• Max Build Volume: 64 × 40 × 134mm

• Check if your 3D object complies with the Design guidelines
• Get the workspace ready
  • Get nitrile gloves
  • Get safety goggles
  • Get paper towels
  • Put a Silicon mat in front of the printer
  • Get the alcohol spray bottle
  • Get pots with alcohol (IPA)
  • Get resin and used resin bottle
• Load model in Print Studio and position accordingly.
  • Uncheck the support-icon in the object browser when you want to print without auto-supports.
    
  • Select the actual resin you're going to use. This affects the print settings.
• Calculate cost
• Roll the resin bottle between your hands to stir the resin without making too much bubbles.
• Fill tray with resin. Respect the MIN MAX indications. Never fill the resin tray above the maximum fill line on the tray. Overfilling the tray will cause resin to spill over the edge of the tray into the body of the printer, which can damage the printer.
• Start the printer
• Do the calibration

• Remove the build head by rotating the locking lever counter-clockwise
• Place the long edge of the build head onto the cutting mat
• With one hand, clasp the build head by the protruding section, making sure that your hand and fingers are behind the build plate
• In your other hand, take the scraper and gently remove the part from the build head

NOTE: If your model contains nested cavities, use a can of compressed air (such as this) to blow away the residual resin from within these spaces before rinsing your part in IPA. This will enable the IPA to clean the internal surfaces.

• Place the printed parts into a container of isopropyl alcohol
• Gently shake the container and allow it to soak for 5 minutes
• Remove the part and leave to dry

NOTE: Models with complex geometries (e.g., nested cavities) may require rinsing in a second bath of IPA for an additional 5 minutes, in order to clean away all of the liquid resin. Therefore, we recommend doing this second IPA rinse, soaking for a total of 10 minutes.

Use a UV lamp to post-cure the part for at least 5 minutes. This will help to create an optimal surface finish by removing any tackiness and assuring the there is no residual liquid resin on the model.

NOTE: Models with nested cavities require a longer post-cure time. If your model has internal holes, you may need to expose it to a UV lamp for up to 30 minutes in order to cure any residual liquid resin on the model.

On large parts with simple geometries, you can gently peel support structure away (assuming that the size of the contacts between your model and the supports allow for this).

For more delicate parts, or for parts with more complex geometries or larger support contact tips, you may want to use a small pair of angled flush-cutters to remove the supports

After removing the printed part you should clean the build head so that it is ready to be used again.

• Using the scraper, remove any supports or other cured resin that is on the build plate.
• With a paper towel dipped in isopropyl alcohol, wipe anyway any excess resin
• Return the build head to Ember

Inspect the resin tray to determine if the PDMS or resin needs cleaning. If so, follow these tutorials:

• Resin Tray Care
• PDMS Cleaning
• Remove cured parts from the resin tray

Don't leave resin in the vat for more than 2 days.

• Pour resin from the resin vat into the 'used-resin' bottle.
• Clean the resin vat.
  • Do not touch the window with anything other than the yellow rubber spatula.
  • Use the yellow rubber spatula to remove most of the resin.
  • Use a paper towel soaked into alcohol to clean up the remaining resin.

It is possible to store the resin vat in the printer for medium periods of time. For longer periods, put the vat in a air sealed bag and store in a light tight cupboard.

It's important to clean up any resin spills and drips as soon as they happen. If spilled resin isn't immediately cleaned up, it will cure and stain any surface it touches when exposed to UV light. To prevent this from happening, immediately wipe up any stray resin with a paper towel.

If resin ever drips or spills inside the printer, immediately use a paper towel moistened with isopropyl alcohol to wipe it up before it cures.

Using a spray bottle of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) assists in the cleanup process. IPA is helpful in the process of cleaning your resin tray, build plate, resin filter, freshly-printed models, and anything else that has come in contact with resin.

NOTE: Remember to always wear nitrile gloves, safety glasses, and protective clothing whenever handling liquid resin and using IPA.

• stop the printer
• filter the resin from the vat through a single use funnel
• with the yellow rubber spatula, gently rub the window of the vat, to make sure nothing sticks to the window.
• pour the filtered resin back in the tray
• rethink the 3D model and or the print setup and try again.

When the object is set up in Print Studio, go to the Layout tab, select the Scale tool and select the object. The dimensions appear on the bounding box.

Note one of the dimensions and open the file in Blender. (In this case the Z-axis)

Change the units to Metric, and set Length to millimeters. Scale the model until the size matches the chosen dimension in Print Studio. (The dimension is Y in this case since the object was reoriented in Print Studio)

In the 3D-Print add-on, click the button Volume under Statistics. The volume is reported in cm3. Multiply with 1000 to get mm3.

( resin amount (in liter) * resin cost * material multiplier )
  +
( machine time (in hours) * machine time multiplier )

• resin amount: calculate the volume of your model in a 3D application. Then calculate this amount in liters:
• Volume of 3D model (mm3) * ( 10 to the power of -6 )
• resin cost: €108,00 per liter
• material multiplier: 30%: material cost *1,3
• machine time multiplier: €0,55 per hour

• Make sure the supports do their work during printing (not only at a completed print).
• Orient faces that need to be clean away from the build platform.
• Keep wall thickness in mind. It might show up fine in the slicer, but it can ruin the print. As you can see in the example: what should've been a continuous cylinder are now 4 separate walls. The wall thickness on the thinnest parts in the red circles is 0.19mm.
  
• Avoid large surfaces coming into contact with the build plate. This creates suction and peeling of the newest layer. Tilt the model on 2 axes and support the islands in the slicer.

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• Keep resin contamination to a strict minimum. Only the following parts can be touched with resin-contaminated gloves.
  • build head
  • spatula
  • tweezers
  • funnel
• Keep all other parts and surfaces clean!
• Use a silicone mat to catch resin drips
• Wear goggles to protect your eyes from accidental splashes of resin
• Wear nitrile gloves - (throw away after use, or clean them thoroughly with alcohol)

Necessary after

• a failed print
• a changed resin tray
• a changed build head