Hardware manual

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Build

10/21/08

• Print in Monochrome - Prints a color part in monochrome (no color). Printing in monochrome

speeds up the print time and is useful for prototypes that do not require color for evaluation.

• Preheat Build - Delays starting the print job until the printer has reached its full temperature.

• Check that Service Station is clean. See Section 3.5 for instructions on how to clean the Service

Station. - Opens a dialog where you enter a specific time to start a print job.

• Empty Build Piston After Printing - Checked by default. When checked, the printer will automat-

ically remove the bulk of the powder from the Build Bed after the part has printed and dried. (Auto-

matic Powder Removal)

Important: If you want to utilize the automatic powder removal feature and you are printing a delicate

part, build a Fixture for the part.

3. Check the Printer Status window to see what is currently displayed on the printer LCD menu. The

printer must be Online before you can start the print job.

4. When all of the items in the Print Heads, Powder, and General sections show OK, the Print button is

enabled. Click Print to start the build. Before starting the build, the printer will:

• Service the print heads

• Fill the Build Bed with powder and then spread one layer to make the top surface smooth

NOTE: The printer allows you to start a build if a Head Alignment will be performed, or if the

Build Temperature is warming up.

5. The Printing dialog opens and tracks the following information for the duration of the build:

• Estimated Finish Time

• Estimated Time Remaining

• Layer% Completion status bar

• Starting Time

•Elapsed Time

• Pause Button - Click to pause the build. Click again to resume the build

• Cancel Button - Click to cancel the build

• Cross-section view (2D) of the current build

• Part orientation of the current build as it is printing, in the X-Z Axis (side view)