Explore: Stereolithography.

Stereolithography (SLA or SL; also known as vat photopolymerisation, optical fabrication, photo-solidification, or resin printing) is a form of 3D printing

file format native to the stereolithography CAD software created by 3D Systems. Chuck Hull, the inventor of stereolithography and 3D Systems’ founder,

filed their patent for the stereolithography process. It was three weeks before Hull filed his own patent for stereolithography. The application of French

micro-stereolithography (PμSL) adapts 3D printing technology for micro-fabrication. Digital micro display technology provides dynamic stereolithography masks

Form 3, Form 3L, Form 4, Form 4L, Form Auto, Fuse 1, and Fuse 1+ stereolithography and selective laser sintering 3D printers and accessories. Formlabs

industry for developing stereolithography and the STL file format. Chuck Hull, CTO and former president, pioneered stereolithography and obtained a patent

specific to a particular AM process. Described here is DFM analysis for stereolithography, in which design for manufacturability (DFM) considerations are applied

and end-use part production contexts than among polymer, inkjet, or stereolithography enthusiasts. By the early 2010s, the terms 3D printing and additive

example, fused filament fabrication typically uses mm/s or mm3/s, while stereolithography typically uses mm/h or layers per hour. The following table compares

liquid materials using different sophisticated technologies, such as stereolithography (SLA). With laminated object manufacturing (LOM), thin layers are