Stratasys Dimension Elite User Manual page 34

3. Find the end of the material filament taped with a "flag".
CAUTION:
Be careful when touching the pinch roller on the side of the cartridge. If you
roll it backwards, you could draw the material into the cartridge, see
correct direction to move the cartridge roller.
If this occurs, there is no way to retrieve the filament without opening the cartridge and
exposing the material to humidity, which reduces shelf life to a few days.
Figure 20: Direction to move cartridge roller
4. Pull filament out of cartridge to expose about 12 inches of material. You should easily be able
to pull out the material.
Note: The above step makes sure that the filament will feed freely from the
spool.
5. With the cutter from your Startup Kit, snip the filament flush with the end of the cartridge, see
Figure 21.
Figure 21: Snipping the material filament
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Figure 20.
for the