The Form 3L/Form 3BL has a build volume that is five times the size of that of our other SLA printers. While the dual Light Processing Units (LPUs) work together to reduce Print Time, you can also try the following techniques to increase printing speed even further:

• Orient models parallel to the build platform
• Hollow out models in your preferred CAD software program
• Place models on the seamline to make the most of the dual LPUs

Vertical orientations increase the total number of layers in a print job. By placing a model at a 45° angle instead, you lower the total Print Time. A job with fewer layers does not raise or lower the build platform as often, measure resin level as frequently, as well as decreasing the amount of times that the mixer is sent back and forth across the tank.

Before importing a model into PreForm, consider using your preferred CAD software package to hollow out the inside. A hollow model consumes less resin during printing, and decreases Print Time by reducing the amount of lasing needed by the LPUs.

Placing a model so that the seamline effectively cuts the model in half makes the best use of the two LPUs on a Form 3L/Form 3BL. The seamline indicates the line where one LPU's work ends and the other begins. By placing a model across this division, they work in tandem to split the load between them.