Form 4 and Form 4L generation printers contain an integrated camera. If the camera is enabled, it automatically saves a photo of each print as it completes. Choose your preferred camera privacy settings during onboarding or adjust the camera privacy settings, enable or disable the camera, and control access to post-print photos once onboarding is complete.
Current features allow users to take video timelapses of the printing process, take snapshots of the build platform from Dashboard, and take a post-print photo of completed print jobs.
The camera is located to the left of the Z-axis tower and points at the build platform and resin tank.
Data privacy settings
Formlabs collects printer analytics to improve product performance. If the printer’s camera is enabled, it captures a photo at the end of every print. You can control whether Formlabs receives this image for analytics by adjusting the settings.
Formlabs is committed to protecting your privacy. For specific details on privacy, data sharing, and access, please visit formlabs.com/privacy.
Enabling and disabling the camera
Adjust the camera privacy settings to enable or disable the camera. The camera icon on the upper right corner of the touchscreen indicates the camera is enabled. If the camera is disabled, the icon is crossed out.
To adjust the camera privacy settings:
Note:
When printing a job generated with PreForm 3.35, the camera LED automatically flashes at the end of the print even if the camera is disabled. If the camera is disabled, the printer does not take a post-print photo regardless of the LED activity.
Enabling and disabling camera analytics
Formlabs uses analytics data to improve printer performance and fix problems quickly.
When the camera and post-print photo analytics are enabled, Form 4 and Form 4L generation printers automatically save a photo of the print and the build platform. If the printer is connected to the internet, it also uploads the photo to Formlabs servers.
To adjust the camera analytics settings:
