Manufacturing Menu - 3D Systems ProX DMP 200 User Manual

Manufacturing menu

This menu allows the user to start the manufacturing process (layering and sintering), and also to see the progress. It
consists of three parts.
Consult the section "Start a manufacturing process" on page 64 for details on basic rules of starting a job.
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Progress area
• Current / Project part height (mm)
• Current / Estimated manufacturing time (hours),
• Manufacturing progress in %,
• Layering : the current number, the duration of
the current layering, and the total layering time,
• Sintering : the current number, the duration of
the current sintering, and the total sintering time.
2
Launching area
• Selection of the Start/End cycles:
Start of cycle: if selected, executes actions of the
•
End of cycle: if selected, executes actions of the
•
• Selection of the Layering/Sintering process:
Sintering: if selected, enables the sintering process, when starting a job.
•
Layering: if selected, enables layering, when starting a job.
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• Selection of the layers:
• Layer "_start_" to
field to complete individually them (a numeric keypad will be displayed).
• Optional: the button
when producing the first layers step-by-step). The button
fills the _end_ layer with the last layer value.
• The button "Aiming"
• The button allows to pause the job (see section "Interrupt a job" on page 45).
• The button allows to start the job (according to the selections
When activated, the confirmation window appears :
To start a job, proceed as following:
Select and configure the settings on the Launching area,
1.
2. Click on .
Validate
3. Click on either
functions (B) or on Quit
If some warning conditions occure, the confirmation window will differ (see section Manufacturing launch
warnings on page 45) .
To overcome O2 level variation around the fume safety setting, the job will start only if the oxygen level is
lower than 90% of the fume safety setting .
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"_end_": the numbers of the first and last layer must be indicated. Click on the corresponding
"+1" _start_
increases the
sets the laser in no-power mode : the laser will sinter (without power) with a red beam.
(A) to confirm, or on one of the
(C) to cancel. Refer to the next paragraph for the delay start functions detail.
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2
Start cycle
sequence (i.e gas ON...) when starting a job.
End cycle
sequence (i.e plate unclamping...) when job is finished.
layer by one and duplicate this value for the
" ...]" increases the
Start/End cycles and
B
C
A
Delay start
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_end_
layer (useful
_start_ layer by one, and automatically
Layering/Sintering
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process).