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Page 2: Specifications
Temperature: Maximum operating temperature (Heated Bed), 110C (230F) Operations Manual INFINITY 3D Operations Manual by Revolution 3D Printers Copyright © 2014Revolution 3D Printers Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-SA 3.0). -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
FreeCAD ..............................9 Blender ..............................9 Shapesmith ............................... 9 OpenSCAD ..............................9 Getting to know the INFINITY 3D Printer ....................10 Main Components Identification ......................10 Full Graphic Display/Control Panel ......................11 Single Professional All Metal Extruder ....................13 Heated Bed.............................. 15 Power Supply ............................ - Page 4 Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D Bed material ............................20 ABS/Acetone Glue ........................... 21 Maintaining Your 3D Printer ........................22 Bed Levelling ............................22 Smooth Rods ............................23 Threaded Z-Axis Rods ..........................23 Hot End ..............................23 Electronics ............................... 23 Changing nozzles ............................. 23 List of Figures Figure 1 MatterControl ..........................
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Page 5: Warning
PRINTER. Safety Information Caution: Do not reach inside the INFINITY 3D printer while it is operating, and always allow for the heated parts to be fully cooled after operation. The INFINITY 3D printer generates high temperatures and has moving parts that may cause injury. -
Page 6: 3D Printer Software
Along with the INFINITY 3D being a free/libre hardware design, it has been tested to work with 100% free/libre software. To operate your INFINITY 3D printer you will need to install a few software packages. You will need ... -
Page 7: Mattercontrol
This is where choosing the right slicing software to optimize your .STL, .OBJ or .AMF file for 3D printing becomes critical to successful printing. Although the INFINITY 3D printer will work with any slicing software, we’ve chosen to highlight MatterSlice in the instructions of this operations manual. - Page 8 For ease of use we have pre-defined three Quality Slice Settings and two Material settings in the MatterSlice program. These configuration settings will appear when you select the INFINITY 3D printer. We highly recommend starting with our pre-defined MatterSlice configurations for your initial prints.
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Page 9: Cad And 3D Modeling Software
INFINITY 3D CAD and 3D Modeling Software Currently Revolution 3D Printers is not distributing any CAD or 3D modeling software packages. However, there are multiple free/libre software packages available. Other common non-free CAD and 3D modeling software are also capable of exporting the required .STL files. -
Page 10: Getting To Know The Infinity 3D Printer
Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D Getting to know the INFINITY 3D Printer Main Components Identification Figure 2 Main Components Identification For a full components list, refer to the Illustrated Parts Catalogue. 8-Sep-14... -
Page 11: Full Graphic Display/Control Panel
LH side for inserting the SDcard (or micro adapter card) that is required for untethered printing. Refer to the INFINITY 3D Quick Print Guide for use of the display/control panel for printing. The Main Menu can be accessed by pressing down... - Page 12 Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D Preheat ABS 3 Preheat ABS ALL Preheat ABS Bed Cool down Switch power off Move axis Move 10mm Move 1mm Move 0.1mm Control Temperature Nozzle: Nozzle2: Nozzle3: Bed: Fan Speed: Autotemp: Min: Max: Fact: PID-P:...
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Page 13: Single Professional All Metal Extruder
The INFINITY 3D printer incorporates many innovative features and well thought out parts designed to take full advantage of the Single Professional All Metal Extruder. The Infinity 3D fitted with the Professional Extruder can alleviate most of this frustration by simplifying the filament changing process by utilising an easy opening service door that offers continuous idler bearing spring preload adjustment using 2 set screws. -
Page 14: Figure 5 Quick Disconnect Extruder Plug
Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D Figure 5 Quick Disconnect Extruder Plug The Professional Extruder utilises a D-Sub connector located on the rear of the extruder carriage assembly. This allows for the quick replacement of the extruder assembly by simply removing three screws and unplugging from printer. -
Page 15: Heated Bed
Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D Heated Bed Figure 6 Heated Bed The heated bed is essential to creating high quality prints by reducing warping and curling of the printed parts due to inconsistent cooling and shrinking. The heated bed is controlled by the power wires connecting the +/- to the RAMPS board and a thermistor controls when power is ON or OFF depending on the temperature selected by the operator. -
Page 16: Power Supply
Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D Power Supply Figure 7 Power Supply The Standard 12volt 30AMP power supply, mounted in the aft RH corner of the frame, provides the DC voltage required to operate the printer. The power supply is turned ON and OFF with a switch located on the front panel of the printer. -
Page 17: Ramps Enclosure
Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D RAMPS Enclosure Figure 9 RAMPS Enclosure The RAMPS enclosure, located in the aft LH corner, was designed to provide a convenient place to house all necessary electronics as well as provide proper cooling of circuitry to ensure trouble free operation. On the LH side of the printer... -
Page 18: Axis Identification - Xyz +E Cartesian Robot
Axis Identification - XYZ +E Cartesian Robot Figure 10 XYZ Cartesian Robot The INFINITY 3D is a Cartesian robot, this means it moves in the XYZ axis in a linear manner. The E axis can be considered the tool head as it is the extruder motor which needs to be controlled to enable correct extrusion rates. -
Page 19: Limit Switch Locations
Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D Limit Switch Locations Figure 11 Limit Switch Locations Mechanical limit switches are strategically located to both aid in keeping the wiring clean as well as to provide the least possibility of interference and trouble. The X-Axis Limit switch is located on the X-Axis motor mount and is activated by the tab on the aluminum extruder mount plate. -
Page 20: The Important First Layer
Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D The Important First Layer Before you start the first print it is worthwhile to talk about the importance of getting the first layer right. As many have found through trial and error, if the first layer is not the best it can be then it can lead to complete failure, parts detaching, and warping. -
Page 21: Abs/Acetone Glue
Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D ABS/Acetone Glue Acetone is not included or required for the INFINITY 3D printer. Acetone can cause skin irritation when prolonged skin contact occurs. It is recommended to use acetone safe gloves when applying the ABS/acetone glue. Use the ABS/acetone glue in a well-ventilated space. -
Page 22: Maintaining Your 3D Printer
Bed Levelling The INFINITY 3D is completely assembled, calibrated and fine tuned so that you can start printing right away. The bed levelling should not be disturbed as it is set using very accurate equipment. Just in the case that the bed requires re-levelling,... -
Page 23: Smooth Rods
Plug in the lid fan paying attention to polarity and reattach the lid. Changing nozzles The INFINITY 3D printer ships with a standard 0.35mm nozzle size Hot-End which allows small layer resolution and up to 0.35mm layers. Although the 0.35mm nozzle will be perfect for most printing applications Revolution 3D Printers also offers smaller and larger nozzle sizes. - Page 24 Revolution 3D Printers INFINITY 3D Support For common technical support questions for your INFINITY 3D printer visit Revolution3DPrinters.com If you have further questions, For Technical Assistance call: 1-877-269-5510, ext 2 Email: support@revolution3Dprinters.com Please completely read this manual before contacting for support questions or help.
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