hi guys, I've been concerning if the resin in VAT enough to print my model fully or how many times should i replenish during the whole process...
so I've done some measurements & made a simple excel sheet to calculate the estimated resin weight needed to print a particular model.
attached a Athena model i use to test my calculation & the estimation is almost spot on.
feel free to use the excel sheet & modify it to your advantage.
*the Photon File Validator is an amazing piece of tool & it has an volume estimation in milliliter, please download it if you prefer in that unit.
https://github.com/Photonsters/PhotonFileValidator/…/tag/1.4
*each resin's brand or even different colors in the same brand might have different density, please use this excel sheet with caution.
you can calculate your own resin density by weighing the final printout & counter-check the STL's volume
*your can use MeshMixer to calculate the STL volume.
do remember to export the whole STL with all the supports or raft from your slicer, else your result will not even come close.
oh & about the Athena STL... i brought it somewhere a while ago but forgotten from which site
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