ANYCUBIC Photon Mono 2 Resin 3D Printer with 6.6'' 4K + Monochrome Screen, Upgraded LighTurbo Matrix, Enlarge Print Volume 6.49'' x 5.62'' x 3.5''

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You may be curious as to what features have been upgraded in Photon Mono 2. Let us tell you in a video! Lifting distance is simply how far the build plate raises up from the FEP film after each layer is cured. Personally, we’re big fans of ChiTuBox, but if you’re a beginner you may appreciate how easy Photon Workshop makes things. In normal printing mode, it is recommended to set the layer height to 0.05mm, and the other settings

By including their Photon Workshop software with the Photon Mono, Anycubic has clearly put work into the out-of-the-box experience for new users. However, I did find the software somewhat limiting, and I preferred using the Chitubox software that runs natively with the Elegoo Mars 2 Pro. You will always see a higher bottom exposure time compared to normal exposure times because we need the resin to be cured strongly. The reason why 3D prints are cured after the printing process is because they don’t get fully cured during the printing process. Like all 3D printers, the Anycubic Photon Mono 2 requires calibration before its first print. Leveling the build plate is fairly straightforward and only takes a piece of paper and an Allen wrench.Resin 3D printers will differ in what settings work best. Some of the resin settings change with the change in resin brand and color as well, but most of the settings are ideal for almost all types of resin and application. All these settings will depend on the size and type of your model and the required strength for your supports.

Perfect Bottom Exposure Time: 7 – 16 times longer than the normal exposure time depending on resin printer strength. However, Anycubic offers an adjustable power feature on the Anycubic Photon Mono 4K, allowing you to switch between 30% and 100% power, so you can use it with other special non-405nm resins. This opens a range of other possibilities for your resin printing.Different printing parameters and post-processing processes will present different results. If you encounter Right out of the box, the Photon Mono 4K comes with an overwhelming plethora of attachments and accessories for the printing beginner. It took a bit to organize, but we were given a user manual, a pair of gloves, a repair tool set, a funnel, a plastic scraper, an LCD screen protector, and an SD-card reader with a test print file included. Since my partner set up our first printer, he was adamant that I set up the Photon Mono 4K on my own. The Photon Mono and Photon Mono 4K look pretty similar side-by-side.

Layer lines are more noticeable with aliasing, so anti-aliasing visually tries to reduce layer lines. People have mixed results with this setting depending on what slicer they used, what the model is, and how large of an anti-aliasing setting they used. Once a model has been prepared and sliced for printing, Photon Workshop exports a .pwmo file which is readable by both the Photon Mono as well as Photon Workshop. Opening the file presents a preview of the print in a layer-by-layer fashion allowing you to see which pixels will be exposed on the LCD screen. The layer parameters (exposure, Z lift, etc.) are also listed, and can be directly edited in case you want to switch the settings for a different resin. The total amount of resin used is listed at the bottom, so you know how much resin to add if your vat is starting to get low. A layer height of 0.25mm is a perfect mix between amazing quality and a fairly good printing speed. Best Exposure Times for Resin 3D Printing For models with a really rough, staircase-like exterior, anti-aliasing + gray level 0 gives the best surface quality. I couldn’t find what level of anti-aliasing they used in these tests. Prints generally felt like they took less time to print, and usually wrapped up around the 3-hour mark. However, upon comparing the specifications, the Photon Mono 4K has a print speed of 1.97 in./hr, whereas the Photon Mono performs at a MAX of 50mm/hour (1.97in./hour). So, it seems like they technically operate at the same speed. With that being said, the specifications of the Photon Mono state that it can print at 50mm MAX, which leads me to believe that it isn’t always consistent or might be slightly slower. The Photon Mono 4K is also delivering much higher detail, which is worth the upgrade in my opinion. If you’re going to have to wait the same amount of time (maybe slightly shorter), then I would rather get more detail out of the unit. Final ThoughtsHaving walls that are too thin are at risk of breaking when removing the supports, so I’d recommend going for around the 1.5mm mark. In terms of the ChiTuBox algorithm specifically, they have a priority sequence which starts with the image blur, to the gray level, down to anti-aliasing. Small things such as the larger 3.5″ inch touch screen on the Elegoo Mars vs 2.8” on Photon Mono 4K might make a difference to you – but for us they’re fairly minimal. Many of the settings were gathered by using user submitted results from the Anycubic Photon Resin Settings& Anycubic Photon Mono X Resin Settings (Google Docs). Best Layer Heights for Resin 3D Printing