Hardware manual

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Build

10/21/08

2.14 Dry The Part

When your part is finished printing, the printer runs a drying cycle. A timer on the LCD menu will count-

down the time remaining to dry the part. Drying the part gives it added strength, so you should not handle

parts before they have adequately dried.

• You can leave the part in the Build Bed after the drying cycle ends and it will continue to increase

in strength. The longer a part is dried the stronger it becomes, although until it is infiltrated, it will

still be fragile and should be handled with care.

2.15 Automatic Powder Removal

Your part prints and dries in the Build Bed surrounded by unused powder. There are three ways to

remove unused powder from the Build Bed after the drying cycle is finished:

• Unused powder is automatically removed from the Build Bed when the Empty Build Piston After

Printing option is checked in the Printer Status dialog.

• If you unchecked the Empty Build Piston After Printing option but would still like to utilize this

feature, you may do so at the printer. Select

BUILD CHAMBER > EMPTY BUILD CHAMBER

on the LCD menu to start the Automatic Powder Removal cycle.

• If you unchecked the Empty Build Piston After Printing option, you can manually excavate the

part by vacuuming powder away using the vacuum hose. Check the part orientation in ZPrint

before you begin vacuuming.

Important: For delicate parts, or parts with especially delicate features, it is recommended that you

build the part with a Fixture when using the Automatic Powder Removal feature.

If a part is too delicate to handle the low-level vibration during the Automatic Powder Removal cycle,

uncheck the Empty Build Piston After Printing option and manually excavate the part using the vac-

uum hose.