As the best-selling resin of Anycubic, this Standard Colored UV Resin delivers balanced performance in terms of printing success rate, stickiness with print bed, model details, printing precision, hardness, resilience, smell, fluidity and ease in cleaning.
Anycubic Standard Resin Clear 1 kg
🧪 Anycubic Standard Resin Clear 1 kg is a versatile photopolymer resin for precise 3D printing on LCD/DLP resin printers with 365-405 nm UV curing. The clear material is suitable for decorative models, light-effect elements, prototypes, housings, mockups, artistic parts, souvenirs, and prints that need a transparent or light-transmitting effect.
🎯 The material combines high detail reproduction, fast curing, strong build plate adhesion, stable surface quality, and low shrinkage. Clear resin is especially useful for design objects, decorative inserts, glass-like effects, light-effect parts, visual prototypes, and models that can be polished, coated, or tinted after printing.
🌟 Key advantages
- 🎯 High precision — reproduces fine details, textures, relief, edges, and decorative elements.
- ⚡ Fast curing — the official normal exposure range is 2-3.6 s.
- 🧲 Strong build plate adhesion — helps reduce the risk of print detachment during printing.
- 🧩 Low shrinkage — 4.5-5.5% volume shrinkage helps preserve model geometry.
- 💎 Clear color — suitable for light-effect parts, decorative inserts, visual prototypes, and artistic models.
- 🧼 95% IPA cleaning — printed models are cleaned with isopropyl alcohol.
- 🖥️ For LCD/DLP 3D printers — compatible with 365-405 nm photopolymer resin printers.
- ✅ Beginner-friendly — a standard Anycubic resin designed for stable everyday printing.
🎨 Color, SKU and application
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Anycubic Standard Resin Clear 1 kg |
| Official product name | Anycubic Standard Resin |
| SKU | SPTCL |
| Official color | Clear |
| Color Type HEX code | Not specified on the official page |
| Weight | 1 kg |
| Color type | Clear shade for decorative, model, artistic, and prototype resin printing |
| Best applications | Light-effect elements, clear parts, decorative inserts, mockups, prototypes, souvenirs, visual models, glass-like effects |
📊 Technical specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Brand | Anycubic |
| SKU | SPTCL |
| Material | Photopolymer resin |
| Material type | Standard photopolymer resin |
| Official product name | Anycubic Standard Resin |
| Color | Clear |
| Official Color Type | Clear |
| Weight | 1 kg |
| Compatibility | LCD/DLP 3D printers |
| Wavelength | 365-405 nm |
| Pre-print preparation | Shake well before use |
| Print environment | 20-40 ℃ |
| Print temperature | 20-50 ℃ |
| First layer exposure | 20-40 s |
| Normal exposure | 2-3.6 s |
| Viscosity | 200-230 mPa·s at 25 ℃ |
| Density | 1.13 g/cm³ |
| Hardness | 84-86 HD |
| Tensile strength | 40-50 MPa |
| Elongation at break | 12-16% |
| Flexural modulus | 50-60 MPa |
| Flexural strength | 1400-1600 MPa |
| Young’s modulus | 1600-1800 MPa |
| Izod impact strength | 103 J/m |
| Volume shrinkage | 4.5-5.5% |
| Cleaning | 95% IPA |
| Washing duration | ≥3 min |
| Post-curing | 405 nm, 18-30 ℃, 3 min |
| UV intensity | 25000-30000 uW/cm² |
⚙️ Recommended printing parameters
⚙️ These settings are starting parameters for Anycubic Standard Resin. For clear resin, exposure testing is especially important because light-transmitting materials may require more careful calibration than opaque colors.
| Printer model | Exposure | Light-Off | Bottom exposure | Bottom layers | Z Lift Distance | Z Lift Speed | Z Retract Speed | Anti-Aliasing | Layer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photon P1 | 2 s | 2 s | 20 s | 1 | 5 mm | 3 mm/s | 3 mm/s | 4 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono M7 | 2.2 s | 0.5 s | 25 s | 4 | 8 mm | 6 mm/s | 6 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono M7 Pro | 1.8 s | 0.5 s | 25 s | 3 | 8 mm | 6 mm/s | 6 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono M7 Max | 2 s | 0.5 s | 30 s | 5 | 8 mm | 6 mm/s | 6 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono M5 | 2.8 s | 0.5 s | 25 s | 5 | 8 mm | 5 mm/s | 6 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono M5s | 2.8 s | 0.5 s | 25 s | 5 | 8 mm | 5 mm/s | 6 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono M5s Pro | 3.6 s | 0.5 s | 30 s | 5 | 8 mm | 6 mm/s | 6 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono 4 | 2.8 s | 1 s | 30 s | 5 | 6 mm | 4 mm/s | 6 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono 4K | 2 s | 0.5 s | 40 s | 4 | 6 mm | 4 mm/s | 6 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono 4 Ultra | 2.6 s | 1 s | 30 s | 5 | 5 mm | 8 mm/s | 8 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono 2 | 2.5 s | 1 s | 20 s | 5 | 6 mm | 4 mm/s | 6 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono X2 | 2.5 s | 0.5 s | 25 s | 4 | 8 mm | 2 mm/s | 3 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono X 6K | 2 s | 0.5 s | 23 s | 6 | 8 mm | 2 mm/s | 3 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon Mono X6Ks | 2.5 s | 0.5 s | 20 s | 5 | 8 mm | 3 mm/s | 4 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon M3 Max | 3 s | 2 s | 25 s | 6 | 10 mm | 2 mm/s | 3 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
| Photon M3 Premium | 2.5 s | 0.5 s | 25 s | 4 | 8 mm | 6 mm/s | 6 mm/s | 1 | 0.05 mm |
🧰 Best applications
- 💎 Clear parts, decorative inserts, light-effect elements, and visual prototypes.
- 🔍 Housing mockups, covers, lens-like elements, and light-transmitting parts.
- ✨ Artistic models, souvenirs, showcase details, and design objects.
- 🧪 Visual prototypes, concept models, and demonstration samples.
- 🏛️ Architectural and interior mockups with clear fragments.
- 🎨 Models intended for sanding, polishing, clear coating, tinting, and transparent finishing.
🔧 Printing and post-processing recommendations
- ✅ Shake the bottle well before use to distribute the material evenly.
- ✅ Clean the resin vat and build plate before pouring the resin.
- ✅ Check the transparency of the vat bottom and the condition of the FEP, NFEP, or ACF film.
- ✅ Do not exceed the maximum fill line of the resin vat.
- ✅ After printing, wash the model with 95% IPA or a compatible resin cleaner.
- ✅ Fully dry the model before final UV curing.
- ✅ Post-cure with 405 nm UV light for approximately 3-5 min.
- ✅ To improve transparency, use careful sanding, polishing, or a clear coating.
- ✅ Filter unused resin through a resin filter before returning it to the bottle.
🛡️ Safety
- ⚠️ Work in a well-ventilated area.
- 🧤 Wear nitrile gloves when handling liquid resin.
- 🥽 Wear protective eyewear when pouring, filtering, or cleaning the vat.
- 🚫 Avoid contact with skin, eyes, clothing, and work surfaces.
- ☀️ Do not leave open resin under direct sunlight.
- 👶 Keep resin away from children, pets, and pregnant women.
- ♻️ Do not pour liquid resin or contaminated alcohol into drains.
- ✅ Fully cure resin waste with UV light before disposal.
📁 Files and documents
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
| MSDS / SDS | Safety information about composition, classification, storage, protective measures, and resin handling. |
| TDS | Technical data sheet with material properties, parameters, and application recommendations. |
| REACH | Chemical safety and REACH compliance documentation. |
| RoHS | Documentation related to restricted substances compliance. |
❓ Frequently asked questions
Yes. It is a standard Anycubic resin designed for stable printing and simple setup. However, clear resins usually require more careful exposure tuning and more attentive post-processing when a clean transparent effect is desired. After printing and washing, the model usually appears translucent or slightly matte. To improve clarity, careful sanding, polishing, clear coating, or resin coating followed by UV curing is often used. Clear resin is useful for light-effect inserts, decorative parts, mockups, glass-like effects, visual prototypes, and models where light transmission is important. Yes, if the printer supports 365-405 nm photopolymer resins or standard 405 nm LCD/DLP materials. Exposure settings should be calibrated with a test print. Printed models should be washed with 95% IPA or a compatible resin cleaner. After washing, the model must be dried and post-cured with UV light. Mixing resins from different brands, colors, or material types is not recommended without testing. If resins are mixed, exposure, lift speed, and post-processing settings must be recalibrated. Unused resin can be filtered through a resin filter and returned to the original bottle. Store it in a dark, cool, and dry place.Is Anycubic Standard Resin Clear suitable for beginners?
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