Ultimaker Original User manual
User manual
The fast, easy to use, Open-source 3D printer
Original
English Version 1.1
Table of Contents
Table of content User manual
A. Welcome to the Ultimaker Original
A1. The Ultimaker experience
A2.
B. First use of your Ultimaker Original
B1. Downloading and installing Cura
C.
C1. Cura software interface
C2. Cura mouse interface
C4. Preparing a 3D model
D. Use of the Ultimaker controller display
D2. Navigation and basic functionalities
D3. Use of the controller during printing
E. Maintenance for your Ultimaker Original
E1. In General
E2. The build plate
E3. The Heated build plate
E4. Cleaning the material feeder
E5. Lubricating the axes
F. Terminology
F1. Terminology
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WELCOME
TO THE
ULTIMAKER
ORIGINAL
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Dear customer,
Thank you for purchasing the Ultimaker Original Kit.
This user manual will guide you through the setup and printing process step by step.
Available online: www.ultimaker.com/pages/support/manuals
online community forum.
Drop by and say hello:
www.ultimaker.com/forum
www.youmagine.com
Happy building and printing and we’ll be in touch!
Team Ultimaker
Support
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mation below to contact us.
General info@ultimaker.com
Support support@ultimaker.com
Sales sales@ultimaker.com
Marketing/PR pr@ultimaker.com
Phone +31 (0)345712017
Meet us online at:
A1.
A1 The Ultimaker experience 5
A2.
Printing
fabrication (FFF)
Build volume 21 x 21 x 20,5 cm
Layer resolution Ultra high
High
Medium
Low
Position precision X 12,5 micron
Y 12,5 micron
Z 1.875 micron
Filament diameter 2.85 mm (generally
Print speed 30 mm/1 - 300 mm/s
Travel speed 30 mm/1 - 350 mm/s
Software
File types STL / OBJ / DAE / AMF
Supports Windows (XP 32 bit/7+)
Ubuntu Linux (12.04+)
Mac OS X (10.6 64bit +)
Connectivity Stand-alone printing
from SD-card
Physical dimensions
Frame Dimension X 35.7 cm
Y 34.2 cm
Z 38.8 cm
Operating dimension with UltiController,
spoolholder and the max height
Y 34.2 cm
Z 56.5 cm
Temperature
Ambient Operating
Temperature 15°- 32° C
Storage Temperature 0° - 32° C
temperature 180° - 260°
Operating Bed
temperature 50° - 110°
Electrical
AC INPUT 100 – 240 V,
2.0 AMPS,
50 – 60 HZ
120 watt max.
Power 19V DC @ 6.32 AMPS
Electrical with heated bed
AC INPUT 100 – 240 V,
4.0 AMPS,
50 – 60 HZ
221 watt max.
Power 24V DC @ 9.2 AMPS
WARNING: The Ultimaker Original generates high temperatures and has hot moving parts that can cause
Original from the push wheel on the UltiController or with the power-switch on the back. Allow the
Ultimaker Original to cool down for at least 5 minutes before reaching inside.
CAUTION:
and the cord is disconnected from the wall socket.
CAUTION: Only use the power supply provided with your Ultimaker Original.
20 micron
60 micron
100 micron
200 micron
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A2.The Ultimaker experience
FIRST USE
OF YOUR
ULTIMAKER
ORIGINAL
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B1.
Before we start using the Ultimaker Original we need to install the soft-
ware to calibrate the machine. The preferred software for your
Ultimaker Original is Cura developed at Ultimaker. This software pack-
age prepares your 3D model into instructions that your Ultimaker uses
1. The Cura software package can be downloaded
from the “Our software” section on our website:
www.ultimaker.com/pages/our-software
2. Download the latest version of Cura for your operating system. Our software is
available for, WindowsXP or newer, MacOS 10.6 or newer and Ubuntu Linux 12.10
or newer.
3. Open the installer and follow the directions to install the software.
4. -
NOTE: We keep on updating our software, so the
latest version that you have downloaded might be a
newer version than the one in this manual. This should
have no impact on the installation procedure.
8B1. Downloading and installing Cura First use of your Ultimaker Original
B2.
2. Leave the if you
have a new Ultimaker Original. If not, make sure
you check the date of purchase of your
Ultimaker. Any of the other checkboxes can be
[Next>] button.
3. First Plugin the USB cabel then press the
button to make
your Ultimaker. This should take about a maxi-
the [Next>] button.
1.
Ultimaker Original as your printer. Also dese-
lect the check box if you do not agree with us
Cura 13.02 or newer can collect user statistics. These sta-
tistics are gathered to improve next version of Cura and
possibly provide more features for Ultimaker and RepRap
users The collected information includes profi le settings
and machine types.
It does NOT collect usernames, models or any privacy
sensitive information. Currently these stats are only
collected and there is nothing done with it yet. We want
to make these stats quite open for everyone to use as well
as the option to share this information or not.
Ultimaker Original. After you switch on your Ultimaker Original, lets install
Cura and make your 3D printer print ready.
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First use of your Ultimaker Original
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4.
do some check ups on your Ultimaker Original.
Make sure before doing these checks you have:
- Connected the usb cable
- The printhead is in the middle of the frame [1]
- The build plate has some distance from the
[2]
NOTE: with the Heated bed the build plate might
5. Please select the [Run Checks] function.
Now Cura connects with the electronics and
tests some of the internal communication.
Cura will also perform a temperature check to
see if it functions correctly
6.
will check your end stops. End-stops determine
Make sure that you move the printhead in the
direction of every indicated end stop.
7. check on the
right front switch (x axis) gently move the print
head in this direction till you here a click and
Cura gives you the next command.
[1]
[2]
NOTE: -
ker Original+
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8. If the printhead can’t touch the end stop,
don’t force it. Unscrew the end stop with the hex
screwdriver and move it a bit inwards the frame,
as indicated on the image.
9. Move the printhead to the left corner untill
you hear a click.
10. Now do the same with side front Y endstop.
11. Now do the same with side back Y endstop.
12. Next step is to click the top Z-end stop,
rotate the build plate screw or click it with your
13. When Cura asks you to click the bottom
Z-endstop, use the hex screw driver to touch
and click it.
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14. In this step Cura will help you to level your
printbed. Make sure you choose the
[Connect to printer] button to perform this
action.
15. The printhead should have moved to its ho-
ming position in the front left corner. The print-
bed should have moved up almost or against
Use the
piece of paper to level you bed. Slide the pa-
printhead and build plate as you screw or un-
screw with the screwdriver.
16. Make sure you feel a little bit of friction from
plate.
17.
the [Resume] button in cura. This will move the
head to the next corner. Repeat this step for all
corners.
18. Follow the instructions, when you have mate-
rial inserted your Ultimaker Original, you should
select the [Resume] button again and now your
Ultimaker printhead will heat up and print a
plate is level and the material sticks to the tape.
NOTE:
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14a. In this step Cura will help you to level your
printbed. Make sure you choose the
[Connect to printer] button to perform this
action.
15a. The printhead should have moved to its ho-
ming position in the front left corner. The print-
bed should have moved up almost or against
Use the buttons Up 0,2mm or Up 10mm to move
Z-switch is triggered. The Up buttons don’t work
if the switch is triggerd.
16a. Press Resume and the bed will move up to
the Z-switch trigger position.
Now use the thumbscrew in the left corner to
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lect the [Resume] button in cura. This will move
the head to the next corner. Repeat this step for
all corners.
18a. Follow the instructions, when you have
material inserted your Ultimaker Original, you
should select the [Resume] button again and
now your Ultimaker printhead will heat up and
your build plate is level and the material sticks to
the tape.
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B3.
1. First rotate the the small black lever vertically
then pull it all the way up.
2. Now take the black feeder part and pull it
outwards, this gives you a better view how to
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wards between the two wooden plates and up
through the coupling.
4.
through to the end of the bowdentube untill you
can’t move it any further.
5. Now rotate the black feeder part back into
place. Apply some pressure so the lever can be
pushed back down.
6. Now you can easily rotate the black lever
back so that the material feeder places the right
MAKE A
PRINTFILE WITH
CURA SOFTWARE
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print. And how you want them to be printed.
1.
Click this button to load an
2.
When you press this button
the prepared toolpath will be
saved on your drive or SD card.
It can also be printed directly if
a usbcable is connected.
3. Share on
YouMagine.com
Through this button you can
YouMagine.
4. Menu bar
In this bar you can change to
Full settings, preferences and
more expert settings.
5.
3 options to choose a print
6. Material settings
7. Material Diameter
the default value is 2,85mm
8. Print with support struc-
ture
The option to give your model
some support material to
make the print more
successfull.
9. View modes
After your model has been
prepared for printing, you can
analyse your design.
10. Rotate model
options
Option to change the rotation
print.
11. Scale model options
Option to change the scale of
print.
12. Mirror model
options
you’d like to print.
13. Loaded 3D model
button.
14.
This is a visualisation of the
print area of your Ultimaker.
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C1.
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C1. Cura software interface
C2. Cura mouse interface
The following mouse actions are used to work, navigate and view the 3D model:
Leftmouse button
the mouse to drag
Rightmouse button
Hold and move the mouse to
rotate the viewpoint around
the 3D model.
Right and left mouse
button
Hold and move the mouse to
Scrollwheel button
in or out.
Rightmouse button +
Shift
Hold and move the mouse to
pan the 3D view.
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C2. Cura mouse interface
C3. From YouMagine.com to Cura
YouMagine.com is an online community for 3D printing.
1. Open your browser and go to
www.youmagine.com
2.
and ‘Enter’.
3. Choose a design you like.
4. The following page will provide you with a
‘Download’ button where you can get your .stl
5.
software, this will be explained more fully in the
next
chapter.
Tip: If you’ve made a 3D design yourself, you
can contribute back to the YouMagine commu-
nity!
Now that you are familiar with Cura we continue to explain how you
YouMagine.com and load this into Cura.
NOTE: The screenshots may not look and work
exactly the same because this platform is in
continuous development.
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C4. Preparing a 3D model
SD
1.
YouMagine.com are in the STL format. Let’s start
by clicking the Load button in Cura.
2.
might notice the progress bar.
Cura will automatically start making the 3D mo-
del print ready for you.
3.
select a print type.
4. When the 3D model is prepared, the
option to save the prepared model in a
directory.
Underneath the button Cura gives you an
indication about your print on
- Estimated print time
- The weight of your 3D print
5. After you insert the included SD-card into
your computer, Cura changes the
toolpath Button into the Toolpath to SD Button.
6. Just after you choose the Toolpath to SD
button the progress bar will run again, but now
7.
8.Before taking out the SD-card make sure you
always choose the safely eject
button in Cura.
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C5.
1.
time to insert it in the SD-card Slot at the side of your UltiController.
2. By navigating to [card menu] and chosing
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