User manual

Z Corporation Z406 System User Manual
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Table of Contents:
1
YOUR Z406 SYSTEM .................................................................................................. 8
1.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................8
1.1.1 OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................8
1.1.2 HOW IT WORKS..........................................................................................................9
1.2 THE PARTS OF THE Z406 3D PRINTER...........................................................12
1.3 THE PARTS ON THE PRINTER ASSEMBLY AND GANTRY............................ 13
1.4 Z406 SYSTEM COMPONENTS ..........................................................................14
1.5 PRINTING A PART OVERVIEW .........................................................................15
1.5.1 STEP 1: PREPARING THE 3D PRINTER .................................................................15
1.5.2 STEP 2: IMPORTING THE FILE................................................................................15
1.5.3 STEP 3: PRINTING THE PART .................................................................................15
1.6 USEFUL TIPS...................................................................................................... 15
1.6.1 PART SETUP AND POST-PROCESSING ................................................................15
1.6.2 PART INFILTRATION ................................................................................................16
2 PREPARING THE Z406 3D PRINTER ......................................................................18
2.1 HARDWARE CONTROLS................................................................................... 18
2.2 PREPARING THE 3D PRINTER ......................................................................... 19
2.2.1 FILLING THE FEED BOX WITH POWDER ...............................................................20
2.2.2 CLEANING THE SERVICE STATION........................................................................24
2.2.3 CHECKING FLUID LEVELS.......................................................................................26
2.2.4 CHECKING POWDER OVERFLOW BIN...................................................................27
2.2.5 PUTTING THE MACHINE ONLINE............................................................................28
3 USING ZPRINT SOFTWARE ....................................................................................29
3.1 OPEN OR IMPORT THE FILE............................................................................. 29
3.2 ORIENTING THE PART ...................................................................................... 30
3.2.1 PART CONTAINING AN OPENING OR HOLLOW AREA .........................................30
3.2.2 PART CONTAINING OVERHANGS ..........................................................................30
3.3 CHECKING BUILD SETTINGS ...........................................................................31
3.3.1 POWDER SETTINGS ................................................................................................32
3.4 PRINTING THE BUILD........................................................................................33
4 POST PROCESSING THE PART.............................................................................. 34
4.1 REMOVING THE FINISHED PART.....................................................................34