LulzBot TAZ 3.0 User manual

TAZ 3.0 User Manual
Aleph Objects, Inc.

LulzBotTM TAZ 3.0 User Manual
by Aleph Objects, Inc.
Copyright c 2013 Aleph Objects, Inc.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms
of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Published by Aleph Objects, Inc., 626 W 66th Street, Loveland, Colorado, 80538 USA.
For more information, call [phone] or go to www.LulzBot.com and
www.AlephObjects.com.
ISBN: 978-0-9893784-3-7 20131211

Contents
WARNINGS
Safety Information ········· xi
Read Me First! ··························· xii
Hazards and Warnings ······················· xii
1Setup Your Printer ········· 15
1.1 Hardware Setup ························ 16
1.2 ABS & Acetone Solution Prep ················ 32
2Loading Filament ········· 33
33D Printer Software ········ 37
3.1 Software Overview ······················ 38
3.2 Installing Drivers ······················· 38
3.3 Printrun ···························· 38
3.4 Using Printrun ························ 41
3.5 CAD and 3D Modeling Software ··············· 45
4Your First 3D Print ········· 47
4.1 Bed Leveling ·························· 48
4.2 Set Temperature ······················· 52
4.3 Load Filament ························· 52
4.4 Home Printer ························· 53
4.5 Z Print Height ························· 54
4.6 Your First Octopus! ······················ 56
4.7 Remove Part ·························· 57
5Slic3r ············ 59
5.1 Introduction ·························· 60
5.2 Getting Slic3r ························· 61
5.3 First Print ··························· 62
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CONTENTS
5.4 Simple Mode ·························· 79
5.5 Expert Mode ························· 88
5.6 Configuration Organization ·················· 116
5.7 Repairing Models ······················· 118
5.8 Advanced Topics ······················· 119
5.9 Troubleshooting ························ 128
5.10 Slic3r Support ························· 129
6Printing with the Graphic LCD · · · · · · 131
6.1 GLCD Controller or Printrun Host? ············· 132
6.2 Multiple Connections ····················· 132
6.3 Putting Print Files On the SD Card ············· 133
6.4 Printing with the Graphic LCD ··············· 133
7Maintaining Your 3D Printer · · · · · · 139
7.1 Overview ···························· 140
7.2 Smooth Rods ························· 140
7.3 Threaded Rods ························ 140
7.4 PET Sheets ·························· 140
7.5 Hobbed Bolt ·························· 141
7.6 Software ···························· 141
7.7 Belts ······························ 141
7.8 Hot End ···························· 142
7.9 Electronics ··························· 142
8Advanced Usage ··········143
8.1 Intro ······························ 144
8.2 Changing nozzles ······················· 144
8.3 ABS/Acetone Glue ······················ 145
8.4 Using 1.75mm Filament ···················· 145
9Hardware and Software Source Code · · · · 149
10 3D Printer Support ·········151
10.1 LulzBot ···························· 152
10.2 Community ·························· 152
11 Contact Information ········153
11.1 Support ···························· 154
11.2 Sales ······························ 154
11.3 Websites ···························· 154
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CONTENTS
Index ·············155
Glossary ············159
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List of Figures
1.1 Axes movement directions ···················· 16
1.2 Locate the four Y axis bolts ··················· 17
1.3 Remove the four Y axis bolts ·················· 17
1.4 Locate the four Y axis mounts on the frame ·········· 18
1.5 Screw in and tighten the four Y axis bolts ··········· 19
1.6 Connect the two connectors found at the rear of the Y axis · · 20
1.7 Wrap and tighten a zip tie around the Y axis wires to the Y axis
frame. ······························· 21
1.8 Connect the two connectors on the left of the print bed ···· 22
1.9 Locate the two zip ties found in the bag with the manual ··· 23
1.10 Tightly wrap the zip ties around the bed wires and through the
strain relief slot ·························· 23
1.11 Remove the tool head screw ··················· 24
1.12 Mount the extruder tool head ·················· 25
1.13 Connect the two tool head connectors ·············· 25
1.14 Power and USB receptacles ··················· 27
1.15 Power supply ··························· 27
1.16 24V DC Power supply plug and receptacle ··········· 28
1.17 The power supply plug correctly plugged in ··········· 28
1.18 Filament Guide ·························· 29
1.19 Filament Guide Mount ······················ 30
1.20 Filament Guide Setting ······················ 30
1.21 Axes movement directions ···················· 31
1.22 End stop locations ························ 31
2.1 Filament reel arm ························· 34
2.2 Filament run through the guide ················· 35
3.1 Printrun application for 3D printer control ··········· 39
3.2 Printrun ······························ 41
3.3 Printrun Functions ························ 42
3.4 Movement Controls ························ 43
4.1 Z end stop trigger ························· 48
4.2 Verifying the X and Y axis are square ·············· 50
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List of Figures
4.3 Extruder idler release ······················· 53
4.4 Extruder filament slot ······················ 54
4.5 Nozzle height ··························· 55
4.6 Z end stop trigger ························· 55
4.7 First layer adhesion ························ 56
5.1 Configuration Wizard: Welcome Screen ············· 64
5.2 Configuration Wizard: Firmware Type ············· 65
5.3 Configuration Wizard: Bed Size ················· 66
5.4 Configuration Wizard: Nozzle Diameter ············· 67
5.5 Configuration Wizard: Filament Diamter ············ 68
5.6 Configuration Wizard: Extrusion Temperature ········· 69
5.7 Configuration Wizard: Bed Temperature ············ 70
5.8 Configuration Wizard: End ··················· 71
5.9 Shapesmith online CAD tool. ·················· 75
5.10 Plater ······························· 76
5.11 Minimug model. ·························· 77
5.12 STL file loaded. ·························· 77
5.13 Preferences. ···························· 79
5.14 Simple Mode: Print Settings. ·················· 80
5.15 An example of insufficient top layers. ·············· 81
5.16 Creating a vase from a solid model. ··············· 82
5.17 An example of an object printed with support material. ···· 83
5.18 An example of brim. ······················· 84
5.19 Simple Mode: Filament Settings. ················ 85
5.20 Simple Mode: Printer Settings. ················· 86
5.21 Expert mode speed options. ··················· 89
5.22 Infill pattern settings. ······················· 91
5.23 Infill pattern: Line (344.51mm / 5m:20s) ············ 91
5.24 Infill pattern: Rectilinear (350.57mm / 5m:23s) ········ 91
5.25 Infill pattern: Concentric (351.80mm / 5m:30s) ········· 92
5.26 Infill pattern: Honeycomb (362.73mm / 5m:39s) ········ 92
5.27 Infill pattern: Hilbert Curve (332.82mm / 5m:28s) ······· 92
5.28 Infill pattern: Archimedean Chords (333.66mm / 5m:27s) ··· 92
5.29 Infill pattern: Octagram Spiral (318.63mm / 5m:15s) ····· 93
5.30 Infill pattern comparison in a complex object. Left to Right:
honeycomb, line ·························· 93
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List of Figures
5.31 Infill patterns at varying densities. Left to Right:
20%,40%,60%,80%. Top to Bottom: Honeycomb, Concentric,
Line, Rectilinear, Hilbert Curve, Archimedean Chords,
Octagram Spiral ·························· 94
5.32 Infill advanced settings. ······················ 95
5.33 Retraction settings. ························ 96
5.34 Skirt settings. ··························· 98
5.35 Cooling strategy. ························· 99
5.36 Cooling advanced settings. ···················· 101
5.37 Support structure options. ···················· 102
5.38 Minimug model, tilted 45◦.···················· 103
5.39 Support infill pattern: Rectilinear ················ 104
5.40 Support infill pattern: Rectilinear Grid ············· 104
5.41 Support infill pattern: Honeycomb ················ 104
5.42 Example of pattern angle rotated 45◦.·············· 105
5.43 Multiple extruder options - Printer Settings Tab (General). Note
the two extruders defined in the left-hand pane. ········ 106
5.44 Multiple extruder options - Printer Settings Tab (Extruder). ·106
5.45 Plater with multiple filament options. ·············· 107
5.46 Multiple extruder options - Print Settings Tab. ········· 108
5.47 Multiple extruder options - Tool change G-code. ········ 108
5.48 Extrusion widths options. ···················· 110
5.49 Example model highlighting use case for variable layer heights. 111
5.50 Example with normal layer height. ··············· 112
5.51 Variable layer height options - Info. ··············· 113
5.52 Variable layer height options - Layers. ·············· 114
5.53 Example with variable layer height. ··············· 114
5.54 Example print with variable layer height. ············ 115
5.55 Example with skipped layers. ·················· 115
5.56 Saving a profile. ·························· 117
5.57 Deleting a profile. ························· 117
5.58 FreeCAD part repair. ······················· 118
5.59 Sequential printing options. ··················· 119
5.60 The clearance cylinder around an extruder. ··········· 120
5.61 Post-processing script option. ·················· 126
5.62 Example post-processing script to display Slic3r environment
variables. ····························· 126
5.63 Example post-processing script to print each line to output. · · 127
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List of Figures
6.1 GLCD Info Screen ························ 133
6.2 Main menu ···························· 135
6.3 Configuration Menu ························ 137
6.4 Configuration Menu ························ 138
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