<p>From what I have researched, each brand of printer has their own method of slicing objects for their printer to parse. For example:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17nKJrZDkb8WA0aMEBN1xEAxEslRPMuqWTw_dSSEVjws/edit" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Peopoly Uses a profile for Cura</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.chitubox.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Creality, Elegoo and Phrozen use CHITUBOX</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.anycubic.com/blogs/videos/photon-workshop" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Anycubic uses their Photon Workshop</a></li>
</ul>
<p>There doesn't appear to be any golden ticket type of method (like G-Code) for slicing and providing instructions.</p>

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2020-06-30T11:00:06.130Z
note that most SLA printers pretty much are a glorified slideshow with a little movement in between... and the trick is how they set up the firmware to do that. With the locked down firmware it is hard to make a standard protocol, thus making the slicers rather locked up.
Trish
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2020-06-30T13:48:00.190Z
That makes sense I suppose, do you know if there have been any attempts or movement to have standardize firmware across manufacturers?
Dr. Mantis Tobbogan
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2020-06-30T16:11:29.207Z
That is a different question, but there are several printers that use the same slicer(s), so possibly use the same firmware base or a [common protocol.](https://3dsourced.com/3d-software/best-resin-3d-slicers/)
Trish
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2020-06-29T20:33:34.190Z
Dr. Mantis Tobbogan
<p>Does anyone know of a (manufacturer independent) software that supports different types of SLA printers?</p>
<p>Since there are many different SLA type printers around, I was wondering if there are any unified or open source methods for slicing in case the manufacturer drops support for the printer software (or my OS upgrades on me overnight and breaks compatability).</p>

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2020-06-30T11:46:04.947Z
When you say "open source", do you really mean one where [you can have the source code and edit how the program behaves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source), or do you mean something else?
Davo
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2020-06-30T13:46:43.723Z
Yes, more or less the wiki definition is what I mean; ideally I was thinking of some type of unified software or machine code that could work across most SLA type printers. Not sure if I am just over thinking this one though.
Dr. Mantis Tobbogan
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2020-06-30T17:22:40.930Z
So then you don't want to edit the source code, you are just asking about a slicer that works for different makes of SLA printers - correct?
Davo
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2020-06-30T22:15:54.837Z
Yes, that's correct.
Dr. Mantis Tobbogan
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Do SLA printers have open source slicers available to use?
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# Do SLA printers have open source slicers available to use?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-29)

Does anyone know of a (manufacturer independent) software that supports different types of SLA printers?

Since there are many different SLA type printers around, I was wondering if there are any unified or open source methods for slicing in case the manufacturer drops support for the printer software (or my OS upgrades on me overnight and breaks compatability).

**Tags:** slicing, sla

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: When you say "open source", do you really mean one where [you can have the source code and edit how the program behaves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source), or do you mean something else?  
> **username_0**: Yes, more or less the wiki definition is what I mean; ideally I was thinking of some type of unified software or machine code that could work across most SLA type printers. Not sure if I am just over thinking this one though.  
> **username_1**: So then you don't want to edit the source code, you are just asking about a slicer that works for different makes of SLA printers - correct?  
> **username_0**: Yes, that's correct.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2020-06-29. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

From what I have researched, each brand of printer has their own method of slicing objects for their printer to parse. For example:

* [Peopoly Uses a profile for Cura](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17nKJrZDkb8WA0aMEBN1xEAxEslRPMuqWTw_dSSEVjws/edit)
* [Creality, Elegoo and Phrozen use CHITUBOX](https://www.chitubox.com/)
* [Anycubic uses their Photon Workshop](https://www.anycubic.com/blogs/videos/photon-workshop)

There doesn't appear to be any golden ticket type of method (like G-Code) for slicing and providing instructions.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: note that most SLA printers pretty much are a glorified slideshow with a little movement in between... and the trick is how they set up the firmware to do that. With the locked down firmware it is hard to make a standard protocol, thus making the slicers rather locked up.  
> **username_0**: That makes sense I suppose, do you know if there have been any attempts or movement to have standardize firmware across manufacturers?  
> **username_2**: That is a different question, but there are several printers that use the same slicer(s), so possibly use the same firmware base or a [common protocol.](https://3dsourced.com/3d-software/best-resin-3d-slicers/)  

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