Notes :

Using Nanodlp Slicer

for Bean 3d printer
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chaudiere.olivier@wanadoo.fr - novembre 2018

Under development - Use at your own risk !
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Introduction : Notes :
Important : Nanodlp will not be used to drive the Bean ! Just to slice the .Stl files.

Because the slicer provided by Kudo does not currently support «complex» files, we will use Nanodlp’s Slicer module.

First, «1-Prerequisites : download & install Nanodlp» : download and install Nanodlp !

In «2-Setup» step, we will create a virtual printer with Nanodlp : set screen resolution (x and y) to create images with
Bean-specific sizes and resolution.

In «3-Resin Adjustment» step, we will set slicing resolution of the Z axis, activate or deactivate the antialiasing....

In «4-Slicing a stl file» step, we will slice an.stl file with NanoDlp.

In «5-Printing from Bean» Print :.

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1-Prerequisites : download & install Nanodlp Notes :
Install Nanodpl on your PC : (windows 32/64bits mac64)
First, to download Nanodlp, go to :
https://www.nanodlp.com/download/

Note : Choose a
Nanodlp package
compatible with your
Os version !

Unzip the folder archive at the root of your hard drive.

Important : unzip the directory to hard drive’s root .
Note : example "s:\nanodlp\"»

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From [your-root-hard disk]\nanodlp/, execute «nanodlp.exe» Notes :
you should see the following window :

Note :
Don't close it !
This it Nanodlp's main
window !

Launch your internet browser, in a new tab, type in the address bar :
127.0.0.1:8080
you should see the following window appear:

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2-Setup of the virtual machine Notes :
In the «setup» tab / «hardware setup» tab:
Enter the following parameters :

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In the «setup» tab / «tools» tab: Notes :
Save these settings with «Export Machine Settings file».

Note : you'll be able to import these settings later by using "setup/tools/import machine settings"

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3-Resin Adjustment Notes :
In the «Resin profiles» tab :
Select an existing profile (1) an Clone it (2)

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 In the next windows enter the data as folows : Notes :

Note about slicing/Z-axis:

less will be the
The more precision you want, the
layer thickness.
e and the
Therefore the more layers you'll hav
more time needed will be !
By defaut Bean's slices are 50µ.
I heard slices could be 10µ...
d to change
If you change this setting you nee
Note : / 6b)
curing time settings too ! (see p. 15
Select "Disable" if !
you want to disable I haven't carried out these tests yet
Antil-alising !
enable = smooth image

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In the following window, check if the new resin profile appears, Notes :
select it as Default :

Note : you'll be able to export for backup or import these settings later here too...

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4-Slicing a .stl file Notes :
In the «Plates» tab, click on «add button» :

In the next window, follow instructions below

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In the «Plates» tab : Notes :
Choose your stf file and click on «layers»

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In the «Plates» tab : Notes :
Here, you can check the sliced images (see instructions below).
You can now click on plates

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In the «Plates» tab : Notes :
Click on «Download» to save the «plate.zip» file.
Important note :
Some browsers might need a
refresh ("F5") for displaying the
green "download" button

Note :
"Plate.zip" file
contains .png
images...

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Last modification before sending the «plate.zip» file to Bean : Notes :
Indeed, Nanodlp doesn’t correctly name the .png files for Bean !
So rename the files is necessary to be read correctly by the Bean.
Here is an example :
A stl file has been sliced with Nanodlp into 1000 png images.
In the.zip archive, Nanodlp will name them as such:
1.png
2.png
3.png
....
10.png
11.png
...
100.png
...
999.png
1000.png

For Bean, the files must be named as follows:

0001.png
0002.png
0003.png Tips :
....
0010.png You could use "total
0011.png commander" to quickly
... rename these files...
0100.png
...
0999.png
1000.png

So just unzip «plate.zip» in a folder.

Rename the files as explained before
Create a new zip archive containing these renamed files.

Note : now you could rename «plate.zip» if you want

example : just an example.zip

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4-Printing from Bean Notes :
from the bean web interface
follow instructions below :
1 «Upload» your zip archive (example : «just an example.zip»)
2 «just an example.zip» appears in the file list
3 click on open folder icon
4 check informations here (model file, number sliced image...)
5 select your material «resin»
6a check slice thickness : 50µ=0.05mm : see Nanodlps’ parameters «layer thickness» of this tutorial (p8)
-->6b check curing parameters if you change thickness (modify «Advanced Settings parameters)
7 Print !

5
4
6a
7
2
3

6b
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Thanks to : Notes :
Fixes :
. . . . . . Cecile «Miss Vinyl»
. . . . . . Dom «Moggbomber»
. . . . . . Christian Abramowski

technical data :
. . . . . . Warren Baird

German version :
. . . . . . Dagg Daase

Regards to Kudo3D Bean 3D Printer User Group

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