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printer software user interface printer dashboard ui the printer dashboard is your home page for all printer ui operations see also docid 91x qyipcgngdxmb1ktj7 for more information printer dashboard ui fleet management all activity in your printer and part washer fleet can be managed from the dashboard this includes printers queues washers fleet projects fleet prints analytics see also docid 91x qyipcgngdxmb1ktj7 for more information design engine carbon design engine is a cloud based design software that creates production ready lattices, textures, and more, saving engineers significant time and effort in designing breakthrough products reference docid 6 kc bob7ndbpnaw7du3i for more information automate carbon automate uploads files and automatically prepares and queues parts for production reference docid\ rdxnuaghpa5gqfbl5qysb for more information color mixing the color mixing tool provides color selection and mixing recipes to create custom colors for docid 74h6ie6gvincnbscz0r9l docid\ ef7znoxedf7uimqpuv5ykcolor mixing tool demo carbon academy the docid\ atedwj8uqgndsriu1vgfs button will take you directly to documentation where you will find training and resources for all aspects of the dls™ process and carbon's products admin users with an admin level account will have this button to manage all users and company settings reference docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy for more information your account your account profile and personal settings can be accessed here reference docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy for more information printer projects ui when you click on a printer from the dashboard, you are directed to the printer page see also docid 91x qyipcgngdxmb1ktj7 for more information printer projects ui with number key printer name clicking on the printer name will take you back to the printer dashboard projects this is the default page after you click on a printer from the printer dashboard you can access all projects created on this printer, regardless of whether they were printed queue this is the print queue for this printer only where you can manage the order of prints delete prints from the queue send the next print to the printer you can manage all print queues for your fleet from the printer dashboard printer queue prints this is where you can access all prints completed on this printer only where you can open the print to print again reference stats from the print request help for the print you can manage all prints for your fleet from the printer dashboard printer prints status each printer has its own status page see more about /#printer status below search search for projects on this printer projects dropdown you can filter projects to view all or just those created by you project list click on the project name to open the working model hold ctrl/⌘ and click on the project name to open the working model in a new tab open from project list sorting dropdown you can sort projects, ascending or descending, by date created date modified number of prints alphabetically by project name project sorting dropdown action menu delete duplicate actions available for projects new project click here to begin a new project your account clicking on your name will take you back to your account profile and personal settings carbon academy the docid\ atedwj8uqgndsriu1vgfs button will take you directly to documentation where you will find training and resources for all aspects of the dls™ process and carbon's products give feedback carbon would love hear from you! printer status printer status indicators occur on both the docid 91x qyipcgngdxmb1ktj7 and on the /#printer projects ui status page m3 printer status page example an m3 printer ready to print in one view and actively printing in another view idle printer status | printing printer status this m3 printer example is fitted with the ao backpack accessory in the idle view, the example shows auto mode on and the example printing view demonstrates the off condition auto mode can be toggled off from the printer status page reference ao backpack's docid\ z5j06e2yhohwlisifarft guide for more information auto mode can only be toggled on at the printer project ui the project page is where you set up your parts for printing project ui with number key resin selection the first step in starting a project is to select a resin part list the part list shows all parts in the project and provides functionality options to manage your parts, inlcuding download options part list & options downloading individual parts you can download individual parts and their corresponding supports note that supports are merged with the part and will no longer be editable when imported into another project downloading parts with supports additional guidance is provided when downloading parts with supports and/or labels to avoid confusion about how these features are handled in downloaded stls downloading parts warning carbon academy the docid\ atedwj8uqgndsriu1vgfs button will take you directly to documentation where you will find training and resources for all aspects of the dls™ process and carbon's products camera controls click the arrows to rotate to an orthogonal view continuing to click the arrows will continue rotating model orthogonally the center camera icon returns to default view keyboard shortcuts all /#keyboard shortcuts can be referenced when clicking this icon bounding box dimensions these are the dimensions of the bounding box of the part or parts selected edit project name you can edit the project name here without opening the project settings project settings click the arrow next to the file name to access functionality useful for completed projects export stl will create a single mesh file of the entire build note that supports become part of the stl file and will no longer be viewed as supports by the ui if reimported note that supports become part of the stl file and will no longer be viewed as supports by the ui if reimported export carbon file that contains all project settings including the resin, supports, part labels, etc shareable option allows users outside your company to view the project (ie service bureau or contract manufacturer) export slices provides image files of each slice view traveler is a downloadable pdf of the build layout that is helpful when using part labels view slices plays a video of the slices during printing which is very helpful to review a project before printing top bar the top bar is your main tool set from left to right orient supports layout scale part labels print controls project analysis reference the documentation of the same name to learn more about each build platform the build platform and parts layout is in the center of your working area the platform rendering and usable build area changes for the printer you are working on m1 | m2 | m3 | m3 max | l1 build platform sizes last revised updated in real time, the last revised date and time will always tell you when something was modified in the project upload stl (or ply) add more parts to the project in stl or ply file format add to queue when the project is ready to print, you will add it to the print queue specify the number of copies to print choose what printer(s) to use add notes to print operators or for record this does not begin the print bottom bar the bottom bar tools provide visibility and assessment assistance when setting up your project see below for more information bottom bar features bottom bar features toggle bounding boxes click to toggle bounding boxes on and off from view especially useful for packed builds and small parts overhang detection and measure toggle platform off for visibility turn on overhang detection set to the recommended unsupported angle for the resin adjust view to assess orientation 💡 adjust the orientation to minimize overhang areas select measure measure the largest overhang(s) to see if they fall below the recommended maximum for the resin this overhang falls below the maximum recommended for the resin this part does not require supports for overhangs in this orientation, but it does need supports for three other reasons adhesion island stability overhang detection provides a gradient color range to provide guidance on where to place supports the color range is anchored around the docid\ t94pr a c0pihy6ljswk7 for the resin in the 30 40° range click on the ? help icon in the software for range information while working click on the icons below for more information and guidance on what each color means in practice overhand range information essential dense dark red areas require supports with a dense spacing, matching the maximum recommended overhang for the resin (ie use a 2 mm spacing for rpu 70) if the combined red area (essential and recommended) measures smaller than the recommended overhang, supports may not be required (stability or adhesion supports may still be needed ) recommended moderate to maintain accuracy, supports should also be applied to the lighter red area, but you can use a moderate spacing of approximately twice the recommended overhang (ie start with a 4 mm spacing for rpu 70) if the combined red area (essential and recommended) measures smaller than the recommended overhang, supports may not be required (stability or adhesion supports may still be needed ) optional sparse this is the recommended minimum unsupported angle for the resin you may choose to include supports in the orange area if you have a tight tolerance on a feature spacing can be sparse at approximately triple the recommended overhang (ie start with a 6 mm spacing for rpu 70) you may choose to not use supports in the orange area if post processing is limiting production capacity and you want to push the limits on your use of supports stability supplementary additional supports are recommended in the following conditions to withstand printing forces spacing is less of a guideline here as the main factors to consider are resin and orientation softer resins such as the epu family will require more stability orientations where the center of gravity is both far from the platform and far from the adhesion area require more stability start at a moderate spacing and iterate as needed stability supports may be needed outside of yellow overhang areas as well, depending on the orientation the yellow areas simply indicate an area where supplemental supports are advised in unstable conditions self supporting none no supports needed this rpu 70 part has an 8 5 mm hole measuring half of the total detected overhang (half because this overhang is a bridge), we measure over 2 mm, which exceeds the docid\ t94pr a c0pihy6ljswk7 for rpu 70 however, if we measure just the red areas (essential and recommended), the measurement falls below the recommended overhang this hole will print fine without supports optionally, you could add supports if the hole requires an especially tight tolerance, but in most conditions that will not be necessary overhang example in feature hole toggle support and part opacity as part complexity increases, so can the support structure toggle opacity options can help visualize toggle support opacity toggle part opacity toggle clip plane use clip plane to simulate printing set view top down toggle clip plane on set up view as desired slide view left to the start printing position slide right to simulate printing or use keyboard shortcuts to control by slice change slider by 1 with < or > change slider by 10 with shift < or shift > assess areas that require supports ⚠ this part has an island that requires supports toggle platform click to toggle platform on and off from view undo/redo undo hover over icon to see which action will be undone there is no limit to the number of undos you can undo every action from the beginning of the project redo hover over icon to see which action will be undone navigation zoom two options are available for zooming both use the following controls but operate differently based on your docid\ pqxnkg4oneiqp4bmasxiy mouse scroll the mouse wheel touchpad drag two fingers on the touchpad zoom to center view always zooms to the center of the display screen default zoom behavior zoom toward cursor view zooms/pans in one motion in the direction of the cursor placement zoom that requires software v1 38 or higher pan mouse/touchpad and keyboard press shift + right click and drag mouse press middle mouse button and drag firefox users firefox users the keyboard option will not function use the mouse only option panning in project ui orbit orbiting in project ui mouse and touchpad right click and drag planar views mouse and touchpad click the arrows and the camera icon keyboard press the arrow keys to rotate 45° press the arrow keys + shift to rotate 90° planar views in project ui keyboard shortcuts in addition to referencing shortcuts in the software, you can also download this comprehensive handout upload options preserve model position users have the option to preserve original model positions upon uploading part models standard formation without preserving model position when importing multiple models, standard behavior will place models as close to the center of the platform as possible, without overlapping preserving model position when a new project is created, you can opt to preserve the original model positions from design software (xyz coordinates) this may be useful if you have set relative positions of parts in design software and wish to retain those positions on the print platform to enable this function, check preserve original model positions in the project creation dialog leaving this box unchecked will place part(s) in the standard formation preserving model position regardless of what is selected at project creation, any parts uploaded to the project at a later time will not retain xyz coordinates and instead will be placed per standard formation z position if part models are built in negative z space, the models are raised up to the platform at z = 0 negative z positions are raised up to the platform (z = 0) note that parts created above z = 0 will be imported above the platform you may move parts in z in the layout tab after import as needed this feature is therefore not recommended for dental applications that may have parts inadvertently placed above the platform due to their design workflow exception for dental applications using the ao stack workflow check build after correction scale resin and part specific correction scale may adversely impact intentional model positions if precise spacing is needed or if parts end up too close together for successful printing reference the correction scale factor for each part pre scale parts in design software per referenced scale factor and adjust model positions as needed upon importing scale corrected parts, change the correction scale to 1 1 1 (to avoid scaling them twice) correction scale may adversely impact part spacing note that each part may have different correction scale factors if they have different geometries model security next generation architecture digital models behind a customer firewall carbon uses a hybrid architecture with significant computational power in each machine, a browser based user interface, and secure connectivity to the carbon cloud @ aws security model digital models are stored on the printer, behind a customer firewall , optionally encrypted an outbound secure, encrypted tunnel connects to the carbon cloud although the printer software is cloud based, losing internet connectivity will not affect any in progress prints optional encryption the digital models stored on the printer may optionally be encrypted for additional security you must opt in to use the encryption feature on a per printer basis contact your carbon account manager for details set password for access how it works set a password at project creation enter the password each time you access the project what you can do enable encryption on a per printer basis through your account manager choose on a per project basis when to use the encryption feature what you can do what you can not do carbon cannot provide support on encrypted projects carbon cannot help you recover the password or the project file if forgotten or deleted respectively slice videos are not available for any encrypted projects what you can not do sharing models with carbon if you would like to consult with carbon support, it’s easy to share a print through carbon’s printer ui this will enable the carbon team to tailor their advice to your particular part and the goals for your production run carbon will use information about your part for the sole purpose of helping to get the best part from your carbon printers there are 3 methods available to share your model with carbon support and request help fleet prints view print click fleet prints on the dashboard click view print for the project in question get help from carbon • describe the issue • share model for tailored help • request help printer prints view print click on the printer on the dashboard click on the prints tab click on the print for the project in question get help from carbon • describe the issue • share model for tailored help • request help printer prints request help click on the printer on the dashboard click on the prints tab click on request help icon for the project in question get help from carbon • describe the issue • share model for tailored help • request help sharing projects outside of your company by default, exported projects are only usable by your company, or carbon if you grant permission if you are working with a carbon production partner or contract manufacturer, you will need to use the shareable checkbox when you export carbon file from project settings shareable checkbox