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USER MANU AL.
1 WELC OME 04 Leg al 05 Saf ety and C ompliance 07 About the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 10 2 GETTING S T ARTED 14 A cc essory Checklist 15 Unpacking the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 16 Se tting up the M.
W elc ome. L et ’ s get started. 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING 53 Printing P robl ems 54 L eveling the Buil d Pl ate 57 Updating Firm ware 59 Emptying the Fil ament W aste Bin 59 7 REFERENCE 60 Specifica tion.
WEL C OME. W el come t o the User Manual f or the Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Z18 3D Print er . With the Mak erBot R eplic at or Z18 y ou can print high-r esol ution, industrial -qualit y prot ot ypes bigg er than ev er , but it also r equire s car e and att ention, so pl ea se be sure t o r ead this manual all the w a y throu gh.
5 LEG AL The MakerBot ® R eplicat or ® Z18 3D Print er is co vered b y a limite d warrant y . For t erms and conditions, s ee makerbot. com/l egal. All informa tion in this user manual (“Manual ”) is subject to chang e at any time without notice and is pr ovided f or conv enience purpose s only .
6 LEG AL MakerBot does not w arrant the ac cur acy or compl et eness of the informa tion, product s, or services pr ovided b y or through this Manual and assumes no a ssume no responsibility for an y .
WEL COME. 7 S AFETY AND C OMPLIANCE Radio and T ele vision Interferenc e This equipment has been t este d and found t o compl y with the limits for a Cl ass B digital devic e, pursuant t o P art 15 of the Federal C ommunications C ommission (FCC) rul es.
WEL COME. 8 S AFETY AND C OMPLIANCE Safet y alert s ymbols prec ede ea ch safe ty messag e in this manual. These symbol s indicat e potential sa fet y hazards that c oul d harm you or others or c ause product or pr operty damage . W arning: The MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 g enerat es high temper atures.
WEL COME. 9 Caution: The sock et outl et must be l ocat ed near the machine and must be easil y ac cessibl e. Caution: In c ase of emergenc y disconnect the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 from the socke t outle t. Caution: The Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 melts pl astic during printing.
WEL COME. 10 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 The MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 mak es solid, thre e-dimensional objects out of mel ted MakerBotPLA Fil ament. First, use MakerBot Desk top t o transl at e 3D design files int o instructions f or theMakerBot R eplica tor Z18.
WEL COME. 11 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 1 MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR DIA GRAMS 4. C ontrol panel 5. Filament dr aw er 1. Buil d plat e 2. Filament w ast e bin 3.
WEL COME. 12 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 2 1 MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR DIA GRAMS 3 4 3. USB port 1. P ow er switch 2. P ow er input port 4. E thernet port.
WEL COME. 13 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 2 1 MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR DIA GRAMS 4 4. Bell o ws 1. Gantry 2. Extruder c arriage 3. Filament g uide tube 3.
GETTING S T AR TED When y ou set up y our Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Z18 3D print er , r emember that it w as buil t and pack ag ed v ery c arefull y at the Mak erBot fa ct ory . W e hope you’ll t ak e your time and be jus t as car eful unpacking it and g e tting it se t up.
GETTING ST AR TED 15 A C CESS OR Y CHECKLIS T POWER C ORD BUILD PLA TE T APE USB CABLE 5 MM HEX WRENCH SAFETY BOOKLET MAKERBOT REPLICA TOR SMART EXTRUDER LARGE MAKERBOT PLA FILAMENT SPOOL Inside your .
GETTING ST AR TED 16 2 REMOVE P A CKA GING MA TERIALS UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 Cut the str aps holding the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18 box in pl ace and li o the cardboar d lid and slee ve. R emove the t ape and foam hol ding the door and filament dr aw er of the MakerBot R eplicat or Z18 open.
GETTING ST AR TED 17 3 REMOVE A C CESS ORIES UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 T ake the acc essory and fil ament box es out of the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 and set them aside. 4 T AKE THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 OFF OF THE P ALLET Li the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 o of the palle t and plac e it on a stabl e surfac e.
GETTING ST AR TED 18 5 ADJUS T LEVELING FEET UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 If the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 sho ws any tendency t o wobbl e, s tabilize it using the adjustabl e le veling f eet.
GETTING ST AR TED 19 UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 6 REMOVE LID Use a tool t o unlock the lid of the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18. Pull the lid o and se t it aside.
GETTING ST AR TED 20 7 REMOVE G ANTR Y CLIPS UNP ACKING THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 R emove the or ange pl astic clips fr om the top c ompartment of the MakerBot R eplicat or Z18.
GETTING ST AR TED 21 SETTING UP THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR Z18 Loc ate and un wrap the Smart Ex truder and press it ag ainst the back of the ex truder carriag e, with the c onnector pins f acing the front of the Mak erBot Replic ator Z18 . Magnets will lock the S mart Extruder int o plac e.
GETTING ST AR TED 22 SETTING UP THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR Z18 3 ROUTE FILAMENT 3a. Deta ch the free end of the filament fr om the spool and insert it into the hol e at the back l e corner of the fil ament dra wer . 3b. C ontinue to f eed the fil ament by hand int o the slot a t the side of the filament dr aw er .
GETTING ST AR TED 23 4a. The buil d plat e on the MakerBot R eplicat or Z18 has tw o parts: a remov able plas tic top pl ate , and a flat, sturdy aluminum ba se. T urn the la tches on the front of the buil d plat form and slide the top pl ate f orwar d to rel ea se it.
GETTING ST AR TED 24 SETTING UP THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR Z18 5a. Mak e sure the pow er swit ch is in the O position. 5b. L oca te the po wer c ord and plug it into the po wer input port at the ba ck of the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18. 5c. Plug the po wer c ord int o an ele ctrical outl et.
S T AR TUP The first time y ou turn on y our Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Z18 3D Print er , it will run a setup assis tant that will introduc e y ou t o the c ontrol panel and w alk y ou throu gh ev erything y ou need t o do t o start y our fir st print.
ST AR TUP 26 THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A T OR Z18 CONTR OL P ANEL The MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 is oper ate d by means of a c ontrol panel at the l ow er right of the 3D printer . The control panel incl udes a col or L CD scr een, a rotary / push dial, and tw o butt ons.
ST AR TUP 27 Y our MakerBot Replic ator Z18 us es 1. 75 mm diameter PLA fil ament to cr eat e 3D printed objects. Onc e your spool of Mak erBot PLA Fil ament is loade d into the filament dr aw er an.
ST AR TUP 28 FIRS T STEP S Once y ou’ve l oaded fil ament into y our Smart Extruder , you’re r eady t o print something. The L CD panel will displa y the tes t prints we’v e loa ded onto y our MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 f or you.
ST AR TUP 29 FIRS T STEP S CONNE CT TO Y OUR C OMPUTER There are f our wa ys t o mov e files fr om your c omputer t o your Mak erBot Replic ator Z18: Wi-Fi, Etherne t, USB cabl e and USB driv e. Bef ore y ou proc eed, set up y our comput er to connec t using one of these methods.
MAKERBO T DE SK T OP Mak erBot ® Desk top is a fr ee app f or prep aring 3D prints and managing y our 3D c ont ent. Whe ther y ou print direc tl y t o the Mak erBot R eplic at or ® Z18 3D Print er via USB c abl e, Wi-Fi or Etherne t, or y ou e xport y our print fil es t o a USB driv e , Mak erBot Desk t op is where all y our prints will begin.
MAKERBO T DESKT OP 31 DOWNL O ADING AND INS T ALLING MAKERBOT DE SKT OP 1. Open a bro wser session and g o to mak erbot.c om/ desk top. Click the Downl oad butt on. 2. Sel ect y our opera ting syst em from the dr opdown menu on the do wnload pa ck and click Downl oad .
MAKERBO T DESKT OP 32 5. Sel ect ho w you will c onnect y our MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 t o your c omputer . If you will print only via U SB drive, click Skip . Y ou will be asked t o choose a MakerBot 3D P rinter . Choose Replica tor Z18 . Y ou can connect t o your Mak erBot R eplicat or via USB cabl e, Etherne t or Wi-Fi at any time .
MAKERBO T DESKT OP 33 PRINTING FROM MAKERBO T DESK TOP HOW IT WORK S MakerBot Desk top c onsists of f our sections: Expl ore, Library , Prepare and S tor e. Explor e gives y ou acc ess to Thingiv erse and the hundre ds of thousands of free 3D printabl e objects designed b y the Thingivers e community .
MAKERBO T DESKT OP 34 PRINTING FROM MAKERBO T DESK TOP FINDING A 3D MODEL Ev ery 3D print starts with a 3D model. If y ou design a 3D model your self , export it from y our 3D modeling application in S TL or OBJ f ormat. If y ou don’t ha ve a 3D model, do wnl oad one from Thingiv erse, either thr ough the websit e at Thingiver se.
MAKERBO T DESKT OP 35 PREP ARING TO PRINT Y ou should now see y our model or models at the c enter of a gr ay r ectangl e. This is Mak erBot Deskt op’ s representa tion of your 3D print er ’s buil d pla te. Let’ s tak e a look a t the other fe atures visibl e in the Pr epare view .
MAKERBO T DESKT OP 36 4. M ove • • Click the Move butt on or press the M k ey to g o into Mo ve mode . • • In Mov e mode, click and dr ag with your mouse t o mov e your model around on the • build pl at e.
MAKERBO T DESKT OP 37 9 . A dd File • • Click Add Fil e to open an Open Fil e dial og. • • Navig ate t o the loc ation of any S TL, OB J, or Thing fil e and sele ct the fil e to add a • model to the buil d pla te. • • Y ou can add as many models t o the plat e as will fit.
MAKERBO T DESKT OP 38 PRINT SETTINGS PRINTING FROM MAKERBO T DESK TOP 1 5 4 6 2 3 If you w ant to chang e any settings be fore printing, click Settings . This is where you c an specify options that will a ect the qualit y of your printe d object, lik e print resol ution and object str ength.
MAKERBO T DESKT OP 39 PRINT SETTINGS PRINTING TO THE MAKERBOT REPLIC A TOR Z18 PRINTING FROM MAKERBO T DESK TOP When you ar e ready t o print, click Print t o slice the model using the curr ent settings and send a .makerbot print fil e to y our Mak erBot Replic ator Z18 .
MAKERBO T DESKT OP 40 USING THE C AMERA A fee d of images from the onboar d camer a is alw ay s avail abl e when you’re c onnect ed to y our MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 via Wi-Fi or E thernet. T o view the f eed, click the menu ic on at the right side of the status bar t o open the monitor panel.
THE C ONTR OL P ANEL The c ontrol panel on the Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Z18 3D Print er all o w s y ou t o inter a ct with y our 3D print er . Y ou can use it t o initia t e prints, edit se ttings, and ac c ess inf ormation. This chapter de scribes the di erent things y ou c an do with the contr ol panel.
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 42 HOME SCREEN 1. Print: Initiat e a print st ored on a USB driv e or internal st orag e, or s ynced from y our MakerBot a ccount. 2. Filament: Load fil ament into or unl oad filament fr om the MakerBot R eplic ator Smart E xtruder .
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 43 PRINT T urn the dial to scroll thr ough the list of av ailabl e loc ations. P ush the dial to sel ect the loc ation of the fil e you want t o print. Sel ect USB Sto rage to print a fil e stor ed on a USB drive ins erted int o the USB port.
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 44 2 ST ART PRINT • • If you sel ect a fil e from the USB driv e or internal s tor age, the c ontrol panel will • displa y the file scr een. • • If you sel ect some thing from your Mak erBot Cl oud Library , you will see a list of all • the la youts a ssociated with the fil e.
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 45 PRINT 4 3 2 1 4. P rint Menu. Pr ess the contr ol panel’ s Menu butt on to open the Print menu. The Print menu c ontains the foll owing options: • • Pause. Sel ect this option t o tempor arily pa use your print. Y ou can also • pause by pr essing the contr ol panel dial.
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 46 3 PRINT COMPLETE If you ar e printing a file from Thingiv erse, you will be prompt ed t o share a photo . Phot os shared t o Thingiverse will appe ar on the Thing page in the I Made one! se ction.
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 47 Sel ect the Filament icon to l oad or unl oad fil ament. T o load filament: 1. Use the dial t o selec t Load fil ament. 2. Unl ock and remov e the lid of the MakerBot R eplicat or Z18. 3. W ait for the Smart Ex truder to he at.
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 48 FILAMENT T o change filament spools: 1. Unl oad filament. 2. Open the filament dr aw er and rota te the spool c ountercl ockwise t o wind the filament b y hand around the spool. Caution: Be c areful to k eep the spool tightl y wound as y ou pull the filament fre e of the guide tube.
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 49 UTILITIES Use the Utilities menu to ac ce ss plat e le veling, diagnos tics and other tools. Level Buil d Plat e Sel ect t o begin the assiste d le veling proc ess. For best r esults when l ev eling, mak e sure filament is unl oaded and the e xtruder nozzl e is cl ean, and wipe any pl astic debris o of the build pl at e.
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 50 UTILITIES Additional options ar e avail abl e under Sy st em T ools . Home Position Sel ect t o mov e the build pl atf orm and ex truder assembl y to their home positions. The build plat form will mo ve all the w ay do wn and the ex truder carriage will mo ve t o the front l e corner of the Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18.
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 51 SETTINGS Use the Set tings menu to edit net work and sharing set tings and to pers onalize your MakerBot R eplica tor Z18. Netw ork Settings • • Netw ork Info . Sel ect f or informa tion about your net work c onnection. MakerBot A cc ount • • Unlink Ac count.
THE CONTR OL P ANEL 52 INFO Use the Info menu t o view your 3D print er’s history and sta tistics. Firmware View the v ersion number of the firmw are currentl y install ed on y our MakerBot R eplica tor Z18. Statis tics Sel ect t o view printing statistic s, including t otal print time and the amount of spac e avail abl e in internal st orag e.
TR OUBLE SHOO TING As y ou g et t o kno w y our Mak erBot ® R eplic at or ® Z18 3D Print er , you ma y run int o issues with di er ent parts of the printing pr oce ss. Here is a handy g uide t o some simpl e-t o-fix probl ems. For help with issues not c o ver ed in this chapt er , go t o mak erbot.
TROUBLE SHOO TING 54 PROBLEM SOLUTION Can’t l oad fil ament into the MakerBot R eplica tor Smart Extruder . T ry unloa ding and loading ag ain. Hol d the Smart Extruder in pl ace and try pushing the fil ament through. P ush hard; as l ong as y ou are holding the Smart Extruder in pl ac e, pushing on the fil ament will not damage it.
TROUBLE SHOO TING 55 PRINTING PROBLEMS PROBLEM SOLUTION Object peels o the buil d pl ate during printing. Make sur e that thebuil dplat e tape is cl ean and securel y applied t o the build pl at e. If prints continue t o peel o the pla te, your pla te ma y no long er be l evel.
TROUBLE SHOO TING 56 PROBLEM SOLUTION The Smart Extruder is ins talled, but the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 does not rec ognize it. R emove the S mart Extruder and run the e xtruder atta chment script by g oing to Utilities > S ys tem T ools > A ttach Smart Ex truder .
TROUBLE SHOO TING 57 LEVELING THE BUILD PLA TE The build pl at e on your Mak erBot Replic at or Z18 is lev el ed at the Mak erBot Fac tory and lock ed int o plac e, but o ver time it might shi slightl y . If you observe tha t your prints are consist entl y peeling o of the build pl at e, you ma y need t o le vel the pl ate ag ain.
TROUBLE SHOO TING 58 LEVELING THE BUILD PLA TE 4. Foll o w the directions on the c ontrol panel. The Makerbot R eplica tor Z18 will mo ve the Smart Extruder t o dier ent positions on the build pl at e. A t each point it will prompt you t o adjust one of the l eveling knobs and prompt y ou again when the pla te is in the corr ect position.
TROUBLE SHOO TING 59 UPD A TING FIRMW ARE Firmwar e is the soware tha t runs on your Mak erBot Replic ator Z18 . K eeping y our firmwar e up to dat e will help ensure that y our Mak erBot Replic ator Z18 is in the be st possible w orking order .
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REFERENCE 61 SPECIFIC A TIONS PRINTING Print T echnol ogy: Fused deposition modeling Build V olume: 30.5 L X 30.5 W X 45. 7 H cm[12.0 L X 12.0 W X 18. 0 H in] Lay er R esolution: 100 microns [0. 0039 in] Filament: 1.75 mm [ 0. 069 in] Mak erBot PLA Filament Nozzl e Diameter: 0.
REFERENCE 62 GLOSSARY BA CK BUTTON: The butt on at the top right corner of the c ontrol panel ’s L CD screen. The back butt on will oen allo w you t o return t o a previous scr een or canc el an action. BUILD PLA TE: The pla te on which y our MakerBot R eplica tor Z18 prints an objec t.
REFERENCE 63 GLOSSARY FIRMW ARE: The sowar e that runs on your MakerBot R eplica tor Z18. GANTR Y : The apparatus that all ow s the ex truder assembl y to mov e around. HEA TED CHAMBER: The interior chamber of the MakerBot R eplica tor Z18. The chamber is heat ed during the printing proc ess.
REFERENCE 64 GLOSSARY PROFILE: The se ttings used t o slice y our 3D model and crea te a print fil e. Mak erBot Deskt op Sowar e comes with pr eset profil es for L ow , Standar d and High resol ution prints. RAFT : A pla stic base print ed on the build plat e and used as a printing surf ace f or your printed objec t.
REFERENCE 65 HOW T O USE MAKERBOT S UPPORT At Mak erBot, w e take pride in o ering expert, responsive , friendl y customer support t o cust omers around the w orld. When y ou call us or open a c ase on mak erbot.com/ support, there are a f ew things y ou can do ahea d of time to help us help y ou.
REFERENCE 66 C ONT A CT Support makerbot. com/ support Our websit e has ex tensiv e documentation and troubl eshooting informa tion about your Mak erBot R eplicat or Z18. It’ s a great r esourc e when you w ant to try t o solv e issues quickl y on your o wn.
MakerBot One Metr oT ech C enter , 21st Fl oor , Br ooklyn, NY support@mak erbot.c om makerbot. com.
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