VSHAPER GO User manual

User Manual

Dear Customer!
VSHAPER 3D printer combines exceponal ease of use and excellent efficiency. Aer
reading the manual, the use of the printer will not be a problem.
The printer, which le the factory has been thoroughly tested in terms of
security and funconality prior to dispatch. Every machine is tested in the factory.
You will find a sample print made by your printer in the box.
Please read all the instrucons carefully before starng the device.
Reading the manual and complying with its terms prevents the users from improper use.
The manual must be kept in a safe and accessible place. You should follow the
instrucons carefully in order to avoid any accidents.
PLEASE NOTE!
The printer can be operated only aer reading this manual.
The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes having no impact
on the operaon ohe device.
Do you have any doubts? Not everything you read in the manual is understandable - visit
www.vshaper.com website, use the Technical Support secon or call the
Technical Support Center where you will get comprehensive help [phone]
Manufacturer:
Verashape Tomasz Szymański
ul. Wyspiańskiego 27A
35-111 Rzeszów
NIP: 813-174-08-59
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Table of contents
Safety
Technical specificaon
How does it work?
Package contents
Descripon of the device
Geng started
Filament applicaon
Material feeding process
Working plaorm
Plaorm auto-leveling
Manual plaorm leveling
User interface
SOFTSHAPER
Soware Installaon
Soware interface
First run
Model loading
Model rotaon
Selecng prinng parameters
Prinng path generaon
Prinng path analysis
Saving the file
Loading the program into 3D Printer
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Safety
Now, before we move on, please refer to the several important principles of security.
Get acquainted with safety symbols:
Warning: VSHAPER contains heang elements. Wait for approx. 30 min. aer
the prinng is finished for VSHAPER to cool down, before you touch the print,
heated plaorm (opon) or the prinng head.
Warning: VSHAPER contains moving elements, that can cause injury. Never
reach inside the VSHAPER while it is in operaon.
Warning: There is a risk of electric shock. Do not remove the printer guards. Any
repair, or service of the product done by the user himself are not allowed. Should
a need arise, contact the manufacturer.
Due to the fact that the VSHAPER printer elements heat up, we recommend
wearing protecve gloves while operang the device.
Terms of use of the VSHAPER Printer:
Note:
• Never leave the VSHAPER printer unaended during operaon.
• Use only cerfied FILSHAPER filaments.
• Do not place any items on the printer.
• Never touch the printed item while it’s being printed. This may result in burns
or print deformity.
• In case of emergency disconnect the VSHAPER printer from the wall socket.
• The VSHAPER printer melts plasc during prinng (plasc odors are emied
during this operaon - make sure to set up the printer in a well-venlated area).
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Technical specificaon
Prinng parameters
Prinng technology
Workspace
Resoluon
The accuracy of the posion of the layers
Posioning accuracy
Extruder
Print temperature
Print nozzle diameter
Automac Nozzle Cleaning
Construcon
Working plaorm
Area
Exchangeable working plaorm
Plaorm auto-leveling
Filament
Filament diameter
Filament feeding accuracy
Recommended material
Mechanical and electrical parameters
Construcon
Housing
Z axis
XY axis
Engines
The volume of noise during prinng
Power supply
Control
Processor
Touch panel
Display
Interfaces
Soware
Files
Control soware
Operang system
Dimensions and weight
External dimensions
Weight
Fused Filament Fabricaon
215 x 215 x 200 mm
0.05 mm - 0.3 mm
30 μm
XY 11 μm / Z 2 μm
Single head VPREC-GO
Max 250oC
0.4 mm
Ye s
Closed
Plasc
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1.75 mm
1 μm
PLA
Powdered steel
Dibond
Ball screw
Linear guides
NEMA17
< 45 dB
100-240V ~ 2A, 50-60 Hz
LPC1769 - ARM® Cortex®-M3 MCU 32 Bit
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OLED (256/64 px)
USB, SD Card, WiFi
.obj .stl .amf .dae
SOFTSHAPER (intuive interface)
Four–step code creaon:
• Load model
• Set prinng parameters
• Generate
• Confirm
Possibility of loaded models scaling
Windows (7/8/10), Mac OSX (10.8/10.9), Linux (Ubuntu 10.04+)
580 x 450 x 450 mm
30 kg
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How does it work ?
The VSHAPER GO creates three-dimensional objects using FILSHAPER PLA (ABS opon)
by adding layer-upon-layer of melted material. This technology is called Fused Filament
Fabricaon (FFF).
The prints are created from your three-dimensional digital model and saved in .obj, .stl,
.amf, or .dae. To obtain a print on your VSHAPER GO you need to import a digital model
to SOFTSHAPER (which is included in the prinng set or can be downloaded from the
producer’s webpage). A file prepared in such a way needs to be imported into the printer
in .gcod format via Wi-Fi or uploaded onto SD Card.
When prinng with VSHAPER GO, you do not need to worry about its calibraon before
prinng, all stages are performed automacally (nozzle cleaning, plaorm leveling).
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Package contents
The kit includes everything you need to use the VSHAPER GO printer, including the
material to be printed. In order to purchase larger quanes of material or exchangeable
magnec plates visit VSHAPER.COM.
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WiFi SD CARD Power Cord
Sample FILSHAPER User Manual

Removable upper lid
GO Extruder
LCD Screen
SD Card Slot
Navigaon buons
Exchangable magnec plate
Plaorm regulaon knob
VSHAPER logo
Filament feeder
Filament holder
Filament
Power input port
Power On switch
Descripon of the device
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Geng started
To move the VSHAPER GO you need to remove the upper lid and transport it, grasping
the handles mounted on the device.
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Remove the upper lid before
taking the printer out of the box.
Take the device out of the box
using dedicated handles.
Assistance when liing recommended.
Take out the power cord.
You will find it in the filament chamber.
Take out the box with the
filament.
You will find it in the prinng chamber.
Plug the power cord into an
electrical outlet and power input
port.
The power input port is located at the back of the
printer.
Switch the power on
The power on buon is located next to the power
input port.
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Pace the filament spool on the handle.
Insert the p of the filament into the
feeder.
Turn on the material feeding process.
The process is described underneath.
Go to FILAMENT opons.
Select LOAD.
Wait for the nozzle to heat up.
The material feeding process will start automacally.
Filament applicaon
Material feeding process
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Aer selecng LOAD, the head will move under the cleaner, the material will be fed and
the cleaner will remove excess material extruded from the nozzle.
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Working plaorm
VSHAPER GO is equipped with exchangeable magnec plate which enables the user to
remove the printed item from the working plaorm in an easy way.
NOTE: ABS prinng device (opon) has an immovable heated plaorm.
In order to purchase a new plate for VSHAPER GO visit the producer’s webpage or con-
tact your supplier.
Extruder nozzle.
Nozzle cleaner.
Wastebasket for the extruded
filament
Exchangeable plate.
Material feeding process
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Auto-leveling sensor.
During auto-leveling process the sensor slides out of
the extruder. When the measurement is taken, the
sensor should slide back in.
Plaorm auto-leveling
Prior to each prinng process your device will measure the working plaorm and level it,
ensuring the first print layer is be placed accurately.
Please note: Before seng the print make sure there’s nothing on the working plaorm,
otherwise there might be a collision.
Working plaorm measurement is executed in three different points.
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Manual plaorm leveling
To regulate the table manually you need to ghten or loosen three screw-on tops,
located at the boom of working plaorm.
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Prinng me
Nozzle temperature
Print cooling
Chamber temperature (ABS opon)
The name of the print
Prinng progress
User interface
STATUS
This opon allows the user to check the prinng progress and control the parameters of
nozzle temperature, print cooling and chamber temperature (opon).
LET’S GO
This opon allows the user to choose the model to print.
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User interface
FILAMENT
This opon enables you to load filament into or unload filament from the extruder. To
load the material select LOAD and to change it select REMOVE. Aer the opon is
selected the nozzle starts to heat up and the progress of the prinng process is displayed
on the screen.
To addionally extrude or retract material you need to select EXTRUDE or RETRACT.
If the nozzle is cold, first it will heat up to 230°C, you can follow the progress of the
process on the screen. Next, you need to define the amount of material you want to
extrude. Each me you select YES in the EXTRUDE FILAMENT window, the nozzle will
extrude 5mm of the material.
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MOTORS - Switching off the engines
CHAMBER HEAT - Switching on/off chamber heang (ABS opon)
COOL FAN - Switching on/off print cooling
EXTRUDER - Seng extruder temperature
PRINT SPEED - Increasing/decreasing prinng speed
BED LEVELING - Plaorm auto-leveling
User interface
SERVICE
This opon enables the user to set the prinng parameters manually. It allows the user to
switch off the engines, accelerate the prinng while the prinng process is in progress
and auto level the plaorm.
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SOFTSHAPER
SOFTSHAPER soware is dedicated for VSHAPER printers. It is made and modified by
Verashape company.
The applicaon is an integral part of 3D prinng process.
The user levels and sets the model on a plaorm, chooses technological parameters for
prinng and generates NC code, which is then imported into the printer. SOFTSHAPER
stands out from other 3D prinng soware as being more intuive with high quality
generated paths.
In different soluons the process of converng paths takes place aer each modificaon
in the program, which causes decrease in performance. SOFTSHAPER allows the user to
generate the head paths by selecng GENERATE. The 3D prinng process is set
using the 3D printer panel, and the code of the program is saved in the printer's memory.
SOFTSHAPER soware requirements:
• Windows XP or newer
• A Minimum of 512 MB of RAM
• At least 200 MB free hard disk space
• A Minimum of Penum 4 processor
Recommended requirements:
• 2 GB of RAM
• 500 MB free hard disk space
• Intel Core 2-2.0 Ghz
Compable file formats for 3D models:
• .STL
• .OBJ
• .DAE
• .AMG
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Soware installaon
1. Make sure that your computer meets the minimum soware requirements.
2. Download soware for your printer directly from the producer’s webpage:
hp://files.vshaper.com/VSHAPER-GO.zip
3. Extract the file.
4. Install the soware.
7. Aer installing the soware, a shortcut will be created on the screen.
8. Clicking the VSHAPER abbreviaon starts the program.
Soware interface
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Soware interface
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Load model
Print parameters
Genarate
Save
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Transparent
Normal
Reverse
Scaling
Mirror
Working field
Choosing VSHAPER GO
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Imports model and posions it in the middle of the table.
Available file formats : .STL, .OBJ, .DAE, .AMG, .BMP, .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG.
Opens the window with basic technological print parameters.
Generates prinng nozzle paths based on parameters set before.
Saves NC code, generated earlier, in the locaon chosen by the user.
Sengs that modify the shape of generated paths.
Changes the view of a model into transparent.
Changes the view of a model into solid.
Funcons that modify the locaon of the model by rotang it.
Features allowing you to change the size of the model by scaling or
by typing in specified model dimensions.
Changes the posion of the model on the plaorm by reflecng it
along the axis of the coordinate system.
Checkerboard determines the size of the working area of the printer.
Elements exceeding that size will be highlighted in gray and will
not be printed. Elements fing in that area are yellow.
When starng the printer for the first me, you should select
VSHAPER GO from the list of available printers.
DescriponNo. Opon

First run
When starng the printer for the first me, the first thing you need to do is select
VSHAPER GO from the list of available printers. To do that, go to EXPERT SETTINGS I,
select VSHAPER GO and accept with OK.
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Model loading
Select IMPORT MODEL, and choose a file from your locaon.

Model rotaon
To rotate the model select ROTATE. You can rotate the model by clicking on a chosen
axis.
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Selecng prinng parameters
To set prinng parameters go to PRINTING SETTINGS. The default sengs are the
standard sengs, the user can completely change them.