PRO App - quick tour

Quick commands

A: Exit the PRO App to the console menu.

B: Home SmartBench. Click here to learn more about homing. 

C: Reset SmartBench. This is used to clear alarm states. Click here to learn more.

D: Starting a job. Click here to learn more about this.

E: Stop SmartBench if it is in motion.

Status bar

A: Machine connection.

B: Wifi Connection.

C: IP Address - you will see this if you are connected to wifi. 

D: SmartBench’s position on the X axis with respect to SmartBench home.

E: SmartBench’s position on the Y axis with respect to SmartBench home.

F: SmartBench’s position on the Z axis with respect to SmartBench home.

G: SmartBench’s position on the X axis with respect to the work datum.

H: SmartBench’s position on the Y axis with respect to the work datum.

I: SmartBench’s position on the Z axis with respect to the work datum.

J: SmartBench status (e.g., Idle, Run, Home).

Side tabs

A: File load and preview tab. Click here to learn more.

B: Virtual SmartBench tab. Click here to learn more. 

C: Manual Move. Click here to learn more. 

D: Gcode Monitor. Click here to learn more.

File load and preview

A: Press to load a file. Click here to learn more about file transfer. 

B: Your file will be previewed in this space. You can touch the preview to zoom in and out, or move the preview around this part of the screen. 

Virtual SmartBench

A: Job area.

B: Set Park position. Click here to learn more.

C: Set datum. Click here to learn more.

D: Go to Park position.

E: Go to datum.

Manual move

Click here to learn more about manual move. 

Click here to learn more about setting the X-Y datum.

Click here to learn more about setting the Z datum. 

 

A: Move and datum set controls for the X-Y axis.

B: Speed toggle (high/low).

C: Extraction toggle (on/off).

D: Spindle toggle (on/off).

E: Move and datum set controls for the Z axis. 

GCode monitor

A: Text input to send GCode commands directly to the machine. 

B: GCode monitor display. 

C: Real time status monitor.

D: Show/Hide “ok”s after sending GCode commands.

E: Show GCode dollar settings.

F: Show GCode parameters.

G: Show GCode state.

H: Show build version information (Firmware and Hardware versions). 

I: Put SmartBench into Check mode.

J: GCode Help

K: Clear GCode monitor.

 

Click here to go to the next section, and learn how to transfer files to your SmartBench console.

 

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