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  • Page 1 PP3DP-2013-V1...

  • Page 2: Legal Notice

    Tiertime. Delta Micro Corp. is wholly owned subsidiary of Beijing Tiertime Technology Co. Ltd. PP3DP is a registered trademark of Tiertime. © Copyright 2013 Beijing Tiertime Technology Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ..............错误!未定义书签。 6.5 L UBRICATION OF BEARINGS 6.6 S ........................51 PARE PARTS 7. TIPS & TRICKS ........................52 8. TROUBLESHOOTING ......................53 "W " ..............53 OLUTION FOR INUSB DLL NOT FOUND PROBLEM UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    The following icons are used in this manual: CAUTION: Indicating potential hazardous situation in which, if not avoided, may cause minor or moderate injury. WARNING: Indicating potential hazardous situation in which, if not avoided, may cause serious injury. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 5: Protection

     UP! printer is designed to function properly at temperature between 15° C and 30° C and humidity between 20% and 50%; Operating outside these limits may cause low print quality. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 6: Overview

    3D printer. UP! mini uses a nozzle to deposit molten plastic, and the printed parts are strong and durable with high accuracy.
  • Page 7 2. Overview Extrusion head Nozzle Platform Figure 2-2 Inside View of UP! mini Roller Shaft USB Interface Power On/off Power Interface Figure 2-3 Back view of UP! mini UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 8 ⑥ ⑦ Screws Cell board Extrusion head ABS spool Figure 2-4 Accessories ⑤ ① ② ③ ④ Pen Knives Tweezers Hex wrench Shovel ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ Pliers Gloves Nozzle wrench Figure 2-5 Tool kit UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    Print Speed 10－100 cm Print Size 120×120×120 mm Printer Weight 5 KG (11 lb) Printer Size 240 × 350 × 350 mm 2.2.2 Other Specifications Power Requirements 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz, 200W Model Support Auto-generated support UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 10: Environmental Specifications

    2. Overview Input Format OS compatibility Windows XP/Vista/7/8; Mac 2.2.3 Environmental specifications Ambient Temperature 15° C～30° C Relative humidity 20%～50% UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 11: Operation

    Figure 3-1 Print head installation Extrusion Head The extrusion head of an UP! mini is fastened by three magnetic buckles. When assembling extrusion head, make sure the extrusion head is securely contacted with all the three buckles at right position.
  • Page 12 Figure 3-3 Roller Shaft Roller shaft Insert the roller shaft into the hole at the back of printer, and press it downward. The roller shaft should fit in the hole nicely. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 13 260° C, printer will give off a beep. You can push the filament into the hole at the top of the extrusion head. Hold the filament there with pressure until the extrusion motor inside the print head grabs the filament UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 14: Installing The Software

    Figure 3-5 Maintenance Dialog 3.1.2 Software Installation The UP! software is available on the website www.pp3dp.com. It is free for everyone who owns UP! 3D printer. After downloading the software installer from the website, start the "setup.exe", and install the program to a specified directory (Default location is c:/Program files/UP).

  • Page 15: Installing Drivers

    “Found New Hardware Wizard” window. Choose “No, not this time” option, and then click “Next”. Choose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”, and click “Next”. Figure 3-7 Snap shots of UP! Software installation UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 16 Figure 3-9 Snap shots of UP! Software installation If you have any problems installing the driver, or get a "Winusb.dll not found" error, please refer to the driver section in the troubleshooting section of this manual. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 17: Using The Basic Functions

    UP! software supports STL files (the standard input format for 3D printing), and the UP3 format (UP’s proprietary compressed STL format). Move the mouse onto the model, and click the left mouse button. Model information will be presented in a floating window, as shown below: UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 18 “Unload” on the toolbar, or click the right mouse button while over the model and a context menu will appear. Choose unload the model or unload all models, if you have more than one model loaded and want to remove all of them. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 19 An STL could have variety of problems, and UP! software cannot fix them all. If UP! fails to fix the problems, it is recommended to use other professional 3D modeling software to fix the problem. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 20: 3View Options

    “View” button on the toolbar. Click the View button on the toolbar (the default value for the View button is “Fit View") to find 8 preset view options: UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 21: Model Transformations

    Each time you click the axis button, the model will move once in the direction you choose and the distance you enter. For example: Move the model -5mm along Z axis (or down 5mm). UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 22 Procedure: 1. Click “Rotate”; 2.Input 30 in the text box；3. Click “Y axis”. Note: A positive number means rotating the model counter-clockwise and a negative number means rotating the model clockwise. Figure 3-17 Rotate a model UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 23: Placing Models Onto The Build Platform

    3.2.5 Placing models onto the build platform Properly choosing a position to place your models on the print platform can greatly affect printing quality. TIP: In general, try to place your model at the center of the platform. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 24: Getting Ready To Print

    “3D print” menu. The printer will beep and the initialization procedure will begin. The printer will return the platform and print head to the printer’s origin, and beep again when the initialization process is done. Now, the printer is ready to print UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 25 When printing starts, for the first layer, molten plastic will be pushed into the holes along the print path, and this provides a strong UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 26: Calibrating The Nozzle Height

    The correct distance between the nozzle and platform is recorded in the “Nozzle” box of the “Print” Dialog (found under the “3D Print” menu). We use the “Maintain” dialogue box to calibrate the nozzle height. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 27 To figure out the correct nozzle height, please follow the following steps: 1 - Open the “Maintain” dialogue box from the “3D Print” menu. The current nozzle height is indicated as shown in the picture below. (Windows version) UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 28 Repeat this step, and lift the platform closer to nozzle. Figure 3-23 The platform is getting closer to the nozzle UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 29 TIP: After you move your printer to another location, you may need to recalibrate nozzle height TIP: If you find models are not adhering to the platform properly, you may need to recalibrate nozzle height. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 30: Other Maintenance Options

    When the temperature of nozzle reaches 260° C, the printer beeps, then, if there is filament already inside the print head, the temperature in nozzle causes the filament to melt, and print head starts extruding the UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 31 You CANNOT resume a print job once the printer has been stopped. After you use the “Stop All” option, you need to re-initialize the printer before any other operations. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 32 3.3.2. The “Bottom” button returns the platform to the lowest position. Set Nozzle Height: Takes the value entered in the "To" text box, and set the value of distance between platform and nozzle. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 33: Print Setup Options

    Then, just before it gets to the bottom surface of the real part, it starts to build support layers on top of the raft layers Figure 3-26 Raft layer setting The default value for this parameter is 2mm. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 34 “Loose” The part has an outer wall thickness of solid plastic (about 1.5mm), but its interior is filled with loosely spaced structure. In previous version, this option was referred as “Hollow” UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 35 Surface Mode: In this mode, only the contour of the model will be printed, and the top and bottom of the part are not closed. This mode can improve the surface quality of the model UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 36 3. Operation Please check the following pictures for the differences of the two printing modes. Figure 3-28 Shell mode and Surface mode UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 37 If this value is set to 50° , for a surface of a Model, support structure gets generated if the angle between the surface and horizon is greater than 50° . Set to > 10° Set to > 50° Figure 3-29 Angle setting for different situations. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 38 Space: The gap between infill lines of non-solid support structure. Changing this parameter requires some experience in balancing the factors including the amount of support material consumed, easiness of support structure removal, and print quality. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 39 Tip: All setup and configuration settings are stored in the UP! Software, not on UP! Printer, which means that, if you change to a different computer, you have to do all the calibration and setup procedure again. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 40: Printing

    4. Printing 4. Printing TIP: One of the keys to successful printing on UP! mini is platform preparation and preheating, particularly with large parts. Generally, platform is heated, but not evenly. The edges are always a little colder than the center of the platform, which is the primary reason that causes warping.
  • Page 41  Click menu “3D Print->Print”, and the Print Dialog box pops up. Choose “Preferences” to set printing parameters. Click “OK” to begin the print job. (Windows version) (Mac version) Figure 4-2 Print Dialog UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 42 The main factors that affect the cost of printing a model is infill structure of the model, and support structure. For example, let's print a 30mm x 30mm x 30mm cube with layer thickness 0.2mm. With different print modes, the following printed parts are generated. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 43 Figure 4-3 Different parts with different settings The prices shown in Figure 4-3 are based on the ABS material sold on pp3dp.com at cost of USD35 for a 700g roll. The easiest way to calculate how much material one print is about to consume is to use the “Print Preview”...

  • Page 44: Model Removal

    The simplest and safest way is remove the model and cell board together, then remove the model from the cell board.. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 45 Some of support structures can be easily ripped off by hand. For some structures that are not easy to remove, it is easier to remove them using tools that come with the machine. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 46 UP! machine, could not agree more. CAUTION: ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHEN REMOVING SUPPORT STRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WORKING WITH PLA MATERIAL. CAUTION: Support structure and tools are sharp. Wear gloves and safety glasses when removing the part from printer. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 47 5. Model Removal UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 48: Maintenance

    If the nozzle is blocked, remove the nozzle and soak it in acetone to clean it. During the whole process, the extrusion head, nozzle and platform are hot. Using gloves is highly recommended. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 49: Vertical Calibration

    After the calibration model is printed, measure the X1 and X2 length, as shown in Figure 6-2. Figure 6-1 Measure X1 and X2 Open the “Calibrate” box from the “3D Print” menu and enter the measured X1 and X2 values into the appropriate boxes. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 50 Finally, measure the height of the "L" shape component, which should be 40 mm if the model is not scaled. Enter the exact measured value into the “H” box in the “Calibrate” Dialogue. Click “OK” to save all these values and exit the calibration Dialog. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 51: Cleaning The Nozzle

    A pair of tweezers may also be required. Figure 6-5 Nozzle Cleaning TIP: You can also soak the nozzle in acetone, or even use an ultrasonic cleaning bath to help clean the nozzle. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 52: Removing /Changing The Nozzle

    Figure 6-6 Changing Nozzle 6.6 Models of Spare parts Almost all the plastic parts on UP! mini printer are printed by UP! mini Printer itself. If you need to print spare parts for your printer, you can find the STL files for all the spare parts in the C:\ProgramFiles\UP\Example\UP Spare Part.

  • Page 53: Tips & Tricks

    Check Your Nozzle Height Regularly! Nozzle height can change for a number of reasons, some of which you may not even be aware of. To check your nozzle height, please refer to section 3.3.2 UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    Please follow the steps below: Option 1: Uninstall Older Driver and Install New Driver 1. Open Control Panel in Windows, go to the “System Properties” dialog box, and select the “Hardware” page. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 55 2. Click “Device Manager” button, and Device Manager Dialog pops up. Find the entry “3DPrinter@FreeMC” in the USB section. Figure 8-2 Device Manager Dialog 3. Click the right mouse button and select the “Uninstall” option. The confirmation dialog box will appear. Click “OK”. UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 56 Manually select driver folder (Default is C:\Program files\UP\Driver or C:\Program files(X86)\UP\Driver if Windows is a 64bit system.); 6. A new driver section in the device manager will show up like below: Figure 8-4 New Device Driver Installed UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 57 2. Find the “3DPrint@FreeMC” driver in the “Device Manager” dialog box (it should be located in the USB section). Figure 8-5 Device Manager Dialog 3. Select “Update Driver.” in the right click menu. Figure 8-6 Update Driver UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...
  • Page 58 4. Select the UP! driver folder (the default is C:\program files\UP\Driver). Figure 8-7 Select Driver Directory 5. A “Free Motion Card” section should now have been created in Device Manager. Figure 8-8 "Free Motion Card" Entry Created UP! mini 3D Printer User Manual...

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