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How can i get anti aliasing on my photon?

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Question: If I upgrade my firmware to enable the anti aliasing feature, does the printer still accept the older non-anti aliased sliced files? This is very important for me because I want to still be able to use my pixel reducing app. Also, can I revert back to older firmware in case of problems?

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I've seen a few negative posts about firmware updates, which is the one I should be using?

Just took my printer apart to adjust the eccentric nut/fix z wobble and figured I'd update and try some anti aliasing ? I've seen a few negative posts about firmware updates, which is the one I should be using?

Just took my printer apart to adjust the eccentric nut/fix z wobble and figured I'd update and try some anti aliasing ? 翻譯年糕

The latest official firmware and slicer supports anti aliasing for Photon S. However, I can't find any information on what the numbers mean. Does anyone know what the numbers mean for anti alias settings (1,2,4,8)?

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I haven't printed with the AP for four months due to having a baby. I saw some stuff about anti aliasing firmware updates but didn't get details. I want to setup to print tomorrow using some new Elegoo Grey. Tips or links for setting up latest firmware would be really appreciated. I don't think i've ever updated the firmware on this machine.

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Group & Photon Newb here.
Not a printing or search bar newb but I do need some definitions and clarity. This post will sprawl a bit. Help here would be much appreciated.

1. What is ChituHB? Is that different from Chitubox? Mostly confused on the HB part.

2 a. What is the most recent firmware that networking and High Contrast works? I saw a 14week old comment on the post announcing network capability that said that it works on 4.2.17 (i just got my printer Friday and have successfully printed the test lattice and a mini (sliced on Chitu & I print almost exclusively with Elegoo) but I haven't checked my FW number. I wanted to ask since the OP ( Vinicius Silva ) says it doesn't work on 4.2.13 (edited 07 Jun 2019) , an older version. This question is partially informed by my next question (3).
b. Is there an advantage of the Phonster network print manager tool over the Chitubox one?

3. Advice here seems to be "If it ain't broke don't fix it" when it comes to updating firmware. Is that advice in regards to official firmware (an advice I'd take any day of the week) or does it include the custom firmware found here? The fact that this advice is echoed by anycubic also confuses me.

4. Antialiasing - the official AC video says don't upgrade if you are satisfied with your prints. ? I dunno 'bout the rest of y'all but why and how TF would I know that my prints could be better than they are. I used to think the soggy Benchy I printed years ago on a Printrbot was the pinnacle of FDM printing. Again, mostly I don't understand the manufacturers hesitation.

5. I personally find the FEP snap-back sound somewhat comforting as it assures me that the layer has stuck to the plate without me waiting 4 hours to see or pressing pause and risking a layer line. I know, not a question.

6. I purchased the Physics Anonymous z plate but haven't installed yet. After printing the test lattice I noticed the z lines are more pronounced than on my Sparkmaker and that is just wild. On paper the Photon shouldn't have this issue based simply on material (metal vs plastic Z base.) But I assume the issue is also that the mass on the Z of the Photon is much greater. Yeah, I know, again not a question.

7. Any other non-basic things I should know?

Thanks!

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Hi, I own a photon s. I have two questions for you:
Do the yellow panels really block uv light from getting inside the printer?
And, I use chitubox to slice: in the settings, anti aliasing is expressed in numbers (1-2-4-8), what do these numbers mean? What’s the best value in your opinion?

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Quick question guys. Is it normal that the preview of the model on the printer's screen squashed ? will the model come out squashed? ( It's a large & long print so i don't want to waste time and resin )

Note: It's a photon S . and the only thing i changed from my default settings is the Z-lift distance to 15. and antialiasing to 4.

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Greetings group, hope you are doing well!

I would like to know if someone else can hear the fan going full power for a few seconds, then going back to normal everytime the printer starts a new layer. I updated to the newest firmware today (I was on the old stock version from a year ago) and this does not happen if I use the old Photon slicer. However, I noticed this when I use the Chitubox one.

Could it be the anti aliasing feature? I dediced to enable it due the firmware update, but not sure if that's the cause (currently printing so I have a few hours to kill before I try to disable it in another print).

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Hey guys, lately I've been using Chitubox instead of Photon Workshop to slice my prints.

But I was wondering, why in Chitubox I've so many settings for the Photon as Lifting distance and anti aliasing, while this settings aren't available for the Photon S? (they are almost the same machine)

p.s. another question, the AA works on the Photon S ( I bought it few weeks ago) or it needs firmware update?

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