The Up+ printer is a great little machine that prints robust models in ABS. But, the user experience could do with some refinement. The machine flashes and beeps like a cheap child’s toy, and has none of the theatre such as the subtle blue lighting of the MakerBot Replicator 2 or the sci-fi ‘R2D2’ voice of the Ultimaker servo motors. But these are minor gripes.
The biggest gripe is the Mac printer slicing software. The latest UP print software for Mac just refuses to load on the various Macs that I have access to. A workaround solution is to use software from Afinia – which does work on some macs. (Afinia is a rebranded UP+ for the North American market.)
One advantage of the latest print software is that it enables the printer to self-calibrate and level the bed. So with the software successfully loaded, the next challenge was to actually to get the machine to self-level ….. nothing happening! Fortunately, this is a common problem that can be solved by trimming a side of the sheath of the calibration cable mini-jack to remove interference, when plugged in, with the printers case. [see pic]. The value of a help forums and blogs are vital to keep these machine working!
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