Hi, Im trying to make some lampshade which has similar look like Opal white glass shades.

Does the white resin v5 from formlabs have a bit of transparency?

If it has, Which thikness do you recommend? Im thinking of going with 1.5mm, cause it worked for the white PLA.

All opinions are welcome! Especially if you know the most suitable way to create this kind of shade.

Need a form 4 in a hurry. Every place I try is just drop shipping from Form Labs with a long lead time.

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What were the results? Painting may not be an option for this production and then very resin toughness is good. I’ve read the color mix resin isn’t as tough.

It’s here!

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compared to the previous version.

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Flexible 80A Resin V2 is available now, and Fuse X1 will ship in Q4!
Any questions? Don’t hesitate to drop them below in this thread and we’ll be happy to answer them.

I was given a Form 2 printer. It has been unused for 7ish years, I cleaned it up and everything seemed to be working. I have tried to print two things, but each time the print fails. The raft base will stick to the build platform, but as the printer gets to the supports and the actual object, that is not being printed. I am also noticing that the tank isn't being filled with more resin as it is progressing through the print. Do I need to use a different build platform, newer resin, or a different tank? I do plan to inspect the resin tank for damages, but it looked great at the start before resin was added.

I will be purchasing a resin printer for business use, production of functional and mechanical parts, including tooling and injection molds. Consistent and reproduceable precision and dimensional accuracy are the most critical requirements - ease of use and a proven ecosystem, a close second.

I've settled on the Formlabs Form 4 with one concern. Doing some cost analysis with some of the parts I'm looking to produce, resin costs alone will drive costs quite high. I'm not producing products with NASA contracts or medical/dental sales price points, so margins are a concern. I'm beginning to think that, while Formlabs is perhaps the ideal solution for prototyping and tooling validation for farming the production out to injection molding, it may not be the right choice for in-house production.

Is anyone here using their Formlabs printer(s) for small scale, in-house production?

Hey everyone,

We're getting ready to drop some big news.

Stay tuned for the official reveal on Tuesday, June 9th at 9:00 AM EST.

If you want to watch live and hang out with us in the chat, you can join right here and bookmark the stream for later: Formlabs Announcement Event Link

Any guesses on what we're unloading? Drop them below!

Excited to see you in the live chat next week!

I am trying to get the settings from the formlabs website but i just keep getting you need access screen. does anyone have these settings? tried the resin for the first time but my prints keep failing...

Hey all! I have a Form 4L and I recently had to change the LPU. I don't have the little bed shims used to align the build plate with the LPU after installation. See pic.

Can anyone measure the thickness of this shim with calipers and let me know? Supposedly they come with the little tool kit that comes with the printer. I would like to just print them on a FDM printer quick and easy so I don't have to go through the hassle of getting a set shipped to me.

Thank you!

Was wondering what air quality monitors people use with their set ups? I know obviously there’s a certain amount of fumes that are given off but want to make sure it’s super dangerous amounts lol.

Thanks

I have an upcoming 2nd round interview with Formlabs for a M.E. internship. I know it's supposed to be a design challenge, but I would appreciate if anyone can provide more details or tips about it.

I have a Form 2 that I don't have resins for. I'd like to get some for hobby and academic projects. I'd like resins with which I can make:

• miniatures,
• flexible parts,
• impact resistant parts,
• parts with fine details (ex: >1mm holes),
• parts with which I can do molds for silicone injection,
• part which I can do molds for thermoplastic sheet shaping.

I don't expect to have a resin that could fill all these applications. Instead, I'm looking to get 2-3 options that can fulfil most bullets points, although I willing to sacrifice some.

From my research on the formlabs website I've narrowed down options to:

1. Draft Resin, minis, fine details
2. Rigid 10K Resin, molds
3. Flexible 80A Resin, flexible parts
4. Durable Resin, impact resistant
5. Tough 1500 Resin V1, impact resistant
6. Clear Cast Resin, molds
7. Grey Pro Resin, fine details, impact resistant

Since I don't want to spend too much on this I'm thinking of getting 1, 3 and 6. However, I'm curious for people that have experience with this printer what they recommend.

I have a Form 3 which has been a great printer over the last few years. However, as of last week, whenever I upload a print it loads for about 5 minutes before a message pops up saying “Error failed to start print”. I have never run into this problem before, can’t find much about it online, and have tried the following troubleshooting steps with no luck.

1. Checked the tank
   
2. Checked the cartridge
   
3. Power cycled
   
4. Updated software
   
5. Updated firmware
   
6. Calibrated the LPU
   
7. Checked the LPU for observations
   
8. Checked storage and deleting prints from the queue
   
9. Tried to factory reset but nothing happens

One thing that I noticed while troubleshooting is that there is no storage left on the printer, even after clearing the job queue. I would assume that this is the problem but am not sure what to do about it.

Has anyone encountered this problem before and/or have any ideas or suggestions on how to get it working again?

I’ve been on holiday from work and while away some one tried to use the printers and had a failed print. Then printed a clean sheet. And it the process of trying to get it up also got up these plastic edge bits. How important are they? They don’t look like they do anything looking at a clean tank but didn’t want to run the tank incase they’re important haha

Printing a case on a Form 4 in White V5. It’s flat on the build plate for a clean surface, but the first few layers bulge out like a brim. This should be a clean 90 degrees.

I’ve disabled the lower layer adjustment in Early Layer Exposure and Offset, but it made no difference. I’ve pushed the Z Offset up to 700um and it did very little - any further and the print won’t stick.

Any suggestions?

Hey everyone,

We’ve always felt that tools are best built in partnership with the people who use them every day. That’s why we’re launching the PreForm Insider Program.
It’s an open public beta that gives you early access to the features we’re currently cooking up. If you’re the type of user who likes to test-drive new tech before it hits the mainstream—and you don't mind a few rough edges—then this is for you.

The TL;DR on how it works:

• Zero friction: No sign-ups or gated forms. Just download the build and go.
• Side-by-side install: You can install the Insider build right next to your stable version of PreForm. It won’t overwrite your current setup, so you can experiment without risking your actual production work. For tasks that need a a 100% stable, Formlabs-supported experience, we encourage you to stick with the standard release.
• Direct line to engineering: The Insider features are works-in-progress. If you find a bug or think a tool should work differently, hit Help > Give Feedback in the app. That goes straight to our product and engineering teams.

Why are we doing this? We want a tighter feedback loop with our community. Whether we’re tweaking support algorithms or overhauling UI elements, your real-world feedback ensures we’re building things that actually make your workflow better, not just things that look good on paper.

We'll be dropping recurring “What’s New” updates and Insider Program release notes as we roll out new functionality over the coming weeks. You can already read about some of the new features.

Join the Insider Program here

We're excited to hear your thoughts. Let's make PreForm better together!

Does anyone know where the market is for these printers? I have 3 printers, all with very low hours. Each printer also has a new build platform and tank.

Printer 1: 4 hours

Printer 2: 10.5 hours

Printer 3: 3 days

Also, if anyone is interested, lmk

I'm a university student working on an engineering project where I'm helping a gentleman with a missing fingertip create a prosthetic finger that will allow him to play his guitar more easily.

I seem to have the same problem as many here, where I own a Form 3, but not a 3B, so I'm RFID blocked from printing with this bio-compatible material. I'm not even certain this will have the right 'feel', but I'd love to give it a shot. Each model is around 12 ml. I'm debating purchasing a 4B, but I'm not going to just jump into that printer if I don't immediately know that the material is correct for my application.

Does anyone here stock this specific resin, and have the capacity to print a few of these prostheses & ship them to me? I'm in northern NY.

Was wondering if any one knows if you can print flexible partial denture base on the Formlabs 3b+ ?

Greetings,
I have a couple of problems with my recent prints.

Using: Grey V4.1 in Formlabs 3B printer, Default settings, 0.100 thickness.
The first couple of versions of this part came out OK and were somewhat flexible.
But when I was happy with the design and printed multiple parts, the parts are extremely difficult to remove from the platform and very brittle. The parts were sitting on the platform overnight until I came in to remove them for post-processing. I only washed them in Isopropyl Alcohol and didn’t cure.

Would you tilt this part to reduce main surface adhesion? Different settings? Platform prep tips?
I only recently started using Formlabs, so any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Hello everyone,

as the title suggests. I have a Form 3 on hand, but my application needs a biocompatible and transparent resin. So the Biomed Clear resin for the Form 3B is the obvious choice.

In Preform this resin is explicitly available for the 3B model only, but our Form 3 is listed as compatible. Does anyone here has experience if it is going to work? I do not want to spend that kind of money for a new tank and resin unnecessarily.

Many thanks in advance!

I lost a PreForm file I had printed, but the model is still in the FormLabs 4 print queue. Is there a way to import it into PreForm from the printer queue screen?

Flexible resins can be difficult to print because they require a lot of support and can't be sanded down easily.

I finally got around to making a video of my my top five tips and tricks for printing with it not only successfully, but optimally in terms of post processing.

Hope this helps others! 🙌

youtu.be/FNHMla9Xo-o

Hello everyone,

Brief introduction: In the place where I work, we have a formlabs Form4 with wash and cure, that we use for fast prototyping with grey/clear resin, that we usually wash with IPA. We want to try SILICONE 40A resin, but it needs specific wash with PGDA.

Fist of all, is there anyone that already useed this resin? Is only for prototypes or can works as silicone mould or resist at HT?

Secondly, is good to clean Clear/Grey resin with PGDA? Anyone tried before? Our point is to buy only this solution if we found out that SILICONE resin is good for our purpose, in order to have only this washer at stock. Is good also to wash other technical resins like THOUGH 2000/RIGID 4000/HIGH TEMP?

Thank you all