Afinia H480 - Table of Contents

Afinia H480 3D Printer User’s Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5
Safety Precautions .............................................................................................................. 5
Protection ............................................................................................................................ 5
Overview ................................................................................................................................... 6
Unpacking the Afinia H480 3D Printer ................................................................................ 7
Installing the Afinia H480 3D Printer ...................................................................................... 8
Attaching the Material Spool ............................................................................................... 8
Driver and Software Installation .......................................................................................... 9
Installing the Printer ............................................................................................................ 9
Getting Ready to Print ............................................................................................................ 11
Starting the Afinia 3D Program .......................................................................................... 11
Initializing the Printer .......................................................................................................... 11
Preparing the Platform ...................................................................................................... 12
Leveling the Print Platform ................................................................................................ 13
Platform Level Calibration ................................................................................................. 13
Calibrating the Nozzle Height ........................................................................................... 16
Loading the Print Material Filament .................................................................................. 18
Other Maintenance Options .............................................................................................. 18
Printing with the H480 3D Printer ......................................................................................... 20
Loading a 3D Model .......................................................................................................... 20
View Options ..................................................................................................................... 22
Model transformations ....................................................................................................... 22
Placing Models onto the Build Platform ............................................................................ 24
Print Setup Options ........................................................................................................... 25
Printing .............................................................................................................................. 28
Print Options ..................................................................................................................... 29
Save as Project ...................................................................................................................... 30
Model Removal ...................................................................................................................... 31
Removing Support Material............................................................................................... 32
Maintenance ........................................................................................................................... 33
Changing the Material ....................................................................................................... 33
Vertical Calibration ............................................................................................................ 33
Cleaning the nozzle ........................................................................................................... 34
Removing / Changing the Nozzle ..................................................................................... 35
Cleaning the Platform ........................................................................................................ 35
Lubrication of bearings ...................................................................................................... 35
Spare parts ........................................................................................................................ 35
Tips & Tricks .......................................................................................................................... 36
Status Indicator ...................................................................................................................... 38
Changing Languages ............................................................................................................ 38
Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................... 39
Solution for "Winusb.dll not found" problem (Windows) ................................................... 39
Updating the Printer ROM ..................................................................................................... 41
Specifications ........................................................................................................................ 41
Printer Physical Characteristics ........................................................................................ 41
Specifications .................................................................................................................... 41
Environmental specifications............................................................................................. 41
Technical Support .................................................................................................................. 42