The Print Settings Editor is a PreForm feature for experienced users to tailor print performance for their exact application. The tool should only be used by advanced users who understand how to modify print parameters and debug any resulting issues. If you have an issue when printing with your custom print settings, Formlabs Support will ask you to revert back to the Formlabs default print setting. Due to the complex nature of custom print settings, we are unable to assist with fine-tuning or developing custom print settings.

Do not use the Print Settings Editor to troubleshoot issues with your print or prints. If you have an issue, contact Formlabs Support. We will help you identify the root cause of the issue and then provide the appropriate solution.

Formlabs provides optimized and validated print settings for every Formlabs material. Formlabs print settings are designed to balance reliability, speed, quality, and material properties. We strongly recommend starting with Formlabs print settings whenever you’re printing a part for the first time.

You may also be restricted in editing certain settings depending on the material being printed, including materials that are FDA-registered medical devices.

If you use PreForm Print Settings Editor to edit the print settings for biocompatible materials, you acknowledge and agree that editing the print settings may impact the biocompatibility of your printed parts. Formlabs makes no representations or warranties that any part printed with custom print settings will be biocompatible. You are solely responsible for testing and validating your printed parts to ensure that they meet your biocompatibility requirements.

• Print setting: A collection of parameters that controls the behavior of a Formlabs printer. Print settings are dependent on printer generation, material, and layer height. Print settings can directly impact every aspect of your print performance, such as quality, reliability, accuracy, speed, and part properties.
• Parameter: An individual parameter within a print setting
• Tuning: The process of adjusting print setting parameters to achieve a specific result
• Formlabs print setting: A print setting that has been optimized and validated by Formlabs and will deliver the ideal combination of reliability, speed, quality, and material properties for most customers and parts
• Custom print setting: a new print setting that you create to achieve a specific result. Custom print settings are always originally based on Formlabs print settings. When creating a custom print setting, you copy and duplicate a Formlabs print setting and then start editing the parameters as needed.

When you are ready to start developing and printing with custom print settings, read Using the PreForm Print Settings Editor to learn about the available parameters.