Notice:
Do not cover the printer with any packaging or any other covers or sleeves during printing. Insulating the printer during printing can damage the machine.
Receiving and unboxing your Form Studio 1
Receiving and unboxing your Form Studio 1
Form Studio 1 printer packages
The standard Form 4 generation printer bundle ships with multiple boxes: the printer, Finish Kit, resin tank, and build platform. The resin tank, build platform, any resin cartridges you order, and additional accessory boxes ship separately from the Form 4 generation printer printer packaging.
Packaged shipments have the following dimensions and weights:
| Printer | Resin cartridge | Resin tank | Build platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 43.1 × 40.5 × 61.6 cm (17 × 16 × 24.3 in) |
8.9 × 10.2 × 28.6 cm (3.5 × 4.0 × 11.3 in) |
31 × 24 × 6 cm (12.2 × 9.4 × 2.4 in) |
24 × 15 × 9 cm (9.4 × 5.9 × 3.5 in) |
| Weight |
Basic package: Flex package: |
1.5 kg (3.3 lb) |
0.35 kg (0.77 lb) |
Standard Build Platform:
|
| Contents | Form Studio 1 printer, resin tank, build platform, and accessories | Single resin cartridge | Single resin tank | Single build platform |
Before receiving your Form Studio 1
Prepare a space to install your Form Studio 1 printer printer and to house accessories and consumables.
- Choose a stable, level workspace for your Form Studio 1 printer. Reserve the following minimum dimensions for the most convenient access:
- 36 cm (14.2 in) width
- 33 cm (13 in) depth
- 79 cm (31.1 in) height
- Reserve additional space nearby for the VOC Extractor and Form Studio Wash+Cure.
- Download and install PreForm software.
- Purchase additional supplies:
- Disposable non-reactive gloves (nitrile or neoprene)
- Paper towels
- Suitable wash solvent
- Prepare a clean, dry space out of direct sunlight to store resin cartridges and resin tanks.
Isopropyl alcohol is the recommended solution for rinsing parts and cleaning liquid resin after each completed print. Keep paper towels in stock to ensure a clean work environment for printing and finishing.
Depending on your use case and work environment, tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether (TPM) or Formlabs Resin Washing Solution may be a viable alternative to isopropyl alcohol for washing parts using the Form Studio Wash+Cure.
Unboxing your Form Studio 1 printer
The custom packaging your Form Studio 1 printer arrives in is specially designed to protect the printer during shipping. Save the Form Studio 1 packaging for transporting your printer. Original packaging is required for warranty service.
- Position the Form Studio 1’s packaging near the designated location, leaving enough room for two people to comfortably maneuver throughout the area. Stand the Form Studio 1’s packaging upright to ensure it is level.
- Open the top of the box.
- Unpack the power cable and accessories.
- Remove the top foam.
- Lift the printer out of the box using its shipping bag and place it on a flat, level surface.
- Lift the printer out of the bag and place it on your work surface.
- Remove any additional packaging around the printer.
- Open the printer cover.
- Remove the resin tank, build platform, and the internal foam.
- Remove the protector from the Light Processing Unit.
- Connect the power cable to the printer and a power outlet and turn on using the rear power switch.
- Remove any protective film on the display and follow the prompts on the screen to complete the printer setup.
Proceed to follow the onboarding guide on the printer’s touchscreen. Once you’re done, connect to your printer if you have not already done so.
Consiglio:
Posiziona le stampanti SLA lontano dalle finestre per evitare che la resina contenuta nel serbatoio si indurisca inavvertitamente tra un utilizzo e l'altro o quando il coperchio è aperto.
Nome di serie
All Formlabs machines have a serial name instead of a serial number. The serial name is a unique identifier used to track the history of manufacturing, sales, and repair, and to distinguish between printers when multiple are connected to a network. The serial name is on the back panel of the machine in the format FormStudio1-ColorAdjectiveAnimal.
For a Form Studio 1 printer the serial name is also available on the touchscreen display. The serial name is listed in the format ColorAdjectiveAnimal.
If you give your printer a custom name, that is displayed instead of the serial name. To find the serial name, check the back label or tap Settings > General > About this printer on the touchscreen.