Unloading Material - Stratasys Dimension Elite User Manual

6. If the printer is in Idle, press the Load Material... button, which will be blinking.
7. Display will prompt with Material Load - Replace Both Cartridges (flashing)
8. Insert material cartridges into their appropriate slot from the front of the printer (Model material
cartridge goes in the Top slot; Support material goes in the Bottom slot).
Note:
you do not insert the new cartridges within 30 seconds. In this case the cartridge will
not lock into its slot. You must press the Retry button before continuing the process.
9. The panel will display Load Material - Ready To Load. Press Load to load material.
10. Watch the extrusion tips (see
panel will then display Did Material Purge?
• Press Yes (to continue) or No (to return to Load Material) as appropriate — or press
Purge Again if you're unsure which to choose.
Figure 22: Close-up of extrusion tips
Support Tip
Note:
cartridge, snip the material (see
the cartridge.

Unloading Material

The model and support material cartridges may be replaced separately or at the same time. In
idle-, load-, or build-related modes, the panel displays the percentage of material remaining in the
cartridges. If the printer will be operating unattended for a long period, and the material level is
getting low, you may want to replace the cartridges before starting a new part. Of course, you will
also need to replace the cartridges when they are empty.
Unload material cartridges:
1. From Idle (or Ready To Build), Press Load Material ...
a. The panel displays Material Load and prompts with, Replace model?
•
•
You might get the message, Cartridge Not Replaced Or Invalid. This occurs if
Figure
If the display shows Load Failed, press Retry. If load fails again, remove the
Press Yes. to unload the Model Material.
The panel displays Replacing model,
Press No if you do not wish to unload the model material.
22.) to see if material extrudes (purges) after loading. The
Figure 21.), remove filament in the printer, and reinsert
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Model Tip