3D Systems ProJet 3500 Max Series User Manual

3D Systems, Inc.
FAMILIARIZATION ...................................................................................20
CLIENT MANAGER ..................................................................................21
Touchscreen Control Panel ............................................................................ 22
Status Screen ...................................................................................22
Printer Control Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Indication & Navigation Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Printer State Icon .................................................................................22
Printer Menu ....................................................................................22
Touchscreen Control Panel (cont’d)...................................................................... 23
Settings Screen ..................................................................................23
Main Print Screen ................................................................................23
Main Print Screen (cont’d) ..........................................................................24
Materials Screen .................................................................................24
Tools Screen ....................................................................................25
PRINTER SET-UP ...................................................................................26
Power on Printer .................................................................................... 26
Install Material Cartridges ............................................................................. 27
Install Material Cartridges (cont’d) ....................................................................... 28
Cleaning MDM Holders ............................................................................... 28
To Clean: .......................................................................................28
Install Print Platform.................................................................................. 29
INSTALLING AND OPERATING PROJET
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3-D CLIENT SOFTWARE ...........................................30
Create STL File(s) to Build............................................................................. 32
Start a Test Print or Print Demo ......................................................................... 32
Setting User and Printer E-mail Accounts ................................................................. 33
Print3D App (optional) ................................................................................ 34
OPERATIONS .......................................................................................35
Preview Build Job.................................................................................... 35
Save a Print Job..................................................................................... 39
Submit a Print Job ................................................................................... 40
Manage a Print Job .................................................................................. 45
Printer Status ....................................................................................... 46
Emptying Waste Drawer .............................................................................. 46
Removing Print Platform .............................................................................. 47
Remove Part from Print Platform ........................................................................ 47
Material Changeover Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Shutting Down Printer ................................................................................ 49
Printing Batch Submission for Production Environment....................................................... 50
Printer Batch Processing / Setting Job Parameters via INI File ..............................................50
Running the application ............................................................................52
Output Report ...................................................................................52
Printer Status Reporting............................................................................... 53
Setting up Status INI File ...........................................................................53
Running the application ............................................................................53
Output Report ...................................................................................54
Exit Error Codes ..................................................................................54
Shrink Compensation for ProJet VisiJet® Materials ......................................................... 55
MAINTENANCE .....................................................................................58
Cleaning MDM Bottle Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cleaning the MDM Drawer............................................................................. 58
Cleaning Surfaces ................................................................................... 58
Cleaning the User Touchscreen ......................................................................58
Cleaning the Waste Drawer ............................................................................ 59
Return Printer for Repair .............................................................................. 59
TIPS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS ..........................................................................59
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3D Systems ProJet 3500 Max Series Specifications

General

Brand	3D Systems
Model	ProJet 3500 Max Series
Category	3D Printers
Language	English