SUPERSEDED - Hero Me Gen6 V2.12 Docs - Updated Aug. 4th (Patreon)

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August 4th Update: Hero Me Gen6 Update 3 is released

There have been a few updates since July 15th. Here is a list of the updates:

HMG6 DD Base OEM-MK8-MS-BMS - Bondtech BMG Reverse.stl
Revised to support taller X carriages

HMG6 DD Base Phaetus Dragon - Orbiter V2.0 Reverse.stl
HMG6 DD Base Phaetus Dragon - Orbiter v2.0.stl
Revised to lower the hotend by 2mm to allow the heat block to properly clear the bottom of the base when a sock is attached

Universal Linear Rail E3DV6-Revo Six-BMO Gantry Adapter.stl
Universal Linear Rail OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl
Revised to support additional DD bases that are not tall enough

HMG6 Linear Rail Top Belt Bracket.stl
Lengthened to reach belt path under extrusion

Geeetech A10-A20-A30 E3DV6-Revo Six-BMO Gantry Adapter.stl
Revised to provide better access to the upper right mount point, changed lower right mount to a threaded insert from the back side.

Geeetech A10-A20-A30 Dragonfly BMS Gantry Adapter.stl
Geeetech A10-A20-A30 Spider-HIC Gantry Adapter.stl
Geeetech A10-A20-A30 OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl
Updated as above, but also for the corrected nozzle standoff positions as described in the update notes below.

Note: If you are using any of the following hotends: Dragonfly BMS, Dragonfly HIC, or Creality Spider (two screw version), please read the following.

A small design error was found in some gantry adapters that causes the nozzle position of these three hotends to be off by up to 2mm from where they should be in relation to the part cooling ducts (and for the prescribed Hero Me 9mm Y axis offset). The difference in thickness of the heat sinks for these hotends was not taken into account when creating the standoffs on the Gantry Adapters.

For bowden setups the issue is that part cooling is not correctly lined up. For DD setups in addition to the part cooling alignment, when using one of these three hotends with a Hero Me DD Base and the old Gantry Adapters, the PTFE tube path is not straight. At least, the PTFE tube will have a slight bend, at worst, the hotend, Base, and extruder will not line up to assemble at all.

The following Gantry Adapters have been revised to correct for this error. If you are using a Dragonfly BMS, Dragonfly HIC, or Creality Spider (two screw version) with one of the following 15 hotend/printer combos, please reprint the Gantry Adapter and update your setup. If you are using one of these three hotends and the Gantry Adapter for your printer is not listed, please let me know and I will prioritize getting your Gantry Adapter updated, as I have 30 more to correct.

CR-10 Dragonfly BMS Gantry Adapter.stl
CR-10S Pro Dragonfly BMS Gantry Adapter.stl
CR-10S Pro V2 Dragonfly BMS Gantry Adapter.stl
CR-10V2 Dragonfly BMS Gantry Adapter.stl
Ender 3-Pro Dragonfly BMS Gantry Adapter.stl
Ender 3V2 Dragonfly BMS Gantry Adapter.stl
Ender 5 Pro-Plus Dragonfly BMS Gantry Adapter.stl
BTT HermitCrab Dragonfly BMS Gantry Adapter.stl
Geeetech A10-A20-A30 Dragonfly BMS Gantry Adapter.stl

Specific Gantry Adapter for the Dragonfly BMS as the nozzle position was off by +2mm in the Y axis.

CR-10 Spider-HIC Gantry Adapter.stl
CR-10S Pro Spider-HIC Gantry Adapter.stl
CR-10S Pro V2 Spider-HIC Gantry Adapter.stl
CR-10V2 Spider-HIC Gantry Adapter.stl
Ender 3-Pro Spider-HIC Gantry Adapter.stl
Ender 3V2 Spider-HIC Gantry Adapter.stl
Ender 5 Pro-Plus Spider-HIC Gantry Adapter.stl
Geeetech A10-A20-A30 Spider-HIC Gantry Adapter.stl

Specific Gantry Adapter for the Creality Spider and Dragonfly HIC as the nozzle position was off by -2mm in the Y axis.

These same changes will be coming to the rest of the Gantry Adapter STLs for the Dragonfly BMS, Spider, Dragonfly HIC, and OEM-MK8-MS in the next 5-7 days. If you are using a Dragonfly BMS, Dragonfly HIC, or Creality Spider (two screw version) on a printer other that those already updated, please let me know and I will prioritize getting your Gantry Adapter updated.

The following Gantry Adapters have been updated to remove the Dragonfly BMS notch in the standoff. There is no change to Y axis position. Reprinting one of these is completely optional as there is no issue.

CR-10 OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl
CR-10S Pro OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl
CR-10S Pro V2 OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl
CR-10V2 OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl
Ender 3-Pro OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl
Ender 3V2 OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl
Ender 5 Pro-Plus OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl
BTT HermitCrab OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl
Geeetech A10-A20-A30 OEM-MK8-MS Gantry Adapter.stl

July 25th, 2022: Corrected a broken link to the STL ZIP on Patreon in the docs.

July 15th, 2022:

• New source in Europe (Amazon Italy) for threaded inserts: https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B09ZHSGHXD/
• All New and Improved STLs since July 12th have been highlighted in grey in the Parts Inventory. Next update I will be clearing the color highlighting to start fresh.
• Added two new braced ducts for 4020

o  HMG6-lightweight-4020-left-brace.stl

o  HMG6-lightweight-4020-right-brace.stl

• Added new Straight and Curved LED bars for 4020 Lightweight ducts

o  LED Straight Bar 55mm for Lightweight 4020 Ducts.stl

o  LED Curved Bar 100mm for Lightweight 4020 Ducts.stl

• Updated the two original LED bars (straight and curved) in the Options folder to be 51mm wide (mount points) and two use threaded inserts (optional).
• Added Anet A8 X carriage/Gantry Adapter for E3D V6 and clones
• Fixed Anet A8 X carriage/Gantry Adapter stock hotend

Updated July 12th, 2022:

• Added more details to the ABL settings for firmware and gcode.
• All New and Improved STLs since July 8th have been highlighted in blue in the Parts Inventory.

o Added Hero Me Gen6 DD Base for Sapphire Pro/Plus with E3DV6 and Sherpa Mini
     o Sapphire Pro E3DV6-Revo Six-Spider-BMO-Dragon-Mosquito-Sherpa Mini DD Gantry Adapter.stl
    o Sapphire Pro HMG6 DD Base Phaetus Dragon.stl

• Added Hero Me Gen6 DD Base for Voron Switchwire Afterburner/Stealthburner

o HMG6 Base E3DV6-Revo Six-BMO – Hypersonic
    o HMG6 Afterburner Extruder Cover.stl
    o HMG6 E3DV6 Collar - Hypersonic.stl

• Added versions of several part cooling ducts that use threaded inserts to mount the fans

o HMG6-long-lightweight-5015-left-brace-insert.stl
    o HMG6-long-lightweight-5015-right-brace-insert.stl
    o HMG6-long-dual-5015-brace-inserts.stl
    o HMG6-dual-5015-6deg-brace-inserts.stl
    o I will be adding both braces and inserts (where possible) to the part cooling ducts.

Updated July 9th:

• All New and Improved STLs since July 8th have been highlighted in green in the Parts Inventory.
• Added DD Bases for the KingRoon (Titan style) extruder for OEM and E3D V6 (and clones) hotends

o HMG6 DD Base E3DV6-Revo Six-BMO - Kingroon Tall.stl         
     o HMG6 DD Base OEM-MK8-MS-BMS - Kingroon Tall.stl

• Added a tall version of the DD Base for LGX and E3D V6 (and clones)   
  o HMG6 DD Base E3DV6-Revo Six-BMO - Bondtech LGX Tall.stl
• Added two new Bowden Hero Me Bases for use only with Ender 3 V2 printers. These have a tighter heat sink duct path to take advantage of the opening in the X carriage for the warm air to escape.

o HMG6 Base E3DV6-Revo Six-BMO Tall Ender 3V2.stl      
    o HMG6 Base OEM-MK8-MS-MSDD-BMS Tall Ender 3V2.stl

I suggest you also download the latest Hero Me Gen6 7-9-2022 Software Update here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68674465 (For Official Patrons and above)

The latest Gen6 STLs that go with the new V2.x docs will not be posted to Thingiverse, Printables, or Cults3D until August 4th. Patrons at the Offical patron's tier ($3) and above get 30-day exclusive access to the new files before they are posted publicly. Only $1 for Documentation tier patrons to upgrade and get the STLs )

July 8th, 2022, Update:

• Added links to new Hero Me Gen6 assembly videos.
• Added some missing ABL sensors to the documentation
• Edited and added details to some procedures.
• Changed the order two sections to be more consistent with when info is needed.
• Added section on 3D Printer Model-specific notes. This section will grow over time. The first printer covered is the Ender 5 Pro/Plus

July 7th, 2022, Update:

·  Fixed a couple filename errors (docs were wrong, STLs were right).

·  All the New and Improved STLs since May 9th have been highlighted in yellow in the Parts Inventory starting on page 66 of the PDF.

·  Added text in the hotends section regarding the Phaetus Dragon (and others) that have multiple mounting options (typically the E3D V6 collar plus their own unique screw mount pattern).  When listing a Hotend and the Hero Me Bases and DD Bases for those Hotends by name, they are for the ‘unique’ mounting type that hotend uses. If a hotend you are going to use has a E3D V6 collar mount (and that is what you want) then think of that hotend AS an E3D V6 and pick from the E3D V6 selections (Gantry Adapter, Hero Me Base and DD Base), unless there is a specific listing for that hotend in regards to a collar mount option.

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I am pleased to announce that the long awaited, greatly improved, easier to use, Hero Me Gen6 Parts Cross-Reference and Illustrated Assembly Guide V2 is COMPLETE!.

In addition (at the same time)I have posted a major update to the Gen6 parts library with over 140 new or updated STLs.  ALL Hero Me STL filenames have been updated to easily identify what printer/hotend/extruder/ABL/Fan, etc. that they designed for. Additional folders and subfolders have been created to make finding what you need easier. These changes correlate to what is in the new Parts Cross-Reference and Inventory sections of the new docs.

Please download the attached Hero Me Gen6 PDF!