Fusion3 F410 User manual

Revision 6 - 10/28/2020
F410 QUICK-START GUIDE
PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT
BEFORE OPERATING YOUR NEW 3D PRINTER

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction & Getting Support.....................................................................................3
2. What’s in the Box...........................................................................................................4
3. Unboxing Your F410......................................................................................................5
4. Where Should I Locate My F410 3D Printer?...............................................................8
5. Moving your F410..........................................................................................................8
6. Setup ..............................................................................................................................9
7. Loading Filament........................................................................................................ 13
8. Your First Print............................................................................................................ 17
9. Sequence of Operations During A Print.................................................................... 20
10. Removing Finished Parts from the Bed .................................................................... 21
11. Cleaning Up After a Print ........................................................................................... 22
12. Setting up REACTOR (3D Printing Software)............................................................ 24
13. General Precautions & Operating Notes................................................................... 25
14. If Something Goes Wrong (Contacting Fusion3 Customer Support) ..................... 26
15. Additional Resources ................................................................................................. 26

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1. Introduction & Contacting Technical Support
Thank you for purchasing the Fusion3 F410 3D printer.
Your 3D printer has been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards to give many years of
reliable, high-quality output with minimal, regular maintenance.
ROLE OF THE QUICKSTART GUIDE
This quick-start guide is designed to assist you with unpacking, setting up and introducing you to the basic
workflow of your 3D printer.
THE QUICK-START GUIDE IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE MANUAL
Your F410 User Manual is available in PDF form and can be found on both the SD card, and on the
Fusion3 website under Support>Manuals & Downloads>F410 3D Printer.
YOUR 3D PRINTER IS A COMPLEX PIECE OF EQUIPMENT: THERE IS A LEARNING CURVE INVOLVED
Your 3D Printer is a machine tool, not an appliance (like a microwave). Please be prepared to invest the
time to learn how it works and how to get the most out of it.
FUSION3 IS HERE TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH THIS LEARNING CURVE!
FREE LIVE TRAINING CLASSES:
Please ensure that all operators attend one of our live training classes offered each week. You will
receive emails with links to register.
CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
The Fusion3 Technical Support team is available Mondays through Friday via phone (1+ 877-452-0010,
extension 2) or via email at [e-mail].

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2. What’s in the Box
1. F410 3D printer
2. Getting Started packet (Black Folder) which includes:
a. Welcome letter
b. Quick-Start Guide
c. Preventive Maintenance Guide
d. REACTOR software activation
e. Certified Materials List
3. Operator’s toolkit consisting of:
a. External SD card
b. Spray bottle
c. Part removal tool
d. Bed Adhesive (Avery Purple Glue Sticks –qty 2)
e. Wire Brush
f. Toothbrush
g. Extruder spring height gauge
h. Filament spool holder
i. Power cord
j. “Torture test” verification print
k. 4mm hex wrench
l. 3mm hex wrench
m. 2.5mm hex wrench
n. 2mm hex wrench
o. 1.5mm hex wrench
p. Wire cutter
q. Jeweler’s flathead screwdriver
4. 1kg roll of PLA filament
5. Spare print surface
IF YOU ORDERED OPTIONAL
ACCESSORIES:
Such as our optional filtration unit or
additional print heads, your packing
slip will indicate whether they were
shipped separately or included in the
same box.

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3. Unboxing Your F410
IMPORTANT: Please retain all packaging materials (3 pieces of the box, pallet, foam
endcaps). Your 3D printer is a sensitive piece of electrical equipment and should
always use this packaging when transporting.
To unbox your F410 3D printer:
1. Cut the plastic wrap off the box
2. Cut the plastic tie-down straps

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3. Lift the lid straight up off the box
4. Remove the top foam blocks (4 total -
marked with arrows) and the Getting Started
packet located on top of your printer. Inside
you will find this quick-start guide.
5. Carefully lift the sleeve straight up
and off the box. Sometimes this is easier
with two people.

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6. Locate your toolkit box in front of your printer
and remove it from the bottom tray.
7. Use 2 people to carefully pick up the printer.
Lift it out of the bottom tray. The foam
endcaps may stay attached –that’s ok. Set
the 3D printer on the ground next to the pallet
and remove the endcaps one at a time from
the printer. Take care not to step in the
bottom tray as your spare glass bed is under
your printer.
8. Now you are ready to move your F410 to its desired location (see Section 4 –“Where Should I Locate My
F410 3D Printer”)
9. Under your printer attached to the bottom tray
will be your filament and spare print surface.

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4. Where Should I Locate My F410 3D Printer?
Please select a location that meets the following
criteria:
•A surface capable of supporting 120 lbs
•At least 31” x 30” in size
•Sturdy enough to resist shaking during the
printer’s operation
•Allows for the rear face of your F410 to be at
least 2” from any wall or obstruction
•Provides enough clearance on the right side
of the printer for the power cord and for the
operator to reach the power switch
5. Moving your F410
Your F410 weighs 85 lbs. and requires 2 persons
to lift at any time.
On the left and right faces are cutouts that
function as hand-holds.
Your Fusion3 F410 is a piece of precision
equipment: PLEASE DO NOT SUBJECT IT TO
SHOCKS, DROPS, OR BUMPS.

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6. Setup
Once your F410 is located in its desired location:
1. Remove the protective films from the outside
of the 3 main door windows and the filament
door.
(This step may generate a static charge that
attracts dust in the first few days of operation.
Gently wipe the windows with a damp paper
towel to remove the dust if needed.)
2. Remove the protective film from the F410’s
Control Panel.

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3. Open the main door and remove the 2 Z axis
shipping supports (indicated by orange
arrows). One is located near the front of the
3D printer; the other is located towards the
center-rear of the F410’s print bed.
You may need to move the Z axis up slightly
by gripping the belt with your hand and
pulling sideways gently.

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4. Connect the power cord and Ethernet cable
(optional). For more information on setting up,
including connecting your F410 to your
network, see section 3.6 in your user manual.
Check that the power switch is in the OFF
(“O”) position before inserting the power cord.
Sometimes it can get bumped during shipping
or unpacking.
5. Power on your printer using the power switch. Wait 3-5 seconds for it to boot up.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS:
1) FUSION3 IS UNABLE TO SUPPLY A POWER CORD FOR LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE USA and
CANADA DUE TO THE VARIETY AND TYPES OF PLUGS IN YOUR LOCATION. PLEASE SOURCE A 3-
PRONGED DESKTOP COMPUTER PLUG (18 AWG)
2) YOU WILL NEED TO CHECK THE INTERNAL POWER SUPPLY’S VOLTAGE SELECT SWITCH BEFORE
POWERING ON YOUR F410. PLEASE CONTACT FUSION3 SUPPORT FOR ASSISTANCE.
DO NOT POWER YOUR F410 ON WITHOUT PERFORMING THESE STEPS!

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6. Go to the F410 Control Panel. Navigate to the
Maintain Printer > Motors screen. Press the
“Home X” button (1) on the touchscreen and
make the sure the printer moves smoothly and
stops when the X endstop is triggered.
7. Repeat this process for Y (2) and Z (3). The
print head should be in the front left corner and
the bed should be at the bottom.
8. If you purchased the optional exhaust filter,
remove it from the toolkit box and screw it onto
the back of the printer over the upper exhaust
fan. The screws are also located in your toolkit
box.
IMPORTANT: If locating your 3D printer near a
wall, please ensure at least 2 inches of
clearance between the filter and the wall.

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7. Loading Filament
1. Slide the filament dowel through the center hole of the filament spool. Orient the spool so that the filament
pays off the front underneath the spool.
2. Using one hand on either side of the spool, slide the dowel into the track in the filament bay. The dowel will
drop into the groove in the track when it’s positioned correctly.
3. Locate the end of the filament. Free it from the spool
and trim off the end of the filament at an angle.

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4. Open the Filament Monitoring section of the extruder by pulling towards you on the latch tabs on the
Monitoring section door.
5. Insert the end of the filament into the inlet on the far side of the Filament Monitoring encoder wheel. Push
forward gently until you feel the filament bump into the feed gear (inside the feed section).

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6. While gently pushing on the filament, slowly
turn the orange wheel until you feel the extruder
“bite” on the filament and begin to pull it. You
will see the idler bar “hop” up slightly when this
happens.
For more information on the functions and
operation of the F410’s extruder, including
opening the idler bar, see Section 4.5 of the
F410 User Manual.
7. Continue to turn the wheel until the end of the
filament protrudes into the feed tube on the
exit side of the extruder about 1 inch. Close
the Filament Monitoring section.

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8. Go to the Control Panel. Navigate to Maintain
Printer > Filament, and press the Load Filament
button.
Your F410 will begin its load filament
sequence by moving the bed down and
starting to heat the print head. It will take 3-5
minutes for the print head to reach the correct
temperature; please be patient. Once it’s up to
temperature it will feed the filament up the
tube and into the print head.
9. After the load is complete the extruder will reverse slightly and the heaters will shut off. CAUTION: The
print head will still be hot.
10. Remove the string of filament from below the
print head.

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8. Your First Print
We include a few pre-prepared print files on the included SD card so you can get printing before setting up the
bundled REACTOR 3D printing software. These files are ONLY set up for the roll of PLA filament we include
with your printer.
Even if you intend to print another material regularly, please start with PLA for these prints!
1. Use the included glue stick to apply a single,
even layer of glue to the center of the bed. You
do not need to coat the entire bed unless you are
printing a large part. You want NO GAPS in your
glue application; bare glass should not be
present in the area where the printer will print.
(The included print jobs are small, so you only
need to cover about a 6” x 6” area in the center of
the bed)
NOTE: Different materials require different
amounts of adhesive prior to printing. Please to
the Fusion3 Certified Materials list available from
the Fusion3 website for details under “# of
Layers of Glue”

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2. On the LCD, navigate to the home
screen (the one you first saw when the
printer started up). Press Print.
3. Then press Select File.This will open
the file selection menu. Your F410’s
internal storage (card 0) will be empty;
this is normal

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4. Press the small SD card icon in the top left
corner to cycle to your external SD card
(card 1).
5. Navigate to the “Files to Print” folder.
Folders are denoted by an asterisk in the
name.
6. Select one of those files to print. The
twisted bottle is the shortest one.

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7. You will see a pop-up with some additional
information about the file. Select “Print”. The
next section will describe the processes that
your F410 Printer to undergo during the
process of a print.
9. Sequence of Operations During A Print
Each time you start a print, your F410 3D printer will always go through the following steps:
1. Home Axes & Heat Bed: Your F410 will home all its axes and begin heating the bed to the correct
temperature for your selected material (PLA in this case).
2. Auto Bed Leveling: The printer will prepare to run the auto bed leveling sequence by pre-heating the head
to 250oC. Once the head is up to temperature the head will be emptied of filament and scrubbed against
the bed to ensure good electrical contact. Make sure the bead of filament squirted out of the print head
drops off cleanly and isn’t in the way of the probing sequence. Then it will check the 4 corners of the bed to
determine the height and level of the bed.
3. Heat Print Head & Bed: The F410 will begin heating the print head to the correct temperature for your
selected material.
4. Printing: When the print head and print head are at the correct temperature, the print will start.
NOTE: During a print we recommend closing the door, but your printer will run with the door open (there are
no safety interlocks). You will get better quality, especially on larger prints, with the door closed.
5. Completion: After the print is finished the bed will drop all the way down and the heaters will shut off.