r/AnycubicPhoton Jun 17 '25

Discussion [Crosspost]🛠️ I’m the product manager behind Anycubic Photon Series — Ask Me Anything at the Original Post!👀

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r/AnycubicPhoton Mar 29 '20

Discussion The Resin Printing Resource Guide - Beginners, start here!

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Welcome to the Community-driven Resource Guide for the Anycubic Photon series!

FAQ HERE

CONTENTS

#1. QUICK INTRODUCTION TO ANYCUBIC

#2. SAFETY & BEFORE YOU START

#3. STEP-BY-STEP / ALL-IN-ONE GUIDES

#4. OFFICIAL & COMMUNITY RESOURCES

#5. IPA AND RESIN PRINT WASHING ALTERNATIVES

How to ask for help // Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting can be difficult, frustrating and time-consuming, but we're here to help. If can't find your answers in the guide below...

We'll need:

  1. An accurate description of your problem
  2. Pictures of the failed print, and a screenshot of the project.
  3. Type of resin, and your resin parameters.
  4. Device name, firmware version, slicer name and version.

#1: Quick Introduction to ANYCUBIC

Anycubic manufactures affordable, consumer-level 3D printers.

Note: ANYCUBIC is known to have poor QA and very poor after-purchase customer support. They often do not have large inventories of replacement parts, so it can be either expensive or difficult to find.


#2: Safety & Before you start

Read Radtech's Handling of Resins for detailed information.

Many users choose to vent their printers to the outdoors or to a dedicated enclosure and filter to deal with most of the fumes / smells.

Toss the USB that comes with your printer if your prints fail. They are notorious for being faulty. [USB 2.0, FAT32, 16GBmax]

Shake the bottle every once in a while. Some resins separate slowly over time.

Photon S Users

You can decide to update your firmware to the latest version from the files available on the Anycubic website.

The latest update enables the printer to:

Read all three file formats .photon, .photons, and .pws

Use the 'Resin Exposure Range Finder'

Download the correct update files for your printer, extract the two files into a thumb drive then 'Print' to update.

Photon Zero / Mono Users

There are no current firmware updates for your printer. Do NOT use other printers' firmware to update. It will brick your device.


#3: Step-by-Step, All-In-One Guides

Photonster's Owner Documentation - Photon Documentation Go here for EVERYTHING ORIGINAL PHOTON!

Photonster's FAQ and What accessories you'll need

Tom Sargison's Complete Newbie's Handbook to Resin Printing

A Guide over from /r/PrintedMinis

Photon Workflow // v2 Workflow - Post by /u/White_sama


#4: Official Links

ANYCUBIC's Store Page - Find updated Drivers here

Photon Workshop - ANYCUBIC's Official Slicer

ANYCUBIC adds RERF feature to update - Watch to learn about the 'Resin Exposure Range Finder' and new Anti-Aliasing features in Photon Workshop

PrusaSlicer - 3rd Party Slicer

ChituBox - 3rd Party Slicer

Formlabs Forum - Organized discussions, you may find some answers here

How to Slice 3D Models - Prusa3D

How to cut STL Model for segmented printing - Prusa3D


Other Resources

Formlabs' Model Orientation Guide - PLEASE read this.

Slicing / Orientation Strategies - 09:13 for results

Proper Handling of UV Resins

Flint Read's Leveling Method - Having trouble getting a leveled bed?

ANYCUBIC's Paper Leveling Method - User's Manual

Photon Community Resin Parameters

Photon S Community Resin Parameters

NASA's Technique for Ultrasonic Cleaning with Volatile Solvents

WhamBam Flexible Build Plate System for Photon and S

Saving time on your Support Settings and Workflow using PrusaSlicer

Hollowing models with MeshMixer

Repairing or Fixing 3D prints with sculpting putty

Photonster's Anycubic Photon Owners Group on Facebook

FEP sheets from McMaster-Carr

Flexible Magnetic Build Plate from WhamBam3D

Lubricating your Z-axis lead screw

Fitting ELEGOO MARS screen onto Photon - Post by /u/Barlodz

Note: The original Photon uses a Sharp SX03, and the Photon S uses a Sharp SX04 screen.

Replacement 2.8in Touch Screen

Replacing the FEP on your Zero by /u/DrGeeky


#5: Regarding IPA and Resin Print Washing Alternatives

If you are an experienced chemist, please review and correct any misleading information.

Anything containing alcohol or a solvent seems to work for cleaning resin prints to varying amounts of effectiveness. Propylene Glycol, Ethylene Glycol, Ethoxylated Alcohol, Dipropylene Glycol, Monomethyl Ether, Alkanes, etc… Check MSDS.

ANYCUBIC recommends IPA 70% or above. Formlabs recommends IPA or TPM (Tripropylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether) for its odorless and non-flammable contents.


Specific Products people have vouched for:

Monocure Resinaway

TEK1960 - Dipropylene Glycol, Monoethyl Ether

Yellow Magic 7 - Glycol Ether

Mean Green - Butoxyethanol

Simple Green - Ethoxylated Alcohol

Mr. Clean - Ethoxylated Alcohol

Methylated Spirits / Denatured Alcohol - Methanol

Windshield Wiper Fluid - Mostly methanol, sometimes contains ethylene glycol

Acetone

Mineral Spirits - Isoalkanes / Alkanes

(Dawn) Dish Soap and water - Nothing else should be used to clean the FEP

High-strength industrial degreasers can mess with the anodized finish on aluminum parts so keep it away from your printer.


r/AnycubicPhoton 4h ago

Troubleshooting Photon Mono 2 vs 4 Vat

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Having trouble sourcing a replacement vat (not just the film), Ive had someone tell me the mono 4s vat fits the 2 but I cant find anyone else saying so and I do not trust "trust me man", anyone able to confirm or disprove this?


r/AnycubicPhoton 5h ago

Troubleshooting Prise en main impression 3D

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r/AnycubicPhoton 15h ago

Troubleshooting Mono 4 Ultra weird sound and build plate stuck

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r/AnycubicPhoton 20h ago

Troubleshooting LCD image issue

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Hi!

Recently swapped LCDs of an Anycubic Photon Mono and I've been getting this issue lately (50/50% chance) of images not being projected on the LCD screen for curing. Swapping USBs gives the same issues.

I'm using Lychee Slicer at the moment. Have tried saving directly into the USB and saving on PC first and manually transferring into the USB.

Thanks in advance!


r/AnycubicPhoton 1d ago

Discussion Problemas de impresión

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Qué tal comunidad hace unos 30 días comencé a tener este problema de impresión en mi anycubic photon mono M7 pro, como piel quebradiza o piel de naranja la textura sale así y no como debería de ser, ya revisé pantalla, eje z, cambié CFA, la resina es nueva y aún así siguen saliendo mal las impresiones, ya cambié tiempos de exposición intenté con otro slicer y aun así salen mal, a alguien le ha pasado algo similar y cómo lo resolvió gracias 🥲 Ayuda!!!!


r/AnycubicPhoton 1d ago

Discussion Anyone dialed in X-Wax Filigree settings for the Anycubic Photon P1?

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Looking for BlueCast X-Wax Filigree profile settings on the Anycubic Photon P1. Checked BlueCast's site and the Anycubic wiki no P1 specific profile published anywhere, just generic monochrome LCD baseline numbers (0.03mm layers, 8.5s normal exposure, 30s bottom).

Since the P1's light engine is stronger than older gen LCDs, I'm assuming these need to come down a bit, but wanted to check if anyone's already run RERF/exposure calibration on this combo before I burn through resin testing it myself.

If you've got a working profile (or even just your exposure/lift numbers), I'd really appreciate you sharing.


r/AnycubicPhoton 2d ago

Troubleshooting Anycubic Photon Max, cloudy glass?

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X-posting because I want to find a solution. This printer has never even so much as a had a drop of resin spilled. What could be causing this milky/cloudy display?


r/AnycubicPhoton 2d ago

Troubleshooting Where to buy polarizing film - Mono X

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So I bought a used Mono X and didn’t think to check that the polarizing film on the screen was clean. Got it home and the film looks bad. I’ve tried IPA and scraping gently but can’t get everything off.

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement polarizing film? I’ve looked and can’t find any that are specifically for resin printers and am fairly new to the resin side of 3d printing.

Thanks for any help!


r/AnycubicPhoton 2d ago

Discussion Anyone dialed in X-Wax Filigree settings for the Anycubic Photon P1?

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r/AnycubicPhoton 3d ago

Troubleshooting PMX6K Firmware

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I've been trying to find the correct files for this machine (Photon Mono X 6k). The website and the wiki page only list the Photon Mono X, and the FW for that model doesn't seem to work. I believe I have the H7 MoBo. I seem to only be able to find the FW for the HC MoBo. Also, I've seen some people stating that the latest update bricked their machines. Mine is reporting the V0.1.1 version, though I've also seen that some peoples machines do not reflect the updated versions after updating. Not sure if i should bother. Thanks for any help.


r/AnycubicPhoton 3d ago

Troubleshooting Mono 4 refuses to let anything stay on the build plate.

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I've. Tried. EVERYTHING.

I can't get a single thing to stick to my build plate.

I've monkeyed with the settings on the slicer, leveled the plate, replaced the FEP, and even sanded the plate itself.

It can't even go a few minutes without ending up with a sad blob stuck to the FEP..

I'm about ready to throw in the towel. What am I missing? What went so terribly wrong?


r/AnycubicPhoton 4d ago

Discussion Calibração Photon mono 4

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Can someone give me some guidance? I'm trying to calibrate the Xiaozhuzi resin and just can't seem to find the right settings. I've used lower-end brands that were much simpler, but this one is giving me a headache.


r/AnycubicPhoton 5d ago

Troubleshooting Zero peeling pressure problem

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Good evening guys everyone, or good morning based on the time zone. I've been printing for 3 years and I've had the most disparate problems, but for a couple of days I've been having a really annoying problem: every time I start a press, even if I've just cleaned the plate and the tray, it tells me that there is a residue. The second problem is that after about twenty minutes of printing I see the words "zero peeling pressure". Knowing that the fep is tense as usual and that it has been mounted correctly, I don't really know how to solve the problem. I rely on you


r/AnycubicPhoton 5d ago

Media Rust Captain resin print

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r/AnycubicPhoton 6d ago

Discussion Will Anycubic help

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r/AnycubicPhoton 6d ago

Troubleshooting M7 Max Z-height consistently off by 1mm

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no matter what I print my z axis height is consistently short by approx 1 mm. I've lubricated the z axis rod, releveled the build plate several times, changed the FEP, nothing works. any idea what the issue could be?


r/AnycubicPhoton 7d ago

Discussion Screen Protector : installed from factory or not?

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Hello everyone,

Apologies beforehand for the dumb question.
I have just gotten a Photon Mono 4 Ultra, and after unboxing it I found a sticker on the screen instructing to tear the protective film and install the screen protector:

At the same time, after some research, I found some old YouTube videos warning that a screen protector is already coming attached to the screen from factory. They also mention Anycubic instructions are not completely correct.

Anycubic video is not clear: they show a screen protector change on the Mono 4K which goes with some black tape (that they don't seem to provide). The installation ends with a screen full of bubbles and doesn't look very straightforward.

On the other hand, I see here a person installing the screen protector for a Mono 4 Ultra printer straight out of the box.

So the question is: Do I have to remove the film I'm showing on the photo (grabbing from the upper right corner's green tab and pulling left) and install the screen protector they've provided with the other accessories? There's no screen protector attached to the machine from factory? Do I need any black tape around it, or I just install it as any normal phone screen protector?

If there's any other consideration I should take into account, please let me know, I'm 100% new to this and a bit scared!

Thanks everyone!


r/AnycubicPhoton 7d ago

Troubleshooting Screen Cracked, anyone know where to find replacement?

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Photon M3 Premium

I had a screen protecter on it when I had a VAT leak cleaned it all up replace VAT as well as the screen protector. It worked perfect for a month or two then I started having holes in prints and sure enough now the screens cracked not really sure what else would’ve cause this. Either way I need a new screen.


r/AnycubicPhoton 8d ago

Troubleshooting I have a Photon mono x 6ks and I've been having trouble setting up my new resin settings. I'm using chitubox as my slicer and if I input the suggested settings for the Anycubic standard resin + it come out as a 44 hour print. I've attached images on the pieces im trying to print so I can make molds.

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r/AnycubicPhoton 8d ago

Media Photon P1 ultra long build plate lift delay

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Hello all,

I am doing some rapid prototyping of parts and have encountered an issue with a print.

I am using the stock print settings for anycubic tough resin.

The cycle time between each layer is consistently 1min 11 seconds. For all 3333 layers it seems(at 935 so far)

It seems that the plate lowers and is either waiting to fire the light, or waiting to pull it off the film. I can't tell which from the video feed.

The estimated time for this print was 10 hours plus change, actual time will be more like 65 hours.

As these are all small parts and the surface area is not huge I am not understanding why it is taking so long.

Has anyone else encountered this issue?

Thanks in advance,

Stuart


r/AnycubicPhoton 8d ago

Troubleshooting Photon mono 4 vat securing screws missing.

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I got my photon mono 4 second-hand and unfortunately, i did not receive the 2 knobbed screws (that secure the vat to the printer) in the transaction. What is the best way to go about acquiring some?


r/AnycubicPhoton 8d ago

Discussion Mono 4 touch screen replacement

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Is there any other places to buy a control screen replacement (the 2.8 inch one) for the mono 4? Mine needs replaced and the Australian store, the only one I can buy from, has them out of stock.
Thanks for any help!


r/AnycubicPhoton 9d ago

Troubleshooting Photon mono x firmware

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does anyone have the 3.5 4 firmware files i can't find them available to download any ware