Prusa Printing Tutorial

This is a tutorial on using Prusa 3D printers for multi-material printing. The information here is based on a training attended by Tomáš and Luis.

0. What the heck?

• To turn on the printer, use the black 0/1 switch on the side.
• To use the menu, use the orange button on the front: press to select, move (counter)clockwise to go up/down in the menu.

1. Setting up a printer (for 1^st use / after moving)

1. Clean the printing bed (floor) with isopropyl alcohol or a window cleaner.
2. Clean the nozzle, i.e., remove any dried filament from the nozzle.
3. Calibrate: turn on the printer, go to menu, select Calibrate Z (calibrating X/Y is not necessary).
4. Preheat the printer: go to menu, select Preheat, select PLA (or whichever filament type you want to un/load, the filament type should be written on the side of the coil!).
5. Wait until the correct temperatures are met!
6. If there is already a filament inserted and you want to remove it: go to menu, select Unload filament ## (numbered from left to right), remove the filament.
7. Load new filaments one by one: use pliers to create an arrow-like tip on the end of the filament, then go to menu, select Load filament ##, slowly push the filament into the input (should be located on the bottom of the black&orange boxes on the top of the printer) and wait until the motor loads the filament.

2. Printing a file from an SD card

TODO

3. Using the Slicer

TODO