Stratasys Objet500 - Optimizing (Calibrating) Print Heads

Objet500 User Guide 6 Operating and Maintaining the Objet500 3DPrinter
DOC-07027 Rev.E 6-43
Optimizing
(Calibrating)
Print Heads
Theconditionoftheprintheadsdirectlyaffectsthequalityofprintedmodels.
Tomaintainoptimumprinting,youshouldroutinelytesttheprintheads,and
calibratethemtothebestworkingconfigurationpossiblebyrunningthe
HeadOptimizationwizardevery300hoursofprinting.
Duringthisprocedure,youplaceascaleonthebuildtrayandconnectitto
theprinter.Printingmaterial(resin)isjettedfromeachheadanditsweightis
automaticallyrecordedandthewizarddetermineshowtooptimizetheprint
heads.
If,duringtheoptimizationprocess,thewizarddeterminesthataprintheadis
faulty—orthatitisnegativelyaffectinglayeruniformitywiththecurrenthead
configuration—thewizardinstructsyoutoreplaceit.Ifthishappens,youcan
continuethewizardtoreplacetheprinthead,orabortthewizard,toreplace
theheadatanothertime.
RuntheHeadOptimizationwizardwhenevertheconditionofprintheads
isnegativelyaffectingthequalityofprintedmodels,orifyoususpectthat
thereisaproblemwithoneormoreoftheprintheads.
Note: Allowatleast40-50minutespermodeforperformingthisprocedure
(notincludingtimerequiredforreplacingfaultyprintheads).Toaccurately
testandcalibrateprintheads,theymustbeclean.Ifnecessary,runtheHead
Cleaningwizardbeforebeginningthisprocedure.
Totestandcalibratetheprintheads:
1. Prepare—
❒ disposablecleaninggloves(anyclean,powder-freeprotectivegloves)
❒ pinkpaper
❒ theMissingNozzlesruler
❒ thescalesuppliedforuseintheHeadOptimizationwizard
Important: Ensurethatthescaleiscalibratedandchargedbefore
beginningthisprocedure.Itishighlyrecommendedtoconnectthescale
tothewallpowersocketwhenrunningthiswizard.
2. CheckthatthereisamaterialcartridgeloadedintheM3slot.Ifnecessary,
insertacartridgethatcontainsdifferentmaterialthanisloadedinthe
otherslotscartridge.
Note: TheHeadOptimizationwizardwillnotoperateiftheM3cartridge
slotisempty.