Fusion3 EDGE User manual

EDGE 3D Printer
USER INTERFACE WALKTHROUGH
Revision 3/9/2022

USER INTERFACE WALKTHROUGH
The basics of EDGE's user interface and its use.
INTRODUCTION
EDGE's user interface is divided into
"pages" or "screens". Each screen has
a specific purpose and gives you
access to various controls and
information about your printer.
The user interface you see on the
built-in LCD is the same as what you'll
see if you connect to the printer over
your local network using a computer or
tablet. On some screens we take
advantage of additional screen size to
show a few more options or more
information, but fundamentally users
are shown the same information at all
times.
To access the different screens, press
the menu icon (3 horizontal lines) in
the top left corner of the screen. On
computers and larger displays, the
menus are shown all the time on the
left side.

TEMPERATURE CONTROLS
All screens keep the temperature
controls and readouts shown on the
right hand side. This is a safety
measure so that you can know the
current temperature of potentially hot
components at a glance at all times.
●In each temperature dial, the
current temperature is shown
on top.
●The bottom number is the
current set point.
●A set point of 0 means the
heater is off.
●The gauge around the
perimeter gives a visual
indication of the current
temperature and set point.
●The "min" line in the print head
temperature gauge shows
the minimum print head temperature
for extrusion of filament to be allowed.
Touching a temperature gauge will
bring up a dialogue box where you can
manually adjust the current set point.
You can do this when the printer is
idle, and also during a print.

The temperature gauges have a few
colors they will display during
operation:
●Black background: component
is cold (below 40C) and heater
is off
●Pulsing orange background:
component is heating up to a
set point
●Solid orange: component is hot,
use caution if you're sticking a
hand or other body part in the machine
●Pulsing blue: heater is off, component is cooling down
●Pulsing red: heater is in a fault state
The red "ALL HEATERS OFF" button is a quick way for you to immediately turn both heaters off and begin
cooling down the print head and bed.
PRINT SCREEN (Idle)
This is the main screen that the printer
defaults to when it powers up.
From this screen you can start a print,
load filament, and view basic status
information about the printer and what
it's doing at the moment.
This screen will change slightly when a
print is running.
1. Menu icon: press to show/hide
menu tree
2. General status indicator (idle, busy, printing)
3. Start print button: press to upload a print, or to start a print
4. Part blower control: use to manually set the speed of the part cooling blower
5. Load filament: press to begin the process to load filament into the print head

6. Unload filament: press to begin the process to unload filament from the print head
7. Extruder flow control: use to adjust the relative flow rate of material out of the extruder
8. Temperature indicators region: always shown for safety
9. Status graphic: shows various icons during certain actions, and displays print progress during a print
10.Print information region: shows information about a print when one is running
PRINT SCREEN
(During a Print)
When a print is running, the options
available to you change.
1. Preview image of print in
progress
2. Pause print button (unavailable
during the start-of-print
sequence)
3. Elapsed print time
4. Estimated print time remaining
(will show n/a until the printer
is able to calculate a realistic estimate)
5. Babystepping controls

When a print is paused:
1. Resume print
2. Cancel print
3. Swap filament
4. Disable the extruder motor so
it can be turned by hand
CONTROL SCREEN
The control screen is where you can
manually home each axis and "jog" it
around. It also shows you readouts
on where the printer is in 3D space,
the filament monitor timeout, and bed
probe controls & readouts.
1. Jog controls: Axes must be
homed to use these. Use the
arrows in combination with the
Travel Increment selector to
move axes around.
a. The "star" of arrows
moves X and Y
b. The up and down arrows move Z
c. The dots move the axes to predefined points in space (all axes must be homed first).
i. Press the center dot to move the print head to the center of X, Y.
ii. Press the bottom dot to move the Z axis all the way down
2. Travel increment: Select how far you want the axis to move for each arrow press

3. Extruder controls: Allows you to manually extrude or retract filament. NOTE: Print head must be
above 160C for these to work.
4. Shows the current timeout for the filament monitor. Lower number = more sensitive. Press this to
adjust the timeout value. If you're having false filament feed errors, consider increasing this value.
5. Press to home individual or all axes. Please note that to home X, Y must be homed first due to the
location of the endstops (if you press Home X this will happen automatically).
6. Disable motors: disables all X, Y, Z, E and bed probe motors.
7. Probe controls: Allows you to deploy or retract the probe, as well as view the probe's raw output (not
available during a print).
8. Axis position readout: Shows you where the printer thinks it is in 3D space. Note: if you have not
homed an axis, the readout will show 0 regardless of where the axis actually is.
SETTINGS SCREEN
This screen shows you network
information, network controls, and
system mode switches. Use this
page to connect your printer to a
wired or wireless network.
1. Displays the name the printer
is using on any network it's
connected to. Touch to edit.
2. Press to reload the interface
after updating UI files
3. Press to reboot the interface
(used for troubleshooting or to
make certain changes take
effect).
4. System time (press SET to adjust).
5. System mode switches
6. Network settings: covered in more detail in our sections on configuring networks. This will list all
active or configured networks on the printer. You can also change network settings by selecting the
network in the list.
7. Buttons to add or remove a wireless network.

CONSOLE SCREEN
The console is used to view the direct
output of the printer, or to send it
individual gcode commands. This is
useful for advanced users, as well as
for support, diagnostic, and
troubleshooting. In normal use you
will rarely need this screen.
1. Command entry line: enter
your gcode commands here.
2. Send button: makes the printer
execute the command you
entered in the entry line
3. Console log: shows the history
of input and output from the printer. This is saved as a log file on the device as well.
4. Console menu: press to access options for the log
a. Clear: clears the history shown to you (but does not affect the system log)
b. Download the console log as a text file or csv file
NOTE ON 4(b): If you're using the printer from a computer over the network, this will download a
file to your computer. If you're using the onboard LCD, this will attempt to dump the log file to a
thumb drive, if one is plugged into the front USB port.

BED LEVELING SCREEN
This screen shows you the last bed
level results and also gives you access
to bed leveling functions. All of these
functions are covered in more detail in
our bed leveling section.
1. Run the auto level sequence to
quickly probe the bed and see
the result in the section below.
2. Run the manual bed leveling
macro
3. Run the nozzle offset macro
TEMPERATURE CHART
SCREEN
This screen is rarely needed in normal
operation. However it can be very
useful to diagnose heater or
temperature sensor malfunctions.
This screen plots the temperature of
the bed and print head over time.

MAINTENANCE SCREEN
This screen serves two main
purposes:
1. To show the timers for various
important maintenance items
2. To show selected support
documentation for important or
frequently-needed topics
Maintenance Timers
The first 4 timers track printer run time
or various parameters of it. These
count up from 0. The other timers are
maintenance timers that count down
from a preset value. When these
reach 0, you will get a maintenance
reminder that certain maintenance items need to be performed in order to keep your printer in optimal
operating condition.
Help Documents
A list of onboard help documents for
common tasks and maintenance
items.

UTILITIES SCREEN
This screen shows firmware and
software versions, contact
information for Fusion3, and a button
to download your printer's system
files.
The "copy system files" button will
download a copy of your printer's
system files in a zip file to your
computer.
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