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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The new version of the slicer has been completed and optimised with some improved and updated features. Not only is the new user interface much easier to use - the slicing process has also been made a whole lot easier.

Photon Mono 2 is equipped with a laser-engraved aluminium alloy platform. This features outstanding flatness, which greatly improves model adhesion and therefore printing success rate. The laser-engraved platform prevents the model from falling off or warping. I did notice a pattern where the weaker Anycubic Photon 3D printer had a consistently higher number of bottom layers, going from around 6-10, while the Anycubic Photon Mono X mostly fell between 4-6 bottom layers. You want to ensure that your exposure times are properly calibrated because it really has an impact on the overall quality and success of your prints. 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.Light off delay is how long the printer keeps the light off before curing the next layer, though the true light off delay time includes the total time for the up and down movements of the build plate.

Personally, we’re big fans of ChiTuBox, but if you’re a beginner you may appreciate how easy Photon Workshop makes things. When you look at the model itself, it could actually be printed flat on the build plate because there aren’t any parts of the model that overhang much, meaning that it has enough support built within the model the whole way through. For models like a sphere that have those “water ripple” effects, anti-aliasing + gray level 0 is ideal for surface quality. You can 3D print spheres and round shapes a lot more accurately when you dial in your anti-aliasing settings properly. We ran a few prints from the original Photon Mono for comparison, and while the Photon Mono can still print some pretty fantastic miniatures, there was just no competition when it came to the Photon Mono 4K. The amount of depth and detail that the Photon Mono 4K can convey compared to the Photon Mono is just staggering. Details on armor popped far more, and the new model was able to even carve out tiny, nuanced facial features that the original Photon Mono tended to blur out. This small crew was printed on the Photon Mono for comparison. While some of the details are slightly muddled, they’re still really impressive.The Photon Mono 4K has both high power for fast printing and low power for longer printer life. The resin printer supports 30-100% UV power settings and can be adapted to resin printing with different UV energy requirements to meet your personalised printing needs. You do have to keep in mind that the best precision comes about in the Z-axis too, so having the most intricate details along the Z-axis makes a lot of sense. A balance is needed to get the print orientation perfect. What is Light-Off Delay in Resin 3D Printing? All these settings will depend on the size and type of your model and the required strength for your supports. The default values for these settings usually do pretty well, but I’d try to reduce the speeds and increase the lifting distance for larger prints. During the printing process, a lower lift speed helps the print to evenly peel off the FEP film each layer cure.