SprintRay MoonRay - Technical Glossary; Whats in the box

TechnicalGlossary
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AdditiveManufacturing:Theprocessof
fabricatingapartbyaddingmaterialin
layers(alsoknownas3DPrinting).
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DigitalLightProcessing(DLP):Adisplay
devicewhereeachpixeliscontrolledbya
microscopicmirror.OurUVprojectoruses
DLPchiptocureyourprints.
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CAD(ComputerAidedDesign):any
softwareusedtogenerateandedit3D
Models.
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RayWare:Theslicingandcontrolsoftware
foryourMoonRay3Dprinter.
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Slicing:Theprocessofturninga3Dmodel
intoaprintfilecontaininginstructionsfor
yourMoonRay3Dprinter.UseRayWareto
sliceyourmodels.
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MeshMixer:AfreeCADtoolfor3D
printing.
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LayerHeight:Thethicknessofeach
individuallayerofthemodelwhencut
withaslicingprogram,measuredin
Microns(1/1000thofamm).
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.STL&.OBJ:Twocommonfileformatsfor
3Dmodelsthatarecompatiblewith
RayWare.
.SSJ:AfileformatmadebyRayWarethat
containsaslicedprintjob.Loadthesefiles
intheManagePrintersorViewPrintJob
screensinRayWare.
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BuildPlatform:Themetalplatformthat
yourMoonRayprintsonto.Alsoknownas
aprintbed.
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Resin:Theliquidphotopolymercuredby
your3Dprintertomakeobjects.
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ResinTank:ThisholdstheResinbaththat
youprintin.Becarefultoneverscratch
theglassorpuncturethefilmlayerwhen
cleaningyourresintank.
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ResinTray:Aluminumwithaglasscenter,
thisisthelowerpieceoftheResinTank
Assembly.
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ResinDrum:Thisistheupperpartofthe
ResinTank.
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Overhang:Whenalayerextendsoutward,
potentiallyunsupported,overthe
previouslayer.
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Supports:Removablescaffoldingstructure
builttohelppartsofanobjectthat
wouldotherwiseprintwithnomaterialto
attachto.
What’sinthebox
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WhenbuyingaMoonRay3Dprinter,youwillreceive2packages:oneboxincludesthe
printeranditsnecessaryhardware,andtheotherincludesyourfinishingkitandresin.Ifyou
boughtadditionalresinstheymayhavebeenpackaged/shippedseparately.
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● Laytheboxonitsback,sotheMoonRaytextanddrawingofthemachinearefacing
up.
● Opentheboxandremovetheaccessorypackage.
● YournewMoonRaysitswithintwofoampackinginserts.Removethetopfoaminsert,
thenyou'llbeabletoeasilyliftoutMoonRay.MoonRayisheavy,sopleaseuse
cautionwhenlifting.Saveallofthepackaging,includingthesefoaminserts,incase
youneedtoshipyourMoonRayinthefuture.
● Alsobetweenthefoaminsertsaretwoboxescontainingtheresintankandaspare
resindrum.Removethese.Thepowerconverterwillbebelowthebottomfoaminsert.