UP Plus 2 User Manual

UP Plus 2 3D Printer User Manual v 2013.10.24
10.1.1 P REPARING THE P RINT P LATFORM .................................................................................................... 39
10.2 P REHEATING THE P LATFORM .............................................................................................................. 39
10.3 O PTIONS D URING P RINTING : ............................................................................................................. 40
10.4 P RINT O PTIONS : .............................................................................................................................. 41
10.5 E XTRUDER V ENT “ WIND BARRIER ” ...................................................................................................... 41
10.6 C ALCULATING MODEL COSTS .............................................................................................................. 42
11. MODEL REMOVAL ...................................................................................................................... 42
11.1 R EMOVING THE RAFT ........................................................................................................................ 43
10.2 R EMOVING S UPPORT M ATERIAL ......................................................................................................... 44
12. MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................... 46
12.1 C HANGING FILAMENT COLOURS .......................................................................................................... 46
12.2 V ERTICAL C ALIBRATION ..................................................................................................................... 46
12.3 Updating your ROM ............................................................................................................... 48
12.4 C LEANING THE OUTSIDE OF THE NOZZLE ................................................................................................ 48
12.5 R EMOVING THE NOZZLE .................................................................................................................... 48
12.6 C LEANING THE P ERFBOARD ................................................................................................................ 49
12.7 L UBRICATION OF BEARINGS ................................................................................................................ 49
12.8 P RINTED S PARE PARTS ....................................................................................................................... 49
13.0. TIPS & TRICKS TO AVOID WARPING ......................................................................................... 49
14. TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................... 50
14.1 A IR P RINTING ................................................................................................................................. 51
14.2 S IGNS OF A BLOCKED NOZZLE .............................................................................................................. 51
14.3 H OW TO CLEAN THE NOZZLE ............................................................................................................... 52
14.4 H OW TO CLEAN THE EXTRUDER COLUMN .............................................................................................. 53
14.5 H OW TO CLEAN THE EXTRUDER DRIVE GEAR ( V 2 EXTRUDER HEAD ) ............................................................. 53
14.6 S OLUTION FOR "W INUSB . DLL NOT FOUND " PROBLEM ............................................................................. 54
APPENDIX A - SUPPORT ................................................................................................................... 56
APPENDIX B – 3D SOFTWARE ........................................................................................................... 56
3D CAD S OFTWARE AND OTHERS ............................................................................................................... 56
3D S CANNING S OFTWARE ......................................................................................................................... 56

UP Plus 2 Specifications

General

Nozzle Diameter	0.4 mm
Filament Diameter	1.75 mm
Print Material	ABS, PLA
Connectivity	USB
Print Technology	Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
Supported OS	Windows, Mac OS X
Print Speed	10-100 mm/s
Power Requirements	110-240V, 50-60Hz
Weight	5 kg
Build Volume	140 x 140 x 135 mm