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Palette 3 (Pro) Manual
V1_0 3.29 .2022
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  • Page 1 Palette 3 (Pro) Manual V1_0 3.29 .2022 Looking for help? Get in touch with our team. support@mosaicmfg.com support.mosaicmfg.com 1 of 74...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Preliminary Steps for 3D Printing with Palette…………………………………………… Adding a Printer Profile………………………………………………………………………………. Add a style profile………………………………………………………………………………………. Connect Palette 3 to Internet and Canvas………………………………………………….. Setup and Slicing for Palette 3 in Canvas……………………………………………………. Initial Setup Update Palette 3 Firmware…………………………………………………………………………. Printer Setup………………………………………………………………………………………………. Splicing and Printing Splice Tuning for Palette 3………………………………………………………………………….
  • Page 3 Quick Links First Print Guides mm3d.co/p3-firstprint (PDF Guides, Accessory Mode, Connected Mode) mm3d.co/p3-accessory mm3d.co/p3-connected Other Print Modes mm3d.co/p3-gradient (Gradient, Random, Pattern) mm3d.co/p3-random mm3d.co/p3-pattern Splice Tuning Guide mm3d.co/p3splice-tuning Canvas Tutorials mm3d.co/p3-internet-canvas (Setup, Painting, Stamping, mm3d.co/p3-canvas Variable Transitions) mm3d.co/paintingintro mm3d.co/stamping-tutorial mm3d.co/p2variable-transitions Calibration and Printer Profiles mm3d.co/ping-pong (Pings, Printer Profile Management, Profile mm3d.co/p3-lo-hm...

  • Page 4: Preliminary Steps For 3D Printing With Palette

    Preliminary Steps for 3D Printing with Palette In this guide are a few recommended tasks before beginning to print with your Palette, to ensure your printer is well-tuned. Completing these steps will lead to more consistent, successful prints and an overall improved experience. Beginners in 3D Printing If you are completely new to 3D printing, we recommend checking out this video...
  • Page 5 Extruder Calibration After completing preliminary checks to ensure that there are no mechanical issues with your printer, we recommend completing an extruder calibration. Calibrating your extruder is very important for perfecting your print quality. This guide (mm3d.co/extruder-calibration) will take you through all of the steps from start to finish.
  • Page 6 First Layer Calibration If you are initially setting up your printer, you make any changes to your printer setup (bed surface, nozzle, hot end), or want to conduct regular maintenance, it is recommended to ensure the printer bed is both level and an appropriate distance from the nozzle.
  • Page 7 Photo below: First Layer Height Photo below: Z-Offset 7 of 74...
  • Page 8 Baseline Print Before printing with Palette, we recommend completing a simple print in order to establish a baseline and determine if your printer is operating correctly. Here (mm3d.co/thingiverse-cube) is a link to the XYZ calibration cube, that can be printed quickly, and is a good indication if there are any issues with your printer.

  • Page 9: Adding A Printer Profile

    Adding a Printer Profile How to create a new printer profile in Canvas, focusing on the core machine settings. Printer profiles can be created by: Using a printer preset Starting with a printer preset will automatically create a standard printer profile.
  • Page 10 General Name of printer Printer model - Commonly used printers can be tagged in the printer profile. Printer tagging allows style profile data to be anonymously aggregated from printer profiles, and shared with others who use the same printer. When you tag a printer, you will be able to see common parameters used for slicer settings.
  • Page 11 Extruder Number of extruders - Most FFF printers should only have 1 extruder by default. Nozzle diameter - Most FFF printers will have a standard 0.4mm nozzle Bowden tube length - Used only for Bowden-style printers. We recommend measuring from the filament feed to the tip of the hot end. It's better to overestimate than underestimate this length, so that there will be sufficient filament at the end of the print.
  • Page 12 Printer’s bed size - The X, Y, and Z lengths of your printer's bed. For delta printers, only the diameter and height are required. Origin offset - Usually located in the middle or bottom-left corner of the print bed. You can also set a custom origin by manually entering the Origin Offset values 12 of 74...
  • Page 13 Firmware File type - Variations of G-Code files used by your printer. CANVAS supports G-Code (.gco, .g), .X3G, and .makerbot. Firmware type - Firmware used by your printer. For the majority of printers, '5D Absolute' will be appropriate Firmware Purge - Some printers include a hard-coded purge when beginning a print.
  • Page 14 Transition Custom transition settings can be added here if side transitions (mm3d.co/p3-sidetransitions) or a purge bucket is used. 14 of 74...
  • Page 15 Other Sequences: Start and End G-Code sequences. You may copy your printer's start and end sequence into here. You can learn about advanced scripting in Canvas using PrinterScript (canvas3d.io/printerscript). Please note that if/else syntax is not supported at this time. Layer change scripts and side transition scripts are also available here for customization.

  • Page 16: Add A Style Profile

    Add a style profile How to create and manage slicer setting profiles in Canvas . Style profiles are preset slicer settings, which can be saved and used in projects. You can add a style profile when you're setting up a printer profile for the first time, or after the printer profile has been created.
  • Page 17 Add a style profile Step 1 — Import Styles from a Different Slicer  Importing a style profile will allow you to use settings from another slicer. It's one of the easiest ways to get slicing if you already have some tried and tested settings! Go to Printer Profiles and double click the printer you want to add a new a style profile to.
  • Page 18 Add a style profile Step 2 — Start from a Blank Style Profile  A blank style profile will have no preset settings and will require you to enter and modify different parameters. Go to Printer Profiles and double click the printer you want to add a new style profile to. ...
  • Page 19 Add a style profile Step 3 — Selecting a Style Profile in a Project When creating a new project  (canvas3d.io/projects), go to Project Settings to select a style profile for the setup. This will populate the project settings with preset slicer settings based on the style profile created in steps 1 and Step 4 —...
  • Page 20 Add a style profile Step 5 — Settings for Print Quality Layer Height: For printing with Palette, a layer height of 0.25 offers a good balance between detail  and tower size. Extrusion Width and Multiplier: If extrusion lines are not adhering well, the extrusion width can ...
  • Page 21 Add a style profile Step 6 — Settings for Printing with Palette Print Bed Offset: If the z-offset calibration has been done for this printer, that z-height can be  entered here (Note: please check the printer profile's start sequence to see if this is already included there).

  • Page 22: Connect Palette 3 To Internet And Canvas

    Canvas accoun t INTRODUCTION In this guide you will learn how to: - Connect Palette to the Internet using Wi-Fi on Palette 3, WiFi and ethernet on Palette 3 Pro. - Toggle Wi-Fi on/off, disconnect and forget Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 23 Additionally, it will allow you to connect Palette to your Canvas account. There are two options for connecting to the internet: Wi-Fi (Palette 3, Palette 3 Pro) or Ethernet  (Palette 3 Pro only).
  • Page 24 Connect Palette 3 to Internet and Canvas Step 2 — Connect Using WiFi To connect to Wi-Fi: Tap Wi-Fi and choose an existing network from the list, or manually add a  network using an SSID and a password. ...
  • Page 25 Connect Palette 3 to Internet and Canvas Step 4 — Login and Link to Canvas  Once your Palette is connected to the Internet, you will be able to login to your Canvas account. here (canvas3d.io). A Canvas account can be created Connecting Palette to your Canvas ...
  • Page 26 Connect Palette 3 to Internet and Canvas Step 5 — Enter Activation Code and Connect to Canvas Once Palette gives you a code to connect, login to Canvas and visit this link on another computer:  This is also available from the main menu > Devices > Connect device.

  • Page 27: Setup And Slicing For Palette 3 In Canvas

    - Add Palette to your setup. - Slice for multi-material. - Send print files to Palette 3. Canvas Note: This guide will be updated mid April. Please visit the Palette 3 Resources page for the new version once it's available. 27 of 74...
  • Page 28 Setup and Slicing for Palette 3 in Canvas Step 1 — Create a New Printer Profile and Setup new printer profile (canvas3d.io/printers) Start a by either: a) creating a blank profile and  inputting settings, b) using a printer preset, or c) importing a profile from Simplify3D, Slic3r/ PrusaSlicer, or KISSlicer.
  • Page 29 When you have connected Palette 3 to Canvas in following Step 1, please select the Palette 3  under My Online Devices at the top of the list. This will allow you to send print files to Palette 3 directly.
  • Page 30 Setup and Slicing for Palette 3 in Canvas Step 3 — Start a new Project and Upload Models Create a new Project  (canvas3d.io/projects), and click on Settings. Check that the setup with your printer and Palette 3 is selected, and save.
  • Page 31 Setup and Slicing for Palette 3 in Canvas Step 4 — Color Models and Review Slicer Settings If multiple STL files are uploaded,  color the model by dragging and dropping the color swatch over the model itself, or the file name in the Objects list.
  • Page 32 Palette 3, and .gcode file for the printer.  If Palette 3 is saved in connected mode, one file will be available to send to Palette 3 directly, or can be downloaded: a .mcfx for both Palette 3 and the printer.

  • Page 33: Update Palette 3 Firmware

    Update Palette 3 Firmware How to update firmware on Palette 3 over WiFi or with a USB drive. INTRODUCTION In this guide, you will learn how to: - Check if a new firmware release is available following Palette 3's on-screen...
  • Page 34 3 can be upgraded to, the Update Available button will be green. Tap on this button to continue with the on-screen instructions. Please do not power off Palette 3 or  unplug the power during the update. 34 of 74...
  • Page 35 Palette to, and proceed with the on-screen instructions.  Please do not power off Palette 3 or unplug the power during the update. Note: Updating by USB is used to revert back to a previous version, or if Palette ...

  • Page 36: Printer Setup

    Printer Setup How to setup your printer for Palette 3 INTRODUCTION In this guide, you will learn how to: - Assemble the spoolholder included with Palette 3 - Attach the tube clip guide to the printer's extruder and where to find...
  • Page 37 Printer Setup Step 1 — Assemble the Spool Holder Insert two rods into the bases of the spool holder ends, press the ends together firmly.  Place filament onto the remaining rods. Lower the rods onto the notches located on top of the ...
  • Page 38 Printer Setup Step 2 — Attach Tube Clip Guide to Printer’s Extruder Use the velcro provided and attach one piece to the printer’s extruder, near where the filament is  inserted. Attach the other piece to the back of the tube clip provided. ...
  • Page 39 Printer Setup Step 3 — Select Placement for Palette 3 and Spool Holder Placement options:  Place Palette on its stand: Position the spoolholder directly below Palette.  Place Palette flat on the surface: Position the spoolholder on a surface with the same height ...
  • Page 40 Printer Setup Step 4 — Select the Outgoing tube length you will be using to connect to the printer’s extruder. The short tube is ideal for printers using a Bowden tube. The medium tube is ideal for most Palette  and printer setups.

  • Page 41: Splice Tuning For Palette 3

    Splice Tuning for Palette 3 This guide will show you how to adjust splice tuning settings on P alett e INTRODUCTION What is Splicing? Palette combines different materials and feeds them into 3D printers to create objects with multiple colors and materials. Heat, compression, and cooling is used to join these filaments together.
  • Page 42 Splice Tuning for Palette 3 How to Splice Tune 1. Test splice settings using the Splice Tuning menu on Palette. Evaluate the splice for its strength by bending it or measuring with digital calipers (steps 1-2). If splicing two materials of different rigidity, also test the reverse splice order (step 3) 2.
  • Page 43 Splice Tuning for Palette 3 Step 1 — Splice Tuning Menu and Clearing the Unit From Palette's main screen tap Controls > Splice Tuning.  Clear the unit of any filament before starting, and then insert the outgoing tube. ...
  • Page 44 Splice Tuning for Palette 3 Step 2 — Adjust Heat, Compress & Cool Factors Heat - Each increment of 1 adds an  Enter the desired settings, and then  additional 0.5 seconds to the heating create the splice. Once the splice is time.
  • Page 45 Splice Tuning for Palette 3 Step 3 — Splicing Order For some material combinations, the  order with which you splice will affect the splicing parameters. When splicing in the reverse direction, it's possible that another set of splice tuning factors are used.
  • Page 46 Splice Tuning for Palette 3 Step 4 — Creating and Selecting and Material Profiles (canvas3d.io/materials). From the Canvas main menu, go to Materials  (canvas3d.io/projects).  Material profiles are also available from the toolbox in Projects If you already have a material profile created, proceed to the Splice Settings screen. If you would ...
  • Page 47 Splice Tuning for Palette 3 Step 5 — Saving Splice Settings Splicing same material: If the ingoing and outgoing materials are the same (ex. PLA - PLA), the  splice parameters will also be the same regardless of which material is loaded into Palette first.
  • Page 48 Go to to either start a new project or open an existing project.  The toolbox on the left has color swatches that correspond to an input drive on Palette 3 (Pro). Setups (canvas3d.io/setups)  If you do not see multiple color swatches, please to go to check that you have a printer profile with your Palette model added.
  • Page 49 Splice Tuning for Palette 3 Step 7 — Troubleshooting Splices Brittle splices - This occurs when the filament is weak at the point of the splice. When applying a  small amount of pressure, the splice snaps or breaks apart. A strong splice is malleable and can bend and act as if it were a single strand of filament without issue.
  • Page 50 (orange).  Having too much compression can affect splice quality negatively as well, as Palette 3 will try to force the compression of the filament together. There may be skipping sound from the motors if the compression value is too high.
  • Page 51 Splice Tuning for Palette 3 Observable Behaviors During Printing A broken or brittle splice often results with the printer continuing without any filament, a behavior known as air printing. You may still see some filament in the Palette unit or outgoing tube, but upon removing the outgoing tube from the printer's extruder there is no filament leading to the hot end.

  • Page 52: Connected Mode With Palette 3

    Connected Mode with Palette 3 How to print in connected mode with Palette 3, where Palette and the printer are connected by USB Introduction In this guide, you will learn how to: - Connect the printer to Palette 3 by USB...
  • Page 53 After slicing your first multi-color project , download the file for printing.  Transfer the .mcfx to Palette 3 by either sending the file directly (available if P3 is connected to  Internet and Canvas), or download the file and transfer to a USB drive for Palette.
  • Page 54  Select the location for the .mcfx file.  If Palette 3 is offline, the manual printer selection screen will be skipped.  Step 4 — Printer Check - Extruder Clip and Outgoing Tube Check that the extruder clip is attached to the printer.
  • Page 55 Connected Mode with Palette 3 Step 5 — Measure Loading Offset Enter the loading offset (LO) distance. To do this, please enter the distance between the tube clip  on the extruder to the tip of the nozzle. For bowden printers, please measure from the bottom of the extruder, the bowden tube length, ...
  • Page 56 Connected Mode with Palette 3 Step 6 — Loading Filament and Starting Print Palette will initialize, before prompting to load filament into the inputs.   The printer will automatically preheat while Palette produces splices. Once Palette is done creating the initial splices, there should be about an inch of filament coming ...

  • Page 57: Accessory Mode With Palette 3

    Accessory Mode with Palette 3 How to print in accessory mode with Palette 3. In this mode, external storage is used to start printing on both Palette 3 and the printer Introduction In this guide, you will learn how to:...
  • Page 58   If the printer setup was skipped during the initial setup, but Palette 3 is connected to the Internet, a list of common printer makes and models will be available to select from. Otherwise, you can enter custom details for the printer.
  • Page 59 Accessory Mode with Palette 3 Step 3 — Printer Check - Extruder Clip and Outgoing Tube Check that the extruder clip is attached to the printer.  Ensure that the correct outgoing tube length is selected on-screen.  59 of 74...
  • Page 60 Accessory Mode with Palette 3 Step 4 — Measure Loading Offset Enter the loading offset (LO) distance. To do this, please enter the distance between the tube clip  on the extruder to the tip of the nozzle. For bowden printers, please measure from the bottom of the extruder, the bowden tube length, ...
  • Page 61 Accessory Mode with Palette 3 Step 5 — Loading Filament and Starting Print Palette will initialize, before prompting to load filament into the inputs.  Preheat printer while Palette produces splices.  Once Palette is done creating the initial splices, there should be about an inch of filament coming ...
  • Page 62 Accessory Mode with Palette 3 Step 6 — Evaluating Calibration and Next Steps (Connected and Accessory) Monitoring calibration: To view calibration pings while a print is in progress, go to Tools > Pings  from Palette's screen. See "What are Pinging and Ponging" on the next [age ...

  • Page 63: What Are "Pinging" And "Ponging

    What are "Pinging" and "Ponging"? Palette must ensure the right filament shows up at the extruder/nozzle at the right time—but printing is not a perfect science. A number of factors can cause small differences between estimated filament usage (stated in GCode) and actual filament usage, such as: Skipping Filament diameter inconsistency...
  • Page 64 Scroll Wheel/Encoder In earlier generations of Palette v1.0 and Palette+, the scroll wheel/ encoder was a separate assembly between Palette and the printer. With Palette 2 and 3, the scroll wheel/encoder is actually built into the unit, so there's no need to attach this to your printer physically. The Scroll Wheel/Encoder uses its filament-measuring capabilities to record Pings.
  • Page 65 You can also see the last 10 ping values by going to Statistics > Ping Offsets during a print. If you're using Palette 2 with a CANVAS Hub, or Palette 3 in connected mode, we use something called Digital Pinging, where GCode is transmitted using a USB cable between Palette and the printer.
  • Page 66 Palette tab in OctoPrint. You can save these logs after a print is completed, but they will be deleted from the tab once another print has initiated. For Palette 3, pings are displayed on the print progress screen, under Tools > Pings. Summary Palette uses the Scroll Wheel/Encoder to record printers' filament consumption rates.

  • Page 67: Palette 3 Lo And Hm (Printer Profile Management)

    Printer Profiles are saved to Palette when you create a new printer profile in Canvas, Slic3r/PrusaSlicer. Below are some example scenarios: a) Selecting a preset on Palette 3 when setting up a printer. b) Slicing with a new printer profile from Canvas. How to Edit or Delete Existing Printer Profile(s) While viewing your Printer Profiles, you may tap on a single profile to edit its calibration data and name.
  • Page 68 Palette. Both of these values work together to maintain color calibration and splice lengths throughout the print. Palette 3 Loading Offset (LO) is the length from the extruder to the hot end Loading offset on Palette 3 no longer includes the outgoing tube length.
  • Page 69 How to Edit LO LO is Incorrect You can edit the LO if you find that the length saved after calibration requires some further tuning. You may see the print's transition's start too early or too late, and adjusting the transition target in Canvas, PrusaSlicer/Slic3r doesn't have an effect. To determine if this is the case, you can do the following next time you start a print (the print does not need to complete, and you can cancel shortly after).
  • Page 70 Photos above/previous page: Loading offset length is too high - first transition does not appear on bottom of tower but begins on the keychain itself. The color filament from Palette extrudes too much from the nozzle when loading/ smartloading to 0mm is complete. If you reach 0 and see that none of the colored filament from Palette has been extruded, the LO may be too short and needs to be increased.
  • Page 71 How to Edit HM Please note that editing the HM should only be used if other methods to improve calibration have not changed results. HM is None The steps below primarily pertain to printing in Accessory Mode, if you see that HM is ‘None’, and if you are unable to complete e-steps calibration on your printer (e.g.
  • Page 72 HM Doesn’t Match Average Pings The steps below should be followed if you find that your pings when printing have been stable and consistent, but this ping average is a couple percent higher or lower than 100% (e.g. your recent prints have had pings stay consistent at 98%). a) Determine your current HM value in your printer profiles by going to Settings >...

  • Page 73: When To Save Calibration Values (Tuning Printer Profile)

    When to Save Calibration Values Introduction When your print is complete it is important to save the calibration values to improve your printer profile on Palette. You can save the calibration values by using the print feedback at the end of each print will by tapping on the Great or Issues buttons.
  • Page 74 Pings You will be able to access ping data by clicking the Statistics button when your print is complete. Examine the ping data from each completed print, if the ping values are consistent at one percentage or fluctuate by 2-3% use the Great button in the print feedback.

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