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Reply To: Loving the AnyCubic Photon resin printer!

January 12, 2020 at 9:00 am #1470093

blinky465

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I’m not going to lie, taking an stl model from a store, angling it, adding supports, finding and fixing islands…. it probably takes about an hour (once you know what you’re doing) on a build plate of five models.

If model creators could do the extra step and do all this validation – or partner with someone or give them re-seller rights after they’ve done the work – then it would be almost print-and-paint. I’m pretty computer literate (having programmed the software for stuff like this and made CNC machines for years – about five years ago we made our own SLA printer by inverting the lens in an LCD projector) and I still find it a lot of computer work.

I’ve now got .photon files so I could re-print my minis exactly as I did the first time, knowing there’d be no failures (providing there’s enough resin!) – the thing is, how many Jabba The Hutts does one person need on the tabletop?