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====General Procedure====
====General Procedure====
# Setting up PreForm
# Setting up PreForm
## Preform is the software we will use to import or model to the printer.
## PreForm is the software we will use to import or model to the printer.
## To begin with, make sure the print is under the approve cost/size cutoff ($7), or the person printing has special approval.
## To begin with, make sure the print is under the approve cost/size cutoff ($7), or the person printing has special approval.
## If a window pops up saying the print is broken, hit the repair button then proceed as normal.
## If a window pops up saying the print is broken, hit the repair button then proceed as normal.
## Parts must be shrunk to fit within the build area, further size edits can be made in the Size tab.
## Parts must be shrunk to fit within the build area, further size edits can be made in the Size tab.
### The goal is to reduce the horizontal area covered with each pass of the wiper. Start with auto-orienting the part using the 'Orient Selected' button in the Orientation tab, this is a good place to start and will make it easier to see if the part needs further orientation.[[File:Size set.jpg|none|thumb| Image 1-Model too big for build plate--Image 2-Model shrunk to fit build plate]]
## Don't place supports on hard edges (right angles) or in inaccessible places. This will cause the print to be unprintable, because it just can't complete the task you're giving it.
## Every part that needs support should have support - PreForm will highlight unsupported areas in red, place supports until the red areas go away, '''check the part thoroughly.''' Preform does not let you print with unsupported areas, so if an error occurs that does not let you print, check to make sure the entire part is supported.
## Supports can be added, edited, and removed in the PreForm Supports tab.
### Support density should be between .5 and .7.
### Support point size should be between .6mm and .8mm.
### These values can be edited if necessary to ensure printability, just use common sense when adjusting values.
## The Layout tab can be used to add additional copies of a part.
## Ensure the proper printer and resin type are selected in Preform prior to starting the print.
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Follow the Code: a few guidelines should be observed when setting up prints:
Follow the Code: a few guidelines should be observed when setting up prints:
* To begin with, make sure the print is under the approve cost/size cutoff, or the person printing has special approval
* To begin with, make sure the print is under the approve cost/size cutoff, or the person printing has special approval
* If a window pops up saying the print is broken, hit the repair button then proceed as normal
* If a window pops up saying the print is broken, hit the repair button then proceed as normal
* Parts must be shrunk to fit within the build area, further size edits can be made in the Size tab
* Parts must be shrunk to fit within the build area, further size edits can be made in the Size tab
* All prints should be slightly canted (angled) to prevent the delamination process from removing the print from the build plate
* All prints should be slightly canted (angled) to prevent the delamination process from removing the print from the build plate
** The goal is to reduce the horizontal area covered with each pass of the wiper
** The goal is to reduce the horizontal area covered with each pass of the wiper