The web interface

  1. The web interface is accessed by entering the IP address in your web browser.
    Tip: The IP address of the printer can be found in the upper left corner of the printer display. This function is only available if the printer is connected to a network and your computer is in the same network.

  2. In the top right of the web interface, the "Plates" button can be found. Here, all build jobs stored on the printer are displayed and can be started by clicking on "Start". The printer will start the build process directly, so make sure that the printer is ready for operation.

  3. During printing, the progress of the current print job is displayed in the web interface. This includes the number of layers that have already been printed and the time until completion of the print job.
    Tip: This view can be closed at any time during printing. Closing it does not have any impact on the progress of the print job.

Terminology

Build job/print job

The build job is the designation of a single print process carried out by the printer.

Build platform

The build platform is the component on which the components to be printed are build. It can be taken out of the printer.

Calibration

Calibration is the adjustment of the build platform. For faultless print results, the platform must be precisely aligned in parallel to the tray bottom.

Cleaning and post-curing

Printed components must be further processed after printing. In the first step, they need to be cleaned to remove any excess resin. The following step is post-curing for ensuring the final material properties like hardness or biocompatibility.

IP address

The IP address is the unique designation of a device within a network. The address consists of four blocks of digits separated by dots. The IP address of the Sonic XL 4K is displayed in the upper left corner of the display.

Misprints/tears

Contamination of the resin by foreign particles or faulty processes can lead to misprints. Single areas or components may not be printed correctly or even tear off during the print process.

Phrozen 3D

Phrozen 3D is the slicing software for the Sonic XL 4K Qualified by Dreve.

Print profile

A print profile includes all necessary parameters for the processing of resin on a specific type of printer. These parameters include values like exposure times or dimensional stability factors. Dreve carefully developed and precisely set the print profiles for Sonic XL 4K Qualified by Dreve.

Slicer/slicing software

The slicer or slicing software is the tool required to create a file readable for the printer out of an STL file.

Support structures/supports

Support structures or supports are additional structures added in the slicer to connect components with the build platform.

Vat

The function of the vat is to collect dripping resin and it also serves as material reservoir during the print process.

Our experts

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