News — resin print troubleshooting
Anycubic Photon Mono 4 Slicer Settings: The Complete Guide for 2026
Anycubic Photon Mono 4 Slicer Settings: The Complete Guide for 2026
The Anycubic Photon Mono 4 is a powerful entry-level 10K MSLA printer with an impressive XY resolution of just 17 microns. But raw hardware capability only gets you so far — dialling in the right slicer settings is what separates clean, detailed prints from failed builds and wasted resin. This guide covers everything you need to know, including resin-specific settings straight from Anycubic's own recommendations.
Printer Specs to Keep in Mind
Before diving into settings, it helps to know what you're working with:
- LCD Resolution:...
Why Your Resin Print Won't Stick: 6 Causes & Fixes (2026 Guide)
Why Your Resin Print Won't Stick (And How to Fix It)
Few things are more frustrating in resin printing than watching your build plate rise out of the vat — only to find your print is still sitting at the bottom. Print adhesion failures are one of the most common issues beginners and experienced hobbyists alike run into, but the good news is that almost every cause has a straightforward fix.
Here's a breakdown of what's going wrong and how to get your prints sticking reliably.
The Most Common Culprits
1. Insufficient Bottom Layer Exposure
This is by far...
Your Resin Printer Is Cold. That's Why Your Prints Keep Failing.
Your Resin Printer Is Cold. That's Why Your Prints Keep Failing.
It's midnight. You've been running a twelve-hour print. Forty detailed miniatures — your best layout yet, carefully supported, meticulously sliced. You set it running before bed, confident in your settings because the same file printed perfectly last month.
You wake up to a plate full of broken stumps and a FEP covered in cured resin that never made it off the film.
You check the settings. They're identical to last time. Same resin. Same exposure. Same supports. Same slicer profile. Nothing changed.
Except one thing changed that...