Note:
Models saved in this release use an updated FORM file that cannot be opened in earlier versions of PreForm.
Release notes from the year 2019 and earlier are available to view. To find the most recent versions of PreForm, check the support article PreForm downloads and release notes.
2020 versions
Previous versions of PreForm are available for download, as well as a list of their associated changes.
PreForm 3.11.1 — December 15, 2020
PreForm 3.11.1 is a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3BL, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release fixes several bugs.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3BL |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.11.0 — December 8, 2020
PreForm 3.11.0 is a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3BL, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improves the speed and performance of support generation, as well as adding a new Dashboard integration.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3BL |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.10.2 — November 23, 2020
PreForm 3.10.2 is a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3BL, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improves dimensional accuracy for Permanent Crown Resin on printers with biocompatible settings.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3BL |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.10.1 — October 29, 2020
PreForm 3.10.1 is a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3BL, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release adds support for several new materials, as well as improving support generation.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3BL |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.9.0 — September 28, 2020
PreForm 3.9.0 is a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improves several Beta Print Settings for multiple resins, as well as adding a new Show / Hide dropdown when right-clicking on a model.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3BL |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.8.1 — September 10, 2020
PreForm 3.8.1 is a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improves Grey Resin at the 100 micron layer thickness setting on the Form 3/Form 3B, as well as adding a new Beta Print Setting for several resins.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.8.0 — August 25, 2020
PreForm 3.8.0 is a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improves support generation and adds the layer number when slicing through a model in adaptive settings.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.7.1 — August 6, 2020
PreForm 3.7.1 is a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release adds the Adaptive layer thickness for Form 3/Form 3B printers, as well as improving the speed of Model Resin.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.7.0 — July 16, 2020
PreForm 3.7.0 was a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improved the speed of file uploads and support generation, as well as adding the ability to toggle Printability on/off.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.6.1 — June 30, 2020
PreForm 3.6.1 was a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release supported several new dental and engineering resins, improved several existing materials settings, and added support for the Cleaning Mesh in Color Resin.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.6.0 — June 18, 2020
PreForm 3.6.0 was a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release added a Print Setting dropdown to the Job Setup window, as well as updating the FORM file format to save more model information.
This release also includes a firmware update for the Form Wash and the Form Cure—these products can be updated through a USB connection to your computer after downloading PreForm 3.6.0.
Note:
Models saved in this release use an updated FORM file that cannot be opened in earlier versions of PreForm.
| Product | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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| Form Wash |
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| Form Cure |
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PreForm 3.5.2 — June 4, 2020
PreForm 3.5.2 was a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improved print quality settings for Grey Pro Resin and Rigid Resin. A new material setting, BA COVID Swab, was also released on the Form 3B.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.5.1 — May 21, 2020
PreForm 3.5.1 was a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improved print quality settings for Grey Resin, and added new material settings that decrease print times on the Form 3/Form 3B. A new medical material, BioMed Amber Resin, has also been released on the Form 3B.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.5.0 — May 13, 2020
PreForm 3.5.0 was a recommended update for Fuse 1, Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release adds a virtual Fuse 1 printer to the printer selection, as well as improving print time estimates and print quality on the Form 3/Form 3B. A new material setting has also been added on the Form 3B and early 2019 model Form 3 printers to improve the production of test swabs.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Fuse 1 |
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| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.4.6 — April 30, 2020
PreForm 3.4.6 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improved print quality for Castable Wax Resin and introduced a new support structure specifically for Castable Wax Resin on the Form 3/Form 3B.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.4.5 — April 23, 2020
PreForm 3.4.5 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improved print quality for Denture Teeth A2 Resin, Denture Teeth A3 Resin, Denture Teeth A3.5 Resin, Denture Teeth B1 Resin, Denture Teeth B2 Resin, Denture Base OP Resin, Denture Base DP Resin, and Denture Base RP Resin.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.4.4 — April 9, 2020
PreForm 3.4.4 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improved print quality for Black Resin, White Resin, Denture Teeth A2 Resin, Denture Teeth B1 Resin, Denture Base DP Resin, and Denture Base OP Resin.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.4.3 — March 19, 2020
PreForm 3.4.3 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improved print quality for Black Resin, improves print quality for Tough V5 Resin, and adds support for the new Tough 2000 Resin.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.4.2 — March 5, 2020
PreForm 3.4.2 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improved print quality for Black Resin on the Form 3.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.4.1 — February 27, 2020
PreForm 3.4.1 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improved print quality for Dental Model Resin and Black Resin on the Form 3.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.4.0 — February 20, 2020
PreForm 3.4.0 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release enabled support for printing with Dental LT Clear resin, multiple Denture Base Resin shades, multiple Denture Teeth Resin shades, and Castable Wax Resin.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.3.3 — February 11, 2020
PreForm 3.3.3 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release enabled support for printing with Tough 1500 Resin and added new print settings for Surgical Guide Resin.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.3.2 — January 27, 2020
PreForm 3.3.2 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release enabled support for printing with Rigid, Elastic, and Grey Pro Resin on the Form 3 and Form 3B (Form 3 Resin Tank V2 required).
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.3.1 — January 15, 2020
PreForm 3.3.1 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improves raft labels and interface design elements.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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PreForm 3.3.0 — January 7, 2020
This was the first release that supports the Form 3L. PreForm 3.3.0 was a recommended update for Form 3L, Form 3B, Form 3, and Form 2 printers. This release improves minima detection, the Auto-Orient tool, and print time calculation.
| Printer | What's New |
|---|---|
| Form 3L |
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| Form 3B |
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| Form 3 |
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| Form 2 |
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Older versions
PreForm versions that released before 2020 can be found in the article Legacy PreForm archives (2014–2019).