Slicing time was 47seconds, print time 7:50 hours. Slicing time was 23 seconds, print time would be 3:57 hours. Using my SD3 profile I first sliced it with Cura 0.2mm. So I opened it back into Repetier, and you can see the slice results below. It's not the staff, rather it's where his left boot intersects the robe.īut it's the type of error that doesn't affect the printability of a model. Well, I didn't think the model had any errors, but I loaded it back into NetFabb, and it does indeed have a small hole in it. No, I will not actually be printing this. Infill was set to 15% with supports turned on. Layer height was set to 0.254 (keep in mind this is for the SDs stock 5/16' threaded rod) Slicing time was 4m:26s - most likely due to the manifold issues and adding support structures. (and yes, there was an attempt at repairing with netfabb basic) The staff/sword seems to be the problem - i can slice it, but the staff/sword disappears. I have tweaked the time estimate setting to the point that my estimated print times are typically within a couple of minutes - no more than 5 mins off.įirst thing of note: when I loaded the model, it came up with the 'non-manifold' error and it is laid on its side (this is the 'solid' version of the model, btw) after standing it upright. I am going to preface this with the statement that I think this is a terrible model for comparisons between FDM & SLA type printers. Since no one else is stepping up to the plate with an FDM printer I will The model will take 3hours and 55 minutes to print at 0.1mm resolution.īelow are Dropbox links to 2 version of the model, The hollow model is for SLA printers, the solid is for FDM. The results of the slice are in the image. The model was imported into Preform and tilted 10° on the X and Y axis, then sliced (supports were generated). Also, please post the time it took the slicer to generate the GCode.įor my part, I know the print times estimated by the Preform software are accurate within a minute of the estimated time, so here is what I have. If you know that your slicer's estimated print time is accurate, and don't feel like printing the model, please post the estimated times, although I found that most slices do not properly estimate the actual print time. If anyone is interested in participating in this test, please download the model and print it, then post the time here. Since I only have a Form 1+ printer, I can only run my part of the test. Below is a model which I think some may enjoy printing, of Guan Yu, the legendary Chinese general from the Three Kingdoms period. If anyone has a true DLP printer and would like to participate, they are more than welcome. This should save time, since there is no VAT movement involved. The LCD panel or the projector will expose the entire drawing of the layer in a single pass, then do a peel process which usually involves lifting the build platform straight up, without any vat tilting or sliding. The Wanhao Duplicator 7 is a MSLA printer, not a DLP printer, but both of those technologies work almost identically. Once the drawing is done, the printer tilts the vat slightly in order to facilitate the peeling process, and the platform moves up, ready to start the new layer. Think of these as the X & Y stepper motors. The FormLabs Form printers are Laser type, which means they draw the image by deflecting the laser beam with the use of tiny mirrors driven by 2 galvanometers. Within that definition, there are different technologies available, and the 3 most common ones are Laser-SLA, which uses laser to draw the image, DLP-SLA, which uses a Digital Light projector to project the image onto the bottom of the vat and expose the resin, and Masked-SLA (MSLA), which uses a LCD panel with a UV backlight to expose the resin.

All printers that use a photopolymer resin are collectively known as SLA (Stereo Lithography Apparatus).

Since Lawsy brought up the differences between the 3 different printer technologies, I thought it would be interesting to do a performance test between them.įirst of all, I'd like to set the record straight about DLP, SLA and such.

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