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with Christopher Matthes
DDG Ultimaker V2.0
Assembly and installation manual
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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  • Page 1 Christopher Matthes DDG Ultimaker V2.0 Assembly and installation manual This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Table of Contents...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Ultimaker 3 Software Configuration Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker 2 Extended + Ultimaker 3 MAC and Linux General usage advice Acknowledgements Special thanks to Uta Fröhner for the help with the photos used in this manual. Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Christopher Matthes, is the simplest way to increase the performance of your Ultimaker machine in a matter of minutes. This new revolution in design utilizes the proven Bondtech Dual Drive Technology with precision CNC-manufactured parts. This gives the market’s best feeder performance and reliability.
  • Page 4: Ultimaker 2+ And Ultimaker 2 Extended

    ● Rotate the printer so you can access the rear side. ● Remove the collet clip, which locks the bowden tube into place. ● Unplug the bowden tube. Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 5 ● Unscrew the 2 x M3 screws that hold the original geared Ultimaker feeder into place. ● Remove the feeder. Place the Bondtech feeder assembly against the rear back plate. Insert the remaining 2 x M3 screws and tighten down. Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 6: Ultimaker 3

    3d printer to start printing again. Ultimaker 3 Follow the guide for the Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker 2 Extended + twice. Use the feeder labeled 2 the second time you follow the guide. Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 7: Software Configuration

    The reason for this is that the Bondtech Dual Drive system has a different drive gear diameter and needs a bit more torque while loading due to gripping the filament on both sides.
  • Page 8: Ultimaker 3

    Please read the whole guide from this point at least once before changing the values on your own machine. Open Putty and enter the IP-address in the Host Name field and click on Open. Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 9 The first time this Alert will pop-up and you need to click OK to accept the connection. The connection window opens up. Enter root as the username and ultimaker as the password. Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 10 Type in the command matching the firmware version of your Ultimaker 3 and press enter. Firmware Version Command vi /usr/share/griffin/griffin/machines/jedi.json 3.7 – 4.2.5 vi /usr/share/griffin/griffin/machines/um3.json Tip! If you copy the command above you can paste it directly into Putty console by pressing right mouse-button in the window. Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 11 “default_steps_per_mm” row and use the arrow key to move the cursor to the value for the extruder “369.0”, then press the “I” key to go into edit mode and update the value to “311.0”. Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 12 To change the lenght that the material feeds during a material change you can edit the parameter Bowden_tube_lenght, as default it is 700, if you want it to feed 30 mm more edit the value to 730.The parameter is located at row 23. Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 13 “:x” to save the file. Press enter and reboot your printer. To reboot your printer type “reboot” and press enter. Wait until the printer has rebooted. Do not shutdown the printer by turning of the power!! Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 14: Mac And Linux

    MAC and Linux Follow the instructions of the guide, but use the terminal instead of Putty. Connect to your Ultimaker 3 via the terminal with the following command: ssh root@your_ip_adress Installation manual Bondtech DDG Ultimaker V2.0...
  • Page 15: General Usage Advice

    If you want to push or pull the filament out of the PTFE tubing you can pull the lever up to release the firm grip of the Bondtech Dual Drive system. Releasing the grip will allow you to move the filament through the tube by hand.

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