Aleph Objects Lulzbot TAZ 6 Series User manual

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LulzBot TAZ User Manual
AlephObjects,Inc.

LulzBot®TAZ 6 User Manual
by Aleph Objects, Inc.
Copyright © 2016 Aleph Objects, Inc.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Public License (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Published by Aleph Objects, Inc., 626 West 66th Street, Loveland, Colorado,
80538 USA.
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ISBN: 978-0-9893784-8-2 6.0-20160322

ContentsWARNINGSSafetyInformation········viiReadMeFirst!················viiiHazardsandWarnings·············viiiRegulatoryComplianceStatementClassB·····ix13DPrinterSoftware·······111.1SoftwareOverview·············121.2SoftwareTypes··············121.3InstallingDrivers············131.4CADand3DModelingSoftware········131.5AlternativePrinterHostSoftware······142CuraLulzBotEdition·······172.1Cura··················182.2QuickPrintSettings···········192.3ViewOptions···············232.4StartingYourFirstPrint·········272.5RemovingYourFirstPrint·········302.6FullSettings··············312.7BasicTabOptions·············322.8AdvancedTabOptions···········362.9Plugins·················392.10StartandEndGCODESettings········412.11ExpertSettings·············422.12Retraction···············422.13Skirt··················432.14Cool··················442.15Support·················45iii

CONTENTS2.16BlackMagic···············462.17Brim··················462.18Raft··················462.19FixHorrible···············482.20DualExtrusion··············493PrintingwiththeGraphicLCD·····553.1GraphicalLCDController,CuraorOtherHost?·563.2MultipleConnections···········563.3PuttingPrintFilesontheSDCard······573.4PrintingWiththeGraphicalLCDController··573.5ConfigurationOptions···········603.6AdvancedSettings·············614MaintainingYour3DPrinter······654.1Overview················664.2SmoothRods···············664.3LeadScrewDriveRods···········664.4PEIPrintSurface·············664.5HobbedBolt···············674.6Belts··················674.7HotEnd·················674.8NozzleWipingPad·············674.9BedLevelingWashers···········684.10CoolingFans···············684.11Electronics···············685AdvancedUsage········695.1Intro··················705.2Changingnozzles·············705.3BedAdhesion···············705.4Using1.75mmfilament···········716HardwareandSoftwareSourceCode····7373DPrinterSupport·······757.1LulzBot·················767.2Support·················767.3RegionalPhoneNumbers···········767.4Community················76iv

CONTENTS8WarrantyInformation·······778.1Warranty················788.2ModificationWarning···········789ContactInformation·······799.1Support·················809.2Sales··················809.3RegionalPhoneNumbers···········809.4Websites················80Index···········81Glossary··········85v

ListofFigures2.1QuickPrintSettings··············192.2Optionsafterselectingmodel···········212.3RotatingyourModel··············222.4ScalingyourModel··············232.5ViewinNormalMode·············242.6ViewinOverhang···············242.7ViewinGhost················252.8ViewinXray················252.9ViewinLayers················262.10ViewingCumulativeLayers···········262.11ViewingSpecicLayers·············272.12ControlScreen················292.13ViewinFullSettings··············312.14DierencesinLayerHeight···········322.15SupportTypes················352.16CutoExample···············382.17ViewofPlugins···············402.18ViewExpertSettings·············422.19BeforeMerge················522.20AfterMerge·················523.1GLCDInfoScreen··············573.2MainMenu·················593.3ZOsetScreen················623.4GLCDMap·················64vi

WARNINGSSafetyInformation

WARNING!ReadMeFirst!READTHISMANUALCOMPLETELYBEFOREUNPACKINGANDPOWERINGUPYOURPRINTER.HazardsandWarningsYourLulzBot®TAZ3Dprinterhasmotorizedandheatedparts.Alwaysbeawareofpossiblehazardswhentheprinterisoperational.ElectricShockHazardNeveropentheelectronicscasewhentheprinterispoweredon.Beforeremovingtheelectronicscasecover,alwayspowerdowntheprinterandcompletelyturnoandunplugtheprinter.Allowtheprintertodischargeforatleastoneminute.BurnHazardNevertouchthehotendnozzleorheaterblockwithoutrstturningothehotendandallowingittocompletelycooldown.Thehotendcantakeupto20minutestocompletelycool.Nevertouchrecentlyextrudedplastic.Theplasticcansticktoyourskinandcauseburns.Theprintsurfacecanreachhightemperaturesthatarecapableofcausingburns.FireHazardNeverplaceammablematerialsorliquidsonorneartheprinterwhenitispoweredonoroperational.Liquidacetone,alcohol,orotherchemicalsmayreleasevaporsthatareextremelyammable.PinchHazardWhentheprinterisoperationaltakecaretoneverputyourngersnearanymovingpartsincludingbelts,pulleys,orgears.Tiebacklonghairorclothingthatcangetcaughtinthemovingpartsoftheprinter.viii

REGULATORYCOMPLIANCESTATEMENTCLASSBAgeWarningForusersundertheageof18,adultsupervisionisrecommended.Bewareofchokinghazardsaroundsmallchildren.ModicationsandRepairsWarningAtAlephObjects,Inc.werespectyourfreedomtomodifyyourLulzBot®desktop3Dprinter.HoweveranymodicationsorattemptedrepairsthatcausedamagearenotcoveredundertheWarranty.Questions?ContactTechnicalSupportbyemailing[email protected],orbycalling+1-970-377-1111.RegulatoryComplianceStatementClassBFederalCommunicationsCommissionStatementCAUTION:Changesormodicationsnotapprovedbythepartyresponsi-bleforcompliancecouldvoidtheusersauthoritytooperatetheequipment.NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.2.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.3.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdierentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.ix

WARNING!IndustryCanadaStatementCetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeICES-003duCanada.ThisdevicecomplieswithCanadianICES-003ClassB.AustralianCommunicationsandMediaAuthorityStatementThisdevicehasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttotheAustralian/NewZealandstandardAS/NZSCISPR22:2009+A1:2010.x

3DPrinterSoftware

3DPrinterSoftware1.1SoftwareOverviewTooperateyourdesktop3DprinteryouwillneedtoinstallafewsoftwarepackagesontoyourPC.Youwillneeda3Dprinterhost,an.STLto.GCODEgenerator,andoptionalCADor3Dmodelingsoftware.CuraLulzBot®EditionistherecommendedsoftwareforyourLulzBot3Dprinter.DownloadCuraLulzBotEditionbyvisitingLulzBot.com/Cura.AllofthefollowingFree/LibreSoftwarepackagesareavailableforGNU/Linux,Windows,andOSX.WehighlyrecommendusingtheseprogramsonGNU/Linux.1.2SoftwareTypesPrinterHostsPrinterHostsoftwareisusedtocontrolthe3Dprinter.Theprogramnotonlyallowsyoutomanuallymovetheprinteralongalltheaxes,butsettemperaturesmanually,sendcommands,andreceivefeed-back/errormessagesfromtheonboardelectronics.WerecommendthatnewusersstartwithCuraLulzBot®Editionasitincludesaslicingengineaswell.SlicersTheseprogramstakethe3-Dimensionalmodel(typicallySTL/OBJ/etc)anddeterminethe3Dprintertoolpathbasedontheoptionsselected.Theslicingengineusesthenozzlediameter,movementspeeds,layerheight,andothervariablestodeterminethecoordinateswhereitneedstomove,andtheratesatwhichitwilldoso.ThisinformationisexportedoutoftheprogramasaGCODEle.TheGCODEleisaplain-textlewithaseriesoftext-basedcodesandalistofthecompleteX,Y,andZ-axiscoordinatesusedforprintingthe3Dmodel.WerecommendthatnewusersstartwithCuraLulzBotEditionasitincludestheprinterhostaswell.12

1.3.INSTALLINGDRIVERS1.3InstallingDriversGNU/LinuxandOSXuserswillnotneedtoinstalladrivertocommunicatewiththeLulzBotTAZ3Dprinter.Windowsuserswillneedtoinstallthedrivers.UsingCuraLulzBotEditionasyourprinterhostandslicingsoftwareisrecommended,asthedriverswillautomaticallybeinstalledduringtheCurainstallationprocess.DownloadCuraLulzBotEditionbyvisitingLulzBot.com/Cura.ThedriverscanalsobedownloadedfromLulzBot.com/downloads.Avisualguideshowingthedriverinstallationprocesscanbefoundinourdownloadsectionaswell.1.4CADand3DModelingSoftwareLulzBotisnotdistributingaCADor3Dmodelingsoftwarepackage.However,multipleFree/LibreSoftwarepackagesareavailable.Othercommonnon-freeCADand3Dmodelingsoftwarearealsocapableofexportingtherequired.STLles.OnsomeCADand3Dmodelingsoftwareyouwillneedtoselectmillimetersastheoutputunit.Ifpossibleitisbesttobuildyour3Ddesigninmetricunitsratherthanimperialunits.Curarequires.STLlessizedinmillimeters.Ifan.STLwithinchesasunitsisloadedintoCura,themodelwillbescaledmuchsmallerthanexpected.Youcanscalethemodelby25.40tocompensate.Thesoftwarelistedbelowoutputsmillimetersastheunitbydefault.FreeCADWebsite:http://www.freecadweb.org/Althoughstillindevelopment,containsafullGUIforbuildingCADmodels.FreeCADiscapableofcreatingsimpletocomplexdesigns.STLlescanalsoeasilybeexportedforusewith3Dprinting.FreeCADisavailableforGNU/Linux,Windows,andOSX.Thelatestdevelopmentversionisrecommended.OpenSCADWebsite:http://openscad.org13

3DPrinterSoftwareOpenSCADisdierentthanFreeCADinthatitisscriptbased.RatherthanusingaGUItogenerateCADdesigns,OpenSCADCADdesignsarecreatedusingscriptbasedrenderings.Userswithprogrammingexperiencewouldndthisuseful.Also,OpenSCADusesasimplescriptlanguagethatiseasyforuserswithlittleornoprogrammingexperiencetolearn.BlenderWebsite:http://blender.orgThemostwidelyusedFree/LibreSoftware3Dmodelingsoftware,BlenderiswelldocumentedwithtutorialsavailableontheBlender.orgwebsiteaswellasfoundonline.ShapesmithWebsite:http://shapesmith.netShapesmithisaweb-based3Dmodelingsoftware.Thismeansthereisnorequiredsoftwaretogetstarteddesigningmodels.ShapesmithisalsoagreatchoiceforanyonestartingoutinCAD/3Dmodeling.1.5AlternativePrinterHostSoftwareOctoPrintWebsite:http://octoprint.org/Octoprintisaprinterhostthatusesaweb-basedinterfacetoaccessandcontrolyour3Dprinter.Addedweb-camfunctionalityallowsfortime-lapsevideosandalivestream.OctoprintwillrunonGNU/Linux,Windows,OSXbasedcomputersandcanevenrunwellonaBeagleBoneBlackoraRaspberryPi(inexpensivebusiness-cardsizedcomputers).BotQueueWebsite:https://www.botqueue.com/BotQueueworkswellforthoseuserswantingtohaveaweb-basedmultiple3Dprinteroperationrunningoaqueuingsystem.14

1.5.ALTERNATIVEPRINTERHOSTSOFTWAREMatterControlWebsite:http://www.mattercontrol.com/MatterControlisanotherprinterhostthatcurrentlyrunsonGNU/Linux,Windows,andOSX.Itfeatures2Dand3Dmodelviewing,aprintqueue,andprintleorganizationandsearching.SourceFilesAlephObjects,Inc.,themakeroftheLulzBot®TAZ3Dprinter,completelysupportsFreeSoftware,LibreInnovation,andOpenSourceHardware.AlongwiththeLulzBotTAZ3DprinterbeingaFreeSoftwareandOpenSourceHardwaredesign,ithasbeentestedtoworkwith100%Free/LibreSoftware.Oursourcecodeanddesignlesarehostedon:LulzBotDownloadServerhttp://download.lulzbot.comLulzBotDevelopmentServerhttp://devel.lulzbot.comAlephObjectsCodeRepositoryhttp://code.alephobjects.comAlephObjectsDownloadServerhttp://download.alephobjects.comAlephObjectsDevelopmentServerhttp://devel.alephobjects.com15

CuraLulzBotEdition

CuraLulzBotEdition2.1CuraSetupCuraCuraLulzBotEditionisavailablefordownloadonourwebsiteathttp://LulzBot.com/cura.Wheninstalling,itisrecommendedtounin-stallanypreviousversionsofCurayoumayhavebeenusing.CuraisdesignedforFusedFilamentFabrication(FFF)3Dprinters.FusedFilamentFabricationisthetermfortheprocessoflayingdownsuccessivelayersofextrudedlamenttocreatea3dimensionalobject.Aseachlayerofmoltenplasticisextrudedintoplace,itfuseswiththepreviouslayer.WhenrstopeningCura,youwillbepromptedtogothroughtheFirstrunwizard.Thiswillconsistofselectingyourprinter,hotendtype,toolheadtype,andnallyyournozzlediameter.Itisimportanttoselectthecorrectprinter,hotend,toolhead,andnozzlediameterasCurausescustomprolesandmachinesettingsbaseduponwhichprinter,hotend,toolhead,andnozzleyouhave.•Downloadtheappropriateinstallerforyourcomputeroperatingsystem.Instructionsoninstallationforeachoperatingsystemareavailableathttp://LulzBot.com/cura.•InstallCurabydoubleclickingontheinstaller.•Clickthroughtheinstallwizarduntilitcompletes.•StartCurabylaunchingitfromyourlistofinstalledapplications.IfthisisthersttimethatCurahasbeenusedthe“CongurationWizard”windowwillopen.•SelectLulzBotTAZ6.PressNext.•SelectSingleExtruderv2.1.PressNext•Selectnish.18

2.2.QUICKPRINTSETTINGS2.2QuickPrintSettingsFigure2.1:QuickPrintSettingsAftersettingupCuraforthersttime,youwillbeshownthemaininterfacescreen.(Fig.2.1,page19)SelectingaQuickPrintProfileTheprintqualitysettingscanbefoundinthetopleft-handcornerofthewindow.Formostlaments,therewillbeStandard,HighSpeed,andHighDetailoptions.Someofthemoreexoticlamentsmayonlyhaveasingleprole.HighDetailDesignedtogivegreaterdetailandnerobjects.Thiswillhaveasmallerlayerheight,whichwillmakeeachlayerthinner,sothatcurvesseemmorenaturalandwallsseemlessnoticeable.Thissettingwillalsorequiremorelayerstobelaiddown,increasingoverallprinttime.StandardDesignedtogiveabalancedresolutionbyincreasingthelayerheight19