Hero Me Gen7 Part Selection & Assembly Instructions

Is there a possibility of getting something cool for the SV04 Sovol?

Mike Grigsby

In the LED Dir you have two "NeoPixel" and there is a slot on both of them and wondering what that is for.. Tried to attach pic but doesn't allow it here

Brian Gallucci

First! - Really liking the new design! I haven't played with it since ver 4 or 5... :-)

Brian Gallucci

Is this compatible with the BIQU Micro Probe? Which mount do I need to use if it is?

Billjessm

Hi! First of all thanks for this great Project. I'm about to print all the needed files for my setup, but must admit that i'm a little confused which "Hotend Mount" i should use. I have a E3D V6 Replica hotend, could you kindly guide me to the correct file? THX themmm

themmm

hello, any parts list for kingroon kp3s?

salvatore scotto c

Do you have an extruder mount to relocate the Kobra Max Stock extruder?

Jason Frindt

Do you think there will ever be a setup for the Creality CR-6 SE?

Jim

Why am I locked out of the release 4 files post? having the new instructions is not helpful without the new files.

Rodney Gitzel

Greetings master. First of all, thank you very much for this design. I have an Ender 3 device and I am using v6 classic hot end. Which hotend mounts should I use for this? My Hotend Picture rhino3dprinter.com/Images/Urun/26012022091131.jpeg

mehmet cam

There are two mount locations. Here is an Imgur post with pictures: https://imgur.com/a/WniHhcs

Andrew Soderberg

Is there a page that shows how to mount to the whambam mutant 2 plate? Not sure best location to connect

Jordan Newman

I would also say that comments by creator here are really disrespectful. I lost not only 5$ but a ton of time. Documentation is mostly useless because you need to figureout everything by yourself. If I knew what exactly parts my printer have and what to print - I would easily print required components by myself.

George M

Here is a DropBox link to a reasonable compromise, that gives you more room to access screws and to minimize the impact on the airflow into the heat sink: https://www.dropbox.com/s/muw83scqlpt9wrr/HMG7.4_Universal_Base_Mod.stl?dl=0

Andrew Soderberg

Thank for the quick turn around. Could I ask another request? Could you make a version of the universal base without the core cone thing? While on a few machines I can get allen keys in the guide holes on some of them it is not as cooperative. I had tried converting the base's mesh to a cad model but Fusion just flips out.

Ian Campbell

Ian, Thanks for spotting this. That is one of my oldest Gen7 Gantry Adapters. I have corrected it and a couple others related. I know you modeled your own fix, but here is a DropBox link to my revised versions in any case. These will be in the Hero Me gen7.4 release coming out later today for patrons. https://www.dropbox.com/s/k65zz4w62a2kefx/HMG7.4_Ender_3-Pro-CR-10_Gantry_Adapters.zip?dl=0

Andrew Soderberg

@MediaMan3D I noticed an issue with the long gantry adapter for the Ender 3. Getting the screws in for the side clip seems to be impossible. If you mount it before then you cannot attach the base, but if you mount the base first then you cannot attach it to the E plate. A solution I found was to reverse the screws and holes for the clip. I reversed the holes in CAD and now I am able to mount everything correctly. I am not sure if there is something I was missing or this was an overlooked part of the design.

Ian Campbell

Maybe I don't understand something but what is billions of combinations? I have specific printer with specific components (hotend, extruder, bl touch etc) and you claimed that your solution have a full support of my printer (SV06) - that should mean you have not only gantry adapter but also know exactly what other parts of printer are. I understand that here could be different placements of some parts and cooling and additional accessories but core parts always should be the same. I was expecting that documentation will provide at least a list of core components to print for printers you have in support list. And since you know exact list of components in every printer you claim to support it would be nice to add it to documentation to save a ton of time for ppl who trying to build your solution.

George M

Comience en la página 27 del documento PDF. copie y pegue las preguntas en Google Translate para comprender y luego responda las preguntas usted mismo. Tus respuestas te darán la información que necesitas para encontrar las partes en el Zip. https://translate.google.com/?sl=en&tl=es

Andrew Soderberg

Ah sorry no. There are literally billions of combos. Start on page 27 of the doc and answer the questions, that will give you the info needed to find the parts in the Zip

Andrew Soderberg

Hi! What parts I need for Sovol SV06? I thought it would be a list for each printer in docs.

George M

Hola no hablo inglés. Donde puedo publicar que partes de stl necesito para mi impresora?

Manuel

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Andrew Soderberg

I'm trying to use this on my RatRig VCore 3.1 The belts don't line up. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Also, the fan "vents" don't even come close to being long enough to reach the nozzle, nor does it adjust up, far enough.

Travis Czerna

PLA won't stand up to the temps needed for ABS, especially if it's in an enclosed 3D printer. You could two-step your way there. Print the Hero Me part cooling ducts in PETG or ASA, then print ducts in ABS from the PETG or ASA based Hero Me. To successfully print high temp filaments, the Hero Me must be made from ASA or ABS.

Andrew Soderberg

Yes, these wings are common to both BLTouch and CRTouch (as well as several others). Find one that a sets the mount in a position that does not intersect with the part cooling duct.

Andrew Soderberg

hi! am running a BL touch on my setup, but can't find the wing. i've chosen the 45 deg left option, but not sure what to do about the wing? should I use the one called BL-CR touch?

Matt Tate

hey! trying to get into printing ABS but my PLA parts are warping just trying to print a temp tower.... what would you recomend?

LordOfCinder1111

Thanks for that. I couldn't find any instructions in the pdf

Matthew Lewis

Ok, for Hero Me Gen7, no inserts are placed in the back plate of the workbench stand. The four 'inner' recessed M3 screw holes on the back side of the plate, match up to the back of the Hero Me Base and attach to the Hero Me Base where you will have the threaded inserts. Alternately you can also place the Gantry Adapter between the workbench back plate and the Base, and have longer M3 screws pass through the Gantry Adapter and into the back of the Hero Me Base. The back plate is typically a stand-in for the Gantry Adapter. The four additional 'outer' holes that are in the back plate are for use with the pre-printed Hero Me Pro kits (announced, but yet to be released) where the Base has a wider pattern and mounts from the front. When used with a Hero Me Pro, those holes would have threaded inserts placed in the plate from the front side.

Andrew Soderberg

Im just starting my Hero-me journey and Im building the workbench stand. Where do the inserts go on the back plate? I have the bottom corners sorted and bolted into the base pieces

Matthew Lewis

I just didn't look hard enough... I only saw the long ones and was like there is no way this will work with this mount, but the shorter ones worked, I assume they are 8mm. Everything is assembled now and looks good, I just need to figure out why this orbiter 2.0 has 4 wires and the cable from the 4.2.2 Creality board is 5 🤷‍♂️

Chris

These screws typically are supplied with the hotend from the vendor. By going to phaetus.com to the Dragon page I find: M2.5 x 8mm Inner hexagon screws *4pcs

Andrew Soderberg

Another questions sorry, do you know the screw size and length needed for the Dragon hotend using the 4 screws rather than the collar mount? They must be something like m2.5, m2 and m3 don't fit and the threads aren't very deep into the hotend so the size is probably gonna be important. If it's in the guide somewhere I must be missing it.

Chris

The 3x4x5 are the ones I went with, they should show up in a couple hours, I didn't really think there was going to be an issue with 5 vs. 4.7

Chris

The single pair of power wires for the fan has enough current from the controller board to support even 3 fans. You simply splice black to black, and red to red. If the wires are yellow/blue, then my experience is that yellow/red and blue/black is the correct match. As for connection type, you can do it in whichever way works for you. I find that these are the easiest to use: https://www.amazon.com/Wirefy-Solder-Seal-Wire-Connectors/dp/B01M0EZBYQ

Andrew Soderberg

Chris, We left captive nuts behind in Gen6 because they work loose, and due to how each 3D printer (is or is not) dialed in correctly, the sockets would either be too tight or too loose. It was unending frustration for me and those whose prints did not match the spec. I have got you covered, here are two listings in Amazon Canada that will work fine for the Hero Me (M3 x 4mm x 5mm). I will amend the docs to list 5.0mm outer diameter inserts (those did not show up in my US Amazon searches when I wrote that part of the docs). https://www.amazon.ca/Printing-M3x4x5mm-Threaded-Embedment-Automotive/dp/B0BTYF2MMD https://www.amazon.ca/uxcell-knurled-Threaded-Embedment-Printer/dp/B09MCWTBCC

Andrew Soderberg

Matthew, as there are literally more than 35 billion possible combinations, no there is not a search or configurator. But since you listed that you have the BIQU H2 integrated extruder/hotend, I can tell you that the Hero Me Gen7 does not support that component as it (and the others like it: Hemera, Sprite S1, Micro Swiss NX etc.) is too large to fit the Hero Me Base. This is covered in the latest documentation both for patrons, as well as this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/psa-hotends-not-81469947 This is also covered in the Hero Me compatibility PDF that is posted with the public STLs on Printables, Thingiverse, Cults3D etc. I plan to create Hero Me inspired part cooling ducts and ABL/ADXL mount specifically for the BIQU H2 and each of these types of integrated extruder/hotends later this summer. But.. If you were to use discrete hotend and extruder, in the parts selection and assembly guide docs (page 27-29) you can download here as a patron (if you haven't already) is a detailed 'questionnaire' where you use your answers to the questions I ask to help you select from the organized Zip folders, the specific STLs you need. There is also support on the Discord server.

Andrew Soderberg

Diego, I have not seen that one till now. From the pictures it looks like it 'may' have a different mounting position (the two holes on top). please measure the center to center of those two mount holes. Also please provide the width and depth of that top surface so I can check if it all matches the BLTouch, of if I need to make a version specific to the Biqu/BTT. If you know of a STL or STEP model of that ABL even better. send me the measurements to: mediaman3d@gmail.com and put 'Hero Me - Biqu/BTT microprobe' in the subject. Thanks.

Andrew Soderberg

You can wire them in parallel. Connect the fan wires black to black and red to red. Now they are in parallel connection. Red is plus, black is minus.

Sergio Palomino

There are so many varieties of this threaded inserts, I can't seem to find anything that matches on Amazon.ca, anything that matches is from American Amazon. Why can't there be a captive nut version as well (or is there somewhere), wasn't that hard to just glue them in. Would a M3X5X4 work; i've also seen 3x4x4, but not the 4.6 in anything other than a 5.7 length.

Chris

Hello. Thanks for the recent update. Is there specific documentation for electric connection and wiring? Following the instruction I was able to assemble the HMG7 for my Ender 3 v2 with double 5015 fans. I have doubts on how to create the electric links from the dupont connectors. Thanks

Salvo Rinzivillo

Hello! New to the Patreon. Is there a place I can search for my components and have it present the HeroMe configuration that fits? I have an Ender 3, Biqu H2 V2, and BLTouch, for example. Is there a HeroMe config that would fit?

Matthew Bowe

Hello Andy, thanks for your work. I have a Biqu/BTT microprobe https://biqu.equipment/products/microprobe-v1-0-for-b1-printers-h2-extruders-ender-3 do I use the same configuration as in the bltouch? thanks in advance

Diego Beltrán

For some reason I can't load your replies on the Patreon app nor the website, so am replying to this one as I can see them in my email.

C. S. Meigs

Caleb, I found an STL of the X carriage for your printer. It is a 'crab walker' in that it slides sideways on top of two horizontal side by side linear rods. So far I do not see a way in which I can integrate the Hero Me in / on / under that X carriage The Hero Me is designed to mount to an X carriage that is behind it, this would have to be mounted from the bottom/sides. The sides are where the Hero Me part cooling ducts mount. I will play with the models a bit more, but at this point I am not very hopeful. We'd need that "Fish that Saved Pittsburgh" to pull this off.

Andrew Soderberg

No problem. The fact that it is a CoreXY is not a problem for me. It will be a little more work on your part, as I need to also know the positions of the X/Y belt mounts so that I do not interfere with them.

Andrew Soderberg

Sorry, I am not familiar with that model of Anycubic. I would need a STEP or STL file of the X carriage to be able to make a Gantry Adapter for it. If not i would need some calipered measurements. Here is a link to examples: https://imgur.com/a/iNMw5XG I if you can get me the digital model or take the measurements I can then create the adapter for the Hero Me.

Andrew Soderberg

Thank you for your reply! I will try to get what I can to you asap! As for the measurements, the printer is CoreXY, would that greatly change the way I would go about it or stay the same? Apologize for taking up your time and if it's an obvious question.

C. S. Meigs

Andrew Soderberg

Thank you, I wasn't finding it

Bastien DEBREIL

Meant to post on this one, my bad. Thank you for your work and time! Super excited and getting ready to install on my ET4 soon! Quick question; was hoping to potentially install on my 1.0 Anycubic 4max Pro, but didn't see a variation for it, and am still having some trouble going through the process for something similar. Am I just having option paralysis, new and blind or is it actually a compatibility issue because of the design? I apologize for the wall and thank you again for your time and work. Have a good one.

C. S. Meigs

The STL you want is there in the Misc Linear Rail Mounts folder. It is called: HMG7.3 Linear Rail Bottom Belt Bracket V2.stl

Andrew Soderberg

As of today, the closest I can narrow it down to is this Summer.

Andrew Soderberg

As soon as I return home this evening I will find the missing STL and sent you a DropBox link.

Andrew Soderberg

Do you have a timeline related to modifications to allow the Sprite extruder/similar setups?

Chris Evans

On the ender 3 X plate there is some slot at the bottom to put the X belt. It's that feature that I don't find on the files.

Bastien DEBREIL

What do you mean by “the gates locking system”?

Andrew Soderberg

Hello, I have an ender 3 with linear rail mounted on the front of the x extrusion and I can't find the pieces to adapt the universal base to the rail and still have the gates locking system. Can someone help me please ?

Bastien DEBREIL

Excellent update. Thank you!

Ray Wilkinson-Reed

Excellent update to the docs. More images the better.

Sergio Palomino