Create your own INI file for Asiga
INI BASICS EXPLAINED:
[General]
Name = "xxxxxxxxx"; THIS IS THE NAME OF THE 3D RESIN AS WILL APPEAR IN ASIGA COMPOSER TO SELECT THE MATERIAL
Heater Temperature = 30; PRINTING TEMPERATURE IN ºC
Heater Enable = true; IF YOU WANT HEATING OR NOT, TRUE = YES, FALSE = NO
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[: / MAX-Platform / General] IN CASE IN THE SAME INI THERE ARE VALUES FOR DIFFERENT MACHINES, HERE IT IS INDICATED WHICH MACHINE USES THE FOLLOWING VALUES
Printer Classes = ["MAX UV385"] PRINTER TO WHICH THE FOLLOWING VALUES APPLY, Other printer classes = [Pico, "Pico 2", PRO, "PRO UV405", MAX]
Slice Thickness Presets = [0.05] THIS IS THE LAYER HEIGHT IN MM THAT WAS CHOSEN (OTHER LAYER HEIGHTS: [0.05, 0.075, 0.1]
Slice Thickness = 0.05 IF YOU ONLY WANT ONE TO BE CHOSEN, THIS LINE IS SET
[: / MAX-Platform / Mechanics]
Separation Distance = 10; mm SEPARATION DISTANCE WHEN RISING AND LOWERING THE BUILD PLATFORM. FOR VERY VISCOUS RESINS IT IS RECOMMENDED TO RISE MORE EG 20 mm TO GIVE TIME FOR THE RESIN TO COVER THE VAT FULLY
Separation Velocity = 2.475; mm / s
Separation Acceleration = 0.5;
Approach Velocity = 4.3; mm / s
Separation Detect Window = 10;
Separation Detect Window Time = 0.250
Separation Detect Hard Stop = 1
Traverse Timeout Range = 150
Motor Timeout = 150
Separation Pressure Limit = 300
THE ABOVE VALUES (MECHANICS) ARE PRE-DEFINED BY ASIGA. THERE IS NO NEED TO CHANGE THEM, EXCEPT FOR SEPARATION DISTANCE
[: / MAX-Platform / Curing]
Light Intensity Control = 1
Light Intensity = 8.0 THIS VALUE DEFINES THE POWER IN mW/CM2 (NOT VARIABLE) IF YOU WANT TO USE INIS WITH OTHER POWER, THIS LINE DOES NOT APPLY
; Max (385 nm), 8.0 mW / cm² IS AN ANNOTATION, DOES NOTHING (EVERYTHING BEHIND; IS JUST TEXT
Z = [16.6, 0.020]
Z = [20, 0.030]
Z = [23.3, 0.040]
Z = [26.6667, 0.050]
Z = [30, 0.060]
Z = [33.3, 0.070]
THE VALUES SHOWN JUST ABOVE ARE THE VALUES OBTAINED FROM THE CURING RATE TABLE. THE FIRST VALUE IN THE BRACKET IS POWER (mW/CM2) MULTIPLIED BY TIME (SECONDS). THE SECOND VALUE IS THE LAYER HEIGHT FOR EACH EXPOSURE TIME OBTAINED USING THE SPOT TIMER. THIS DATA IS USED TO CALCULATE THE PRINTING TIMES AT A GIVEN LIGHT POWER AND LAYER HEIGHT. ASIGA USE SEVERAL TABLES ACCORDING TO THE POWER TO MAKE THE INI "DYNAMIC", AS EXAMPLE:
;MAX UV @ 1.03 mW/cm²
Z=[ 5.1 , 0.03 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 6.6 , 0.05 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 8.5 , 0.07 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 11.1 , 0.09 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 14.4 , 0.11 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 18.7 , 0.13 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 24.2 , 0.15 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 31.4 , 0.17 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 40.7 , 0.19 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 52.8 , 0.21 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 68.5 , 0.23 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 88.8 , 0.25 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 115.2 , 0.27 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 149.5 , 0.29 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 193.9 , 0.31 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 251.4 , 0.33 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 326.1 , 0.35 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 624.9 , 0.4 , 1.03 ]
Z=[ 8423.0 , 0.6 , 1.03 ]
;MAX UV @ 5.06 mW/cm²
Z=[ 5.6 , 0.03 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 7.0 , 0.05 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 8.9 , 0.07 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 11.2 , 0.09 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 14.1 , 0.11 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 17.7 , 0.13 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 22.3 , 0.15 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 28.2 , 0.17 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 35.5 , 0.19 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 44.7 , 0.21 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 56.4 , 0.23 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 71.0 , 0.25 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 89.5 , 0.27 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 112.8 , 0.29 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 142.2 , 0.31 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 402.8 , 0.4 , 5.06 ]
Z=[ 4071.3 , 0.6 , 5.06 ]
;MAX UV @ 8 mW/cm² remeasured
Z=[ 6.1 , 0.03 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 7.5 , 0.05 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 9.3 , 0.07 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 11.5 , 0.09 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 14.2 , 0.11 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 17.5 , 0.13 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 21.6 , 0.15 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 26.7 , 0.17 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 33.0 , 0.19 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 40.8 , 0.21 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 50.4 , 0.23 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 62.3 , 0.25 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 76.9 , 0.27 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 95.1 , 0.29 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 117.5 , 0.31 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 145.1 , 0.33 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 179.3 , 0.35 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 304.4 , 0.4 , 8.03 ]
Z=[ 2526.1 , 0.6 , 8.03 ]
Offset = 0.0 OFFSET VALUE, LEAVE IT AT 0.
Burn-In Layers = 4 NUMBER OF BURNING LAYER LAYERS
Burn-In Exposure Time = 50.0 BURNING LAYER EXPOSURE TIME
XY Scale = 1.00; SCALE IN X / Y LEAVE IT AT 1
Support Exposure = 200 EXPOSURE TIME OF THE SUPPORTS IN % REGARDING THE EXPOSURE TIME (VALUES BETWEEN 50% AND 400%). RECOMMENDED TO SET A VALUE OF 200% TO CURE THE SUPPORTS MORE AND PREVENT THEIR BREAKING.
[: / MAX-Platform / Delays]
Burn-In Wait Time (After Exposure) = 0; s
Burn-In Wait Time (After Separation) = 1; s WAITING VALUE AFTER BURNING LAYERS (TO LET THE MATERIAL FLOW, USE 1-2 SECONDS DEPENDING ON THE VISCOSITY OF THE RESIN
Burn-In Wait Time (After Approach) = 0; s
Normal Wait Time (After Exposure) = 0; s
Normal Wait Time (After Separation) = 1; s WAITING VALUE AFTER NORMAL LAYER (TO LET THE MATERIAL FLOW, USE 1-2 SECONDS DEPENDING ON THE VISCOSITY OF THE RESIN
Normal Wait Time (After Approach) = 0; s
THE OTHER WAITING VALUE IS THE NORMAL WAIT TIME AFTER EXPOSURE WHICH WAITS X SECONDS TO ALLOW THE PRINTED LAYER TO POLYMERIZE WELL BEFORE UPLOADING THE PLATFORM
[Support] VALUES FOR SUPPORTS
Leveling = true
Leveling Height = 2.0
Tallest = false
Tallest Height = 0.0
Slope = 35
Side Feature = 2.0
Spacing = 2.0
Strength = 10
Torsion = 0
Intersupport = true
Contact = 0.5;
Overshoot = 0.3
MaximumWidth = 1.5
Side Faces = 20
AspectRatio = 1.5
THESE VALUES DO NOT NEED BE MODIFIED BUT THEY CAN BE CUSTOM MODIFIED: THEY ARE PREDEFINED AS THEY ARE IN THE INI. THE IMPORTANT CONCEPTS ARE SLOPE (FROM WHICH ANGLE REGARDING THE VERTICAL BEGINS TO GENERATE SUPPORTS), SPACING (DISTANCE BETWEEN SUPPORTS), CONTACT (CONTACT DIAMETER), OVERSHOOT (PENETRATION OF SUPPORT IN THE PART)
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THERE ARE MORE VALUES THAT CAN BE DEFINED OR MOIDIFIED (AS MANY AS THOSE THAT APPEAR IN THE BUILD WIZARD) BUT ARE NOT ESSENTIAL NOR REQUIRED MODIFICATION
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