3DGence DOUBLE P255, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL 3DGence DOUBLE P255...

Page 2: ...dule 15 1 5 Printer s power supply management 15 2 SET OF PRINTER S ACCESSORIES 16 3 USER INTERFACE 16 3 1 Idle state menu 16 3 2 Menu during operation 24 3 3 Menu structure 26 III PREPARATION FOR WOR...

Page 3: ...y guarantee 42 2 INSTALLATION 42 VI DUAL HOTEND module 43 1 HOTEND CHANGE 44 VII COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 47 1 AUTOCOMPENSATION AND AUTOCALIBRATION 47 VIII SERVICE ACTIVITIES 48 1 INDICATIONS FOR HEA...

Page 4: ...er Wrong use may damage the printer or cause bodily injuries or even endanger the life of the operator On the last pages of this User s Manual there is the dictionary of terms and concepts connected w...

Page 5: ...Base 3 SYMBOLS There are warning symbols placed on 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer to warn about potential hazards The following symbol indicates high temperature occurring in a given place Take special...

Page 6: ...heatbed is hot do not touch it There is a serious risk of burns Yellow Failure of the heating devices If the hotend has been installed correctly immediately disconnect the printer from power supply an...

Page 7: ...rthed power sources to avoid electric shock when disconnecting the plug from the power source pull the plug by its housing not by the cable disconnect the printer from the power source before any repa...

Page 8: ...ns of handles for printer handling 4 3 Choosing proper installation place for the printer The printer installation place should meet the following conditions the printer should work at room temperatur...

Page 9: ...DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 4 The maximum dimensions of the printer taking into account the extreme positions of the heatbed right side view Fig 5 The maximum external dimensions of the pri...

Page 10: ...rial number beginning with the DOUBA symbol Working condition Power consumption of the device Standby 4 W Warming up 500 W Printing 120 W Maximum instant power consumption 600 W 4 4 Before starting th...

Page 11: ...ts are presented below in order to facilitate the operation of 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer and make it easy to understand the instructions included in the User s Manual fig 7 10 Please refer to the fi...

Page 12: ...P255 printer front isometric projection 7 Extruder T0 8 Extruder T1 9 Z axis endstop 10 Z axis breaker 11 Display 12 SD card slot Fig 9 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer front isometric projection 13 Extru...

Page 13: ...to the left to the right The printer s heatbed moves along Y axis forwards backwards and along Z axis up down The designation of the printer axes is shown in fig 11 Dimensions of available printer s w...

Page 14: ...he printer Fig 12 Heatbed of 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer 1 3 Extruders 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer is equipped with two material extruding systems Bowden type extruders fig 13 They are located on the...

Page 15: ...e contains also the printout cooling system Detailed description of the module is included in chapter VI ATTENTION The dual hotend module contains moving sharp and hot elements Do not touch the module...

Page 16: ...ACE 3DGence DOUBLE P255 printer is equipped with a 4 3 inch colour touch screen located on the right side of the printer s front panel fig 8 point 11 This is the printer s communication interface with...

Page 17: ...atus of cooling fans Tool 0 temperatures for extruder 0 hotend preset temperature at the top current temperature at the bottom Tool 1 temperatures for extruder 1 hotend preset temperature at the top c...

Page 18: ...be selected by pressing directly on its name The background of the indicated file is highlighted in red When a file is selected the information on the printing time and demand for consumables for the...

Page 19: ...ssistant is available during printing and in the idle mode Back return to main MENU TUNE enables precise modifications of basic printing parameters fig 22 Fig 22 TUNE menu screen Selecting a given par...

Page 20: ...ion movement This option applies only to the hotend in active position and can be activated only after the hotend has reached the minimum operating temperature Rise heatbed press and hold the key to m...

Page 21: ...er fig 25 Fig 25 ADVANCED menu screen Hotend change activates the hotend change manager More information can be found in chapter VI point 1 Heatbed scan this key starts the automatic heatbed calibrati...

Page 22: ...these values is crucial for proper functioning of the dual hotend system More information on offset calibration can be found in chapter VIII point 2 2 Z measure the option used for checking and settin...

Page 23: ...gulated within the range from 50 to 250 In the case of more flowable materials it may be necessary to increase the pressure force to reduce the risk that the hotend will be referenced to the material...

Page 24: ...rt of the menu is the same as in the idle mode The menu displays the information on preset and current temperatures of all heating elements and current power of the printout cooling fans The left colu...

Page 25: ...be stopped after a few seconds after the last commands in the printer s buffer have been executed ATTENTION when ABORT PRINT command is selected the following message will be displayed Are you sure yo...

Page 26: ...the option is active by default on If this option is deactivated off the setting of the fans will be in compliance with the power set in the printer and the commands resulting from the machine code wi...

Page 27: ...page 27 of 62 3DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 33 Main menu structure in the idle mode...

Page 28: ...page 28 of 62 3DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 34 Advanced menu structure...

Page 29: ...page 29 of 62 3DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 35 Main menu structure in the working mode...

Page 30: ...e 7 In the field Device set the Mega ATMEGA2560 option 8 In the COM port field indicate the port assigned to the printer In order to check Port COM enter Windows Control Panel System and Security Syst...

Page 31: ...after the printing process After transport the surface of the printer s heatbed may be contaminated with traces of grease or dust and should be cleaned The heatbed cleaning procedure is described in c...

Page 32: ...rted error message may be displayed If the distance between the heatbed and T0 nozzle tip is outside the range of 0 8 1 5 mm adjust it manually a Move the heatbed maximally backward along Y axis b Loo...

Page 33: ...the system To change the error notification threshold 1 Go to MENU Advanced Flow rate monitor fig 25 2 Use the keys to set the required value If a materiel feeding error is detected for example in th...

Page 34: ...ponents of the extrusion system 1 Spool holder 2 Filament sensor 3 Bowden tube 4 Extruder 5 Short bowden tube 6 Dual hotend module 4 2 Material unloading 1 From the MATERIALS level choose the UNLOAD M...

Page 35: ...input opening fig 7 point 2 3 and remove the material from the long bowden tube 7 After manual unloading load the material again using the LOAD MODEL MATERIAL LOAD SUPPORT MATERIAL option Case 2 fail...

Page 36: ...D SUPPORT MATERIAL option Fig 40 Properly installation of the short bowden tube ATTENTION If the material is fed correctly by the extruder the bowden tubes have been cleared but it is not possible to...

Page 37: ...l or return to MATERIALS menu In order to load a new filament choose the CONTINUE option The printer will start the material loading manager chapter III point 4 1 IV FIRST PRINTOUT 1 STARTING A READY...

Page 38: ...ERATION QUALITY After the first printout the printer operation quality can be preliminarily assessed Pay attention to the following elements 1 shape of model base elephant foot 2 seam 3 general geomet...

Page 39: ...tion is available in the printer s menu This option makes it possible to skip the cooling process However it may be used only by the users who have considerable experience in the printer operation Mak...

Page 40: ...menu 2 Specify the hotend to be cleaned MODEL MATERIAL for T0 SUPPORT MATERIAL for T1 or BOTH TOOLS for both hotends Confirm the choice with CONTINUE key 3 The process will start automatically 4 Afte...

Page 41: ...mode screen 6 SWITCHING THE PRINTER OFF To switch the printer off press ON OFF button located at the back of the printer fig 15 After switching the printer off it is advisable to protect the filament...

Page 42: ...creating an account and registering the device Each model sent in this way to the manufacturer will be assessed and or printed at the manufacturer s premises The manufacturer will suggest how to solv...

Page 43: ...nds with the nozzle diameter of 0 4 mm The complete system thanks to its driving servo mechanism is able to automatically switch the printer to printing with one of the two materials in a short time T...

Page 44: ...the quick hotend change system PUSH SYSTEM The hotends are shown in fig 50 A different hotend should be used for each material when making multiple material printouts Fig 50 Hotend of 3DGence DOUBLE P...

Page 45: ...olding it from the bottom with your hand fig 53 yellow colour Make sure that the hotend does not fall on the ceramic heatbed under its own weight 6 Take the previously prepared new hotend Gently bend...

Page 46: ...page 46 of 62 3DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 52 Sliding the bowden tube out Fig 53 Sliding the hotend out Fig 54 Proper hotend position contacts directed outwards...

Page 47: ...p of the heatbed curvature is created which is the basis for the autocalibration and autocompensation The map is saved in the printer s memory and is modified only after performance of a next complete...

Page 48: ...ter has a ceramic heatbed Such a solution guarantees good adhesion of the first printout layer and easy removal of the model after the printing process The ceramic heatbed of 3DGence DOUBLE P255 print...

Page 49: ...lows you to make a precise dimensional correction in a simple and quick way With just one calibration printout and simple measurements this system makes it possible to achieve the accuracy of 0 02 mm...

Page 50: ...0 06 Fig 60 Table of measurements for X axis and Y axis The result of such action will be the basis for further operations 1 Go to MENU ADVANCED XY CALIB fig 25 2 Choose ORIGIN X and use keys to enter...

Page 51: ...lso modified manually MENU ADVANCED MODULE CALIB Z OFFSET and use the keys to enter a value Calibration of XY offsets In order to verify the offset along the X Y axes the calibration model should be p...

Page 52: ...oint 0 00 the model material coincides with the support material both in the X axis and in the Y axis Fig 64 bottom model First of all on the out of calibrated model find the line on which the model m...

Page 53: ...page 53 of 62 3DGence DOUBLE P255 version 09 2018 Fig 64 Comparison of correctly calibrated offset values with incorrectly calibrated ones...

Page 54: ...line on the display on which the model material with the support material in part Y is best covered fig 66 Fig 66 Automatic offset calibration screen in the Y axis 6 Select the CONTINUE button 7 Conf...

Page 55: ...hazard Be especially careful and use a metal object such as tweezers to apply pressure Under no circumstances should you touch the printer parts with bare hands E203 def Temperature Sensor Fail tempe...

Page 56: ...error occurs repeatedly replace the hotend with a new one and contact the technical assistance department Encoder T0 T1 Communication Fail error in communication with the T0 T1 extrusion quality sens...

Page 57: ...rinter off 3 Pull out the bowden tubes from both extruders fig 67 To do that remove the collet clip fig 67 step 1 push and hold the protective ring down fig 67 step 2 at the same time pull out the bow...

Page 58: ...ntil resistance is felt put the collect clip on fig 71 step 2 Fig 71 Plugging in the bowden tubes to the T0 and T1 extruders WARNING mounting the front enclosure part in the next step of this manual w...

Page 59: ...to this the distance between the nozzle and the heatbed is always the same and corrected on an ongoing basis along the Z axis Bridge a part of the model printed in the air suspended between two parts...

Page 60: ...thermoplastic PLA ABS PVA HIPS PC Nylon and others within a specified tolerance Filament is wound on spools The important parameters for selecting a filament are as follows manufacturing tolerance and...

Page 61: ...of functional prototypes of mechanical devices is limited Overhang characteristic shape in a model printed during FFF 3D printing This shape occurs where the model plane forms an overhang over the he...

Page 62: ...on colour materials textures and other graphic elements included in other more elaborate 3D file formats Originally implemented by 3D Systems as a file format native to the stereolithography Drive gea...