Welcome to the Form 4 and Form 4B Training

Before receiving your printer, watch an expert outline how to prepare your space so you’re ready to install and operate the Form 4/B once it arrives, and house the necessary accessories and consumables. Alternatively, read about it in the workspace setup support article here.

Know what to expect when your Form 4/B arrives. Package contents, unboxing, and how to locate your printer’s serial name are all detailed in the unboxing video and support article.

Check out this video for additional information on how to unbox and set up your Form Wash 2nd Generation.

Once your Form 4/B printer is unboxed and placed, let’s turn it on and get it ready to print! Check out our support article and the video to learn how to turn the printer on and insert the resin tank, mixer, build platform, and resin cartridge.

If you haven’t already, download PreForm, Formlabs' print preparation software. Check out our support article and the video to learn the basics of how to orient and support your model and send your print job from PreForm to your printer.

 If you want to take the pressure off your first print, start with our provided part. We’ve tested this part to make sure it prints well, giving you a chance to familiarize yourself with how your printer works before jumping into more complex prints.

Your print will start automatically if you have installed and confirmed all the consumables before uploading the print. See our support article for detailed instructions.

Once your print is complete, it needs to go through a few post-processing steps to look and perform its best. Check out our support article and the video to learn how to remove parts from the printer, wash your parts, clean your build platform, remove supports, and post-cure your parts.

The Form 4/B is a very low-maintenance machine. While there is some preventative maintenance, such as keeping software and firmware up to date, most maintenance steps will be performed when dictated by certain print events. Listen to an expert from our Services team explain the most important maintenance steps in the video.

Below you can also find the support documentation for the most common maintenance steps:

Watch the video to hear an expert walk through the different types of PreForm warnings, tools for support editing, and best practices for setting up a print. 

Additionally, check out our blog post to learn more about PreForm warnings/how to adjust, optimizing support generation/placement, and raft printing vs printing directly on the Build Platform.