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CreatBot 3D Printer
User manual
English V7.2
Henan Suwei Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
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  • Page 1 CreatBot 3D Printer User manual English V7.2 Henan Suwei Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. - 1 -...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Notice ················································ 3 Print Your First Model ········ 20 Machine Diagram Full Setting UI ······················· 21 Front ············································ 4 Mouse Operation ················ 22 Printer Head ····························· 5 Model Rotate/Scale ············ 22 Hardware Installation Model Mirror ·························· 23 Unpacking ································· 6 View Mode ······························...
  • Page 3: Notice

    Please use the filament provide by CreatBot, or high quality filament of third manufacturers. Due to the use of third party inferior material caused by the failure of the printer, the loss will be borne by the user.
  • Page 4: Machine Diagram

    Machine Diagram Front 1.Power switch 2.Indicator light 3.U disk 4.Build platform 5.Touch Scanner Indicator light Nozzle 1 Hotbed Nozzle 2 U disk - 4 -...
  • Page 5: Printer Head

    Machine Diagram Printer Head 1.Nozzle 6.Extruder block 2.steering engine 7.Pressure nut 3.Heating block 8.Pressure spring 4.Thermostat tube 9.Cooling fan 5.Heating tube - 5 -...
  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Unpacking Unpacking Turn on printer X Home 0.1mm Preheat Move axis Filament Y Home 10mm Z Home 100mm SD Card Status Settings All Home Up platform Turn on printer 1. Ensure the packing is not broken. 2. Need two people at the same time.
  • Page 7: Printer Operation

    Printer Operation Leveling Platform 1. Enter setting menu->leveling bed, waiting for the platform back to home. 2. Adjust first leveling nut, make nozzle close to the platform. 3. Press Up/Down button or rotating knob, adjust other three leveling nut. 4. To adjust repeatedly, eventually distance (0.2mm) to insert a name card is advisable.
  • Page 8: Load Filament

    Printer Operation Load Filament Preheat Move axis Filament SD Card Status Settings Preheat head Straightened filament Tighten the nut Load filament 1. Preheat the head you want load filament. 2. Straightened filament and check the filament is not self-winding. 3. Insert the filament to the inlet and push it to the nozzle, until melted and flowing naturally.
  • Page 9: Unload Filament

    Printer Operation Unload Filament Extrude Preheat Move axis Filament Head 1 Retract Unload Status Settings Unload filament menu Preheat head Extrude Unloading filament... Head 1 Retract Unload Pull out filament Unloading filament 1. Enter "Filament" menu ->"Unload filament", and select the head you want unload.
  • Page 10: Main Menu

    Printer Operation Touchscreen Main Menu Preheat Moveaxis Filament SD Card Status Settings Preheat PLA Cool down Move axis Filament menu Check Status Setting Open U-disk Open SD card USB unavailable SD card unavailable - 10 -...
  • Page 11: Status Page

    Printer Operation Status Page 45℃ 210℃ 40℃ 200℃ X: 0.00mm 100% Print speed 100% Y: 0.00mm Fan speed Flow 100% Z: 0.00mm Touch and set up the temp of the nozzle. Touch and set up the temp of the nozzle. 210℃...
  • Page 12: Detail Page

    Printer Operation Detail page 400C 400C 400C 400C Print speed:100% Flow:100% Fan speed:100% Z: 0.00mm Touch and set up the temp of the nozzle. 210℃ 210℃ Target temp.1 200℃ 200℃ Current Temp.1 Touch and set up the temp of the hotbed. 45℃...
  • Page 13: Printing Page

    Printer Operation Printing page Heating: 01.30.00 50.00% Change Pause Stop 50.00% Current printing progress Heating: 01.30.00 Time printed Pause and Change Continue printing filament. Pause print Cancel print Z up Z down The display will get darken when no operation in ten seconds and can be waken by clicking anywhere on the screen.
  • Page 14: Axis Operation

    Printer Operation Axis operation X Home 0.1mm YHome 10mm ZHome 100mm All Home X:000.00 Y:000.00 Z:000.00 X Home Minimum units Move X to home Y Home ±X/Y Move X/Y axis Move Y to home Z Home Z up Move Z to home All Home All axis to home Z down...
  • Page 15: Filament Menu

    Printer Operation Filament menu Extrude Head 1 Retract Unload Click and enter #1 extruder a value Head 1 #2 extruder (unavailable) Adjust value when Head 2 extrude/retract filament Retract filament Unload Extrude Retract Back filament filament When you want to remove the filament, you need first to heat the extruder. - 15 -...
  • Page 16: Sd Card/U-Disk

    Printer Operation SD Card/U-disk file1.gcode file2.gcode file1.gcode Click and choose a file to print file2.gcode Last page Next page Superior menu Back - 16 -...
  • Page 17: Setting Menu

    Printer Operation Setting menu Motor Reset X step: Z step: 78.7401 800.0000 Y step: E step: 78.7401 125.0000 Save Preheat Fan speed : Extruder temp.: 210 ℃ Bed temp. More 45 ℃ Fanspeed Sink fan speed: Filter fan speed : step: step: 78.7401...
  • Page 18: Info. Menu

    Printer Operation Info. page Time used 0000:00:00 Firmware 3D Printer 5.2.160810 河南速维电子科技有限公司 Henan Suwei Elec. Tech. Co,. Ltd. www.CreatBot.com 科瑞特3D打印机 +86 4000 558 930 sales@creatbot.com V4.2 Time used V4.2 Print time used Screen version 0000:00:00 Firmware Back Firmware version - 18 -...
  • Page 19: Software Operation

    Software Operation CreatWare Setup Download CreatWare installation package from the CD-ROM or www.CreatBot.com, follow the prompts to install the software, tr y using the default installation path as well. Please associated common 3D file format. Installation path can not contain non-Latinn characters.
  • Page 20: Quick Print Ui

    Software Operation Quick Print UI Save toolpath Load model Normal Overhang Transparent X-Ray Layers When insert SD card, the toolpath will saved to the SD card. The file name can not contain non-Latinn characters. Print Your First Model Insert SD card to the card reader, open the CreatWare, load 3D model file , choose correct filament and option , finally click...
  • Page 21: Full Setting Ui

    Software Operation Full Setting UI Load model Save toolpath Manual slicing View mode Setting area View area Rotate Zoom Mirror As you can see from the complete UI, the left side of the software is setting area, the right side is view area. The setting area contain "Basic", "Advanced", "Plugins", "Start/End GCode"...
  • Page 22: Mouse Operation

    Software Operation Mouse Operation Left click Right click Select model, hold and Hold and move to rotate move to change the viewpoint around position, double-click to the 3D model. load 3D models. Left + Right Scrollwheel Hold and move the Use the scroll wheel to mouse to zoom.
  • Page 23 Software Operation Model Rotate Click on the left corner of the rotate button , you can see three ring line around the model, respectively along the X, Y, Z direction. The default rotation angle is 5 degrees, press the Shift key can restrict the rotation angle to 1 degree.
  • Page 24: Model Mirror

    Software Operation Model Mirror Click the mirror button you can pop up the mirror menu. Button is a mirror along the X axis. Button is a mirror along the Y axis. Button is a mirror along the Z axis. Note that the mirror transformation is different from the rotation, such as the mirror transformation will lead to a...
  • Page 25: Right Click On Model

    Software Operation Right Click on Model Right-click on the model pop-up shortcut menu, here are more features: "Centered" make the model back to the center position of the platform. "Delete" to remove the currently selected model. "Multiply" to copy the currently selected model and automatically position, which is useful for printing more than one model at a time.
  • Page 26: Basic Setting

    Software Operation Basic Setting Layer height: This is the most important setting to determent the quality of your print, maximum value not exceed 80% of the nozzle diameter. Shell thickness: Refers to the total thickness of the inner and outer walls, the outer wall is only one, the inner wall can be more, set this value to an integer multiple of the diameter of the nozzle.
  • Page 27: Advanced Setting

    Software Operation Advanced Setting Solid fill top: Refers to whether to print the top surface of the model, uncheck will print it with infill method. Solid fill bottom: Same as above, and so on. Spiralis print: Refers to the method of spiral printing the outer wall of the model (single layer), and this feature is very suitable for print glass vase model.
  • Page 28: Expert Setting

    Software Operation Export Setting Nozzle size: Set the nozzle size. Diameter: Accurate measurement of your filament gives better quality prints. Minimum travel: The minimum distance which can trigger filament retract. Minimum extrusion: The minimal amount of extrusion that needs to be done before retracting.
  • Page 29: Skirt/Brim/Raft

    Software Operation Skirt · Brim · Raft Adhesion type: None Adhesion type: Brim Raft Adhesion type: Plugins Plugin enable you to easily include your own features, without having to modify the source code or Gcode. In the screen shot above, these can be enabled by clicking on the arrow down button, then you can configure the plugin.
  • Page 30: Start/End Gcode

    Software Operation Start / End GCode The start and end gcode are the startup and end procedure of the print, editing this requires knowledge of GCode. If you want to set the automatic heating station after printing, you can remove the ";" in the code ";M190 S50".
  • Page 31: Print Pla And Abs

    Software Operation Add Multi Type Printer You can add more than one type of CreatBot to the software, and easily switch between them without re-config all the different machine settings. F160 Print Setting Of Different Filament Nozzle temperature Hot bed...
  • Page 32: Change Fuse

    Using skills Change Fuse Open fuse tray Change new fuse Routine Maintenance 1. Frequent cleaning stains on the rail. 2. Lubricate the four guide rail. 3. Frequent cleaning feeder gear. Notice: Don’t add too much lubricating oil. - 32 -...
  • Page 33 Using skills Installation section 1.Better to use printed spool holders. Accroading to curl direction of filament, Get filament through guide tube can prevent winding filament. 2.After preheating nozzle, Sharpen and straighten filament head is necessar y. This will get filament through extruder easily.
  • Page 34 Using skills 4.Tighten pressure nut. (twist pressure nut 8~12 times after nut touch spring. Neither too loose,nor too tight) 5. Extrude filament for a while and pull out quickly when you change filament. Other wise, filament may block inside heatbreak . Or choose “ Change Filament”...
  • Page 35: Hardware Troubleshoot

    Frequently Asked Questions Hardware Troubleshoot 1. Display "MINTEMP" ? The environment is too low, or temperature control tube is damaged, please keep the room temperature above 0 ℃ . 2. Display "MAXTEMP" ? Temperature of nozzle or bed too high, or temperature control tube is damaged, please keep their temperature in a suitable range.
  • Page 36 Frequently Asked Questions Printing Troubleshoot not over 120℃, and you can close the bed above 100mm. 3. The model not stick on the platform ? Please paste masking paper or Kapton on the platform, or the nozzle is too far away from the platform, or the bottom of the model is not flat.
  • Page 37: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications Model DX Plus DE Plus Build volume 300*250*300 300*250*520 400*300*300 400*300*520 Dual/Tris Nozzles Diameter 0.4mm(0.3/0.6/0.8/1.0mm can be customized) Temperature 400 ℃ Nozzles Type print head/new print head Hot bed 120 ℃ (can be closed after certain layers) Min. Layer 0.04mm Accuracy X 、...
  • Page 38 Specifications Model F160 F430 D600 Build volume 160*160*200 400*300*300 600*600*600 Nozzles Single Single/Dual Diameter 0.4mm(0.3/0.6/0.8/1.0mm can be customized) Temperature 400 ℃ 360 ℃ Nozzles Type Direct drive Hot bed 140 ℃ Bed 120 ℃ /Air 70 ℃ 100 ℃ Min. Layer 0.04mm Accuracy X 、...
  • Page 39 Henan Suwei Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. Telephone: +86 4000-558-930 Website: www.CreatBot.com Email: sales@creatbot.com Address: A805 XingHua Building,HangHai road, Zhengzhou City,China - 39 -...
  • Page 40 Quality · Experience · Ser vice...

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