AnyCubic VYPER, User Manual

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Page 2: ...sary damage or frustration More information please refer to 1 ANYCUBIC Website https www anycubic com ANYCUBIC website provides software tutorials models after sale service etc Please visit the websit...

Page 3: ...nical Specification Packing List Product Overview Menu Directory Installation Leveling Loading Filament Printing Models Introduction to Slicing Software Resume from Outage Maintenance Troubleshooting...

Page 4: ...ticles in eyes Keep the ANYCUBIC 3D printer and its accessories out of the reach of children Vapors or fumes may be irritating at operating temperature Always use the ANYCUBIC 3D printer in an open an...

Page 5: ...uantity Single Nozzle Diameter 0 4 mm Print Speed 20 100 mm s suggested 80 mm s Supported Materials ABS PLA TPU PETG Wood etc Temperature Ambient Operating Temperature 8 C 40 C Operational Extruder Te...

Page 6: ...ww anycubic com 6 Technical Specification Electrical Power Input 110 V 220 V AC 50 60 Hz Output rating 24V 14 6A 350W Physical Dimensions Printer Dimensions 508 mm L 457 mm W 516 mm H Net Weight 10 kg...

Page 7: ...ament Holder Nozzle Power Cord Data Cable Card Reader Memory Card Filament Random Color Assembly Instruction Tips Some accessories are placed in the toolbox on the right front of the machine base see...

Page 8: ...tform Teflon feeding tube Print head X motor Z motor Z limit switch Y limit switch Extruder Lead screw Aluminum beam Front view Back view Y motor Touchscreen Memory card slot Data cable port Filament...

Page 9: ...www anycubic com 9 Menu Directory Main menu...

Page 10: ...irectory Page up Page down Refresh the list Return to main menu File list Print the selected file in memory card Prepare File List Click to level the platform automatically Click to fine tune the dist...

Page 11: ...print head to target temp and click again to feed the filament Stop filament feeding or retracting Display current target temp of bed Click to preheat PLA Click to preheat PLA Display current target t...

Page 12: ...emp 170 260 Click to set bed temp 30 110 Display the current temp of bed Cut off the power to hot end and heated bed only valid when machine is not printing Set the step distance of motor Move print h...

Page 13: ...Voice Turn on off the screen sound Language Change language English Chinese System Motor Disable all motors only valid when machine is not printing Speed 13 Menu Directory Click to set fan speed 0 10...

Page 14: ...assembly please level the platform and load the filament then you could start the first test print Note Every unit of the printer has been inspected and tested for printing Therefore in some cases the...

Page 15: ...c com Take tools from the toolbox on the front right side of the machine base for assembly 15 Installation 1 Install frame Washer M5 45 screw Z aluminum beams must align with the groove of the base al...

Page 16: ...www anycubic com 16 Installation 2 Install touchscreen M5 14 screw X 1 M5 6 screw X 2 3 Install the filament holder...

Page 17: ...www anycubic com 17 Installation 4 Insert the teflon tubing into the extruder...

Page 18: ...Wiring connect all these wires to their corresponding ports by the label respectively 2 Screen wires 3 Extruder X motor wires 7 Left Z motor 6 Left Z limit switch 4 Right Z limit switch 5 Right Z moto...

Page 19: ...www anycubic com 19 Installation 6 Use zip ties to fasten the print head wire harness and the Teflon tube...

Page 20: ...d due to transportation please check it after unpacking Place the base on a flat desktop Shake the platform to confirm whether the printing platform is shaking up and down If so please tighten the hex...

Page 21: ...www anycubic com 21 Installation A B Tighten the hexagonal pillar clockwise with a 10mm open end wrench Fix the nut with a hex key...

Page 22: ...Once leveled it is not necessary to level every time before each printing Vyper supports auto leveling which is easy to level the platform Before leveling please ensure that the platform and nozzle ar...

Page 23: ...click Prepare Leveling Auto leveling The confirm interface will pop up click OK and the print head will automatically probe the spots on the platform The print head will heat up before probing the pla...

Page 24: ...raighten the end of filament and place the filament on the filament holder Please note the feeding direction of filament Then pass the filament through filament sensor and insert it to the extruder ti...

Page 25: ...t temperature click Filament In again The filament would be automatically fed in by the extruder and it would be melted through the nozzle Now click Stop You may use tweezers to clean the filament res...

Page 26: ...low 26 Loading Filament If the melted filament is not smooth please increase the extrusion force by rotating clockwise If the melted filament is too thin please reduce the extrusion force by rotating...

Page 27: ...In order to let the printer better recognize the GCode file in the memory card you need to back up all the files in the memory card to the computer and keep the memory card only for the GCode files P...

Page 28: ...temperature the printer will start printing 2 There might be three kinds of results for the first or second layer of the test print Nozzle is too close to the platform resulting in insufficient extru...

Page 29: ...roved by adjust Z offset during printing In most cases there is no need to adjust Z offset after auto leveling Decrease the distance between nozzle and printing platform Increase the distance between...

Page 30: ...Printing Models 3 The nozzle and heated bed are still at a high temperature when printing is finished Make sure to wait for nozzle and heated bed to cool down before removing the model from the printi...

Page 31: ...g software Introduction of slicing software 1 Cura Installation 2 Machine Settings 3 Import the Configuration File 4 Manipulate 3D model in Cura 5 Slice and Preview 6 Print Offline and Online 1 Cura I...

Page 32: ...www anycubic com 32 Introduction to slicing software Printing online requires the installation of a driver as shown below If you don t print online you don t need to install it...

Page 33: ...com 33 2 Machine Settings Upon completion of installation the first launch of the software will display the following welcome screen Click Get started to start the machine settings Introduction to sli...

Page 34: ...www anycubic com 34 Introduction to slicing software According to the wizard we have selected the Anycubic i3 Mega printer Now we will set the parameters of Vyper based on the printer...

Page 35: ...cubic i3 Mega Manage printers on the top left corner and rename the printer to Anycubic Vyper 2 In the same interface opened in Step 1 click Machine Settings and set the X Widch Y Depth Z Height param...

Page 36: ...n File After continuous testing we provided users the suggested printing parameters of different filaments for Vyper and the user could directly import the parameter files to the software 1 Click Sett...

Page 37: ...erface opened in Step 1 click Profiles on the left side Then click Import button to import the desired print profile Choose different parameter profiles according to different filament types Profile p...

Page 38: ...e that you just imported and then click the Activate button Note An interface may pop up after clicking the Activate button If so please check the values of listed parameters You can click Keep to kee...

Page 39: ...ation You can customize some parameters after importing the profile but we still recommend that you use the parameters in the profile that we provide The paremeter Build Plate Adhesion Build Plate Adh...

Page 40: ...ck the open file button in the top left corner to import the model file or directly drag the file into the software 2 Left click the model to activate the adjustment tool on the left side of the inter...

Page 41: ...g angle Note When moving the model make sure that the model is in the printable area The color of the model in the following figure indicates that the model is out of print range 5 Slice and Preview N...

Page 42: ...www anycubic com 42 Introduction to slicing software Layer Slider Use the layer slider and simulation view to check important parts of your 3D slice...

Page 43: ...le It is suggested to use Print Offline mode to minimize the noisy signal via data cable l Print offline Recommended After slicing click Save to File in the bottom right corner Save the GCode file to...

Page 44: ...The driver may not be installed automatically so it is required to check that Right mouse click This PC Properties Device manager if there is an exclamation mark as shown below then it needs to be in...

Page 45: ...om right corner to go to the monitor stage After waiting for about ten seconds the operation panel will be displayed on the right side of the interface And the printing platform will be heated up for...

Page 46: ...Outage In case of a power loss during printing the machine will automatically save the printing status After restarting you will see the interface shown below please click Continue to continue your p...

Page 47: ...s linear bearings lead screws brass nuts etc It can minimize the wear out failure of those moving parts 3 Regularly clean the filament residue and dirt on the nozzle platform guide rail motor fan etc...

Page 48: ...printing or memory card failure Remove the memory card and insert into PC Open the GCode files using text editor eg Notepad and inspect if GCode is readable or not If file contains of multiple symbol...

Page 49: ...the extruder wheel 4 Filament leaking Nozzle heating block or throat tube is not tightened properly try to fix replace it after cooling or contact customer service 5 Layer shifting Print head moves t...

Page 50: ...oftware is wrong Please see page 36 to check the right setting 10 Print stopped halfway Use print offline mode memory card instead of print online via data cable Check if the GCode file is corrupted D...

Page 51: ...inting Nozzle is too close to the platform resulting in insufficient extrusion of filament Click Settings Z offset to rise the nozzle Nozzle is too high and the gap is large which lead to poor adhesio...