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- Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:27 pm
- Forum: UP Software
- Topic: Wrong material consumtion calculation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2766
Re: Wrong material consumtion calculation
Don't believe there's a fix for this, as each time you send a job to the printer it deducts the amount of filament needed, but if you cancel the print partway through it doesn't "add" it back. The workaround we use is to manually input a very large amount of filament to the spool counter.
- Sat Apr 11, 2015 11:47 pm
- Forum: New Uppers
- Topic: Hi im Zeke from Dunedin - New Zealand
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3468
Re: Hi im Zeke from Dunedin - New Zealand
PCs, if possible. While I haven't used a Mac for printing on the Up, the software is generally more stable (and has more features) on the PC version.
- Sat Nov 15, 2014 4:01 pm
- Forum: UP Software
- Topic: And a windows issue too...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3004
Re: And a windows issue too...
Not all models of UP! printers support the auto-level and nozzle height detect. The original UP! Plus does not, for example. I believe it was added on the UP! Plus 2? The Afinia does not have this feature, either, at least not the ones we bought at work about a year ago.
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:45 am
- Forum: UP Plus
- Topic: UP Plus 2 - Model disconnects from Plate
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2925
Re: UP Plus 2 - Model disconnects from Plate
Are you printing directly onto the black aluminum plate or onto the perf board? If the latter, you shouldn't need a glue stick. I'd suggest checking the tram of the nozzle relative to the build plate. Get everything pre-heated on the plate and nozzle, then use a couple sheets of copy paper as a feel...
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:40 am
- Forum: Other 3D Printing Topics
- Topic: Would Power Outages Damage a 3D Printer in Mid-print?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9730
Re: Would Power Outages Damage a 3D Printer in Mid-print?
It shouldn't damage it mid-print, but I still put the UP! Plus printers at work on a UPS because it's very annoying having multi-hour prints fail because of a 3-minute power outage. We rarely have outages longer than maybe 10 minutes, so it doesn't take much battery capacity to ride those out. The p...
- Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can the edges, surfaces and holes be improved?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12556
Re: Can the edges, surfaces and holes be improved?
For things like holes, I find that since the Up! often prints it slightly undersize I don't have to adjust the file, only clean up afterwards with a one-size up drill or reamer. This shouldn't remove enough material to significantly weaken the outside shell; definitely do not try to drill oversize b...
- Sat Jul 12, 2014 3:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Questions from new Up Plus 2 user
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13687
Re: Questions from new Up Plus 2 user
From a practical standpoint, it's better to start pre-heating before sending the print job because the bed takes longer to warm up than the extruder. If you don't pre-heat, the printer will just wait longer before actually starting to print because it needs the bed to reach a certain temp anyway. I ...
- Sat Jul 12, 2014 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Part Material not enough, add material
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3511
Re: Part Material not enough, add material
The software keeps track of plastic consumed from the roll. When you first set up the printer, you "add" a new roll and list the weight. Each time you print, it calculates the amount of material used and subtracts. Of course, if you print partway and cancel the print, it doesn't account for that, so...
- Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: BuildTak
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10505
Re: BuildTak
Could be that having raft allows more forgiveness for out-of-tram, too.
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:39 pm
- Forum: UP Plus
- Topic: Print stopped at 75%
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10386
Re: Print stopped at 75%
Might be temperature related. Have also seen cases where the cooling vents on the side were blocked, leading the printer to (eventually) overheat and cause that error. In one instance, I think we had a box blocking it. In another, the flex cabling inside the printer was blocking the vent. Tucking it...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:44 am
- Forum: UP Plus
- Topic: Print stopped at 75%
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10386
Re: Print stopped at 75%
When the printer is powered off, are you able to raise and lower the build plate across the full range of Z motion? I'm wondering if there's a physical obstruction somewhere. Saw this happen when using an overly long mounting bolt on the side for mounting a tool holder.
- Mon Jun 02, 2014 2:13 pm
- Forum: Other 3D Printing Topics
- Topic: Acetone cracks "ABS" and doesn't remove lines.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9539
Re: Acetone cracks "ABS" and doesn't remove lines.
Yeah, we ended up using CA for some cases, but some parts have to be kept clean for use with sensitive parts and CA is a no-no because it outgasses. Too bad there isn't a convenient way to solvent weld PLA, AFAIK.
- Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:06 am
- Forum: Other 3D Printing Topics
- Topic: Acetone cracks "ABS" and doesn't remove lines.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9539
Re: Acetone cracks "ABS" and doesn't remove lines.
Hmm. I stand corrected then about PLA and acetone. I've not seen it react that way with the PLA used at work, but I admit it's not a very large sample size. Also, we had been trying to find a suitable solvent to use for welding PLA parts and tried the usual suspects, then gave up and asked a chemist...
- Sat May 31, 2014 2:40 pm
- Forum: Other 3D Printing Topics
- Topic: Acetone cracks "ABS" and doesn't remove lines.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9539
Re: Acetone cracks "ABS" and doesn't remove lines.
PLA does not react with acetone. It sounds like the ABS you have is mixed with other materials, possibly regrind or other types of plastic. You can check for the former by a quick bend test of the filament. I've seen some cheap filament that would be flexible in stretches (could almost bend over on ...
- Wed May 28, 2014 2:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Z Calibration
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3985
Re: Z Calibration
Couldn't you use the Scale function in the UP software? You can scale Z independently from the other axes. You can type in whatever is the appropriate scale factor.
- Fri May 23, 2014 5:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: STL import on dome shape, totally wrong size
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9049
Re: STL import on dome shape, totally wrong size
The UP software will try to autoscale really small parts up by 25.4 and really big parts down by 25.4.
- Wed May 14, 2014 5:36 am
- Forum: UP Plus
- Topic: model shifting problems
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9436
Re: model shifting problems
It does look like there's a chamfered edge on the bottom. As in, the wide vertical slats around the perimeter of the cube appear to have a chamfer. Perhaps it's an optical illusion based on your picture and those features are indeed parallel to the build plate. There's definitely no chamfer in Sket...
- Mon May 12, 2014 8:50 pm
- Forum: UP Plus
- Topic: model shifting problems
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9436
Re: model shifting problems
It does look like there's a chamfered edge on the bottom. As in, the wide vertical slats around the perimeter of the cube appear to have a chamfer. Perhaps it's an optical illusion based on your picture and those features are indeed parallel to the build plate.
- Sun May 11, 2014 6:02 pm
- Forum: UP Plus
- Topic: model shifting problems
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9436
Re: model shifting problems
Have seen a shift like that happen when the model is accidentally rotated/moved in the software while it's sending the file to the printer. Once I hit Send, I don't touch any keys until the file is done transmitting for that reason. Another possibility is the stepper skipped a tooth, because it hit ...
- Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Machine Holddown
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6558
Re: Machine Holddown
Haven't really noticed much difference when it's tied down vs. not tied down (have run it strapped down to a concrete block). As long as the extruder and plate are in phase with each in terms of motion, it won't be a problem.