FlashForge Inventor 3D Printer User Guide Pt 4

Method 2: Click on [File]--[Save as...] to save the model as project file .fpp or .stl and .obj. For .stl and .boj, models are integrated as one(include support part). If load it again, only the position of the model is saved, not include the printing parameters. ③ Preferences Click [File]--[Preferences], you can choose language and if when detecting update while start 6-17 ● Language: The software supports six languages, that is Chinese (simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese), English, French, Korean, Japanese and Russian. ● Font Size: Set the font size. ● Auto layout newly-imported model: Set Yes or No. ● Printing Window Type: Including Basic Mode and Expert Mode ● Check for Update after start up: It is used to set if needs to activate the online automatic update function, if choose yes, every time when you open software, it can online detect if there is new version software, once new version found, it will reminds users to download and install new version firmware. 6.2.13 Edit Menus ① Undo Allows users to undo the recent edits by the following two methods: Method 1: Click [Edit]--[Undo]. Method 2: Press the shortcut Ctrl+Z. ② Redo Allows users to redo the most recent edit you have undone to your model file by the following two methods Method 1: Click [Edit]--[Redo] Method 2: Press the shortcut Ctrl+Y. ③Empty Undo-stack To clean up the recorded operating steps so as to release the memory. ④ Select All By the following two methods, you could select all models in the scene. (When models are too small to be seen or out of viewing scope, please click [Center] and [Scale] buttons to adjust the model.) Method 1: Click [Edit]--[Select All]. Method 2: Press the shortcut Ctrl+A. ⑤ Duplicate Select the object and duplicate the object through the following two methods: Method 1: Click [Edit]--[Duplicate] Method 2: Press the shortcut Ctrl+D ⑥ Delete Select the object and delete the object through the following two methods: Method 1: Click [Edit]--[Delete] Method 2: Press the shortcut Delete ⑦ Auto Layout All Click [Edit]--[Auto Layout All] after loading one or more than one models, all models will be placed automatically as automatic placement rule. ⑧ Repair Models Click [Edit]--[Repair Models] to repair models. ⑨ Supports Click [Edit]--[Supports] to enter supports setting interface. 6.2.14 Print Menus ① Connect Machine You can connect the Inventor with your PC via a USB cable or WiFi. Note: The machine icon on the bottom right displays the connection status: Connected Disconnected Method 1：Connect Via USB Cable a. Connect your Inventor with your PC via a USB cable. b. Turn on your Inventor and start FlashPrint. c. Click [Print]--[Connect Machine], then select USB in the [Connection Mode] option and select machine you want to connect in [Select Machine] option. If you can not find your machine, click the [Rescan] button to scan your machine and select it. Finally click [Connect] button to connect to the printer. If you still can not find your machine after rescan, which means you haven’t installed the driver in the software. 6-19 Method 2： Connect Via WiFi 1. Turn on Inventor. 2. Turn on Wi-Fi on the Inventor. Tap [Tool]-[Setting]-[WiFi]-[ WiFi ON]. 3. A connection called“Inventor1” can be found on the your computer available networks list. Connect your computer to this network. 4. Open your Internet browser in your computer. Type in “10.10.100.254” and hit [Enter] on your keyboard. Enter the username and password to login. The default username and password are both “admin.” The control panel will appear after a successful login. 6-20 5. Click on [WiFi Set] and choose“AP mode” or “STA mode”in WiFi Model Select and save it. Click [Restart] to take effect. 6. AP Mode：You can set the network name(Inventor1) and password of the hotspot in AP mode. If you don’t want to set the password, select “None”. Then save and restart it. Connect your PC to the network named “Inventor1”. Open FlashPrint, click[Print]--[Connect Machine]. Under “Connection Mode”, select Wi-Fi, and enter the “IP Address” as shown on Inventor touch screen. Then, click [Connect]. 6-22 Turn on the Inventor again and connect your computer to the network . Open FlashPrint, click[Print]--[Connect Machine]. Under “Connection Mode”, select Wi-Fi, and enter the “IP Address” as shown on Inventor touch screen. Then, click [Connect].If successfully connected, you will see the following red mark. Note: If you want to swich STA mode to AP mode, tap [Reset] in wifi fucntion of the Inventor. Disconnect Inventor Click [Print]--[Disconnect] to disconnect your PC and Inventor. Notice: Failed to print from SD card in the wifi mode. You can use wifi and usb cable to print. 6.2.14 Tool Menus ①Control Panel After connecting PC with Inventor, click [Tools]--[Control Panel] to open the control panel. 1 5 6 2 3 4 ● Jog Controls a. Jog Mode：Select the distance that extruder/build plate move a single time (that is, the distance extruder/build plate move upon your single click). b. Six blue arrow direction buttons: Control the move along X/Y/Z axis. X/Y axis button control extruder movement, Z axis button control build plate move. Click X-, extruder will move leftward a specified distance; Click X+, extruder will move a specified distance rightward. Click Y-, extruder will move forward a specified distance; Click Y-, extruder will move backward a specified distance. Click Z-, build plate will move upward a specified distance; Click Z-, build plate will move downward a specified distance. (Specified distance refers to the move distance you set in Jog Mode. c. Stop: Click the [Stop] button to abort the current movement. d. XYZ coordinate frame on the right side: Show the current position of extruder/build plate. e. Make Current Position Zero button: Set the current position of the extruder/build plate as (0, 0, 0). (NOTE: X, Y, and Z boxes are for display purposes. Changing the value in the boxes will not affect anything. f. Center X/Y/Z button: Extruder and build platform will back to the zero (0, 0, 0) you set last time. g. X/Y Speed and Z Speed: Set the move speed of extruder/ build platform. ● Limit Switch: In order to protect your Inventor, three limit switches are equipped to control the maximum position, and the three limit switches corresponding to X/Y/Z axis limit switch. It has two statuses: a. Not Triggered: If the extruder/build plate don’t move to its maximum, X/Y/Z axis limit switch is not triggered, and shows “Not Triggered”. b. Triggered: If the extruder/build plate moves to its maximum, X/Y/Z axis limit switch is triggered, and shows “Triggered”. ● Stepper Motor Controls: Allows users to control to stepper motor. Click [Enable], and lock the motor so it does not allow any movement; click [Disable], and unlock the motor to be controlled manually. ● LED Color: Allows users to change the LED color of Inventor. ● Extruder Controls: You can set the value of “Motor Speed (RPM)”, which can control the rotation speed of filament feeding wheel. The motor rotation time can be controlled via setting the value of “Extruder Duration”. Generally we suggest the users choose option of continuous time 60 seconds. The filament must be loaded in the extruder before motor starts. Therefore, do not start rotation operation until the extruder temperature reach the printing temperature of filament. For PLA filament, the extruder temperature should reach 220℃, after reaching the extruder temperature, click the [Forward]/[Reverse] rotation button to control filament load and filament unload. Furthermore, if you want to stop filament load and unload, you can click [Stop]. ● Temperature Control: Input the temperature you want to get in the left frame, click [Apply], the printer will automatically heat the corresponding part, the right side shows the current actual temperature of corresponding part. After start heating, the below curve of temperature form will start to change, different color correspond different parts’ temperatures ② Update Firmware Every time when you start FlashPrint, it will automatically detect and download the up-to-date firmware. If any update is available, a dialog box will pop up for reminding the users to update. Step 1: Click [Tools]--[Update firmware]. It needs to cut off connection before updating firmware. If software and printer are already in connection, it reminds you cutting off the connection, choose [Yes] and go on to the next step. Step 2: Choose corresponding printer type and firmware version and click [OK] in the firmware updating box. After confirming the printer is in free state, the software will automatically update the firmware. 6-23 Step 3：Reboot you Inventor and wait for 4-5 seconds, then you can see the update process bar. When the update finishes, it will go back to the main interface. Step 4：Tap [Tool]--[About] to check whether the updated version is right. ③ On Board Preferences When the computer and printer are in connection, click [Tools]--[On Board Preferences], you can check the printer name. ④ Machine information When the computer and printer are in connection state, click [Tools]--[Machine information], you can check the machine type, machine name and firmware etc. 6.2.15 Help Menus ① First Run Wizard ② Help Contents：Click [Help]--[Help Contents], you can read the help contents. ③ Check for Updates ： Click [Help]--[Check for Update] to detect the available updates online. ④ About FlashPrint：Click [Help]--[About FlashPrint], the software information box will pop up. The contents include the current software version and copyright information.