The resin print does not stick to the build plate
13 usi3d guides for “The resin print does not stick to the build plate”, each with the likely causes, how to check which one is yours and the step-by-step fix, with each manufacturer's official sources.
4 apply to any resin printer and 9 are for Anycubic, Elegoo, Phrozen and Prusa printers.
Each guide summarises the official documentation and says whether usi3d has already verified it on a machine.
Any resin printer (4 guides)
- Levelling the build plate of a resin printer
The bottom layers do not stick on one side or in one corner, come out squashed and very thin or are missing, and the part stays on the film.
- Resin print does not stick to the build plate
When the print finishes, the build plate comes up empty or the part is partly detached.
- The print sticks to the vat's FEP film
When it finishes, the part or a sheet of cured resin is stuck to the film at the bottom of the vat instead of the build plate.
- The resin or the room is too cold
In the cold (in winter or in an unheated room) prints fail more often: parts do not stick, layers separate or parts come out incomplete, and the resin feels thick.
Anycubic (5 guides)
- Photon Mono M5s: leveling, resin, layer or dropped-print monitoring warnings
The Photon Mono M5s monitors the print with a pressure sensor and stops with a warning: «Leveling monitoring error», «Resin monitoring error», «Layered monitoring error»…
- Photon Mono M7 Pro or M7 Max: warnings about residue in the vat, not enough resin, or model fell off/incomplete
The Photon Mono M7 Pro or M7 Max stops or warns with «Residue detected», that there is not enough resin left in the vat, or «Print abnormality, model fell off the…
- Photon Mono M7 Pro: the exposure test fails or the LCD does not display the image properly
On the Photon Mono M7 Pro nothing cures or prints come out soft or lacking detail, and in the exposure test the image seen on the LCD does not match the one on the…
- Photon Mono M7 Pro: the print does not stick to the build plate or leveling fails (code 303)
On the Photon Mono M7 Pro the print cures stuck to the ACF film of the resin vat instead of the build plate, only the base sticks, or the printer reports «Leveling…
- Photon Mono M7 Pro: the resin vat does not heat the resin or code 307 appears
The Photon Mono M7 Pro reports «Heating abnormality, heating has ended (CODE: 307)» and stops heating the vat, or in a cold room the prints fail because the resin is not…
Elegoo (2 guides)
- Saturn 4 Ultra 16K: cold resin or «Resin heating anomaly» message (heated resin tank)
In a cold room, the Saturn 4 Ultra 16K fails its prints: the base does not stick to the build plate or the supports come away from the model.
- Saturn 4 Ultra 16K: the print stays in the resin tank or comes off the build plate
On the Saturn 4 Ultra 16K the base of the print does not stick to the build plate, the print comes off and falls into the tank at some height or in the centre of the…
Phrozen (1 guide)
- Phrozen Sonic: the print does not stick to the build plate; calibrate (level) the Z axis with paper
On a Phrozen Sonic, parts do not stay on the build plate or only stick in one area, and the build plate needs levelling to the LCD with the Z-axis calibration (Z-CALIB).
Prusa (1 guide)
- SL1S SPEED: the print does not stick to the platform and stays on the film
When the platform rises there is nothing attached; when you take out the tank there is a layer or blob of cured resin stuck to the FEP film.
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