Monoprice 21824, User Manual

Page 1: ...MONOPRICE MP Cadet LCD Resin Printer P N 21824 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ace it after 1200 hours of operation Printing with materials other than resin types recommended on the www monoprice com website may result in damage to the printer or bad quality prints Defects that occur within this warranty period under normal use and care will be repaired replaced or refunded at our discretion The benefits conferred by this warranty are in addition to all rights and remedies i...

Page 3: ...n when handling resin or printing an object Always take care when using the scraper Never direct the scraper towards your fingers The printer must not be exposed to water or rain or damage will occur The printer is designed to be used with ambient temperature ranging from 15 30 C and humidity ranging from 20 50 Operating outside these limits may result in low quality models In case of emergency tu...

Page 4: ...structions F Preparing the Duplicator 7 for Printing G Cleaning the Machine and Your Printed Objects H Detailed Creation Workshop Software Instructions System Compatibility Main Screen 1 Loading a Model 2 Scene View 3 Object Info 4 Move View 5 Mirroring Objects 6 Scaling Objects 7 Rotating Objects 8 View Options 9 Working with Model Support Tools 10 Saving a Scene 11 Slice View 12 Control 13 Confi...

Page 5: ...the ecology but there is a huge performance advantage in that there is no unnecessary energy created All of the available photons strike photoinitiators and hand over their energy In comparable Digital Light Projector and Laser systems there is a lot of excess energy which can lead to over curing Safety Information Read the instructions carefully Keep this document for future reference Follow all ...

Page 6: ...A certified VDE approved or its equivalent 4 5 meters 15 feet maximum In case of malfunction immediately unplug the printer from the power source Do not attempt to fix this product by yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks For service contact Monoprice Technical Support at tech monoprice com Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refe...

Page 7: ...o the secondary video output of your computer USB cable to connect your computer to the printer 1 replacement film for the VAT Plastic spatula 250ml UV resin Recommended items Gloves Paper towels Industrial alcohol Soft brush or sponge to clean the object Plastic container to rinse the resin Minimum computer requirements Dual Core processor or above Windows or Linux OS Software NOT compatible with...

Page 8: ...will install the Arduino Mega 2560 driver automatically Installation Assembly Instructions 1 3 Right click the mouse and click the display setting 1 4 Click the display No 2 then the No 2 display would be highlighted in green color 1 5 If your display is not horizontal Change it to horizontal by clicking Direction and choosing the Horizontal option 1 6 Apply the change E ...

Page 9: ...9 2 0 Set the Creation Workshop software 2 1 Decompress the Creation Workshop zip file Click the Creation Workshop logo to run the software 2 2 Click the Configure button ...

Page 10: ...ure the machine Click Configure Choose the current connection port which could be Com5 Com6 etc depending on your computer 2 4 Select the screen size 2560x1440 then click to add the secondary screen Apply the change ...

Page 11: ...ed 3 0 Test the Z axis movement and raise the Z axis by at least 50mm to check that the first layer was printed properly or not Click Control then click the Z option to raise the building plate by 50mm click Note that the Z button is for Z axis home 10 raise Z by 10mm click 1 raise Z by 1mm click z lower Z by 50mm click ...

Page 12: ...d verify that the first layer prints properly or not 4 1 Click the Open File button 4 2 Choose and open any 3D model with a STL or OBJ file extension 4 3 Click the 3D View button and adjust the object Click to add Raft and Support ...

Page 13: ...13 4 4 Click the button then the ___ button to add the Raft 4 5 Right click the screen and move the print object so you can the raft as shown below ...

Page 14: ... projected on the LCD screen which is exactly the same as the first layer on your computer screen Congratulations You have successfully installed the machine Now you can start your first print 5 0 First print 5 1 Click the Z axis home button to put the build plate in the home position 5 2 Repeat the 7 0 to print the first object ...

Page 15: ...pen the software and load an object STL OBJ or AMF 2 With the object loaded and located in the build area check the settings of the printing profile 3 Set the values in the Setting fields to layer thickness 0 100 mm exposure time between 6 000 12 000 for other resins and resolutions check the exposure times stated exposure time for bottom layers between 100 000 and 120 000 ms number of such bottom...

Page 16: ...rect one Always click on the Slice button if you adjust the layout in any way 5 Now check the Slice View screen to check that the first layer of every object is in contact with the build base If it is above the build platform it will not adhere If you click on the view box located in the bottom left corner you can scroll forward through the slicing views using the slider bar and check that the obj...

Page 17: ...y when it is on and it will appear white in the corners You can check that the screen is working by pressing the Show Calibration button located on the Control tab and a grid will appear It is now locked in the home position 9 Press the 10 steps button in Control and the platform will rise enough to pour resin in under it Remove the hood and fill the vat with resin Prints don t consume a lot of re...

Page 18: ... possibility of damaging it 4 Check it is thoroughly clean then place it in a container for 10 20 minutes in an area with bright sunlight You can use light from a UV lamp When it has been completely post exposed it will be stronger and have a dry surface You will notice that it darkens in color as it is exposed to light Dry it and check that it is dry if not repeat 5 Clean the build platform with ...

Page 19: ...Administrator Main screen Click to open files in one of the following formats STL OBJ 3DS or AMF You can also open scene files with the CWS extension Click to save the current object as a STL or CWS file The CWS format allows you to prepare a scene to be printed repeatedly in the future together with supports and positioning Click to start the connection between your computer and your Duplicator 7...

Page 20: ...on accesses the Slicing screen You can see the individual slices that have been generated as well as the G code This allows you to control the Z axis motor home it and lift it after a print has finished This is the setup screen that allows you to configure the slicing and printing profiles 1 Loading a Model Click here to Load your file Multiple objects can be loaded and manipulated independently Y...

Page 21: ... Model You can remove a model by right clicking on the name in the scene graph and selecting Remove The Minus button will also remove the current model You can also delete a model by selecting it and then pressing the Delete key on your keyboard Cloning a Model You can select a model in the scene and click the button to clone it The cloned object will appear in the scene view 3 Object Info 21 ...

Page 22: ...will center the model at 0 0 0 The Auto Arrange button will automatically lay out all models to fit on the build platform Any model that does not fit within the build platform will be moved outside the build area 5 Mirroring Objects 6 Scaling Objects The Mirror view allows you to mirror the selected object on the specified axis A model can be scaled reduced or increased by selecting it and using t...

Page 23: ... will allow you to see through the objects in the scene to see the geometry Show Slice Preview on Scene After slicing this toggles on off the view of the 3D view of the current slice layer as selected by the horizontal scrollbar Show Console This toggle button shows or hides the debug window This window is used for debugging purposes On the bottom row from left to right are tools to change the way...

Page 24: ...ired to properly attach a model to the build space Because of the nature of DPP the lower layers must be supported by the supports unless it has a wide surface in the first layers Adding a Single Support A single support can be generated by clicking the manual support button 24 ...

Page 25: ...e and selected you can automatically generate a Bed of Nails support for the model by selecting it You can specify the grid spacing and the size of the generated supports If you wish to only generate supports on downward facing polygons check the boxes under Support general and Generate only on downward Adaptive supports You can add supports to areas in the model that are unsupported There are 2 a...

Page 26: ...f the layers In the upper left corner we can see the total number of layers that have been generated In the lower left corner we have a button to turn the projector on and expose the selected layer This can be useful to check the positioning of the vat G Code View On this screen you can see the G code generated during the Slicing operation This option is intended for advanced users We recommend to...

Page 27: ... in and leave it ready to lower the base and start printing With this box you can control the image exposed by the LCD with the following options Show Calibration A red grid is projected This will allow you to check if your projector is well focused on the vat bottom Show Blank A black screen is shown meaning a screen that won t cure the resin instantly Hide This option hides the slice projection ...

Page 28: ...on the system Once a display is added to this area it can be selected to configure the LCD controls Typically only one display is used Creation Workshop can support 2 projectors each with the same resolution and projection size either in a horizontal or vertical format Machine Controls There is a column of check boxes on the right hand side of the machine configuration screen Enabling these allows...

Page 29: ...the following o Profile in Use In this drop down box we can select the profile we are currently using within a list of previously available profiles The software comes preloaded with a number of preset profiles based on our resins We recommend using the XY resolution of 100 µm profile With this profile you can perform your first printouts with the test figures provided o Configured Slicing Profile...

Page 30: ...used to calculate printing costs under the File Calculate Volume Costs menu item Lift and Sequence Time This time specifies in milliseconds how long the lift and retract sequence takes You can use the Auto Calc button to generate a time estimate for the lift and retract This value may need to be modified based on the speed of your machine Lift Distance This is the distance that the printer will ra...

Page 31: ...icing profile is configured to export images a progress bar will appear here Otherwise just the gcode for the scene will be generated and the images will be rendered during build time Build Direction Top down or Bottom up This value determines which direction the Lift occurs For a bottom up machine this is used to peel the model from the bottom of the build vat sometimes in conjunction with a tilt...

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Page 33: ...lephone songs stored on a portable media player games saved on a games console or files stored on a USB memory stick During the process of repair some or all of your stored data may be lost We recommend you save this data elsewhere prior to sending the product for repair You should also be aware that rather than repairing goods we may replace them with refurbished goods of the same type or use ref...

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