Afinia H800+ 3D Printer User’s Manual
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Technical Support
For technical questions or support issues, contact Afinia Technical Support:
PH: 952-279-2643
support@afinia.com
www.afinia.com
Please have the Model and Serial Number of your Afinia H800+ 3D Printer available when
contacting Technical Support.
Date of Purchase:
Place Purchased:
Serial Number:
(Located on back of Printer)
Acronyms and Jargon
STL STereoLithography is the common file format used for sharing and printing 3d files
Additive Fabrication The technical term used for the more user-friendly term of 3D printing.
ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene is a lightweight thermoplastic with resistance to high heat
and is the most common plastic used in 3d printing. A strong and generally easy material
to print with, but printing large parts can warp.
PLA PolyLactic Acid is a biodegradable material derived from corn. It warps less than ABS but
support removal can be harder. PLA is a great material to use in investment casting or lost
wax casting.
Raft The printer lays down a foundation before it starts printing the model. The raft is used to
anchor the model down onto and into the perfboard, as well as correcting any unevenness
in the raft.
Perfboard A reusable and removal build platform that the model is printed onto. (included)
Shell The external layers of the printed part, much like an egg shell.
Infill The internal honeycomb structure that gives the part strength
Smart Support The Afinia software automatically generates supports / scaffold for any overhangs of the
model during printing, like building a bridge and having scaffolding to support it.
MEM Melted Extrusion Melting, the process of melting plastic and 3d printing like a hot glue gun.
Wind Barrier A small flap at the bottom of the print head that controls the air flow onto or away from the
nozzle. Air blowing over the nozzle cools the molten plastic quickly and can improve print
quality, but may cause weaker parts and warping
Warping When a part lifts away from the platform, caused by a poorly calibrated platform or the
uneven cooling of the part during printing as the material shrinks back to its normal state.
All materials expand when heated and shrink when cooled. The larger the part the worse
the effect. ABS is more prone to warping than PLA.
Air Printing When the printer is moving and acting as if it is printing, but nothing is being extruded out
of the nozzle. Check the trouble shooting section for help.
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