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Quick Start Guide (Fuse X1)

Quick Start Guide (Fuse X1)

This guide illustrates the various components of the Fuse 1 and Fuse 1+ 30W printers, the initial setup, and how to begin printing. For additional information, consult the instruction manual and safety documentation.

Product components

Fuse X1

Front

Fuse X1 product components - front
  1. Print chamber access door
  2. Maintenance access door 
  3. Optics, IR sensor, and related filters
  4. User interface (touchscreen)
  5. E-stop
  6. Powder card slot
  7. Filter access door
  8. Fuse X1 Build Unit
  9. Build unit handle
  1. Stack light indicator
    • Solid green: job running
    • Flashing green: print complete
    • Solid yellow: alert while printer idle
    • Flashing yellow: alert while job is running
    • Solid red: error
  2. Hopper inlet
  3. Hopper level indicator window

Rear (not pictured): intake filters

Vacuum conveyor (mounted)

Fuse X1 product components - vacuum conveyor
  1. Fuse X1 Vacuum Conveyor

Print chamber

Fuse X1 product components - print chamber
  1. Quartz tube heater (8x)
  2. Quartz tube mount
  3. Print bed
  4. Troughs
    1. Buffer-side trough (left)
    2. Hopper-side trough (right)
  5. Recoater rack
  1. Visible camera window and purge housing
  2. Laser window and purge housing
  3. IR camera window and purge housing
  4. Recoater (in left position)
  5. Build sheet

Overhead lights (not numbered)

Rear panel

Fuse X1 product components - rear panel
  1. Communication ports (USB A, Ethernet, USB B)
  2. Power switch
  3. Power connection (wired during installation)

Fuse X1 Build Unit

Fuse X1 build unit product components
  1. Build unit latch
  2. Build unit handle
  3. Gasket
  4. Wheels
  5. Print bed (lowered)

Additional Fuse X1 package components

  1. Bubble level: For leveling the printer during installation.
  2. Leveling wrench: For leveling the printer during installation.
  3. 8 mm hex key: For opening printer access doors.
  4. Flexible tube brush: Long flexible brush for cleaning internal components of the Fuse X1.
  5. Push-top dispensers: For dispensing Alconox, distilled water, and ethanol to clean printer components.
  6. Polyester swabs: For cleaning the upper laser window, the IR sensor and the IR sensor housing.
  7. Optical microfiber cleaning cloths: For cleaning the printer’s optical components.
  8. Telescoping mirror: For inspecting the components within the print chamber.

Unbox

Prior to unboxing, prepare a suitable workspace for the printer. Review the unboxing and setup support article for more detailed unboxing instructions.

Caution:

Removing the machine from its packaging requires at least two people that are comfortable lifting and moving large and heavy objects.

  1. Move the crate near the printer's final installation location. Leave enough space to open and lower the narrow sides of the crate.
  2. The right-hand crate panel is hinged at the bottom so it can be lowered to create a ramp. Unscrew the panel and carefully lower it.
  3. Remove the vacuum conveyor box and set it aside.
  4. Remove the foam on top of and in front of the build unit. Roll the build unit down the ramp and set it aside.
  5. Remove the left-hand crate panel and set it aside.
  6. Locate the rectangular lifting frame supplied with the printer in the crate.
  7. The printer rests on four blocks, one under each corner of the machine. With the help of another person, insert the lifting frame under the left side of the printer and use it as a lever to carefully and slightly lift the machine. Remove the two blocks from under the left side of the printer. Lower the printer onto the crate.
  8. Repeat step 7 on the right side of the printer. Once all four corner blocks are removed, the printer should rest on its wheels.
  9. With the help of another person, carefully roll the printer down the crate ramp and into its installation location.
  10. Remove any additional foam or other packaging from the outside of the printer.

Installing

  1. Wire the printer to its power source.
  2. Level the printer.
  3. Install the vacuum conveyor.
  4. Connect a nitrogen source to the printer.
  5. Flip the breaker switch on the back to the ON position to turn on the machine.
Vertical line joining horizontal line with two progressively shorter parallel horizontal lines underneath

Notice:

 

Fuse X1 printers require an operating environment that is low in ambient humidity and static electricity. Due to the sensitive nature of its components and the printing mediums, system reliability and print quality may fluctuate if the ambient temperature and moisture are outside the recommended ranges. Refer to the support article on workspace preparation for the recommended operating environs. When performing maintenance or testing with the exterior paneling of the machine removed, ground equipment to the grounding stud marked with this protective earth symbol.

Connecting

  1. Connect the machine to a secured network via Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
  2. Register your Fuse X1 printer on Dashboard.

Preparing for use

  1. Load powder credit.
  2. Add powder to the machine.
  3. Insert an empty build unit.

Next steps

Once you’ve set up your Fuse X1 printer, download PreForm to your computer and prepare for your first print.

After installing PreForm, refer to support articles on using PreForm and designing successful 3D models to learn more about the software and about preparing models for printing on Formlabs SLS printers.

If this is your first time using PreForm, an onboarding tutorial will appear and walk you through the software’s capabilities. Click Help > Show Onboarding Tutorial to review this information at any time.

Upload a print job to the machine and start the print on the touchscreen. After the build chamber has fully cooled, remove it from the printer and move it to the Fuse Sift X1 to retrieve and clean your prints. After unpacking the powder cake in the Fuse Sift X1, transfer your printed parts to the Fuse Blast for cleaning and polishing.