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PRONTERFACE SETTINGS
SL.NO SETTINGS DESCRIPTION
1 Port Scans all possible ports
2 Connect Connects the printer with the software
3 Monitor Printer Monitors the temperature of the nozzle
4 X+, X- Moves the X axis in positive & negative axis respectively
5 Y+, Y- Moves the Y axis in positive & negative axis respectively
6 Z+, Z- Moves the Z axis in positive & negative axis respectively
7 X Home Moves the X axis to its home position.
8 Y Home Moves the Y axis to its home position.
9 Z Home Moves the Z axis to its home position.
10 Home All Brings the X, Y and Z axis to their home positions
11 XY mm/min Sets the X and Y motor speed in mm/min
12 Z mm/min Sets the Z motor speed in mm/min
13 Heater Set Sets the target temperature
14 Extrude - mm Sets the length of the PLA to be extruded for a single
run
15 Extrude-mm/min Sets the speed of the extruder in mm/min
16 Extrude Extrudes the PLA for the specified length
17 Reverse Runs the extruder in reverse direction for a specified
length
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SL.NO SETTINGS DESCRIPTION
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Print Settings
i) Transform
Scale Increases and decreases the size of the object
Rotate () Rotates the object
Copies along X Sets the number of copies of object along X axis
Copies along Y Sets the number of copies of object along Y axis
Distance
between copies
Sets the distance between the copied objects
ii)Accuracy
Layer height(mm) Sets the thickness of each layer of the print
iii)Print Settings
Perimeters Sets the number of outer layers
Solid layers Sets the number of base layers for the printed part
Fill Density Sets the infill layer distance
18 Load file Opens the STL, OBJ or GCode file from a specified file
location
19 Print Prints the object
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Fill Angle () Sets the angle for infill layers
Fill Pattern Allows to choose the pattern of the layers to be
printed
Solid Fill Pattern Allows to choose the pattern of the base layers
iv)Retraction (Retracts the PLA flow when the nozzle travels over the
area which do not need printing)
Length(mm) Sets length of the filament to be retracted
Speed (mm/s) Sets the speed at which the filament has to be
retracted
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Printer And Filament
Printer
Nozzle diameter Allows to set the extruded material width for the
required nozzle end diameter
Print Centre(mm) Sets the printing place in print bed
GCode flavor Selects the GCode converter
Filament
Diameter (mm) Sets the filament Diameter
Extrusion
multiplier
Changes the extruder speed
Temperature Allows to set the target temperature of the nozzle
First layer
temperature
Sets the temperature for first layer in C
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Bed Temperature Sets the temperature for the print bed
First layer bed
temperature
Sets the temperature for the base layer
Print speed
Perimeter(mm/s) Sets the print speed for the borders
Small perimeters
(mm/s)
Sets the speed for printing the borders of the inner
profiles in the STL file
Infill (mm/s) Sets the speed for infill layers
Bridges (mm/s) Sets the speed for printing the support bridge layers
Other Speed Settings
Travel (mm/s) Sets the speed of the nozzle while travelling over the
area which do not need printing
Bottom layer
speed ratio
Sets the speed ratio for printing the base layers

OPERATING PROCEDURES:
1. Connecting the printer
i) Make the connections for the stepper motors, optical switches and nozzle
as per the wiring diagram.
ii) Connect the printer to the PC via USB cable.
iii) Connect the Power supply to the Electricity. Supply has to take from the
UPS in order to avoid unnecessary shutting down of the printer during printing.
iv) Switch on the Button .
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2.Configuring Pronterface with PC
1. Open pronterface.exe
2. Click Port button. It scans for possible ports.

3. Select the appropriate port for connection.
4. Set the baud rate as 250000.
5. Click Connect button. The printer will be connected with the software
and the X, Y and Z axes icons will be highlighted. Bring the X, Y and Z axes to their
respective home positions.
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6. Set temperature = 220 -230 Degree Celsius for ABS
= 180-195 Degree Celsius for PLA

7. Click Check temperature.

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8. Click Monitor Printer. This shows the current temperature in numerical
value and as graph.
3. Procedure for Printing solid STL file using 0.4mm nozzle:
1. Click Settings -> Slicing settings in Pronterface main menu and enter the
following values.

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Print Settings:

Accuracy
Layer height=0.27
Perimeters=2
Solid layer=3
Fill density=0.4
Fill angle=45
Fill pattern= Rectilinear
Solid fill pattern=Rectilinear
Retraction
Length (mm) =1
Speed (mm/s) =30
Minimum travel after retraction=2
Printer filament
Nozzle diameter (mm) =0.45
Filament
Diameter (mm) = 1.74
Print speed
Perimeter (mm/s) =36
Small perimeter =36
Infill =36
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Solid infill =36
Bridges =45
Other speed settings
Travel (mm/s) =130
Bottom layer speed ratio=.9

2. Click Save Configuration. Now the settings will be saved in .ini format.

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3. Click Load file to select the STL file from the computer.


4. Check whether the temperature reaches the target value. If yes, Click
Print.

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While printing, you can see only the layer that is being printed at that
instant of time. You can also enlarge the view of the print pattern by clicking on
the GCode view screen.

NOTE:
The printing may stops in between due to communication problem. In that
case,Click 'PAUSE' and 'RESUME' to continue printing.
Always use UPS for printer to avoid unnecessary shut down of the printer.