ANYCUBIC ABS-Like Resin+ User Guide
- June 9, 2024
- Anycubic
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ANYCUBIC ABS-Like Resin+ User Guide
ABS-like resin+ is a high-performance resin material that meets the balance of rigidity and toughness. It has good rigidity andgreatl yimproved toughness. It is suitable for light curing equipment inthe365~405 band, and has good rigidity, good toughness, lows hrin kage, good detail performance and high success rate. It can be used toma keanimation, cultural and creative hand-made models, detaile dmodels, prototypes, etc.
Instructions for use under abnormal temperature conditions:
The resin is recommended to be printed in the environment of 25~30℃. When the surrounding temperature lies in between 15~20℃, were commend users to increase the exposure time by 30%fromthe default setting and reduce the platform lifting speed by 30%.
Precautions
- Shake the resin bottle/package until well mixed before each print.
- Check whether there are obvious wrinkles/damages on the FEP film. If so, please replace the FEP film.
- Check whether there is obvious dirt/excess solid residue onthesurface of the LCD screen. If so, please clean it before printing.
- If the resin has not been used in the 3D printer for more than3days, it is recommended to filter the resin with a filter funnel after stirrin gthe resin evenly in the liquid tank, and then pour it back into theres in container.
- Please place the equipment in a well ventilated environment, andwear masks and gloves during operation. Those PPE can effec ti velyprotect the user from resin and its odor. Air purifier are recomm ende d for more sensitive user group.
- When the transparent/white resin printed parts und ergoespost-curing, their surfaces are more prone to yellowing compared to the other colored parts. To avoid this, the post-curing time can beappro priately reduced.
Printing parameters for printer
Please check your printer type and brand first. At the table below, you might
find your default Any cubic resin printing parameters matching the
corresponding printer (Currently mainly Any cubic).
We will add more printer types that is popularly used.
- The data comes from Any cubic Laboratory and is for reference only.
- Different printing parameters and post-processing processes will led to different results. If you encounter troubles while printing, feel free to contact Any cubic for support. We will try our best.
- The processing reference parameters are suitable for the factory calibrated energy state of the specific equipment. Printing parameter must be adjusted accordingly if the UV power setting were changed.
Support setting suggestions for slicing software
It is recommended to use Any cubic Photon Workshop or CHITUBOX or Lychee (slicing software for other compatible devices) for slicing. The reis a good chance for ordinary parts to be successfully printedif your support settings are based on the following tips.
- We usually recommend customers to try the “Medium” type support from the start, as shown in the figure below for quick support settings.
- It is recommended that the depth of the embedded part of thesupport is ≥0.5mm, and the support gap is ≤3mm.
- If the printed part’s section area is less than or equal to 30%of the processing area of the 3D Printer, the combination of “Medium” + “Light” can be used to complete the support design; if the part’s sectionareais≥ 30% of the processing area of the equipment, the combinati on of “Medium” + “Heavy” can be used to complete the support design.
Workshop “Medium” Support Parameters
CHITUBOX “Medium”
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Printing size ≤ 30% of the processing area of the equipment, supported by “Medium” + “Light” combination
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Printing format ≥ 30% of the processing area of the equipment, supported by “Medium” + “Heavy” combination.
Parts cleaning operations
- It is recommended to use 95+% ethanol/IPA or other effecti veresin cleaning solvents to clean the residual resin on the printed parts.
- Do not soak the parts in the cleaning solvent for more than30minutes. Swelling and damage might occur for prolonged solvent soaking.
- After cleaning the parts, use a blower/air gun to remove the residual cleaning solution on the surface of the parts.
- For complex parts with a large number of cavities, multi plecleaning/surface drying cycles can fully clean the parts.
- Check if there is still residue resin on the surface of model. If so, please wash it again and dry it again.
**Cleaning Steps:
**
(1) OPTION 1: Any cibuc Wash & Cure
Put the parts into the cleaning bucket Parts + platf or min to the cleaning
bucket
(2)OPTION 2: Ultrasonic Wash
Ultrasonic vibration cleaning
(3)OPTION 3: Free Wash
Manual cleaning in cleaning solution container
Post-curing
- It usually takes 3~5 minutes of UV post-curing to cure the model surface. When encountering parts with complex structure, the curingtime can be appropriately extended.
- Before post-curing, please make sure that there is neither residueresin nor residue solvent on the surface of printed part (if there is, pleaseclean and dry the model surface first).
- Please ensure that the surface of the part is dried before curing, which can effectively avoid whitening or excess residue on the surface of the part after curing.
Waste liquid treatment
- Please DO NOT discharge the cleaning solution directly intothesewer.
- Put the waste liquid in a transparent container under sunlight/ultraviolet light, wait until the resin inside is completelysolidified and precipitated, and then filter out the solid residue. Filteredcleaning solution can be reused.
- Firstly, the waste IPA/Ethanol can be packed in a transparent container and wait for evaporation. Secondly, place the transparent container under sunlight or ultraviolet light to solidify the remainingresin residue, and then the solid waste can be disposed accordingtolocal environmental protection regulations. The fully cured solid was tecan be considered as regular plastic waste.
FAQ
The parts are not adhered to the bottom plate (partial/full):
a. Increase the exposure time of the bottom layer by 30%; b. Level the
equipment molding table according to the manual.
The formed part and the support are disconnected from the support connection:
In the slicing software, increasing the depth of the support embedded in the
part (0.5mm), increase the support diameter, and the support distance/density
appropriately
Fault occurs in the entire section of the part:
increase the exposuretime by 20~30% for normal exposure parameters, and then
reduce the platform lifting speed.
Partial fault of part:
a. Check whether the LCD screen is dirty, and wipe it with alcohol/IPA in time; b. Check whether there is obvious wear on the surface of the release film. c. Check your sliced model to seeif there is a bug or corrupted file.
Leakage of liquid tank:
Pour the resin in the liquid tank back in to the resin bottle after filtering. Check whether there are sharp solidre sid uesat the bottom of the liquid tank/forming plat form surface/LCD screen surface, clean and replace the new release film in time.
Large surface roughness on surface of parts/residual debris in the tank:
1st, reduce the normal exposure parameters by 20~30%or the other appropriate amount. 2nd, filter the resin in the liquid tank before reprint.
Obvious surface texture: a. Check whether the release film of the liquid tank is tight (aging/deterioration of elasticity);
b. Reduce the platform lifting speed (30%) or the other suitable amount
Parts with large sections (solid parts) have local rough surfaces after printing & cleaning:
a. Increase the light-off time (such as from0.5sto 1s); b. Reduce the
lifting/lowering speed of the forming platform(30%).
The whole surface exposure layer appears in the printing process
a. Check the slice image of the whole layer in the slice data, and check
whether there is any error in the original stl file; b. The LCD printer screen
abnormally exposes /DLP light machine exposes: restart the device / contact
the after-sales service
For more information, please contact our after-sales.
technical support and keep the problem file data for communication(picture/video /slicing parameter setting/ printing parameter setting).
Performance parameters
| Parameter | Value | Parameter | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viscosity/mPa.s(25℃) | 220 | Density/g/cm3 | 1.12 |
| Wavelength/nm | 365-405 | Hardness/Shore D | 81.3D |
| Tensile strength/MPa | 32 | Elongation/% | 25 |
| Flexural strength/MPa | 38 | Flexural modulus/ MPa | 1150 |
| olumetric shrinkage% | 3.72~4.24 | Notched impact strength J/m | 45 |
| Heat deflection temperature/℃ （0.45MPa） | 60~65 | Shelf life/Year | 1.5 |
MSDS file
Please contact our customer service for MSDS file.