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Andromeda V1.0

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@Reiten966 Reiten966 released this 14 Jul 08:57
· 334 commits to main since this release

The long-awaited Andromeda release is here.

Polyformer_Andromeda was brought to you with the support of the open-source community

Special thanks to

Alextrical Dréço Bigzilla

lhong820 Sean9 cn

Neo RedFrox highcastle

Snoopy2000 elias JRT3D

Andromeda_Gearbox2

Gearbox Redesign

  • 50% increase in torque output

  • Active cooling (17C drop in temperature, 54C equilibrium at room temperature)

  • Modularize the gearbox system

  • Decouple shaft knob

  • Standardize to 608 bearings from 695 & 6900

  • Slicing Seam compensation

  • Hub temperature monitoring

Andromeda_Arm

Arm Connector Redesign

  • Reinforce arm connector

  • Change to 16 bolts fastening

  • Fully extend the connector, eliminating weak points

Melt_zone

Melt Zone Redesign

  • Redesigned fan duct and hotend mounting geometry

  • Replace M3x60mm bolts with more sourceable M3x30mm bolts

  • Modularize hotend mounting wings

  • Modularize ribbon guidler

  • Add fan duct mounting points

Ribbon_Cartridge

Ribbon Cartridge Redesign

  • Change to enclosed cartridge for ribbon storage

  • Add geared key to speed up the winding process

  • Magnetically attach the cartridge to the mount

  • Add storage location for the geared key

Bottle_Cutter

PolyCutter Lite

  • Increase overall size, strengthen the structural rigidity

  • Optimize ergonomics

  • Add an adaptive and tool-free cap for the rod

  • Increase max supported bottle size to 105mm

  • Add bearing sharpening jig

  • Change to using all M3x12mm

  • Modularize every single part

  • Add wash to reduce wear on the sliding gauge

  • Overall cutting performance optimization