Z Corporation ZPrinter 310 - Able of; Default Chapter; Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 4
MANUAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................... 5
HOW IT WORKS .................................................................................................................................... 6
SYSTEM COMPONENTS ........................................................................................................................... 9
ZPRINTER 310 SUBCOMPONENTS........................................................................................................... 10
CHAPTER 2 - QUICK START GUIDE ..................................................................................................................... 14
PRINTER PREPARATION ......................................................................................................................... 15
PART PRINTING .................................................................................................................................. 17
POST PROCESSING .............................................................................................................................. 19
USEFUL TIPS ..................................................................................................................................... 20
PART SETUP AND POST-PROCESSING ......................................................................................... 20
OVEN DRY THE PART .............................................................................................................. 21
PART INFILTRATION .................................................................................................................. 21
CHAPTER 3 - MATERIAL SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................................... 22
USING ZCAST
TM
POWDER .................................................................................................................... 23
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 23
USING ZCAST ON YOUR ZPRINTER 310 PRINTER ........................................................................ 23
LOADING ZCAST POWDER ........................................................................................................ 28
SETTING UP ZCAST BUILDS ..................................................................................................... 28
POST PROCESSING ................................................................................................................. 28
MATERIAL ORDERING............................................................................................................... 29
RECYCLING ........................................................................................................................... 29
STORAGE.............................................................................................................................. 29
DISPOSAL ............................................................................................................................. 29
USING ZP
®
250 POWDER ...................................................................................................................... 30
MACHINE SETUP .................................................................................................................... 30
SOFTWARE SETUP .................................................................................................................. 30
PART REMOVAL AND POST PROCESSING ...................................................................................... 32
INFILTRATION ADDENDUM .......................................................................................................... 33
CHAPTER 4 - PREPARING THE 3D PRINTER .......................................................................................................... 34
TURNING THE PRINTER ON ................................................................................................................... 35
PREPARING THE BUILD ......................................................................................................................... 36
FILLING THE FEED BOX ............................................................................................................ 36
REMOVING AIR FROM POWDER AND PACKING THE FEED BOX ........................................................... 37
PREPARING THE BUILD AREA ..................................................................................................... 38
CLEANING UP .................................................................................................................................... 39
CLEANING THE SERVICE STATION ............................................................................................................ 40
CLEANING THE SQUEEGEES AND PARKING CAPS ........................................................................... 40
REFILLING THE BINDER BOTTLE .............................................................................................................. 43
CHANGING THE PRINT HEAD .................................................................................................................. 43
EMPTYING THE WASTE BOTTLE .............................................................................................................. 44
PUTTING THE PRINTER ONLINE ............................................................................................................... 44
CHAPTER 5 - USING ZPRINT SOFTWARE .............................................................................................................. 45
OPENING OR IMPORTING A FILE .............................................................................................................. 46
ORIENTING THE PART ........................................................................................................................... 46
PART CONTAINING AN OPENING OR HOLLOW AREA ........................................................................ 46
PART CONTAINING OVERHANGS ................................................................................................. 47