ProJet 6000 & 7000 Professional 3D Printers Software Release Notes

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1 ProJet 6000 & 7000 Professional 3D Printers Software Release Notes ProJet 6000-series Control Software ProJet 7000-series Control Software Version , Part Number C01-10 Release Date: June 3 rd, Table of Contents 1.0 Table of Contents Systems Supported Software Release Overview ProJet 6000-series & 7000-series Control Software Installation Instructions Implementing a Transfer Function Directions for Successful Operation / Potential Issues

2 2.0 Systems Supported ProJet 6000 Control/Service This software package supports both the ProJet 6000 and ProJet D Production Printers. 3.0 Software Release Overview 3.1 ProJet 6000-series & 7000-series Control Software Recoat Speed The recoat blade is now capable of sweeping at as low as 0.5 inches per second. Additional enhancements added to prevent sweeper stalls. Log File Enhancements Log files now be easier to read, include more detailed information, and include the machine name in their unique identifiers. This enhancement applies to the CSV logs and the log Zip file. In addition, older logs files will be automatically cleaned at the start of a build. The machine will now only keep 10 logs. Transfer Function After the completion of a build and after the CSV file is closed, an external function will be called with the CSV file name passed as a parameter. The program looks for a user defined file named TransferCsvLog.bat located in the program files\3d Systems\ProJet 6000\ directory. If this file does not exist no action is taken. The user can define their custom transfer/copy function to perform post build, such as a simple batch file copy. Bottle Pump Time The pump time for Impact material has been increased to eight minutes. This allows the bottle to fully drain properly. All other materials still drain at five minutes. Phantom Stall Fix This software features a more robust stall detection method designed to guard against phantom applicator stalls. 2

3 4.0 Installation Instructions IMPORTANT: Installation Instructions assume printer is currently running ProJet ControlCode version or newer. If running something older, please upgrade to before upgrading to the latest. 1. Shutdown the ProJet 6000 / ProJet 7000 Printer (toggle on/off switch) 2. Boot up the ProJet Printer (toggle on/off switch) 3. Once the ProJet Touchscreen Interface appears, both the green and blue lights are on, and the system is idle...login NOTE: to ensure that there are no hiccups, DO NOT PRESS OK to Enable / Power up the printer! 4. Retrieve the installer, ProJet6000 ControlCode msi, and place it on a USB Thumb Drive. 5. Plug the USB Thumb Drive that contains the installer into one of the USB slots provided on the side of the Printer. 6. In the Alerts window, an alert will appear referencing the new software version. 7. Access the Software Installation Alert and Press Yes to start NOTE: Pay no attention to the Percentage being displayed. The first part of the installation will count up to 100%, and then the 2 nd part of the installation will take place. The 2 nd part of the installation will count up to about 50%, and then count back down to 0%. This is okay not an issue with the installation. 8. When the installation completes, the Alert will change over and ask if you want to Start the New Software, Press Yes NOTE: The installation only takes 1 2 minutes to complete. If the Alert does not change over to the Start New Software Alert after 5 minutes, the GUI did not refresh properly. You can force this by logging out of the Touchscreen Interface, and then logging back in. Then try step #8 again. 9. Upon pressing yes, the Touchscreen Interface will log out and go to the splashscreen. Once the service starts up, the Touchscreen Interface will reappear and the system will initialize. NOTE: In some cases a Google Chrome page stating Can t find webpage may appear. Give it ~15 seconds and it will refresh. If both the laser and system lights are off and you still are looking at the can t find webpage window, then you can click the link to go to the splashscreen. 10. Remove the Flash Drive 11. Once printer initialization completes, Login to the GUI 12. Verify software installation was successful by clicking on the Settings Button, and then clicking on Printer Settings. This page should display the new version of software ( ). NOTE: If the printer is set up for the first time and version 2246 is installed The user must upload a build via flash drive to initiate the USB profile prior to using the build blade gap GUI options. This will also apply to any machine that has never received a build via USB. 3

4 5.0 Implementing a Transfer Function When the batch file is called it passes the full path of the log file as a parameter to the batch call C:\Program Files\3D Systems\ProJet 6000\logs\alogfile.csv Because of the white space characters in the path name, the string broken into four pieces: C:\Program Files\3D Systems\ProJet 6000\logs\alogfile.csv In order to recombine them correctly the batch program must use the following format to rebuild the string into the correct format: Copy "%1 %2 %3 %4" destination_location This will not be required in the next version of software. The Transfer Function will be changed to accommodate a simpler batch file with only one parameter ( %1 ). 4

5 6.0 Directions for Successful Operation / Potential Issues Grayed out Print Start button If you are ready to start a print, but the print start button is grayed out, the printer may be looking for you to physically remove the previous job from the printer. Please open and close the chamber door and then power up the system; then attempt to start the print again. Note that sometimes this reset may take 1 or 2 attempts to reset the print start button. Logout Button There have been some refresh issues associated with the touchscreen user interface. If the System Enable / Power Up Alert does not appear after a printer door is opened, log out of the touchscreen interface by pressing the Logout button. That automatically refreshes the user interface. Login and the User Interface should display properly. Boot Up Please be patient with the system boot up. Currently we provide absolutely no feedback to the user until the user interface finally appears. Please allow at least five minutes for complete system startup. Power Up Printer & Home Axes The way the Printer operates is that it will not be enabled for motion until you have closed all of the doors and acknowledged the Power Up Alert in the touchscreen user interface. If you get this message multiple times in a row, then you need to verify your door interlocks are working properly. Also make sure that the Emergency Stop button has not been pressed. Once the system has been powered up, the Alerts window will request to home the system s axes. This is intended behavior after every printer boot up! Once the printer s axes have been homed, you can proceed to start a print. Print Completion the system will ask you at the end of the print if you would like to move your print to the offload position. If you have not set the Offload position, the default position is zero which may result in the elevator moving down. Upon pressing Yes to move to offload position, please wait for the elevator to complete its motion prior to opening the door. System Shut down On occasion, the system may not shut down when the button is pressed to do so. In the event of this happening, go ahead and toggle the power switch on the rear side of the printer to shut the printer down. Part Deletion It is possible to delete geometry from an active print by pausing the print, clicking the Print Preview button, selecting the geometry in question and pressing delete. This functionality doesn t work if the print is still in the Support Recoat Print Range (i.e. the print height is between 0 and or 10mm). Keypad the ProJet 3D Printer user interface uses a touchscreen keypad and keyboard in various locations for entering data. Currently the operator will need to pay close attention to what he / she presses because the user interface doesn t flash the buttons pressed. Particularly necessary when dealing with passwords. 5