With resin printing, you will want to print in a well ventilated area that’s still out of the way of any UV radiation such as direct or indirect sunlight. I oriented it with the front pointing away from the build platform because of the cockpit orientation. Inch LCD MSLA-UV Resin 3D Printers with Air Purifier and Screen Protector, Fast Printing and High Precision, 5.

After printing, the model will still likely have some leftover resin on it, and to get a resin print to look its best, you will want to clean it. If you choose to decline, then we will only use functional and analytical cookies and you will continue to see random advertisements. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information. This means that if you do happen to spill and harden some resin on the display, you at least are more likely to be successful in removing it without scratching the LCD. Comfortable printing experience: the built-in air purifier reduces the bad smell of resin and offers you a more pleasant and fresh experience.The Mars 3 has a smaller build volume than the Anycubic M3, but that printer has a lower PPI and only 40 micron pixel size. I found it was easier to dial in my burn layers / bottom layers to make sure they were easy to get off the plate but still stuck enough to give me no failed print. With regard to the features, the Elegoo Mars 3 Pro is close to the Mars 3, but with some notable upgrades that are not obvious at first glance.

I wish we would see more auto-level functions from Elegoo and the other manufacturers (as they are beginning to show up in resin printers), but this time was not it. As an example, I could fit 20 supported 32mm miniatures on the Mars 3, but trying to do the same thing I could only get about 16 of them to fit. If I was looking at getting a resin 3D printer for miniatures, I would look to snag the Elegoo Mars 3 at the next available sale. Some of the other sizes of printers that Elegoo has produced include medium-sized printers like the Elegoo Saturn 2, which has an 8K resolution, and the Elegoo Jupiter, with a 6K resolution.

Though despite the added curves and arches making it more reminiscent of Space X's Dragon capsule, the area containing the touchscreen controls, power button, and USB port seems simpler and more prominent. While a camera can often pick out details (and various layer lines and voxel issues), I have a hard time seeing a major difference going from the Mars 2 to the Mars 3. What you think is caused by the resin, the exposure or whatever might just be your printer wobbling when it prints. I understand that cheap supplies keep the cost of the machine down, but I would rather get nothing or pay more and get stuff that is ready to throw out upon arrival. I think companies like Elegoo should be better at giving good guidelines for how to set up a ventilated printing area, the process of handling resin and the process of getting rid of the waste.

For the first model, I went with the Tower of Pi as I have done in previous reviews to show basic slicing.

As manufacturers continue to develop these printers, they are adding new features to make them easier to use and more accessible to the average person.