Accurate dental models on the NextDent LCD1 resin 3D-Printer

NextDent, famous for its dental biocompatible 3D-printing photopolymer resins just released its second resin 3D-printer. Around 2017-2018 NextDent already released the 3D-systems figure4 technology for dental applications. now with the rise of the LCD resin 3D-printers, the figure4 finally has a successor. This printer is compatible with 3rd party resins like most resins in the Liqcreate dental portfolio. To get accurate models out of the NextDent LCD1 printer, you have to set the settings right. in this article we explain which shrinkage settings to choose when printing liqcreate dental 3D-printing resins on the NextDent LCD1.

Image by NextDent: the new NextDent LCD1 resin 3D-printer.

NextDent LCD1 3D-printer & Liqcreate resin compatibility

The NextDent LCD1 resin 3D-printer is open for 3rd party resins. Technically all resins can work. The ones below have been tested. It is important to set the Scaling ratio right to get accurate dental models and dental appliances. If you want to try a non validated resin, contact us at info@liqcreate.com and we can provide starting settings for experimenting. Happy printing if you happen have the new NextDent LCD1 resin 3D-printer!

Resin	Resin profile	Layers	Layer thickness	Exposure time	Adjustment	Scaling ratio
Liqcreate Premium Model	Nextdent Model 2.0	Fine	0,07mm	3,1 seconds	0 seconds	X: 1,00155 Y: 1,00372 Z: 1,01410
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Liqcreate Dental Model Pro Grey	Nextdent Model 2.0	Fine	0,07mm	3,1 seconds	0 seconds	X: 1,00155 Y: 1,00372 Z: 1,01410
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Liqcreate Bio-Med Clear	Nextdent Ortho Flex	Fine	0,07mm	6,5 seconds	0 seconds	X: 0,99547 Y: 1,00473 Z: 0,98802
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Liqcreate Gingiva Mask	Nextdent Ortho Flex	Fine	0,07mm	6,5 seconds	0 seconds	X: 0,99547 Y: 1,00473 Z: 0,98802
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