Changing Filaments; The Axes Menu - CraftBot FLOW GENERATION IDEX User Manual

5.9. Changing filaments

• When changing filaments, note that different filaments, such as PLA, ABS, and PET, have different temperature
characteristics.
• If you want to replace a material with a higher temperature (eg. ABS, PETG) with a material with a lower
temperature (PLA), you will need to heat the head to a higher temperature so that the previous material can
leave the head completely before the other filament can its place.
• When changing colors, always push more material out of the head, ensuring that the replaced color is
completely removed from the head. During printing, it may be a nuisance to notice that the print color is still
blending with the previous color, for example, when changing from red filament to white.

5.10. The axes menu

The small house icon
of the extruder, which is the position in the front left
corner of the build plate. You can reset the extruder and
the build plate to the "home" or "zero" position.
You can either set each axis one at a time (X
or Z ), or do all three of them at once by touching
the appropriate button. If the individual house icons
are white, then this means that the motors of each
highlighted icon are engaged (working).
To disengage the motors, click on the icon in the bottom
right corner , and you will see all of the house icons
turn grey. The motors have now been disengaged (not
working) and you can freely move the extruder by hand if
you wish to do so.
The left control panel controls the extruder along the
X and Y axes. You can move the motors that have the
house icon filled in. You can control the extruder by
dragging the center button in one direction from the
center to the outside. The head will move in the same
direction.
You can use the up and down
the build plate when the Z house icon is full.
indicates the „home" position
, Y
arrows to move
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