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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual SkyCube...
  • Page 2 Welcome to choose our SkyCube The design and tests of this product can meet the latest revision of China’s information technology equipment safety standards. Please read the following contents carefully to ensure your safety and good experience in using the machine.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Software installation ..............4 1. Install the driver ................4 2. Install the slicing software ..............5 3. Change printing settings..............9 Printing a model ................. 11 1. Connect to computer............... 11 2. Load the 3D model into slicing software ........11 3.
  • Page 4: Software Installation

    I. Software installation 1. Install the driver (1) Download SkyCube’s installation package (2) Open SkyCube folder, then ‘driver installation’ folder. Double click “dpinst-x86.exe”if your computer is 32 bit, or “dpinst-amd64.exe’ if it’s 64 bit. How to know if it’s 32 bit or 64 bit? (1) Right click the mouse on ‘Computer’, then ‘Property’.
  • Page 5: Install The Slicing Software

    3. Install the slicing software (1) Hit ‘OK’. (2) Hit ‘Next’. (3) Choose ‘I accept the agreement’, then click ‘Next’.
  • Page 6 (4) Choose a folder to install the software, then click ‘next’.
  • Page 7 (5) Hit ‘next’. (6) Hit‘next’.
  • Page 8 (7) Check ‘Create a desktop icon’, then hit ‘Next’. (8) Click ’Install’ to star.
  • Page 9: Change Printing Settings

    (9) Hit ‘Finish’. 4. Change printing settings. (1) Click“Config”, then“Printer setting”. (2) Hit“Connection” ① Select ‘COM4’ for Port. ② Change“Baud Rate”value to 115200.
  • Page 10 (3) Hit“Printer Shape”, Then revise the settings according to that in the following picture.
  • Page 11: Printing A Model

    Printing a model (Need to spread a thin layer of glue on top of the build platform) 1. Connect to computer. Choose ‘connect’. Below interface indicates a successful connection. 2. Load the 3D model into slicing software (1) Choose“Load”. (2) Go to the 3D model file folder, open the file.
  • Page 12: Change The Model Dimensions And Its Position On The Platform

    3. Change the model dimensions and its position on the platform. Can skip this step is the changes are not needed. (1) Change the dimensions. Option1: 1. Choose ‘scale object’ Choose“Scale to Maximum”to print the model to the maximum size that the printer allows.
  • Page 13 (2) Change the model’s position on platform. ① Select ‘Rotate Object’. ② Revise number after X/Y/Z to rotate the model around an axis. The numbers after X/Y/X are for angle degrees, if you change a one to 90, the model will rotate 90 degrees around that angle.
  • Page 14: Slice And Print

    4. Slice and print (1) Hit“Slice with CuraEngine”...
  • Page 15: Basic Operations

    (2) Hit ‘print’ to start printing III. Basic operations (1) Move the model and view angle.
  • Page 16 ① Right click the mouse and drag to move the model. ② Left click the mouse and drag to change the view point. (2) move the platform and nozzle. ① choose“Manual Control”. :send nozzle to home position of X axis :send platform to home position :send nozzle to home position of Z axis :return everything to home positions...
  • Page 17 :move nozzle along Z axis :move nozzle along X/Y ① When you move XYZ axis, the outer you put the mouse cursor, the bigger distance it moves, as shown bellow. (3) To operate the extrusion mechanism to feed in or draw back plastic wire.
  • Page 18: Printer Specifications

    IV. Printer specifications Positioning precision:0.01mm Compatible OPs:windows/mac/linux Printing dims:110*110*125mm Machine dims:195*210*275mm Layer thickness:0.1-0.4mm Model file type:G-code Materials to print:PLA, etc Plastic wire (consumable) dia.:1.75mm Printing precision:0.1mm Nozzle temp:0-240℃ Frame material:ABS Net Weight:2.4KG Printing precision may be affected by model geometry or print speed setting.

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