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Run through the startup wizard.
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Click on "add a non-networked printer"
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Select the AXIS 3d printer.
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Then hit next.
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If you have a heated bed installed, check this box.
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If you have dual extruders set-up, set number of extruders to 2.
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Click on the open file icon.
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Navigate to and open the Benchy.stl file.
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You can also use the tools on the side of the screen to move, scale and rotate your model.
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Profiles: Print profiles are default settings at different layer heights. The lower the number the more layers, hence more detail, but at the cost of greater print time.
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Infill: This is the amount of material the printer will deposit inside the print. Between 20-30% is ideal in most cases.
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Other options can also be tweaked by clicking custom. Hovering over an option will give you a description of its purpose.
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When happy with the settings, hit slice.
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If you have the LCD screen installed (from the highly recommended power pack upgrade) you can save your sliced file to an SD card and print directly from your printer.
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After saving your .gcode to the SD card, slot it into the side of the Axis like shown.
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Click the turn wheel once and turn it clock wise to scroll to the bottom of the menu.
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Click on "Print from Media"
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Print the .gcode file.
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What we want is a happy medium like this.
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Too high - the first layer isn't sticking or the model has peeled off.
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Too low - the nozzles is pressing the plastic down too much, or at worst digging into the bed.
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Send M501 to check what your previous z-offset is set to.
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In our case this was 1.0.
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Enter M206 Z1.1 to set the new Z-offset.
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Enter M500 to save to printer memory.
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