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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents A. Welcome to the Aakar v2 Safety First Specifications Machine overview Accessories B. Getting started with software Cura software Cura software interface From YouMagine.com to load file in Cura Preparing a 3D model C. Getting started with hardware...
  • Page 3 Welcome to AAKAR...
  • Page 4 Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the Aakar v2. This user manual will guide you through the setup and printing process step by step. Available online : www.aakar3dp.in Happy printing. Team Aakar Support We would love to hear from you. We are easy to reach and enjoy answering all your questions. Technical assistance, sales enquiries or general information, we are there for you.

  • Page 5: Safety First

    SAFETY FIRST Before using the machine, You need to read the instructions carefully. Improper use of the device might cause fire, electric shock or damage to the mechanical and electronic parts. The machine is designed to operate indoors and should not be exposed to rain or extreme humidity. Power supply should be grounded.

  • Page 6: Specifications A3

    Other use is prohibited and will void warrant. SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print technology Fused filament fabrication (FFF) Software Build volume 220 x 150 x 200 mm Firmware Smoothieware Printable Materials ABS, PLA, PVA, Nylon, rubber Software package Cura Layer resolution 50 micron (High) File types STL / OBJ / DAE / AMF 100 micron (Medium)
  • Page 7 WHAT’S IN THE BOX Filament Spool x Hex wrenches Glass Plate USB Cable x Spanners Test print Custom tool head kit Screw driver Ethernet Cable...

  • Page 8: Machine Overview

    MACHINE OVERVIEW Interface Panel Control Panel Extruder Spool Holder Filament Spool Build Platform...
  • Page 9 Push and rotate button Graphic LCD Play/Pause Button...
  • Page 10 Print head cable Filament inlet Extruder face panel Extruder cold end fan Mounting guides...

  • Page 11: Getting Started With Software

    GETTING STARTED WITH SOFTWARE...

  • Page 12: Cura Software

    The preferred software for your Aakar v2 is Cura from Ultimaker. This software package prepares your 3D model into instructions that Aakar v2 uses to produce an object. 1. Aakar v2 specific version of the Cura software package can be downloaded from the downloads section on our website: www.digitalspares.in/aakar/downloads/cura 2.
  • Page 13 Make sure to check all the formats for highest format 4. After installation finish, Cura will start automatically and First time run wizard will open this wizard will support configure Cura for Aakar v2. Select your preferred language and press next.
  • Page 14 5. Select Other(Ex: RepRap, Makerbot…..) and press Next. From Other machine information window select Aakar v2 and click Next. And your Cura is configured!

  • Page 15: Cura Software Interface

    CURA SOFTWARE INTERFACE This is the main screen of Cura. Here you can choose which object or objects to print. And how you want them to be printed. 1. Load file Click this button to load an object to your print area. You can add as many objects as you can fit on the plate.
  • Page 16 After your model has been prepared for printing, you can use 12. 3D print volume different view modes to analyze your design. This is a visualization of the print volume of your Aakar v2 your 8. Rotate model options object should remain inside this volume.

  • Page 17: From Youmagine.com To Load File In Cura

    FROM YOUMAGINE.COM TO LOAD FILE IN CURA Now that you are familiar with Cura we continue to explain how you can download a 3D file from YouMagine.com and load this into Cura. YouMagine.com is an online community for 3D printing. 1.

  • Page 18: Preparing A 3D Model

    PREPARING A 3D MODEL 1. Most 3D printable files that you will find on 3. In the meantime you can adjust YouMagine.com are in the STL format. Let’s start by settings and select a print type. clicking on the Load button in Cura. 4.
  • Page 19 5. After you connect your Aakar v2 to computer, Cura changes the Save tool path Button into the Tool path to SD Button. 6. Just after you choose for the Tool path to SD button you will see the same progress bar but now it saves the file on the SD card.

  • Page 20: Getting Started With Hardware

    GETTING STARTED WITH HARDWARE...

  • Page 21: Printer Connection

    PRINTER CONNECTION POWER CONNECTION: Plug in the supplied power chord in the back panel of Aakar Put the back panel switch to ON position to power on the machine. !!! Use only supplied power chord or any equivalent rating !!! Make sure power socket is properly earthed. Use of...
  • Page 22 Linux and MacOSX natively support Aakar v2. NOTE: offline printing doesn’t require driver as Aakar v2 is natively supported as Mass storage device 1. Just plug USB cable located in side panel, and wait until all devices are discovered by your system.
  • Page 23 3. Open Device Manager (if using Windows), and monitor 4. Browse for smoothieware-windows-signeddriver- installation there. You should see ‘Smoothie DFU and vx.x downloaded from Downloads section of our ‘Smoothie Serial’ with exclamation sign appear during website. Drivers will be installed and after installation the process.
  • Page 24 1. Connect the machine to your PC or to a router in your network using the Ethernet cable provided. If your network has DHCP active (most networks do), Aakar v2 will get it’s IP address and display it on front panel 2.
  • Page 25 3. When connected Aakar v2 directly to PC you need to edit the config file on SD card and set static IP to your Aakar v2 as DHCP is not available. Edit lines 308, 309, 310 Follow above step 2 after editing.
  • Page 26 TESTING THE AXIS !!! IMPORTANT: Before powering ON the machine, make sure that no packaging material is present inside Aakar v2 and build volume should free from any kind of wires or obstacles. 2. Now power ON the machine and follow above connection procedure to connect the machine to PC or use control panel to test the axis.
  • Page 27 EXTRUDER TEST Before you start printing, the extruder needs to be tested 1. To do that heat it to 255°C - if using ABS, or 220°C - if using PLA. To preheat extruder you can use Web interface, Pronterface or Control Panel. Web interface: Pronterface: Extrude filament of...
  • Page 28 Control Panel: Prepare >> Preheat ABS (or Preheat PLA) 2. After temperature stabilizes, press extrude few times. In panel you should go to: Prepare >> Extrude >> Extrude 3. If you have no filament loaded, you should feed it in as shown below Push the filament in filament tube till...
  • Page 29 Push gently filament in filament inlet located on top of extruder and push extrude button several times till filament comes out from hot end 4. Extrude pushes filament out of the nozzle, Reverse moves it back out. IMPORTANT: It is highly recommended not to use Reverse feature as it will reduce life of extruder cold end tube and might result in extruder jams.
  • Page 30 WORKING TABLE (BED CALIBRATION) If the build plate is too far away from the nozzle your 3D-print might not stick to the build plate. Equally, if you adjust the build plate too close to the nozzle, the build plate can block the filament from extruding from the nozzle. It can also scratch the build plate.
  • Page 31 Levelling screws are located at the bottom of heated bed. Use hex wrenches to rotate these screws Clockwise rotation moves the bed down i.e. away from nozzle. Anti-clockwise rotation moves the bed up i.e. closer to nozzle. Cura can be used to level the Print bed. Connect your printer to PC and Run Expert > Run bed levelling wizard… And follow the wizard instructions...
  • Page 32 After connection the printer will home its X and Y axis. Use buttons Up 0,2mm or Up 10mm to move the platform up to the nozzel. Press Resume and the bed will move up to the Z- switch trigger position. Now use the levelling screw...
  • Page 33 [Resume] button again and now your Aakar v2 printhead will heat up and print a square in lines to show and check that your build plate is level and the material sticks to it.

  • Page 34: First Print

    FIRST PRINT Now you know how to prepare 3d object files that are used by Aakar v2, its time to print the objects. There are two ways to print : Online Printing(PC sends gcodes one line at a time) 2. Offline Printing(Aakar v2 prints files in standalone manner no PC required) We will go through both the options, both options have there advantages and disadvantages.
  • Page 35 GUI version with manual control printer interface can also be used for online printing. For this go to Files > Preferences… and then select Printing window type as Pronterface UI TIP: From Pronterface window you can monitor temperature of Extruders and heated Bed and manually control the machine for testing similar to Aakar web interface.
  • Page 36 Follow the instructions for connecting your Aakar v2 with PC as given in LAN connectivity section. After following above instructions you will be connected to Aakar v2 via LAN. Open a Web Browser of your choice(Mozilla Firefox in recommended).Then type machine’s IP as: http://192.168.1.5 (example only actual IP of Aakar v2 is displayed...
  • Page 37 Aakar v2 IP Manual control panel Check temperature Upload file for offline printing Display list of printable files present on SD card Starts Printing...
  • Page 38 MAINTAINANCE...

  • Page 39: In General

    Smoothieware. To find out more about its capabilities check http://smoothieware.org Connect your Aakar v2 to PC using USB cable or remove your SD card and plug it in your PC. Make sure you backup all the files. 1. To upgrade firmware to newest version, get firmware.bin from Download section at www.digitalspares.com/aakar and copy it to internal SD card.

  • Page 40: Changing Toolheads

    Changing Tool head 1. Two mounting guides are provided on every tool head compatible with your Aakar v2 that are used to mount and unmounts the tool head. Mounting guides 2. Use Hex wrench to unscrew the mounting bolts single turn in anti-clockwise direction is sufficient.
  • Page 41 3. Lift the tool head in upward direction and detach tool head cable. Reverse the procedure to mount the tool head back.

  • Page 42: Terminology

    Display: The LCD display provides the menu for controlling Nozzle: The opening at the end of the print head. The the Aakar v2. filament gets pushed through the opening and will deposited on your build plate. Filament guide tube: The plastic tube that guides the filament from the filament spool to the print head.
  • Page 43 USB cable: The cable that allows direct communication Print head: The assembly that melts the filament while the between the Aakar v2 and a computer, using the USB material is pushed through the nozzle onto the build plate. interface on the computer.

  • Page 44: Terms Of Service

    Note: Please retain original packaging in case of warranty service. Aakar v2 is designed to be highly modular in nature and is easy to service using our troubleshooting guides and diagnostic support from our support team. In case of any technical difficulty the faulty part can be removed and shipped to us for maintenance or replacements in original packaging.
  • Page 45 Good luck from Aakar Team...

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