3DMakerWorld Artifex Operation & User’s Manual

Artifex Desktop 3D Printer http://3dmakerworld.com Document date: January 6, 2014 (Check website for latest update) ...

4 1.2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.3 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.4 Overview of chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Getting Started 8 2.1 Setting up software environment . . . . . ...

three-dimensional objects out of PLA and ABS filaments layer by layer. The printer’s frame is based on the frame of MendelMax-2.0, and the design was heavily modified for print- ability, strength, wire management, vibration reduction, filament feeding, and compatibility with other features in the extruder and heated build platform (HBP). ...

Build space – W × D × H: 230 × 310 × 190mm (9 × 12.2 × 7.5in) – Volume: 13,547cm3 (827 in3) – Height extendable to 220mm (8.7in) in the middle of x-axis for additional 198 × 310 × 30mm (1,841cm3, or 112in3) space Layer resolution – 0.05mm (0.002in) Nozzle diameter – 0.35mm (0.014in) Print materials – 1.75mm PLA and ABS Speed – Top print speed � ...

Cool fans – Three 24V cooling fans for filament drive, print surface, and electronics Mechanical Overall dimension – W × D × H: 484 × 482 × 480mm (19 × 19 × 19in) Weight – 11Kg (24lb) Frame – Aluminum extrusions Motion – X and Y axis: linear rails and GT2 belts – Z axis: precision linear shafting and ACME leadscrews Printed parts – Black ABS 1.2 Safety WARNING: The 3DMakerWor ...

• Place the printer in a well-ventilated area for printing with ABS filaments. 1.3 Acknowledgements As an open-source 3D printer, the 3DMakerWorld Artifex was designed with the inspiration from many others’ work in the open source 3D printing community. We would like to address our sincere acknowledgement to the following folks/groups for their great work, which has inspired us in our d ...

Chapter 2 will be focused on how to set up the software environment and the printer hardware for printing using PLA filaments. By the end of Chapter 2, you will be able to print out your first 3D model using a pre-generated g-code for the Artifex 3D printer. Chapter 3 will discuss how to generate g-code from a 3D model of your choice, either from your own creation or from an online 3D model repository. A few 3D mod ...

The software set-up in this section is based on a Windows operating system. The similar steps applies to set-ups for Mac or Linux based computers. All the software can be downloaded on our website. The set-up in this chapter The printing parameter configuration and printer 2.1.1 Installing electronics driver Like other device drivers, the electronics driver of your 3D printer allows y ...

Under ”Other devices”, you will find the RAMBo device, right click and select ”Update Driver Software...”. (Figure 2.2) Figure 2.2: Update driver software 5. A window will pop up, asking whether to ”Search automatically...” or ”Browse my computer...”. Select ”Browse my computer...” (Figure 2.3) http: // 3dmakerworld. com 9 ...

6. In the popped up window, select the folder where you unzipped the archive file. In our case, the location is ”C:\Desktop\RAMBo USBdriver”. Then, click ”Next”. (Fig- ure 2.4) http: // 3dmakerworld. com 10 ...

7. A security window may pop up (Figure 2.5). If so, click ”Install”. Figure 2.5: Confirm software installation 8. After the installation, you will be noticed that ”Windows has successfully updated your driver software”. Click ”Close”. (Figure 2.6) http: // 3dmakerworld. com 11 ...

9. Now, the RAMBo electronics will appear under the ”Ports (COM & LPT)”. Write down the COM port which the electronics uses. We will need this information later when setting up the printing software. In our case, it is COM3. (Figure 2.7) http: // 3dmakerworld. com 12 ...

2.1.2 Uploading firmware (Kit package only) The firmware of your 3D printer is like the operating system of your computer. The Artifex 3D Printer uses a customized Marlin-based firmware. • For a fully assembled Artifex 3D Printer, its firmware is already loaded before the shipment. You can skip this section. In the future, if you need to update the firmware for your Artifex 3D Prin ...

Arduino 1.0.5 released version for Windows. • Download the Zip file of Arduino software (arduino-1.0.5-windows.zip), and save it to your computer’s Desktop or a location of your choice. • Unzip the file using 7-Zip or other archive software (Figure 2.8). The unzipped files will appear in a folder named “arduino-1.0.5”. Figure 2.8: Unzip the Ardui ...

2. Upload the firmware of Artifex 3D Printer The Artifex 3D Printer is shipped with a customized Marlin-based firmware. • Download the Artifex firmware from http://3dmakerworld.com/support/downloads, save it to your computer’s Desktop or a location of your choice. • Unzip the file using 7-Zip or other archive software. (Figure 2.10) http: // 3dmakerworld. com 15 ...

• Open the Arduino IDE software, arduino.exe. The software interface is shown in Figure 2.11. Figure 2.11: The Arduino IDE software http: // 3dmakerworld. com 16 ...

Figure 2.12: Open files in the Arduino IDE software • Select the file “Marlin.ino” in the unzipped Artifex firmware file folder “C:\Desktop\ArtifexFirmware1.0\Marlin” (Figure 2.13), and click “Open”. Fig- ure 2.14 shows the Arduino IDE with opened Artifex firmware files. Figure 2.13: The main file of Artifex firmware “Marlin.ino” http: // 3dmakerworld. com 17 ...

• Select “Tools →Board →Arduino Mega 2560 or Mega ADK”. (Figure 2.15) Figure 2.15: Select the board type of Artifex electronics • Select “Tools →Serial Port →COM3”. (Figure 2.16) http: // 3dmakerworld. com 18 ...

• Select “File →Upload” to upload the Artifex firmware to its electronics (Fig- ure 2.17). Before uploading, the Arduino IDE will first compile the firmware files. The progress of compiling and uploading is shown in the bottom status window. http: // 3dmakerworld. com 19 ...

• If the uploading is successful, you will see the message of “Done uploading” in the bottom status window (Figure 2.18). If the compiling or uploading is not successful, the error message will be shown in the status window as well. Common causes of uploading failure include: wrong Arduino board type, wrong serial port, or serial port conflict (e.g., the same serial port is used by your pri ...