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- [Narrator] In this video, we'll introduce you
to our large-format 3D printing workflow
with the Form 3L and Form 3BL,
including software materials, printing,
and post-processing solutions.
Formlabs offers an end-to-end 3D printing
and post-processing ecosystem for high-volume production
that is easy to learn and use.
It requires minimum intervention and maintenance,
supporting your needs for prototyping and production
of large parts and batch production of smaller parts.
Formlabs software is designed to make 3D-print set up,
management and monitoring simple.
To start printing, first export your design
as an STL or OBJ file from your preferred CAD software.
Open the file in PreForm, our free and easy-to-use software,
which will prepare your design for 3D printing.
Select your material.
Formlabs offers a wide variety of 3D printing resins
formulated specifically for our printers.
This includes general purpose standard resins
for rapid prototyping, such as Draft Resin,
our fastest printing material for same-day iterations,
as well as specialized materials
for engineering, dental, healthcare, and other industries
with specific mechanical and biocompatible properties.
Choose your desired layer thickness.
A higher setting, like 100 microns,
will lead to faster printing,
while lower settings, like 50 microns,
offer the best surface detail.
Use One-Click Print to automatically set up supports,
layout, and orientation in one step.
Make advanced manual adjustments
such as support size, density, and layout as needed,
and duplicate your parts for batch production.
Once your print is ready,
send it to the printer via USB or WiFi.
You can also upload your part
to a primed printer via the cloud
and start your print from anywhere, anytime
with Remote Print.
During printing, the online dashboard allows you
to monitor print progress and check material supplies,
effectively managing a fleet of printers and users
across multiple locations.
Once uploaded, you're ready to print.
The Form 3L and Form 3BL offer a build volume
five times superior to our desktop 3D printer.
To support this larger build volume,
the Form 3L and Form 3BL use two resin cartridges
so it can complete a large print without intervention.
Before starting the print,
make sure the build platform, resin cartridges,
and resin tank are ready inside the printer.
The sensors detect resin levels
and the resin tank will fill automatically during printing.
The printer automatically detects
when all the elements are inserted correctly
and lets you know when you're ready to start a print.
Once you press "print",
the Form 3L will start producing your part
while you can focus on other work.
After the print finishes,
there are three main steps
to post processing stereolithography parts:
rinsing in a wash solvent such as IPA or TPM,
support removal, and post curing.
Formlabs has made each of these steps as easy as possible
to save you time and increase your throughput.
After the print is complete,
take the Build Platform out of the printer
and insert it directly into the Form Wash L.
Choose the appropriate wash settings
for your material directly on the UI
or save your most frequently used custom settings.
The Form Wash L agitates solvent to remove residual resin
from SLA 3D printed parts, leaving you
with a smooth, clean, high-quality part every time.
When washing is complete,
parts are lifted out of the solvent to air dry,
avoiding over-soaked, warped prints.
After the parts are clean and dry,
remove the supports from the part.
Our light-touch supports are designed
to tear away with ease, leaving behind minimal support marks
for easier post-processing.
Depending on the model and the material,
you may want to remove supports
before, or after, post-curing.
Next, transfer the part
to our automated post-curing station, the Form Cure L.
Use the pre-programmed cure settings for the resin.
Again, you can save your own frequently used custom profiles
to improve post-processing efficiency.
The Form Cure L uses heat, UV light,
and consistent universal exposure
to bring parts to their peak mechanical properties
and dimensional accuracy.
Your parts are now ready for use.
Whether you need to print large prototypes,
life-size anatomical models,
or batches of small parts like dental models,
the Formlabs ecosystem is the perfect tool
to consistently produce high-quality results
with less time and less effort.
The Form 3L ecosystem is the next step
toward universalizing large-format,
industrial-grade 3D printing.
Contact our sales team, local partner,
or continue exploring the resources
on formlabs.com to learn more.
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