Using Your 3D Printer - Kodak Portrait User Manual

Loading filament
STEP 1
Open the airtight resealable bag containing the filament and take the filament
spool out.
STEP 2
Cut the filament end on the spool.
STEP 3
Open the filament case on one side by turning it clockwise.
STEP 4
Thread the filament through the outlet on the filament case and through the
white Bowden tube.
STEP 5
Load the filament case with the filament spool making sure the filament does
not overlap the spool. The overlapping filament can get entangled and lead
to extrusion issues.
STEP 6
Close the filament case counterclockwise.
STEP 7
Hang the loaded filament case on one of the spool holders in the back of your
Portrait 3D Printer by fitting the guide in the hole of the filament case into the
slot on the spool holder. The sticker on the silica gel compartment on the
filament case facing out suggests which side AND extruder to use.
STEP 8
In the back of the Printer, lift the lever on the extruder while feeding the
filament until you cannot feed any more.
STEP 9
On the screen, go to Setup » Filaments » Load filament and pick which
Material you are going to load. The nozzle will now start to heat up and then
the extruder will start to feed more filament into the Printer.

USING YOUR 3D PRINTER

Basic overview of printing
3D objects are usually downloaded from the internet or exported from a 3D
design program (CAD) in the ".stl" format, which is basically a very large set of
triangles defining the object's surface.
The printer needs a set of instructions on how to print objects, and these are
provided in what is known as a ".gcode" file. They are the same type of
instructions used in machinery like CNC mills and laser cutters. This is a small
sample of gcode:
M104 S0 ; turn off temperature
M140 S0
G28 X0 Z0 ; home X and Z axis
M84 ; disable motors
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