Changing Tips Or Material Type; Using The Tip Change Wizard - Stratasys K6 Series User Manual

CHANGING TIPS OR MATERIAL TYPE

The information within this section is meant to guide you through the process of changing materials and tips.
The Tips page includes a Tip Change Wizard designed to streamline the process of changing the printer's
model and/or support materials and tips. The
which will guide you through the process of changing material types and tips using the wizard.
Whenever the printer's material type is changed, tips must also be changed. The Tip Change Wizard contains a
step which will instruct you to change tips when necessary;
provides instructions for changing the printer's tips.
After changing one or both tips and exiting the wizard, you must manually adjust tip wipe heights to ensure
proper placement of the printer's flicker/brush assemblies in relation to tips/tip shields. The final page of the
wizard will prompt you to perform this adjustment.

USING THE TIP CHANGE WIZARD

The following example will walk you through the process of switching from PC model (T12 tip) and PC_S
support (T12 tip) material to ABS-M30 model (T16 tip) and SR-30 support (T12 tip) material, to help familiarize
you with the functionality of the Tip Change Wizard. As you navigate through this example, observe the state of
the icons within the Dashboard. Throughout the wizard, three buttons are displayed at the bottom of the screen
in place of the Navigation Bar, which is hidden when working within the wizard. These buttons have the following
functionality:
Table 5-2: Tip Change Wizard Controls
Icon Name
Previous
OR
Stop
OR
Next
OR
Using the Tip Change Wizard
"Changing Tips within the Top Cover" on page 161
Description
When colored (selectable) - allows you to return to the
previous page of the wizard.
No functionality when gray (disabled).
When colored (selectable) - allows you to stop and exit the
wizard.
No functionality when gray (disabled).
When colored (selectable) - allows you to proceed to the
next page of the wizard.
No functionality when gray (disabled).
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