Make Magazine called in November 2012 printer Ultimaker Original «the most accurate and fastest 3D printers».
And I waited, waited for opportunities to touch at least the first model, and then - just a second!
I hasten to share with habrsoobschestvom what I saw.
What is a
Ultimaker 2 ?
Very nice video:
features h4> 
Thickness: 20 microns
Print area 23 x 22.5 x 20.5 cm
Print speed: 30mm / s-300mm / s
Travel speed: 30mm / s-300mm / s
Recommended plastic: 2.85 mm
Price use: ~ € 0.05 / cm ^ 3 (plastic and electricity)
Fully assembled and ready to use the printer
Speed h4> Speed - that differed Ultimaker from the very start of the project.
The printer allows you to wind speed voice on the move during printing using the scroll wheel on the right:
And this printer - the quietest of all that I saw
Appearance h4> 
Front view
The side panel of opaque plastic that scatters light very stylish.
The coil is fastened behind.
Plastic feeding system.
Minimalistic front panel.
Body materials - composite (aluminum-plastic-aluminum) and a translucent matte plastic.
Platform h4> 
Glass, aluminum, a heating element over the entire area of the platform, a spring aluminum.
Platform heated, the top layer - the glass, it is glued Kapton.
The bottom view. Calibration screws - 3 pcs.
Runners h4> 
The original cruciform design guides (cylinders) in X and Y.
Reinforced rails along the axis Z.
Printhead h4> 
The print head is made of metal with a Teflon insulator; it is rapidly heated (220 ° C for 1 minute) and is equipped with a more accurate temperature sensor PT-100 instead of the thermocouple.
You can see the place in the second extruder, so that the 2 color printing will be soon.
Active coolers vyrabotochnoy part (controlled via software configuration).
Plastic h4> The printer is omnivorous: ABS, PLA, Laywood, Nylon, Laybrick, Bendlay
2.85 mm plastic, 750 grams recommended - Innofil3D PLA.
Bright colors, but in reality - even juicier.
Software h4> Cura is an open-source product, this software can be modified and enhanced efforts of users.
Software specially "locked" under Options 2 Ultimaker (eg the thickness of 20 microns).
Download / painted 3d model after "cutting" in Cura, saved on an SD card, which is then inserted into the front panel and printing begins. Work through the SD card eliminates failures that can be caused due to a continuous connection to a computer (races voltage dependent PC, etc.).
Soon you plan to upgrade communication Wi-Fi.
Now Cura «cut" model is much faster. In addition, the company has developed Ultimaker UltiGCode, variant G-code that allows you to change the settings of the process materials and retraction in the printer (not the slicer) without having to re-cut.
Российское Community
Library models
Market Share and Statistics h4> Materials (end April 2014) www.3dhubs.com/trends
The growth rate:
Sales by continent:
Market shares:
Printed objects h4> 
Even closer.
Emerald / malachite.
Silver.
Comparison of designs Ultimaker Original and Ultimaker 2 h4> 
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Video unpacking (10 min)
Personal experience printing on Ultimaker 2 h4> detalku downloading from the Internet - open it in Cura.
Program prschitavaet how many meters of plastic required and how much time will be printed:
Selected "for beginners" - do not bother - choose from 3 items.
You can switch to an "expert»:
The program politely gives hints for each item:
There are different types of preview:
Transparent:
X-rays:
Layers:
The slider on the right is a 60-m layer.
Slider to the right stands the 31 m layer.
Keep it all on the SD card and insert it into the printer - it shows the time and meters:
Printing has gone:
You can change the various settings during printing.
Possible to wind speed during printing.
14 minutes to finish printing:
Final touches.
The item is ready.
Conclusion h4> - Very fast
- Very stylish
- Very quiet
- Very expensive for less at 17,000 than Replicator 5th generation.
P.S. Teaser for the next review h4> Expand 
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