The extruders are high temperature capable from factory. It employs a dual extruder printing system (IDEX). The Flashforge Creator 3 is a high end printer at a reasonable cost. It can work with a whole range of materials such as ABS/PLA/Nylon/PVA/Flex/TPU/TPE/HIPS. The new printer houses an independent dual-extruder system (IDEX) and a removable/heatable platform. FlashForge have taken all they learnt from their Star Printer (Ceator Pro) and implemented their findings into the structure of the Creator3. One of the most exciting machines the company is debuting is the Flashforge Creator 3. If you are after real service form a business that uses their 3d printers day in day out for mass production, not just demo purposes and printing trinkets, give us a call. The first Creator 3 we set up for our print service has now clocked up over 3400 hours (at the time of typing this) on our Creator 3's producing prints in Nylon, Polycarbonate, ASA, ABS, TPU, PLA, PLA with PVA supports PETG and more.
We have 4 x Creator 3 printers in service for client print jobs (along with 26 other printers) The V2 Creator 3 includes upgraded extruders, bed and enclosure cooling system.įound a better price elsewhere? Ask us about our Price Match Guarantee. This could happen from the result of three different reasons that the bed isn’t leveled completely, poor bed adhesion or the print is cooling too quickly.Flashforge Creator 3 V2 - Independent Dual Extrusion 3D Printer. This print might warp, so make sure you apply a layer of glue for adhesion. A successful print will ensure that your printer is leveled across the perimeter of the bed. This file is to help with fine-tuning in the leveling process. Now properly eject your flash drive and then insert it in the printer. A file browser should pop up wanting you to choose where to export the sliced file. Keep the settings on at default and click ‘Ok’. Now X out the ‘Move’ option and click ‘Print’ You can turn auto layout by clicking File > Preferences > Print > Select ‘Yes’ for Auto Layout > Click Ok. You want to make sure the design is always centered on the bed before printing. The object should center itself on the build plate. Now click ‘Move’ and select on the object then click center We are now going to walkthrough slicing our first model in Flashprint.Ĭlick the load button at the top of the screen and select 3-FinderBedTest.stl from the flash drive Start with page 33 in the user guide to get an understanding of the button functions for FlashPrint. You can always switch the machine type through the menu by selecting Print > Machine Type > FlashForge Finder.
Default settings might get switched during an update so make sure Finder is still selected afterwards. You should now see the virtual build area change to resemble the Finder.Īlways make sure the FInder is the selected machine since that is the printer you’re working with.
Select the Flashforge Finder from the dropdown menu and then click OK. You’ll now be prompted to select a printer, by default Flashforge Dreamer is selected
Update to latest software Setting Up FlashPrint
If you’re having trouble installing via flash drive, download FlashPrint hereĪfter installing and running FlashPrint for the first time you may be prompted for software updates.