Changing Tips Or Material Type - Stratasys FORTUS 360mc Manual

FORTUS 360mc/400mc and FDM 360mc/400mc User Guide
B.
Close the thumbwheel door - make sure that it is completely
closed.
C.
Remove the plastic cap from its stowed position (item 6B) and
insert it into the filament outlet hole of the canister snout (item 4 &
6A).
D.
Store canisters in an upright position, do not lay them flat.

Changing Tips or Material Type

Note: If you are changing tips, or changing to a different
material type, the user interface has a menu selection that
guides you through the process.
Caution: if the material type is changed, the Tips must be
changed.
1.
Clean the oven and the tip wipe assembly.
Note: Residue from lower temperature materials can melt and
drip onto higher temperature parts if cleaning is neglected.
2.
Inspect the tip wipe assembly (refer to
Assembly" on
3.
From the Main Menu select
Build Job..
>Operator Control..
Modeler Status..
Maintenance..
4.
Select
Change Tips/Mtl..
• The Change Tips/Mtl. menu is designed to guide you through the
steps necessary to complete a material type change, or a tip
replacement procedure.
• Select each step sequentially, from top to bottom, within each
displayed menu screen.
• Skip steps only if they are not relative to the procedure being
accomplished (a tip may be changed without changing material
type; a material type change should always be accompanied by a
tip change).
• Some steps are not selectable - indicated by an * preceding a
number, i.e. *2, *3. They are provided as a convenience to guide
you through the procedure in the appropriate sequence of steps.
Unlock Door <E>
Load/Unload Mtl..
>Change Tips/Mtl..
Calibrate..
page 7-5).
Operator Control
|*Tips: Model T16
|*
and press ENTER.
| Temp Control..
| Move Head/Stage..
"Clean/Inspect Tip Wipe
and press ENTER.
Support T16
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