All “boxes” are interactable elements, aka “buttons”
TIP All “boxes” are interactable elements, aka “buttons”
The HMI touchscreen on the machine and the Web Console are the two main ways to interact with the Pantheon HS3. This articles provides a quick overview of what each page contains, where specific controls are and what they do.
The machine has a touchscreen display that lets the user interact with the machine.
All “boxes” are interactable elements, aka “buttons”
TIP All “boxes” are interactable elements, aka “buttons”
The highest level page. The machine will default to this page when powering on.
on the left hand, from top to bottom
The MOVE sub-menu lets the user manually control the axis of the machine.
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The HOME page lets the user home each or all the axis.
The TEMPERATURE page lets the user set temperatures for the various heating elements in the machine. After tapping on a heating element, a number-pad will appear, allowing the user to request a temperature value.
The EXTRUDER page lets the user control the extrusion system of the printhead. Enabling and disabling the Auto Wet Filament Purge as well as the Runout sensor are configurable here. See why we use Auto Wet Filament Purge here: https://pantheondesign.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/docs/pages/685867034/Filament+Tube+Moisture+Ingress+Why+the+first+few+layers+appear+crunchy#Solution
The PRINT page lists all uploaded G-Code files.
To delete a file, change the view from icon view to list view using the toggle and a trash icon will appear next to the file.
For machines with USB print functionality, once the USB storage device is plugged in, press the refresh button and a folder called “flash_drive” will appear. Enter the folder and the machine will only display folders or g-code files. Click on a g-code file and it will bring up a window to copy the file to the printer. Back out of the “flash_drive” folder and the g-code file that was copied will be the one most recently added. It is safe to remove the USB at this point. The thumbnail/icon may take a few minutes to appear.
The PRINTING page is the highest level page during an active print job. This page shows the progress of the current print and navigation buttons to sub-menus.
The FINE TUNING menu is only accessible during an active print job. This menu allows the user to fine tune some printing characteristics on the current print job. These values reset after the print is complete.
The SETTINGS sub-menu allows the user access to some settings during an active print job.
When the user presses the cancel button during a print, a confirmation window appears. The excluder object feature is accessible from this menu.
The EXCLUDE OBJECT menu allows the user to select and cancel specific objects of the current print job.
The UTILITIES sub-menu lets the user navigate to sub-systems of the machine.
The LIGHTS page lets the user control the lights of the camera.
The CONSOLE page displays the machine’s console output. Manual entry of G-Code is possible here.
The SYSTEM page is the update manager for the various applications running on the machine. Be sure to check this page when updates are released.
The SETTINGS page allows the user to modify a few generic settings on the display.
The NETWORK page is where available networks will be listed and can be connected to.
The POWER hotkey brings up the option to shutdown or restart the operating system of the machine. Note this will not turn off all the systems of the HS3, just the operating system.
The EMERGENCY STOP hotkey brings up a confirmation window to STOP the machine or cancel the emergency stop request.
This is a overview of how the web console works, please visit the Mainsail website for more information.
You can access the Web Console by using the name of your machine shown on the top panel of the touchscreen or the IP address found in the Network Menu once connected to a network. Be sure you are on the same network as the machine. Enter the name or the IP address into your web browser. For example:
BigBear.local
192.168.1.171
The dashboard gives an overview of the printer, displaying the camera, temperatures, the print status, the console, and a few panels to control certain systems of the machine.
Shows the video stream of the on-board camera.
The console is a where you can directly send G-Codes to the machine. This is typically not used during normal operation but it does display some real-time information and will reiterate warnings and errors.
The heightmap visually displays the probed bed mesh.
The list of the uploaded G-Code files.
An interactive 3D viewer of the G-Code.
The print history data of the machine.
The configuration folder of the machine and where to update applications.
