Be a master in positioning but thats no guarantee for 3d printing success ...big running costs comes for shure!
1.) I print only or better i say i want to print 3d jewelry ...so for that i have high expectations to printing 3d models....the formlabs promo sad that.... that it can do that....ähhm NO !! for more simple forms and shape stuff the form1+ is may quite good.....but if it goes into very detailed complicated form things...that 3d printer sucks so many times and print pancakes on and on.....you have to be an big big expert master or an professor to positioning your model for the supports....that´s take time...while the software (preform) place so many supports under your 3d model..at least the fader position was on the lowest position...at the end of the print you have a print failure again...while you cant see on the 3d model surface a structure or what you expect from the print...theres to many supports that failures the print. You cant see the model anymore. Again in the lowest fader position.
2.) The printing costs are a choke for 0,5L casting resin 180€ = 199$ with shipping costs...outrageous...thats no fun at all. On sept. to okt. 2016 i print a whole 0,5L casting resin bottle with no print success NOTHING!!! only printing failures again and again pancakes or supports with nothing on it....and from the support you get only the help (please send us the 3d model to us....so we can watch at it) or they sad buy a new resin tub again...( i have a new one in it) i don´t want that...time is running and my customers are waiting and i lost many of them...that sucks people. The customer support answers very quick that is impressive somehow.
3.) The preform software is not to bad but to handle the supports....in only that position that i like or realy want is not possible...to many supports at all. A great tip ! you have very detailed model give it to professional 3d printing company they have a maybe a solidscape 3d printer or what else that works for you the 3d print.
4.) With the form2 formlabs changed the castable resin again in the second or third time and the form1+ users have to swallow that and handle a new resin again and this wont work perfectly too...i thought many times if i sell my form1+. But maybe tomorrow i have luck in positioning my model maybe it will work or not. So so EXPENSIVE !! You have to go thru a lot of wasted time and print failures before you have fun > maybe!....but the form1+ is better than the hot sausage 3d printers toys on the market thats for shure....but for that big buy money and high running costs and print failures that´s no consolation.
5.) You better save up your money....and later on ...buy a real better 3d printer for more money.