Gantry/Stage Settings - Stratasys K6 Series User Manual

GANTRY/STAGE SETTINGS

Pressing the right arrow graphic within the Gantry/Stage row will open your printer's Gantry/Stage Details page (
Figure 4-63 on page 100). Within this page you can move the platen (Z) up or down and the head in the X and Y
axis.
Figure 4-62:
The Z Home and XY Home buttons are displayed within the lower portion of the page (just above the Navigation
Bar). These buttons have the same functionality as the buttons displayed within the Calibration page (see
"Calibration Controls" on page
for the Z axis (see "Find Z Home" on page
home location for the X and Y axes (see
Upon opening the Gantry/Stage Details page the X axis is selected by default (as in
Figure 4-63). The current position of each axis is displayed within the upper-left portion of the page. If you make
placement adjustments for an axis, the information displayed for that axis will update within this portion of the
page.
The graphic within the center of the page represents the X, Y and Z axes. A grey bar with one or more blue
arrows indicates which axis is selected. As you switch from one axis to the next using the Axis Selection
buttons, this graphic will update to reflect the selected and unselected axes (see
Note: You may need to perform a Z Home calibration, using the Z Home button,
before the Z axis is available for selection.
Pressing a blue arrow will cause an incremental movement of the head or platen from its current position. The
Incremental Movement Distance buttons allow you to specify the distance of this movement in units of 1 (1.0),
10ths (0.1), 100ths (0.01) or 1000ths (0.001) of an inch (or equivalent units in millimeters - 25.0, 10.0, 1.0, 0.1).
To initiate an incremental movement, select the desired Incremental Movement Distance button and then use
the Axis Selection buttons to select an axis. After selecting the desired axis, press the blue arrow pointing in the
direction you want the incremental movement to take place. Depending on the selected axis, the platen or head
will then move from its current position by the distance specified by the selected Incremental Movement
Distance button, and in the direction of the selected blue arrow.
The Absolute Movement buttons will vary depending on which axis is selected. These buttons are used to move
the head or platen to a predefined location within the selected axis' range of travel. To initiate an absolute
movement, use the Axis Selection buttons to select an axis and then press the desired Absolute Movement
button. Depending on the selected axis, the head or platen will then move from its current position to a
predefined location within its range of travel.
Open Gantry/Stage Details Page
81). The left-most button (Z Home) instructs the printer to find its home location
83). The right-most button (XY Home) instructs the printer to find its
"Find XY Home" on page 83).
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Figure 4-64 and Figure 4-65).