WAXJETPRINT GUIDE · PART 2 OF 6
Part 2:
Printer and software settings.
Set up the Printer tab for your WaxJet 51C or WaxJet 530, then learn the File menu: opening, saving and exporting jobs.
Guide sections
2. Printer and software settings
CHAPTER 4
Connect your printer
Do this once per printer. WaxJetPrint needs to know your printer, wax and shrink settings before it can prepare jobs.
Settings
Opens the Connect Machine wizard below.
Material Box
Material information for the loaded wax.
TO CONFIRM
Rename
Gives the connected printer a friendly name.
Log file
Saves the software's logs to a folder you pick. Useful when we help you troubleshoot.
Connect Machine wizard
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Click Printer › Settings.
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Printer: click Scan and pick your printer's tile. Not found? Use AssignIP and enter the IP shown on the printer's screen.
3
Material: choose the wax loaded in the printer.
4
Pattern: choose the print mode, for example XHD.
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Style: tick a shrink style, then click Apply Configuration.
Style tab: each card holds X, Y and Z shrink ratios.
Shrink compensation
Wax shrinks slightly as it cools, so WaxJetPrint scales each job up a little. Flashforge's default for red build wax (FFWJ1200) on the WaxJet 51C is X 100.9%, Y 100.6%, Z 100%.
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Print a test part (Create Part makes a simple box) and measure it in X and Y.
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Work out each axis separately: New scale % = (CAD size − printed size) ÷ printed size × 100 + 100
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Click the + card on the Style tab, enter your new X, Y and Z, tick it and click Apply Configuration. The status panel shows the new build size with the percentage beside it.
Only change shrink values from a measured test print. If castings come out undersize or oversize, contact us before adjusting.
CHAPTER 5
File menu, preferences and Expert mode
COMMAND
SHORTCUT
WHAT IT DOES
New Project
Ctrl + N
Clears the plate for a new job
Save Project
Ctrl + S
Saves the whole plate as a WJP project
Load File
Ctrl + O
Imports models (STL, OBJ, 3MF, WJP, WJM)
Save As
Ctrl + Shift + S
Saves the project under a new name
Export STL
Exports the models on the plate as an STL file
Recent Files
Reopens a recent project
Preferences
Language and behaviour settings
Shortcuts
Alt + T
Lists every keyboard shortcut
Check for Updates
Checks for a newer WaxJetPrint
About WaxJetPrint
Shows your software version
Quit
Ctrl + Q
Closes WaxJetPrint
Preferences
SETTING
DEFAULT
Language
English
SLC Display Precision
0.20
Mouse Precision
1.00
Auto layout new models
Yes
Check for Updates at start
Yes
Expert Mode
Disable
File › Preferences with the default values.
Expert tab
Setting Save and Load
Store and reload your own settings profiles.
TO CONFIRM
Inner Fill
Hollows solid parts to save wax. Choose Open, then set shell wall, top and bottom thickness (2.00 mm each by default) and the infill type: Grid Support or Grid Structure.
Support
Advanced support settings.
TO CONFIRM
Turn on Expert Mode only if you know what you are changing. Restore Defaults puts Inner Fill back to standard.
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