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Manual for the Ultimaker 2+
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Makers Lab

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  • Page 1 Manual for the Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker Extended 2+ 3D printers Makers Lab...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Contents Begin 3D printing ......................3 Removing and introducing material ................4 Introducing material ...................... 9 Preparing build plate ....................12 Preparing 3D print in Cura 4.2.1 ................. 13 Begin printing ......................17 3D print ready ......................

  • Page 3: Begin 3D Printing

    MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Begin 3D printing The manual is based on Cura version 4.2.1. There is already material There is already material in the printer, but I will not in the printer and I want to be printing with this remove it.

  • Page 4: Removing And Introducing Material

    MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Removing and introducing material Switch on the printer with the switch on the back to the left. Twist the knob on front and select MATERIAL. Press the button. Select CHANGE and press the button.
  • Page 5 MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Remove the material from the feeder. Be certain that you also remove the thin strands of residual material from the Bowden tube which are attached to the material. Press the spool holder inside and remove the spool from the spool holder.
  • Page 6 MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Place another spool on the spool holder. The material should run off the spool on the bottom, on the feeder side. Snip off the end, making a level cut. Select READY and press the button.
  • Page 7 MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam The printer head will heat up. Wait until the menu ‘Insert new material from the…..’ appears. Now insert material into the bottom of the feeder until the feeder grasps the material. If necessary, you can press up the switch on the side.
  • Page 8 MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Wait until the material leaving the nozzle is the same colour as the material that was introduced. Select READY and press the button. Select ‘Return’ and press it twice. You have now returned to the Start menu.

  • Page 9: Introducing Material

    MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Introducing material Switch on the printer with the switch on the back to the left. Place a spool on the spool holder. The material should run off the spool on the bottom, on the feeder side.
  • Page 10 MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam The printer head will heat up. Wait until the menu ‘Insert new material from the…..’ appears. Now insert material into the bottom of the feeder until the feeder grasps the material. If necessary, you can press up the switch on the side.
  • Page 11 MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Wait until the material leaving the nozzle is the same colour as the material that was introduced. Select READY and press the button. Select ‘Return’ and press it twice. You have now returned to the Start menu.

  • Page 12: Preparing Build Plate

    MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Preparing build plate The build plate is a glass plate on which the printing takes place. In order for the material to adhere to the plate properly, the plate must be given a coating. This coating (3DLAC) is applied prior to printing.

  • Page 13: Preparing 3D Print In Cura 4.2.1

    MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Preparing 3D print in Cura 4.2.1 Open Cura Click on Open File(s) and open the .stl or .obj file. Select the file and click ‘Openen’. Ver. 01NL okt19...
  • Page 14 Interface Select the PREPARE mode. Select the right printer: Ultimaker 2+ or Ultimaker Extended 2+. Select the right material and nozzle diameter: Generic PLA and 0.4 mm. Check the dimensions of your model with ‘Scale’ (S). If necessary, adjust the dimensions.
  • Page 15 MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Custom menu There is no standard setting for printing complex models. Experimenting is recommended. Always try to use as little support material as possible in order to be able to remove it easily, leaving as few ‘scars’...
  • Page 16 MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Click on ‘Slice’ if all of the settings are as desired. Action menu The ‘Action’ menu indicates how long printing will take and the amount of material being used. Click on ‘Preview’ for an image of what the print will look like.

  • Page 17: Begin Printing

    MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Begin printing Select ‘PRINT’ and press the button. Select desired file and press the button. The build plate will be heated up to 60° Celsius. Once the build plate has reached the right temperature, it will move upwards and the nozzle will be heated.

  • Page 18: 3D Print Ready

    MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam The print time displayed on the screen is incorrect. The value found in Cura will be reasonably accurate. 3D print ready Let the printer cool down for at least three minutes before attempting to remove the glass plate from the printer.

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