ProvelPrint was designed for printing prosthetic sockets using Provel Print Cups and the Provel E2.20 Extrusion Printer. The user will import a residual limb shape file created by scanning patient anatomy or by casting the residual limb and digitizing with a cast digitizer. The resulting STL file will be imported into a prosthetic limb CAD program for modification. Once the necessary adjustments have been made, the shape is ready to open in ProvelPrint.
Allows the user to navigate to and open a file.
Allows changing material profile values including: Nozzle Temp, Cup Temp, Shrink Factor, and Output Factor.
Allows the user to enter a port and the printer IP address to establish connection with the printer. Indicates whether the port is open or closed.
Indicates which side the release button hole in the cup should be on when loading the cup in the cup fixture.
Allows selection of the correct cup diameter and height.
Generally a 5 mm nozzle will be used to print adult sockets, but a smaller nozzle (4 mm) may be more typical for a juvenile or pediatric socket.
A layer height of 2.0 mm (.080") might be typical. But for abrupt contour changes, a thinner layer height will allow greater overlap and commensurate improvements in layer to layer adhesion. Thicker layer heights will usually print faster.
CP1 is the same polypropylene copolymer used to injection mold Provel Print Cups. This provides best adhesion between the cup and the socket. There is a long history in the industry of using polypropylene copolymer for thermoplastic sockets.
Corrects for normal shrinkage during cooling. Can be edited in Material Profiles.
This allows user correction for minor over or under extrusion while printing.
Shows estimated print time.
Blends the distal end of the socket shape to the groove in the top of the chosen cup size.
Sends the completed and sliced file to the printer.
Sends the completed and sliced file to designated folder.
Allows correct orientation of the socket.
Allows the socket to be moved vertically.