Removing Material Spools - Stratasys F170 User Manual

5. Press the Unload button within the Material Details page.
Figure 5-10:
Note: Only one material can be unloaded at a time.
6. Material begins to unload from the head. The unload process will take several minutes; please be
patient.
• The pathway displayed between the Material Status Icon and the corresponding Head Status Icon
becomes highlighted to indicate unload progress (see
• The Head Status Icon will refresh and become solid gray, indicating that material is no longer loaded
to the head.
• The Material Status Icon will refresh and display a solid yellow border with a notification badge over
the center of the icon. The icon will remain in this state until the material spool is reloaded or
completely removed.
At this point you have the option of reloading the material spool you just unloaded (see
page 108 for detailed instructions) or removing the material spool from the material bay (see
Material Spools" on page 114

REMOVING MATERIAL SPOOLS

The process for removing an empty material spool as opposed to a partially used spool varies slightly.
REMOVING AN EMPTY MATERIAL SPOOL
1. Ensure that the material bay drawer is open.
2. Pull up on the latch securing the lid corresponding to the material bay containing the empty
spool; open the lid to expose the empty material spool.
3. Lift the material spool out of its slot within the material bay. Once the material spool is removed
from the material bay the Material Status Icon will refresh to display a dashed gray border,
indicating that the corresponding material bay is empty.
Note: Empty spools may have a small, unusable volume of material remaining.
The leftover material allows for manufacturing tolerances and ensures that auto
changeover works properly.
4. There will be a piece of filament, approximately 2 inches (50.8 mm) in length that extends beyond
the filament exit hole.
5. Discard the empty spool as it is no longer usable.
REMOVING A PARTIALLY USED MATERIAL SPOOL
1. Unload filament from the head (see
2. Once unloaded, the material's Material Status Icon will display a solid yellow border with a
notification badge over the center of the icon.
3. Ensure that the material bay drawer is open.
Unload Button
for detailed instructions).
"Unloading Material" on page
114
Figure 4-31 on page 74).
113).
"Loading Material" on
"Removing