SLA Printing at UNSW Makerspaces

Our FormLabs printers utilise SLA technology giving you easy access to resin printing across our makerspaces at UNSW. You can find out more about the machines and how to access them through out 3D Printing Hub homepage.

Form 2

Form 3 and Form 3L

Design Guidelines

The following guidelines will give you a rough example of the capabilities of our FormLabs resin printers. Please keep in mind they are approximates only and will vary depending on the type of resin used. The below dimensions are based on the 'standard' resins, using flexible, engineering or wax resins will require some different considerations.

Wall Thicknesses

Overhangs

Details

Clearances

Clear Resin printed on the Form 3 polishes to near optical transparency, making it ideal for working with light or showcasing internal features.

• Smooth surface finish
• Optical transparency
• No post curing necessary

Grey Pro Resin offers high precision, moderate elongation, and low creep. This material is great for concept modeling and functional prototyping, especially for parts that will be handled repeatedly.

• Form and fit testing
• Injection molded product prototypes
• Mold masters for plastics, silicones, and more
• Jigs and fixtures for manufacturing

Rigid 10K Resin is our stiffest material that is ideal for precise industrial parts that need to withstand significant load without bending and benefit from resistance to heat and chemicals.

• Short run injection mold masters and inserts
• Aerodynamic test models
• Heat resistant and fluid exposed components, jigs, and fixtures
• Simulates stiffness of glass and fiber-filled thermoplastics

Durable Resin is the most pliable, impact resistant, and lubricious material in our functional family of Tough and Durable Resins. Choose Durable Resin for squeezable parts and low-friction assemblies.

• Squeezable prototypes and low friction assemblies
• Jigs and fixtures undergoing significant impacts
• Low friction assemblies and non-degrading surfaces
• Simulating the strength and stiffness of polyethylene (PE)

Flexible 80A Resin is the most stiff soft-touch material in our library of Flexible and Elastic Resins, with an 80A Shore durometer to simulate the flexibility of rubber or TPU. Balancing softness with strength, Flexible 80A Resin can withstand bending, flexing, and compression, even through repeated cycles.

• Handles, grips, and overmoulds
• Seals, gaskets, and masks
• Cushioning, damping, and shock absorption

Our softest Engineering Resin, this 50A Shore durometer material is suitable for prototyping parts normally produced with silicone. Choose Elastic 50A Resin for parts that will bend, stretch, compress, and hold up to repeated cycles without tearing, and spring back quickly to their original shape.

• Wearables and consumer goods prototyping
• Medical models and devices
• Compliant features for robotics
• Special effects props and models

BioMed Clear Resin is a hard, strong material for biocompatible applications requiring long-term skin or mucosal membrane contact. This USP Class VI certified material is suitable for applications that require wear resistance and low water absorption over time. 

• Medical device and device components
• Jigs and fixtures
• Surgical planning and implant sizing tools
• Research and development

Directly print affordable, high-quality occlusal splints in-house with Dental LT Clear Resin (V2). Highly durable and resistant to fracture, this color-corrected material prints clear, polishes to high optical transparency.

• High-quality splint in 45 minutes, for $4 – $6 per part 
• Optically transparent, color-corrected material 
• Resists discoloration over time

Explore the possibilities of SLA Printing

Further your knowledge with these resources to help get you thinking and designing beyond the basics

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