disappointment with Form3 resolution

[rafaeselrey]

Hello, I am a user of Form2 and Solidscape, I have acquired the new Form3 and my surprise (and disappointment) has been to see that it only allows me to print at 50 microns resolution, I use the WAX castable material.I have done tests and compared Form2 with Form3 and at the moment the print quality is better with Form2 (although it is true that the pieces with Form3 shine a lot).

I have also seen in the printed parts with the form3 that in some surfaces and also in areas of contact with the supports, the surface is undulating, is it normal?When will they increase the resolution?

I attach two images, although I think that the detail is not much appreciated

Thank you!!

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[DKirch]

Hey there @rafaeselrey!

You may want to check out the link below! There’s a chance you’re using the Dental Castable Wax settings rather than the settings meant for Jewelry.

PreForm Castable Wax Info

Hey there! You may have heard - there is a new beta version of PreForm for jewelry users of Castable Wax on the Form 3. You can get it on Google Drive here. Why is there a separate version of PreForm for Jewelry Form 3 customers? The currently shipping version of PreForm includes Castable Wax settings tuned for dental part accuracy. These settings will print jewelry parts with less detail than some users may expect. We have separately developed jewelry tuned settings, which provide improved …

[rafaeselrey]

Factastic!!

Thank you very much, I was unaware of the existence of this specific version, you are the best, a greeting.

[TravisRogers]

I have to say rafaeselrey that unfortunately I agree with your sentiment. I went through the hassle of selling and losing money on a brand new Form 2 that I purchased a month and a half before the announcement of the Form 3 in order to buy the new machine / tech. I produce jewelry as well so I’m less concerned about printing out desktop speakers and more concerned with how the tiny details resolve. The software updates have been helping with the poor print quality (given that the print quality was more on par with the Form 1 (I owned one for years) than the Form 2), but regardless I feel like the Form 3 still has a ways to go. I’m mainly using the grey v4 resin so I can validate the form, but still send my prints out to be produced on Envisiontec machines for casting. I have the castable v2 resin and am waiting for the extra resin tray to arrive so I can do some testing, but in general I’m finding the prints to be way too soft.

Form 2 on the left, Form 3 on the right. The holes are 1.4mm. Large enough that they should print clearly, but the Form 3 distorts and fills them in. Both were printed at 50.