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Summary of Contents for FLASHFORGE 3D PRINTER Creator X
- Page 1 www.ff3dp.com Start Up and Instruction Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com Creator X Start-up Guide Contents Precautions: ............................1 Please always check power setting before plug in ................1 What's in the box? ..........................1 Unboxing .............................. 2 Initial Hardware Installation ........................ -
Page 3: Precautions
The Creator X is very sensitive to static electricity, so make sure you contact a grounded object before operating the machine. Before repairing or making any alterations to the Creator X it is essential that the machine is turned off and the power cord is unplugged. ... -
Page 4: Unboxing
Doing so could damage it. Now take the Creator X out of the box. Gently lift and transfer the printer to your work surface. You will find the extruder in the protective packaging along with the black cable, carefully remove it... -
Page 5: Initial Hardware Installation
Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com Remove the cardboard packing material and take the accessory box from the printer, set it aside for later. The build platform should now be visible. It is an aluminum plate covered in a thin polyamide film. This is the surface that your objects will be printed on. - Page 6 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com accessory box, and the appropriate hex wrench. First, lower the build platform using one of the methods described in the previous section. Holding the extruder by both sides, take it out of the accessory sleeve and position it on the extruder seat with the fan facing forward.
- Page 7 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com Now plug the USB A to B cable into the USB B-type port, do not plug the other end in yet. Finally take the filament out of the box, install it on the spool holder and screw in the nut, however the nut should not be over tightened.
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Page 8: Special Notes To Win8 Users Before Software Installation
Software Installation ReplicatorG0040 is the best software to use with the dual extruder Creator X. It can be downloaded from its official website at: http://replicat.org/download ReplicatorG0040 for Windows users can also be found in the folder of information of 3D printer the SD card, which shipped together with the Creator X. -
Page 9: Explanation Of Gcode Settings
Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com When the object is imported you may find that it is not on the virtual build platform or even on the screen, using the function keys indicated by the red boxes you can change the camera angle and reposition the object onto the center of the build platform. - Page 10 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com 2 slicing defaults for PLA printing. This tells the printer which extruder to use for a dual-extruder head printer, either the left head or the right head can be selected. If your sample will have any hanging surfaces, it is recommended to have support.
- Page 11 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com First click the ‘No’ button to dismiss the dialogue box. To solve this problem we need to configure the corresponding menu. Click File > Preferences, then click Select Python interpreter on the Advanced tab. A window will pop up, navigate to the Python installation directory and select python.exe and click ‘Open’.
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Page 12: Usb Connection & Setting The Extruder And Platform Temperature
Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com Click ‘Close’ on the Preferences menu and you are done! The machine will now work as normal when generating Gcode. Now we will start a preliminary test on the machines connections and we will heat the platform and extruder ready for printing. - Page 13 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com Click Machine > Connection (serial port) > Rescan serial ports, if no new ports appear then the software driver has not been installed. To install the driver manually, click 'My computer' then right click properties, the basic system parameters appear.
- Page 14 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com Click Browse… to find the location of ReplicatorG0040 on your system. Click FTDI USB Drivers in the driver folder before confirmation and click ‘OK’. The drivers will then be installed.
- Page 15 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com Now we can connect the machine, select the function key in the red box below: If the red area turns green it means the printer is connected with the computer. Now we need to heat the extruder and build platform.
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Page 16: Feeding And Withdrawing Filament
Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com An interface will appear by clicking the cross-shaped function key: Input the following target values; 220 degrees for the extruder and 115 degrees for the heating platform. After entering the values, the platform will start to warm up. When the extruder temperature reaches 50 degrees, the cooling fan will activate and the current temperature value will display to the right as shown below. -
Page 17: Setting The Filament Up
Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com Setting the filament up First, remove the filament guide tube from the extruder head. When you have removed the guide tube you can remove the filament that is inside the guide tube. To avoid any blockages during printing, please ensure that the two threads are loaded from the middle. -
Page 18: Withdrawing Using The Lcd Screen
Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com 2. Using the directional arrows to the right of the screen click the page down key to scroll to the next page. The display will show: Preheat ▶Utilities Info and Settings 3. -
Page 19: Feeding Using The Replicator G Control Panel
Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com 3) Click page down key to select Left Tool (or Right Tool), Click key , you will see： ▶Start Preheat Right Tool Left Tool Platform 4) Click page up key back to Start... -
Page 20: Setting Parameters
Pay close attention: leveling your platform is very important to print quality! Here’s the first screen Actually Creator X has only three knobs on the bottom of the platform, just inside the plastic arms that hold it up. Creator X has been leveled perfectly before leaving factory. However, it will get... -
Page 21: Initial Print
Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com At each stage of the script, your Creator X will ask you to test the platform height by sliding a piece of paper between the platform and nozzle. - Page 22 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com Next click Generate GCode, a dialogue box will pop up, after inputting your chosen parameters the Gcode will be generated. A loading bar will then appear showing the progress of the Gcode generation. After the Gcode is generated, the temperature of the bottom plate needs to be changed, see below...
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Page 23: Dual Extruder Print
Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com for the required modification. First select Gcode in the red box shown below and then change M109 S110 T0 to M109 S115 After modifying, click the file button to save the sample and click the left most button on the green bar near the top of the screen. - Page 24 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com The following dialogue box will then appear: Click browse for left extruder; locate the folder 'examples' found in its installation path. (In my case, it is C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\ReplicatorG\replicatorg-0040, different computers vary.) Then open the folder 'examples' select Two_color_world_a.stl as shown below:...
- Page 25 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com In both boxes you need to remove the tick in front of the 'use raft/support' option and then click generate the Gcode for both boxes. After the Gcode is generated, click the Gcode in the red box and modify the temperature of the bottom plate like before.
- Page 26 Should you encounter any problems, please feel free to email me at: 597891915@qq.com...