2.0 Overview
2.1 Safety
The Orbit 3D printer must only use the power adapter provided, or it may damage the device
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To avoid burns or model distortion, please keep the printer door closed during operation.
Please do not touch the model, nozzle, print platform or other parts of the device during
operation.
We advise that you wear goggles when removing the support material. There may be a slight
odor during printing, this is normal and occurs as a result of extruder melting the plastic
lament.Weadviseyouusethedeviceinawell-ventilatedenvironment.Inaddition,keepthe
printerdoorclosedduringprintinginordertoisolatetheoutsideairow,asitmayhavean
impact on printing quality.
2.2 Protection Measures
• Keep the printer away from water, it can cause damage to the machine.
• Do not turn off the power or unplug the USB data connector during printing operation, or
the model may fail to print.
• The normal room temperature for operation of Orbit 3D Printer is ranged from 5°C to
30°C.Ifbeyondthisrange,themodel’smoldingqualitymaybeaffected.
2.3 Getting Started with 3D Printing
The Orbit 3D printer uses FDM technology, or Fused Deposition Modeling. This type of
technologyusesathermoplasticlament,whichisheatedtoitsmeltingpointandthen
extruded, layer by layer, to create a three dimensional object
Ifyou’venever3Dprintedbefore,therearethreebasicstepsfromstarttonish.Therst
stepistoobtaina3DCADmodel.YoucandesignthismodelyourselfusingaCADsoftware
likeTinkercad,orbydownloadinganopen-sourcelefromawebsitelikeThingiverse.After
you’veobtainedyour3Dmodelleyouneedto‘slice’it.Slicingisatermusedtodescribe
theprocessoftranslatingyourmodelleintoalanguageyour3Dprintercanunderstand.
YoucanaccessInkSmith’sLaunchpadSlicingsoftwarefreewithyourOrbit3Dprinter.After
your3Dmodellehasbeenslicedyoucantransferittoyourmachinetoprint.
Formoreinformationaboutthebasicsof3DprintingyoucandownloadInkSmith’s3D
PrintingGuideat:https://www.inksmith.co/3d-printing-guide
