Producing 3D Prints; Preparing The Printer - Stratasys J826 User Manual

Stratasys J826 User Guide

Producing 3D Prints

3D prints can be produced after they are arranged on the virtual build tray in
the GrabCAD Print application. For information about preparing files for
printing, see the GrabCAD Print

Preparing the Printer

Before beginning to produce 3D prints, it is recommended that you check the
current printing quality of the print heads by performing the Pattern Test.
To prepare the printer for printing:
1. Make sure that the build tray in the printer is empty and clean.
2. If not, remove cured material with the scraper, and clean the tray thoroughly
Caution
Use protective gloves when cleaning the build tray, and be careful of the
sharp edges of the scraper blade.
3. Make sure that there is sufficient model and support material loaded, as
For loading material cartridges and replacing empty ones, see "Loading
Model and Support Cartridges" on the previous page.
For changing the type of material currently loaded, see "Changing the
Printing Material" on page 4-13.
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with a cleaning cloth soaked with 90% alcohol (IPA or ethanol).
indicated on the printer interface (see the figure on page 4-4). You may
want to replace the cartridges of model and support material currently
loaded in the printer to avoid the need for replacing them during printing.
Note: When you click Print in GrabCAD Print, a warning message appears if
there is not enough of one or more material.
4 Operating and Maintaining the Printer
online documentation.
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