page 6: Useful Information
We would like to kindly ask you at the beginning to make sure that you keep track of your original purchasing invoice that Leapfrog or one of our distributors sends after payment before the printer has been received. This invoice helps to verify the warranty of the printer, and it allows us to match it with our records to confirm authenticity of purchase. -
Page 7: Support Information
By clicking new support ticket, you will create a personal communication channel between you and our support team. They will help resolve your problem as fast and efficient as possible. 1.3 WHAT IS IN THE BOX Bolt 3D Printer Power cable USB stick Bed adherence... -
Page 8: Unboxing The Printer
1.4 UNBOXING THE PRINTER It is important to carefully unbox the printer according to the instructions in order not to damage the printer. Never try to lift the printer by pulling it up on the print heads, X or Y axis assemblies, or the print bed itself as this can throw off calibrations or possibly even break part of the printer. - Page 9 Place the Bolt securely on a table of outside of the Bolt. workbench. Open the door and remove the piece of On the inside of the Bolt, cut the tie- foam between the Bolt and the door. wrap found on the right side of the Print heads.
- Page 10 Get the power cable and plug this in the Remove any remaining foil, protecting back of the printer and plug the other the exterior of the Bolt. end in a grounded (!) wall outlet.
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Page 11: Electric Power Cord Compatibility
Once you have confirmed that you have the correct power cord, please connect the power cord to the back of the Bolt in the appropriate slot and plug the other end into a grounded (!) wall outlet. Failing to make sure that you have a grounded wall outlet can result in the printer possibly being damaged by an electric power surge. -
Page 12: About The Bolt
1. Filament guide tube 2. Print head (one of two) 3. Print bed 4. Nozzle wiper (one of two) 5. Power switch (on the back of the Bolt) 6. Touchscreen 7. Activated HEPA Carbon filter vent 8. Filament compartment 9. On/off button and USB port... - Page 13 2.2 BOLT PRINTER HEAD OVERVIEW 1. Filament guide tube 2. Push-in coupling 3. Filament pinch wheel (used to control the grip on loaded filament) 4. Hot-end thumb screw (used to swap hot-ends tool-less) 5. Fan-duct 6. Hot-end (includes also nozzle) 7.
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Page 14: Bolt Specifications
2.3 BOLT SPECIFICATIONS Specification Metric Imperial Physical dimensions (DWH) 723 x 831 x 801 28.5 32.7 31.5 inch Printer weight 134 lbs Input voltage range 88-264VAC Input frequency 47 - 63 Hz Power consumption 600W Build size single extruder (DWH) 320 x 330 x 205 12.6 13.0 8.1 inch Build size dual extruder (DWH) 320 x 300 x 205 12.6... -
Page 15: Leapfrog User Interface Overview
2.4 LEAPFROG USER INTERFACE OVERVIEW PRINT TAB 1. Software refresh 2. Notifications area 3. Power power options 4. Shows information about the selected print job. 5. Shows a preview of the selected print job 6. Navigate to the Jobs tab to select a print job 7. - Page 16 JOBS TAB 13. Software refresh 14. Notifications area 15. Power power options 16. Local and USB storage 17. Search storage 18. Sort storage 19. Filename 20. Print selected file 21. Show information on file 22. Additional information on file. 23. Delete or copy file to USB or local storage 24.
- Page 17 7. Access built-in camera and set/download created timelapses 8. Add, edit or remove user 9. Connect wireless network check address. 10. Update the Bolt software and firmware 11. Navigate to the Print tab 12. Navigate to the Jobs tab 13. Shows the current tab...
- Page 18 SETTINGS TAB 1. Moves both print heads to the front of the Bolt for head maintenance 2. Moves both prints heads to the back of the printer for bed maintenance 3. Change the amount of filament on the loaded spools 4.
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Page 19: Printer Setup
3 PRINTER SETUP Before you can start using the Bolt, some preparation is required. Also, be sure to read Chapter 1.5: Electric Power Cord Compatibility. The following chapters should be followed to make the Bolt operational and print ready. 3.1 Setting up user accounts 3.2 Connecting the Bolt to the internet... -
Page 20: Setting Up Admin And User Accounts
As our 3D printers are being used in shared office environments, Leapfrog 3D Printers has designed the Bolt Software to have User accounts. Remote control will only be accessible to users with an account and those that do have access may be limited to what they can do based on their account settings. -
Page 21: Connecting The Bolt
The Bolt can access the internet and your network by Ethernet or Wi-Fi. To do so, you will need an internet service in your home/office that is set up on a router. For a wired connection, simply connect the Bolt with your router using an Ethernet cable. -
Page 22: Automatic Update Function
Bolt, with minimal printer down-time. To update your Bolt, go to Settings and press Update to Update to the latest version available. Please ensure that you are connected to the internet to use this function. -
Page 23: Loading/Unloading Filament
We recommend Leapfrog MAXX filaments and preferably PLA for the initial loading process and prints. Filament will be loaded in the right side of the Bolt and guided via tubes to the designated print head. The filament will be melted in the print head and printed to the print bed. - Page 24 NEEDED STEPS TO LOAD FILAMENT 1. Remove the filament guide tube from the coupling 2. Select Swap Left/Right in the print tab 3. Unload the current filament if necessary 4. Select the correct filament and set the estimated amount left on the spool 5.
- Page 25 To do this, open de filament compartment on the right side of the Bolt and remove the filament spool from the filament compartment. The right extruder will then be empty and available to load the...
- Page 26 Materials, explained in the next chapter. Select how much filament is on the spool. This way, the Bolt knows whether or not there will be sufficient filament to print the selected print job and will notify you when there will not be enough. Keep in mind...
- Page 27 Begin feeding the filament through the correct filament tube port on the right side of the printer. For loading filament into the right extruder, the right filament compartment must be used, for the Left extruder, the left. When feeding the filament to the filament entry port, ensure that the filament is rolled of correctly of the filament spool.
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Page 28: Add Material
3.6 ADD MATERIAL Materials in the Bolt software are used to pre-heat and prepare the Bolt for loading and unloading filament. The actual materials settings are set in the G-code of the print file. Settings of changing temperatures for print settings is done in the Creatr Software. -
Page 29: Printing
3D Printer. Creating a G-code from a STL is explained in the next chapter. To start your first print, you can use the pre-installed file on the storage of the Bolt. Choose PLA as filament for the Bolt example print. - Page 30 STEP 3 Press ‘Select print job’ to navigate to the internal storage of the Bolt. Here all prints on the Bolt are located, as well as the linked USB storage device. Select the file you want to print and navigate to the Print tab by pressing the ‘play’ button or ‘Print’ in the bottom of the screen.
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Page 31: Finishing Print Jobs
4.2 FINISHING PRINT JOBS After the needed amount of time, the Bolt will finish its Print job and will let the user know that the Print job is finished. The following steps can be followed to successfully remove the print and prepare the Bolt for future print jobs. -
Page 32: Using Different Printing Modes
4.3 USING DIFFERENT PRINTING MODES The Bolt is fitted with two separate heads which provides for new ways of printing. The two heads can work at the same print job, extruding a single or dual material print, or work simultaneously, both printing at the same time. -
Page 33: Information Available On Print Jobs
The Bolt will let the user know which nozzle is set in the G-code, as well as how much filament will be needed. If the amount of filament left on the loaded filament spool is less than needed, then the Bolt will disable the start print function, preventing the user to start printing an incomplete print. -
Page 34: Accessing And Uploading Print Jobs
4.5 ACCESSING AND UPLOADING PRINT JOBS The Bolt is fitted with 32 GB which can be used for storage of G-codes for the Bolt. This storage can be accessed on the Bolt or on your computer, phone or tablet using Wi-Fi. -
Page 35: Creating A Printfile
Bolt. To create a G-code for the Bolt, a 3D model will be needed and imported in the Creatr Software. A common used file type for digital 3D models is STL and this will be used to import the 3D model into the Creatr Software. -
Page 36: Creatr Powered By Materialise
Make sure you are using the latest version and profiles of the Creatr Software NOTE for best results. 5.2 PRINTER SELECTION Once Creatr Software opens, select the Bolt from the Printer Selection tab at the top of the program. 5.3 IMPORT Click the Import tab button at the top. -
Page 37: Transform
The print has to be placed on the Left half of the SYNC AND MIRROR PRINTING MODE print bed. The other half will be generated by the Bolt. 5.5 SELECT NOZZLE Select the desired nozzle for the G-code. By default, the Right nozzle will be selected. -
Page 38: Print
5.6 PRINT Select the Print tab. Creatr Software has Categories of Profiles that need to be set; one of them (Machine Settings) is set automatically in the Edit Profiles window. However, there are variations of the other 4 types of profiles, so you’ll need to select which of the variations you want to use under the Print tab: Material Profile –... -
Page 39: Preview And Generate G-Code
5.7 PREVIEW AND GENERATE G-CODE When you’re ready to ‘slice’ the model into a G-code, select the Generate G-CODE button (found under the same Print tab near the bottom) and click Save. The software will show a slicing completion percentage. Note that there is a Cancel button if you would like to change settings and re-slice. -
Page 40: Leapfrog User Interface
The software provides the user control over the Bolt when printing and keeping the printer in good condition. In the settings tab the Bolt can be calibrated and set in certain positions to help the user maintain and clean their Bolt. -
Page 41: Connection The Bolt Using Your Network
6.3 CONNECTION THE BOLT USING YOUR NETWORK Connecting to the Bolt via a remote device can be done using the following steps. 1. Connect the Bolt to your network 2. Find the IP address of your Bolt on your Bolt 3. -
Page 42: Using The Webcam
6.6 MATERIALS Under Settings àMaterials different types of materials and filament can be added, edited and removed. The Bolt pre-heats the nozzles before purging, cleaning and swapping filament. Different filaments have different nozzle temperatures. Setting the temperature per... - Page 43 type of material correctly helps prolong the life or your nozzles and will reduce the possibility of clogged nozzles greatly.
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Page 44: Print Settings
7 PRINT SETTINGS Print settings are very important for successful prints. The print settings are tailored to the type of material, part, use and quality the user wants. A part consists of the outside and the inside, or skin and infill. How to print each part of a total print can be changed, with the speed, amount of skins, amount of retraction and many more. -
Page 45: Slicing Strategy
7.4 SLICING STRATEGY Slicing strategy determines how thick each layer is of the print. Thicker layer will result in faster print, but courses finishes and lower detail. 7.5 BUILD STRATEGY The Build strategy determines the amount of up-skin and down-skin (top and bottom layers) as well as the amount of contours and infill. -
Page 46: Maintenance & Trouble Shooting
8 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLE SHOOTING When using a machine, maintenance has to be done to keep the Bolt in good condition, of to ensure the Bolt is calibrated correctly. Whenever you encounter a problem, or the printer isn’t functioning properly, don’t hesitate to contact our support on support.lpfrg.com. -
Page 47: Calibrate Purge Wipers
Tighten both thumbscrews when both extruders are down on the spacer to level the both extruders. 8.6 CALIBRATE PURGE WIPERS The wiper height should be calibrated when the costumer receives their Bolt. If NOTE you think that the wipers aren’t calibrated correctly, continue reading. -
Page 48: Contact & Additional Support
9 CONTACT & ADDITIONAL SUPPORT 9.1 TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION Obviously, there is a lot to 3D printing with the Bolt that we couldn’t include in our User Manual. That doesn’t mean that the information isn’t available. We have already mentioned that we provide an ever-growing knowledge database that we like to refer to as ‘Solution Articles.’... -
Page 49: Creatr Software Assistance
You may also find that you need Technical Support for the Creatr Software (powered by Materialise) program. Materialise (the company) has asked us to remind you that you purchased the software though Leapfrog and are therefore our customers, not Materialises customers. Therefore, please contact Leapfrog 3D Printers Technical Support or Order Support (depending on your question) if you need help regarding the software. -
Page 50: Company Information
9.3 COMPANY INFORMATION ADDRESS Leapfrog 3D Printers H. Kamerlingh Onnesweg 10 PO BOX 252 2408 AW Alphen aan den Rijn The Netherlands ONLINE Website: www.lpfrg.com Courses: courses.lpfrg.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lpfrg Twitter: https://twitter.com/Leapfrog_3D Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leapfrog_3d/ Youtube: youtube.com/c/Leapfrog3DPrintersBV Website blog: http://www.lpfrg.com/en/blog CONTACT General info@lpfrg.com...