Afinia H479 3D - Manual (Page 17)

Afinia H-Series 3D Printer User’s Manual
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TIP: An empty Afinia Premium spool weighs about 280 grams. If you are installing a partially used
Afinia Premium filament spool, weigh it, and subtract 280 grams from the weight. Enter that
value into the material Weight text box.
Status
This area displays the current temperature of the nozzle and platform and if either element is
currently being heated.
Nozzle & Platform Position Controls
The five buttons (FL, FR, Center, NL, NR) control the position of the nozzle and the platform.
The nozzle moves to the left and right; the platform moves forward and backward.
The To button controls the height of the platform, and is used in the nozzle height calibration
procedure described on page 13.
The Bottom button returns the platform to the lowest position.
Set Nozzle Height
Takes whatever value you have in the To box and saves it as the Nozzle height to use during
printing.
Stop All
Stops heating and all the movement of the printer. Once you click this button, the current model
being printed is cancelled. You CANNOT resume a print job once the printer has been stopped.
After you use the Stop All function, you will need to re-initialize the printer.
Pause Print
This button allows you to pause a print in mid-progress while allowing you to resume the print job
where it left off. This is very useful if, for example, you want to change the material color mid-print.
Another use for pausing a job mid-print is to allow fasteners to be inserted into printed cavities and
then printed over to lock the fastener into place.
This option is only available when the printer is actively printing and above the first four printed
layers.
Table Heat 1 hr
Click the Table Heat 1 hr button to heat the table to 105º C for a full hour.
Heating the platform will not take the full hour, but the longer the platform heats, the more the outer
edges of the platform will be heated. For prints extending close to the edge of the platform, this
will help prevent warping of the model during printing.
Note: You should always preheat the platform prior to printing to ensure the best results.
Stop Preheat (Windows) / Stop Heat (Mac)
This button will halt any heating of the table, either the 1 hour heat or the 15 minute preheat from
the 3D Print menu. This option only appears when the table in actively being heated by one of
these two operations.