Support Maschin Anycubic Photon S

#1

They write on their website that the software is usable with the following machines, including the Photon S from Anycubic.
But when selecting the machine and the print profile only the Photon of Anycubic will be displayed?
I downloaded the latest version from your website, but the Photon S is not displayed under the machine profile.
Will the profile be added in one of the next upgrades, or do I have to create the profile and the settings for the Photon S myself?

#2

Hi,

I think it’s because the old settings files are loaded (kept) it doesn’t add the new machines.

Version 1.0.2.8 will has a new machine management that gives you much more flexiblity.
I just released it after some weeks of work.

Otherwise if you don’t want to update to 1.0.2.8 please send me an email and i will forward you the photon s machine profile.

Elco

#3

Hi,

yes it was due to the old settings, this had always taken over.

But now to my next problem, the Photon S has the newest software on it and then the slicer data are always stored in the format .pws.

Will there be an upgrade of your software so that I can use the Formware Slicer again?

skink

#4

If i read the anycubic website correctly with the latest firmware upgrade you should be able to print .photon/.photons and .pws files.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ui1GbdONXRO4sG4S8r3X_0E2jTkh_OQt/view

Vesion 5.0.2.

I will test it upcoming week; haven’t done so yet.

Photon S Formware Slicer Format .photons does not work with Photon S
#5

I have tested the Formware software and stored one format on the USB chip and then inserted it into the Photon S.

The following formats work:

  1. job export format (.photon) = works
  2. job export format (.Photon V2) = works

The following format does NOT work:

  1. job export format (.photons) = here comes the error message "File Format Error

i use export format .Photon V2 !
Will there possibly be an update to the new format .pws !?

#6

Ok thank you very much. Saves us some time here.

I’m not sure there is reason for us to code the .pws format then.
As far as I know it’s not opened by anycubic.

Perhaps to much info;

.photon is the first format they started with. It only has a couple of exposure parameters.

.photon V2 is the same format; except that it allows for anti aliasing. This is sort of tricked by projecting different layers at the same height. So 8x AA will mean a 8x bigger file size. (which if you have lots of layers can start counting)