SprintRay MoonRay User manual

MoonRayD/SQuickStartGuide
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Hello!
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ThankyouforchoosingMoonRay,andwelcometothecuttingedgeofdesktop3Dprinting!
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ThisguideisgoingtogooverthebasicsofgettingyourMoonRayupandrunning.
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Wehighlyrecommendyousetupanappointmentwithustoguideyouthroughthesetup
processandyourfirstprint.Callorfollowthelinkinyourpurchaseconfirmationemailto
scheduleatime.
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Neverhesitatetotoreachouttousorexploreourwebsiteformoreadvancedtips.
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Wecan’twaittoseewhatyoumakewithyourMoonRay!
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-TheSprintRayTeam

TechnicalGlossary
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AdditiveManufacturing:Theprocessof
fabricatingapartbyaddingmaterialin
layers(alsoknownas3DPrinting).
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DigitalLightProcessing(DLP):Adisplay
devicewhereeachpixeliscontrolledbya
microscopicmirror.OurUVprojectoruses
DLPchiptocureyourprints.
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CAD(ComputerAidedDesign):any
softwareusedtogenerateandedit3D
Models.
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RayWare:Theslicingandcontrolsoftware
foryourMoonRay3Dprinter.
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Slicing:Theprocessofturninga3Dmodel
intoaprintfilecontaininginstructionsfor
yourMoonRay3Dprinter.UseRayWareto
sliceyourmodels.
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MeshMixer:AfreeCADtoolfor3D
printing.
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LayerHeight:Thethicknessofeach
individuallayerofthemodelwhencut
withaslicingprogram,measuredin
Microns(1/1000thofamm).
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.STL&.OBJ:Twocommonfileformatsfor
3Dmodelsthatarecompatiblewith
RayWare.
.SSJ:AfileformatmadebyRayWarethat
containsaslicedprintjob.Loadthesefiles
intheManagePrintersorViewPrintJob
screensinRayWare.
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BuildPlatform:Themetalplatformthat
yourMoonRayprintsonto.Alsoknownas
aprintbed.
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Resin:Theliquidphotopolymercuredby
your3Dprintertomakeobjects.
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ResinTank:ThisholdstheResinbaththat
youprintin.Becarefultoneverscratch
theglassorpuncturethefilmlayerwhen
cleaningyourresintank.
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ResinTray:Aluminumwithaglasscenter,
thisisthelowerpieceoftheResinTank
Assembly.
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ResinDrum:Thisistheupperpartofthe
ResinTank.
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Overhang:Whenalayerextendsoutward,
potentiallyunsupported,overthe
previouslayer.
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Supports:Removablescaffoldingstructure
builttohelppartsofanobjectthat
wouldotherwiseprintwithnomaterialto
attachto.
What’sinthebox
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WhenbuyingaMoonRay3Dprinter,youwillreceive2packages:oneboxincludesthe
printeranditsnecessaryhardware,andtheotherincludesyourfinishingkitandresin.Ifyou
boughtadditionalresinstheymayhavebeenpackaged/shippedseparately.
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●Laytheboxonitsback,sotheMoonRaytextanddrawingofthemachinearefacing
up.
●Opentheboxandremovetheaccessorypackage.
●YournewMoonRaysitswithintwofoampackinginserts.Removethetopfoaminsert,
thenyou'llbeabletoeasilyliftoutMoonRay.MoonRayisheavy,sopleaseuse
cautionwhenlifting.Saveallofthepackaging,includingthesefoaminserts,incase
youneedtoshipyourMoonRayinthefuture.
●Alsobetweenthefoaminsertsaretwoboxescontainingtheresintankandaspare
resindrum.Removethese.Thepowerconverterwillbebelowthebottomfoaminsert.

SettingupyourMoonRay
MoonRayshouldonlybeusedonasolid,
stablesurfacethatislevelandwell
ventilated.
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First,slidetheresintankintothebaseof
themachine,ensuringthatitcatchesthe
channel.Thehandlewillbefacingout
whenthetankisinsertedcorrectly.
Then,placethebuildplatformontheprint
armandlockitsecurelywiththehandle.
MoonRayResin
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Beforepouringresinintothetank,shakethe
bottlethoroughly.Pourresinintothetank,
beingmindfuloftheminandmaxfilllines,
thenstirusingtheprovidedblacksqueegee
untilitiscompletelymixed.Neverusea
metalorhardplasticscraperintheresin
tank,ifyouscratchtheglassorpuncturethe
filmyouwillneedtoreplacethoseparts.
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Youcanleaveresincoveredintheprinterfor
uptothreedays.Whennotinuse,itisrecommendedyoupourexcessresinthroughascreen
orfinemeshbackintothebottle.
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RayWare
DownloadRayWareathttps://www.sprintray.us/download
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Clicktheiconwithalinethroughitontherightsideofthewindow
(pictured),thenclickthe‘ConnectAPrinter’optiontolaunchan
automatedwizardthatwillguideyouthroughthesetupprocess.Note
thatyouwillbebrieflydisconnectedfromyourinternetwhileyou
configureyourprinter.
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IfyouareunabletoconnecttoyourMoonRay,disableyourfirewallor
addanexceptionthentryagain.
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Addyourmodel
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DownloadtheMoonRayKeychain.STLfilefromourwebsiteat
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http://www.sprintray.us/rayware/MoonRay_keychain.STL
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Clickthe+buttononthetopleftsidetoaddyourmodel.YoucanalsogotoFile>Openor
draganddropfilesontothebuildplatform.Thewhitearearepresentsthebottomofthe
platform.Modelswillprintupsidedown;thesurfacethatisflushwiththewhiteareawillbe
attachedtotheplatformafterprinting
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Ontheleftsideofthewindow,you'llseeseveral
optionsunderneaththe+button.
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SizeandScale:
Youcanchangethesizeofyourmodelorscale
yourmodelupordownwithinRayWare.
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RotationandBase:
Thisoptionallowsyoutorotateyour
modelontheplatform,orchangewhich
sideofyourpartisitsbasewhen
printing.
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Positioning/Instances/Duplication:
Youcanalwaysmoveitemsbyclickingand
movingthem,orcenterthemwiththebuttonon
thistab.
Ifyouwanttoprintmultiplecopiesofthesame
modelatonce,youcanusethisoptiontoto
selecthowmanycopiesyouwouldlike.
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Automaticsupportgeneration
Addingapropersupportstructureisanessentialpartofpreventingfailedprints.Minimize
supportsbypositioningyourobjecttohaveasfewoverhangingsurfacesaspossible.
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Youdon’tneedsupportstoprintthiskeychainwhenyouhavetheflatsidedown.
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Tryaddingandremovingsupports
withyourpieceatvariousanglesto
seewheretheygenerate.
Strength/Thickness:Thediameterof
eachsupport,fromlow(thinnest)to
high(thickest).
Density:Adjuststhenumberof
supportspersquaremillimeter.
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Printyourmodel
Whenyou'rereadytoprintyourmodel(s),clicktheMoonRaybuttononthemiddleofthe
rightsideofthescreen.Youhaveafewoptionstoselectbeforeprinting.
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Printer:IfyouhavemultipleMoonRay
3Dprintersconnected,youcanselect
themachineforthespecificprintjob
here.
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Material:Selectthetypeofresinyou
willbeusingtoprintyourmodel.Itis
veryimportantyoumakethecorrect
selection.
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Resolution:Youhavethreeoptionsfor
layerthickness,eachinmicrons.As
layerthicknessincreases,printtime
anddetailleveldecrease.Formost
models,werecommendprintingusing
the"50"or"100"settings.

Finishing/PostProcessing
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Onceyourparthasfinishedprinting,followthesestepstocompletethefinishingprocess.
Thebelowinstructionsareforourstandardresins,lookonlinefordetailsonfinishing
surgicalguide&castableresins.
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1.Removethebuildplatform.Alwaysremovethebuildplatformbeforeremovingtheresin
tanktoavoidanyexcessresindrippinginsideyourMoonRay.PlacethecoveronMoonRay
tominimizelightexposuretothetank.
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2.Placeyourbuildplatforminthefinishing
kitandcarefullyusethefinishingtoolto
removeyourpartfromtheplatform.Expect
yourpartstobeverydifficulttoremovefor
yourfirstdozenprintsorso.Theremoval
processwillbecomeeasierovertime.
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3.Cleantheexcesswetresinfromyourpart
bysubmergingitinfresh91%or99%
isopropylalcohol.Stirtoensurethealcohol
reachesanysmallgaps.Youcanalsouse
anultrasoniccleanerforbestresults.
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4.Onceyourpartiscleanofresin,dryit
offthoroughly.Werecommendyouuse
compressedair.
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5.Removesupports.Youdon'tneedany
specialtoolstoremovethesupport
structure,butyoucanuseaprecisionknife
orflushcuttertomakesureallsupports
arecleanlyremoved.Anyremainingmarks
canbeeasilyfiledoff.
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6.Ifyou'dlikeyourparttoreachoptimal
hardness,youcansetitindirectsunlight
for30minutesoruseaUVchamberfor
additionalpost-curing.Thisstepis
optional,butproducesthebestresults.
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Congratsonfinishingyourfirstprint!
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Lookonlineforourfullusermanual,andneverhesitatetoemailusany
additionalquestions.