User Manual Version: WB20140616

User Manual
Version: WB20140616
Table of Contents
A, SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................. …1
B, SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................... 2
B.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLTION ................................................................................... 2
B.2 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION ............................................................................ 2
C, SOFTWARE SETTINGS ............................................................................................. 4
C.1 CONFIGURATION FILE LEAD-IN .......................................................................... 4
C.2 QUICKPRINT PRINTTING ............................................................................................ 4
C.3 FULL SETTINGS PRITNING......................................................................................... .5
D, ACCESSORIES INSTALLATION AND BASIC FUNCTIONS ...................................... 5
D.1 ACCESSORIES INSTALLTION ....................................................................................... 6
D.2 BASIC FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................... 6
D.2.1 LEVEL BUILD PLATE（IMPORTANT） .......................................................... 6
D.2.2 LOADING ....................................................................................................... 8
D.2.3 UNLOADING .................................................................................................. 9
E, MACHINE MENU EXPLANATION ............................................................................ 10
F, MAKE A PRINT ........................................................................................................ .12
F.1 EDITING THE MODEL ........................................................................................ .12
F.1.1 ROTATE ....................................................................................................... .12
F.1.2 SCALE ......................................................................................................... .12
F.1.3 FLIP（MIRROR） ........................................................................................ .13
F.1.4 OTHER EDITINGS ....................................................................................... .13
F.1.5 VIEW MODE................................................................................................. .14
F.2 PRINT FROM SD CARD (RECOMMENDED) ............................................................ .14
F.3 PRINT FROM COMPUTER .................................................................................. 14
G, CONTACT US.......................................................................................................... .17
User Manual for WINBO Desktop 3D Printer
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We are so excited to welcome you to the Winbo 3D printer community. 3D printers are precision manufacturing equipment.
Therefore, this User Manual is designed to start your journey with the Winbo CLASSIC 3 desktop 3D printer in the right
direction. Your Winbo CLASSIC 3 is optimized for 3.0mm ABS, PLA and PETG as well. It is so crucial to take the time to
learn about this User Manual as well as your new machine!
Due to long distance of transportation, please kindly unpack the machine box and check all the accessories and tool sets
before using your new machine, to make sure everything is OK: bolts fastened. Also please remove those fixtures or paddings
used for the packing. If there are questions or exceptions, please feel free to contact us any time!
Before the first print, you need to know the following:
1. Unpack the machine and take out the machine as well as the accessories.
2. Install CURA, the software on the computer.
3. Power on the machine and level the build plate.
4. Load the material: ABS, PLA or PETG.
5. Transfer STL file into “.gcode” by CURA.
6. Saved the “.gcode” file to the SD card and insert it to the machine. Find out the “.gcode” file that you need to print.
7. Wait for the printing.
8. Make sure the machine is well working and material is adequate.
A, MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
XY-AXIS: 0.010 mm
Machine size: 440x360x740 mm
BUILD TYPE: FDM (FUSED DEPOSTION MODELING)
CBM: 535x455x965 mm
Machine weight: 18.0 kg
POWER SUPPLY
Shipping weight: 40 kg
Connection: USB or SD CARD
AC INPUT: 95-230V, 50-60Hz
TEMPERATURE
Output: 24V
NOZZLE TEMPERATURE: 0-240 ℃ （ no more than
Rated current: 14.6A
240℃）
MACHINE POWER: 350W
BUILDPATE TEMPERATURE: 0-110℃（adjustable）
Working temperature: -20℃-60℃
BUILDPATE HEATING: about 3 min
NOZZLE HEATING: about 2 min
Environment
Temperature: 15-35℃
PRINTING
Condition: ventilation
LAYER THICKNESS: 0.06-0.2 mm (adjustable)
PRITNING MATERIALS: ABS / PLA / PETG
SOFTWARE
FILAMENT DIAMETER: 3.0 mm
FILE FORMAT: .stl
NOZZLE DIAMETER: 0.4 mm
Input file: Gcode
NOZZLE
MOVING
SPEED:
20-150
OPERATONAL SOFTWARE: WINBO （FREE）
mm/s
（ADJUSTABLE）
SUPPORTS: Windows，Linux，Mac OX
BUILDING SPEED: 10-30 g/h
3D DESIGN SOFTWARES: SolidWorks, PRO-E, UG,
POSITIONING PRECISION: Z-AXIS: 0.002 mm
Auto CAD, 3ds-Max, Maya etc.
NOTE: both the extruder and the build plate are heating parts and you may get hurt by touching them during preheat or
printing process.
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B, SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
B.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLTION
Inside the SD card, there is a software for our machine. Double-click on “Cura_13.11.2.exe” and install it by following
default options as shown below:
B.2 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
To run the software for the first time, you will encounter a welcome interface. Click on “Next” to enter the First time run
wizard and you may follow the instructions as below:
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Choose Other and Next
Put in machine
specifications
Choose Option and Next
and Finish
Here comes the interface for the software:
When running the software next time, you may enter the First time run wizard by going to the menu “Expert”→”ReRun
first run wizard”.
C, SOFTWARE SETTINGS
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C.1 CONFIGURATION FILE LEAD-IN
You may finish the software settings by leading in the configuration file in the SD card. Click on “File” and choose
“Open Profile”. Find out the “WINBO DRAGON 3D Printer.ini” and click on it.
C.2 QUICKPRINT PRINTING
Instead of leading in the configuration file that we have prepared for you, you may make settings according to the specific
model. When running the software the default option is QUICKPRINTING mode. On the left, you will find the
Specifications and Screen as shown below:
Screen
Specifications
There are 3 types of QUICK PRINT High quality print, Normal quality print, Fast low quality print. You may print with PLA,
PETG or ABS.
A, 3 types of QUICK PRINT:
High quality print
Normal quality print
Fast low quality print
B, Choose the material for the printing:
PLA or ABS
C, Diameter for the filaments: 2.85mm
D, Print suport for the sample
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C.3 FULL SETTINGS PRINTING
Choose “Tools” under the menu”Switch to full settings” to switch to Full Settings Printing as below:
BASIC SETTINGS ARE AS BELOW:
(1) Layer height: thickness for each layer. Normally it is 0.1mm. If you need
high resolution, you may choose smaller one.
(2) Shell thickness: the amount should be a multiple of 0.4. You may need to
adjust this amount to get the best printing quality.
(3) Enable retraction: turn it on and the filament will be pulled back when
moving over a gap in the print. Otherwise, there may be thin lines
appear between printed parts.
(4) Bottom/Top thickness: it is related to the printing speed. It can make a more
solid top or bottom on the model.
(5) Fill Density: 0% means hollow and 100% means solid. You may make the
exact setting according to your model.
(6) Print Speed: the faster the print speed, the faster the feeding speed. And
the result is burrs created during printing. Normally, it is 40-90mm/min.
(7) Printing Temperature: 230℃ for ABS, PETG and PLA.
(8) Bed Temperature: 50℃ for PLA, PETG and 90℃ for ABS.
(9) Support Type: to choose where to print the support.
(10) Platform adhesion type: a setting to help the printed object stick to the
printer bed.
(11) Diameter: you may put the actual diameter.
(12) Flow (%):100% for PLA and 85% for ABS.
Advanced settings:
（1）Nozzle size: 0.4mm (fixed).
（2）Speed（retraction）: the speed for retraction. Retraction is pulling the
filament back when moving over a gap in the print.
（3）Distance（retraction）: if it is 0, it mean no retraction made at all.
（4）Initial layer thickness: a thicker layer gives a thicker bottom layer which is
easy to stick to the platform. If it is 0, it means the same bottom layer as
the printing layer.
（5）Cut off object bottom: Cut the bottom of the model, this effectively sinks the
object into the printer bed. If your object does not have a lot of contact area
with the printer bed then this feature could help you.
（6）Travel speed: the speed at which the printhead moves when it is not
printing.
（7）Bottom layer speed: the speed at which the printhead moves while it is
laying down the first layer. For better stickiness, you may make it
10-20mm/min.
（8）Minimal layer time: the minimal time spent on printing a single layer. If a
layer takes less time to print than this configured time, then the layer is
cooled down. This ensures that a layer is cooled down and solid enough
before the next one is put on top.
（9）Enable cooling fan: the cooling fan is usually enabled and greatly improves
print quality for PLA. For some other materials you might not want to use
the cooling fan at all and this setting will disable it.
Note: the advanced settings should be kept as default, no need for changes.
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D, Accessories Installation and Basic Functions
D.1 Accessories Installation
After unpack the machine, you need to install the accessories:
Put on the spool holder on
Load the filaments spool
Put on the glass
the back of machine
Insert the other end of the
Pull out he blue buckle on the
transparent tube
top of the feed mechanism
Put back the blue buckle
D.2 Basic Functions
D.2.1 Level Build Plate (Important)
There is a control knob on the right of the LCD panel and the functions are as below:
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You may press the knob for confirmation
Rotate it counter-clockwise: you are reading the next menu
Rotate it clockwise: you are reading the last menu
With power on, the LCD panel shows as below:
After pressing the knob, there will be “ticking” sound and then comes to the next interface on the LCD panel.
Note: the build plate has been well leveled before delivery. However, it may become unleveled due to transportation and
it requires re-leveled. If the build plate is far away from the extruder, the material will fail to stick to the build plate.
However, if they are too close, the extruder will fail to make printing at all. Therefore, the gap between the build plate
and the extruder should be 0.3mm.
Choose “prepare” under the main menu and then “auto home”, the X, Y and Z axis will return home. You may use your
hand to move the extruder to each point on the build plate to adjust the gap between the build plate and the
extruder as shown below:
Use a name card to check
Adjust the gap by the knobs
Recheck the gap
the gap
under the build plate
Tips: you may level the build plate roughly first and then make small adjustment during printing. The gap should be
0.3mm.
D.2.2 LOADING
For smoother feeding, the spool should be rotated clockwise as below:
The feeding should be:
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On the main menu“prepare”“preheat
PLA”or“Preheat ABS” to heat the
extruder to 230℃
Put back the blue buckle
Push the filament through with strength
After heating, insert the filament to the
until the filament passes the tube
extruder and push it down a little
Insert the tube to the extruder
Material comes out of the
nozzle evenly
D.2.3 UNLOADING
On the main menu
“prepare”“preheat PLA” or
“Preheat ABS” to heat the
Pull out the blue buckle
Pin on the lock catch and
pull out the transparent tube
extruder to 230℃
Put back the blue buckle
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E, MACHINE MENU EXPLANATION
By pressing the knob, you will enter the main menu as below:
Main menu:
INFO SCREEN
PREPARE
CONTROL
PRINT FROML SD (NO CARD)
CHINGE SD-CARD(INTE.CARD)
PREPARE: sub-menu
MAIN
DISABLE STEPPERS
AUTO HOME
PREHEAT PLA
PREHEAT ABS
COOL DOWN
MOVE AIXS
MOVE AIXS：sub-menu
PREPARE
MOVE 10 MM
MOVE 1MM
MOVE 0.1 MM
MOVE 10MM (MOVE 1MM 、MOVE 0.1MM the same)
MOVE X
MOVE Y
MOVE Z
MOVE EXTRUDER
CONTROL：sub-menu
Temperature
Motion
Store memory
Load memory
Restore failsafe
TEMPERATURE: sub-menu
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This menu is involved with machine’s working condition. It is not adviced that changes should be made on it.here we
will make introduction to certain functions：
PREHEAT PLA CONF
PREHEAT ABS CONF
PREHEAT PLA CONF: sub-menu
TEMPERATURE
FNA SPEED
NOZZLE:
BED：
PREHEAR ABS CONF
MOTION: sub-menu
This menu is involved with machine’s working condition. It is not adviced that changes should be made on it.here we
will make introduction to certain functions：
Accel
VXY-Jerk
Vmax-X
Vmax-Y
Vmax-Z
Vmax-E
Vtrav-min
Vmin
Amax-X
Amax-Y
Amax-Z
Amax-E
A-retract
Real time information explanation：
“so-and-so” READY:
ERR: MINTEMP
ERR:MAXTEMP
so-and-so printer is ready
temperature too low
temperature too high
to check whether the temperature sensor is OK or not
to check whether the temperature sensor is OK or not
With the start of printing, there will be more functions appear on the main menu and they are Tune, Pause Print and Stop Prin t：
TUNE: the menu during printing
This function is to make changes to certain specifications while printing:
Speed: you may change the speed of the printing by percentage of the preset speed.
Nozzle: to change the temperature on the extruder. If your G-code is tailor-made for PLA material, you may change the
temperature for ABS material without slicing the file again.
Bed: temperature on the build plate. If your G-code is tailor-made for PLA material, you may change the temperature for
ABS material without slicing the file again.
Fan speed: you may change the speed for the fan in real time.
Flow: the extrusion for the material. You may make changes if it is too much or too slow 。
Pause print: suspend the print.
Stop print: cancel the print。
F, PRINT FROM SD CARD
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F.1 EDITING THE MODEL
Run the software and click on
to choose the model that need to be printed:
There are many functions to make adjustment to the model, such as flipping, rotating, scaling and so on.
F.1.1 ROTATE
Click
and you can rotate the model from X, Y or Z axis. The red one is X-axis, green on Y-axis and yellow one
Z-axis.

Reset

Lay flat
: reset the model that has been rotated.
: lay down the model that has been rotated.
F.1.2 SCALE
Click on
to adjust the size of the model. You may make adjustment by dragging the mouse on the three points or
inputtin exact value as below:
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: to make the model to the maximum size
permitted by the maximum build size.

Reset

Mirror X

Mirror Y
: flip the model toward Y-axis.

Mirror Z
: flip the model toward Z-axis.
: reset the model that has been adjusted.
F.1.3 FLIP (MIRROR)
Click on
to flip the model as below:
: flip the model toward X-axis.
F.1.4 OTHER EDITTINGS
Right click on the model and you will find other editing functions: delete object, center on platform, multiply object, split
object into parts and delete all objects as shown below:
Note: Slit object into parts is to separate two models instead of slitting a model into two parts.
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Split into parts
Two wholes
A whole
F.1.5 VIEM MODE
You may adjust the view mode for better checking and editing on the model.Click
On
and you may change view mode
for the model as below:
Normal view mode
Overhang view mode
X-Ray view mode
Layers view mode
Transparent view mode
F.2 PRINT FROM SD CARD (RECOMMENDED)
After editting, you may save it into SD card as G-Code. Insert the SD card and click on “Toolpath to SD”
the model. The models is saved into the SD automatically. If there is no SD card, click on “Save Toolpate”
specify a directory path for it and name it as “.gcode” file.
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Insert the SD card on the machine. Choose “Print from SD” on the main menu and select the file that you would like to
print out. The machine starts heating automatically.
F.3 PRINT FROM COMPUTER
Power on the machine first and connect the machine to the computer through USB. Click on automatic recognition:
After loading the file into the software and finishing the settings, you may click on
to start print from computer:
or go to the menu “File” →”Print”
Temp’s options:
Through“Temp”and“ BedTemp”, you may make changes to the temperatures on the extruder and the build plate. When the
target temperatures are higher than the actual ones, the extruder and the build plate will be heated automatically.
Target
temperature
on
the
extruder
Actual temperature on the
extruder
Target temperature on the
build plate
Actual temperature on the
Jog’s options:
build plate
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By the knob, you may run the motors for X, Y and Z-axis or the extruder.
To make the extruder’s motor
move forward or backward
To make the X or Y-axis’s motors to move
forward, backward or back to the start.
There are 3 types of length: 1mm, 10mm
To make the Z-axis’s motor to move
and 100mm.
forward, backward or back to the start.
Speed’s options:
You may make adjustments to the speeds during printing.
THE SPEED TO PRITN THE OUTER WALL
THE SPEED TO PRITN THE INNER WALL
THE SPEED TO PRITN THE FILL
THE SPEED TO PRITN THE SUPPORT
When both the extruder and the build plate reach the targeted temperatures, you may press “Print” and start print from
computer.
NOTE: WHEN PRINT FROM COMPUTER, THE MACHINE CAN NOT BE DISCONNETED WITH THE COMPUTER
AND THE COMPUTER HAS TO BE ON THE RUN ALL THE TIME. PRINT FROM SD CARD IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED.
G, CONTACT US
WINBO-TECH: www.winbo-tech.com
EDIY: www.ediy.com
DK MALL: www.dkmall.com
TEL: +8620-6628 6618
SKYPE: WINBO02
E-mail: sales2@winbocn.com
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