FabLab FORMLABS FORM 2 User manual

FORMLABS
FORM 2
User guide

Dion Zwakenberg
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
COMPONENTS OF T E FORMLABS FORM 2 .................. 1
OVERVIEW PREFORM (SLICER) .................................. 2
PREFORM PREPARE FILE FOR PRINT .......................... 3
PREPARE C ANGE T E MATERIAL .............................. 4
Install resin tank with wiper .................................................... 4
Lock Wiper ............................................................................ 5
Insert Build Platform .............................................................. 6
Insert the resin tank .............................................................. 7
CONFIRM CONFIRM PRINT ON PRINTER .................... 8
C ECKS PRE-PRINT C ECKS ....................................... 9
REMOVING ............................................................... 10
Remove the Build Platform ..................................................... 0
FORM WAS TO WAS YOUR SLA PRINT .................. 11
Overview of Form wash .........................................................
Steps to use the Form Wash .................................................. 2
FINIS FINIS YOUR PRINT .................................... 13
Removing your print.............................................................. 3
Curing your print .................................................................. 4

1
COMPONENTS
OF T E FORMLABS FORM 2
1. Cartridge
2. Cover
3. Build Platform
4. Resin Tank
5. Wiper
6. Tou hs reen
7. Button
8. Leveling Tool

2
OVERVIEW
PREFORM (SLICER)
Visit Formlabs.com/tools/preform to download the latest version of
PreForm. Open Preform to see the build volume, which is inverted
from the print orientation. Click through Preform tools to explore basic
functions for setting up our print.

3
PREFORM
PREPARE FILE FOR PRINT
Open your STL or OBJ files. Confirm your print’s material and layer
height with the “Print Set-Up” bottom. Most parts print better when
supported at an angle. For automatic set-up, use Preform tools to
“orient all,” “generate all,” and “layout all.” Preform will do these steps
in sequence if you select “One-Click Print.” After that upload your file
to the form 2 with the USB-cable next to the printer.

4
PREPARE
C ANGE T E MATERIAL
Install resin tank with wiper
Remove the tank lid and align the for mall feet of the resin tank with
the corresponding Holes in the tank carrier. Push forward into place
with force.

5
Lock Wiper
Ensuring the wiper is straight, align the foot of the wiper with the
corresponding hole and push forward, snapping it into place.

6
Insert Build Platform
Align the build platform with the platform carrier and push it into
place, locking the handle down to secure.

7
Insert the resin tank
If not removed, remove the orange plastic valve cover from the
bottom of the cartridge. Leave the rubber valve in place. Align the
cartridge with the opening in the back of the printer. Push down until it
sits securely. Press open the vent cap, so that your resin tank fills
correctly

8
CONFIRM
CONFIRM PRINT ON PRINTER
You will see your file uploading to the print queue on the printer’s
touchscreen. Select the file name and confirm the print by pushing the
button on the printer.