From the CAD drawing on your screen to the 3D concept model in your hand, the uPrint SE 3D Printer can easily become part of your everyday workflow.
How to print with uPrint SE
Making 3D concept models with uPrint SE 3D Printers is as easy as 1-2-3:
Prepare the file. If you can create a model in CAD software, you can print it with uPrint SE. The Catalyst EX software that comes with your uPrint SE 3D Printer converts the STL output from your CAD software into precise deposition paths that guide the extrusion head, printing your model layer by layer. CatalystEX automatically slices and orients your concept model and creates any necessary support structures. All you have to do is click "print."
Print your concept model. The uPrint SE 3D Printer uses patented Stratasys FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) technology to print your 3D concept model and its support material, layer by layer, from the bottom up. uPrint SE 3D Printers precisely deposit layers as fine as 0.010" (0.254mm) thick.
Remove the support. Remove your concept model from the uPrint SE build chamber, pop it off the modeling base and remove the soluble support material using the WaveWash Support Cleaning System. It's a hands-free way to remove support material and it's eco-friendly too. After it's cleaned, you can put the durable ABSplus plastic model through just about any post-processing you need: drilling, tapping, machining, sanding, painting, even chrome plating.
ABSplus for accuracy and durability
The ABSplus material used in uPrint SE 3D Printers gives your ideas the shape and durability they need, whether your concept models are passed around a conference table or subjected to functional testing. A true industrial thermoplastic, ABS is widely used in thousands of applications. ABSplus is tough enough to withstand some rigorous functional and field testing, such as a camera mount on an M2 Bradley tank and a spray gun operating at 60 psi.
FDM makes it all happen
uPrint SE is based on FDM Technology from Stratasys. In fact, uPrint SE is the ninth generation of Stratasys 3D Printers, which means it's backed by years of innovations and field experience.
FDM is a two-material process. Filaments of ABSplus modeling material and soluble support material are fed from auto-loading carriers in the material bay up to the uPrint SE print head. There, the materials are heated to a semi-liquid state, fed through dual extrusion tips and precisely deposited onto the modeling base in extremely fine layers. The print head moves in X-Y coordinates and the modeling base moves down the Z-axis as the concept model and its support material are built from the bottom up, layer by layer. After the build is complete, the support material is dissolved away and the model is ready to use or finish if needed.
