User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Safety
- Introducing the Alaris 3-D Printing System
- Installing Objet Software
- Using Objet Studio
- Using Job Manager
- Operating & Maintaining the Alaris30 3-D Printer
- Starting the Alaris30 Printer
- Loading Model and Support Cartridges
- Producing Models
- Resuming Production After Printing has Stopped
- Changing the Model Material
- Keeping the Alaris Printer in Idle Mode
- Shutting Down the Alaris Printer
- Maintaining the Alaris Printer
- Routine Maintenance Schedule
- Cleaning the Print Heads
- Pattern Test
- Improving Print Quality
- Cleaning and Replacing the Wiper
- Cleaning and Replacing the Roller Waste Collector
- Aligning the Print Heads
- Replacing Print Heads
- Calibrating the Load Cells
- Replacing the Odor Filter
- Replacing the UV Lamp
- Replacing the Waste Container
- Cleaning the Exterior Panels
- Backing-Up and Restoring Printer Settings
- ReInitiate Wizard
- Handling Printed Models
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Alaris30 User Guide
Terms Used in This Guide
buildtray InObjetStudio:Thesurfacedisplayedonthescreenthat
representstheactualbuildtrayintheAlarisprinter.
IntheAlarisprinter:Thesurfaceuponwhichmodelsare
produced.
cleaningfluid Cleanserforflushingmodelfeedtubesandtheprinting
block,usedtocompletelyremovemodelmaterialfromthe
systembeforeloadingano
thertypeofmaterialintheprinter.
Thecleaningfluidissuppliedinmodel‐materialcartridges.
client/userworkstation TheworkstationonwhichObjetsoftwareisinstalled,used
forpreparingbuildtraysforproductiononAlarisprinters.
(Thereisnolimittothenumberofclientworkstationsinthe
localnetwork.)
Alaris™printer TheObjet3‐Dpr
interreferredtointhisguide.
Alariscomputer ThecomputerinsidetheAlarisprinterthatoperatesit.(This
issometimesreferredtoasthe“embedded”computer.)
Alarisprinterinterface TheGUI(graphicaluserinterface)usedforcontrollingthe
Alarisprinter.
Alarissoftware SoftwarerunningonthecomputerinsidetheAlarisprinter
thatcontrolsallprinteropera
tions.
host/serverworkstation TheworkstationonwhichthefullversionofJobManageris
installed.ThisworkstationinterfacesdirectlywiththeAlaris
printerandistypicallypositionednexttoit.
JobManager™ Thesoftwarethatmanagesproductionjobsbeforetheyare
senttotheAlarisprinter.
mo
delmaterial Materialusedforbuildingmodels.
ObjetStudio™ Thesoftwarewithwhichuserspreparejobsforproducing
models.
OBJTF(ObjetTrayFormat) Theextensionofafilethatcontainsalloftheinformation
neededforamodel‐printingjobonObjet3‐Dprinters.An
objtffileisusedtosendaprintjobtoanObjet3‐Dprinter
.
OBJZF(ObjetZFormat) Theextensionofacompressed“wrapper”filecontainingall
ofthefilesusedinanObjetStudiobuildtray.Usingobjzffiles,
aprintingjobcanbesavedasasinglefile,forconvenient
storageandtransfer.
resin Thebasesubstancefromwhichphot
opolymerprinting
materialsaremadeforuseinAlarisprinters.InObjetStudio,
JobManagerandAlarissoftware,“resin”referstocartridges
ofmodelandsupportmaterials.
SLC AfiletypeusedwithObjetsoftware.(Thesefilesarebitmaps
ofindividualslicesoftheobject.Formoreinformation,see
page
3‐3.)
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