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Please note that the build-plates do not require the addition of adhesives or calibration. The build surfaces are designed for filament adhesion without the addition of glue or tape, and the printer has been pre-calibrated for your build-plates. We do, however, recommend wiping the surface of the build-plates with some acetone before use, as this cleans the surface and aids in adhesion. (Acetone will leave light streaks on the M-M build surface, but these actually serve to increase adhesion and generally have no effect on print quality.) For general maintenance, we recommend this acetone procedure after every 4-8 prints.

 

Please keep in mind that the standard ZYYX pro build-plate is suited for nylon-based filaments, such as our ZYYX pro Engineering Materials, as is the pre-installed proCarbon SwiftTool. The Multi-Material build-plate should be used when printing with non-nylon based materials (such as ZYYX-PLA, ZYYX-ABS, and ZYYX-FLEX).

 

To install the build-plate in the printer, place all three magnets on the build-plate in the circular grooves of the triangular build-plate holder. The magnets must sit snug in these grooves for printing to begin, as every print starts with a surface auto-levelling procedure that will abort the print if the print level variation is too big.