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ALARIS30
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- The two computers are connected via KVM switch. Double-press scroll-lock (it will beep) then press enter (on the black keyboard) to toggle between them
- Ensure control application started on other computer, and press the red button on the application to bring the printer online
- Open new tray in Objet Studio and use drag-and-drop to import your STL files (multiple files ok)
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- Press auto-align toolbar button (it will probably fail). Manually drag object around to non-overlapping positions. For each object, click it and adjust rotation to make it lie down flat. Use the transformation dialog in the bottom left, experiment with rotating by +/- 90 in each axis. After getting rotation correct, try auto-aligning again.
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- Make sure the unit is right (inch, mm)
- Press auto-align toolbar button (it will probably fail). Manually drag object around to non-overlapping positions. For each object, click it and adjust rotation to make it lie down flat. Use the transformation dialog in the bottom left, experiment with rotating by ± 90 in each axis. After getting rotation correct, try auto-aligning again.
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- Press the model-check button to see if anything is overlapping. If not, there will be no output.
- Press the material check button. It will display amounts in the status bar at the bottom. Compare these to the levels listed in the main printer application on the other computer.
- Start the print job.
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- You can pause a print from the host machine if you need for example to take out a part that is done.
- Use the spatula to pick up the parts. Be careful of not hitting the head by chance.
- Clean the tray: Scrape off the excess support material from the print tray with the scraper. Spray some water on the tray and wipe off with a lint-free microfiber cloth (supplied).
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| | Intro videos
http://www.objet.com/eLearning/eLearning2/menu5.html |
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- SLC files: rasterized
- BMP files: Can be sent only from the printer control app, not from the host.
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- 28microns in the Z direction, 1200dpi in X,Y.
- Set “angle” low on CAD software for smooth curves
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- Keep +/- 8 thou (thousands of an inch) space between parts that fit together.
- wall thickness: .5 mm, place walls along X direction
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- Keep ± 8 thou (thousands of an inch) space between parts that fit together.
- wall thickness: .5 mm, place walls along X (left-right) direction
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| | Hardware
- Alaris30: The 3D printer equipment. Runs Windows XP. Installation disks supplied.
- Host machine:
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