¶ 1.Basic introduction:
1. Software interface introduction: The following picture contains the basic functions of the software. If you want to know more about the use of the software, please refer to the following documents.
Anycubic Photon Workshop User Manual
2.Basic slicing parameters:
¶ 2.Slice the model:
¶ Step 1: Import the model
Open the Photon Workshop software, click "Import Model" and select the model you want to slice (.stl,.obj, etc.). Alternatively, you can drag the model into the software to slice it. If you import multiple models, you can select one or more models to edit in the object list.
¶ Step 2: Configure the machine and resin
Click "Machine" to open Machine Configuration Management. Then select the machine model to use, if the default printer is not available, then you need to click the "Add printer" below to manually add the printer.
Then click "Resin" to select the type of resin to use, or click "Edit Resin" to modify parameters such as layer thickness or exposure time.
¶ Step 3: Resize the model
Click "Scale" from the left toolbar, check "Uniform Scaling", and then choose one axis to adjust the percentage, for example to enlarge the model below to 110%.
¶ Step 4: Add the supports
(1) When the model has an obvious hanging part or the contact area of the printing platform is small, it is necessary to add support so that the model can firmly stick to the platform. Before adding support, we recommend rotating the model 10-45 degrees, rather than sticking it to the platform, which can make the model difficult to remove.
(2) There are two ways to add support, you can automatically generate support, you can also manually add. Supported scripts By default, there are three types of support: Light, Medium, and Heavy.
Light: The contact area between the support and the model is small, and it is easy to remove the support;
Heavy: The contact area between the support and the model is large and stable.
Generally we advise to set the model to Medium and use the default parameters. In addition, you can configure custom support scripts as required. For the rotated model above, please click "Support", select "Medium" script, and click Generate Automatic Supports.
(3) Then click "Check Islands" in the slice file preview interface to browse the slice images of each layer. Green means no need to add support; Yellow indicates that there are associated supports, but there are overhangs, and it may be necessary to add supports; Red indicates hanging and support must be added.
For the parts that are detected hanging, you can select the support script and then add the support manually.
¶ 3.Save the slice file:
After the above parameter Settings, slice the model and click "Save Slice File", and then insert the printer for printing.
