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How to Orient Resin Miniatures for Printing: Angle, Support Scars, and Suction
I tilt every resin miniature 30-45 degrees, rotate scars off the face, and check for suction traps before I hit slice. Here's my full orientation process.
How to Resize and Rescale STL Miniatures for Resin Printing
How to scale STL miniatures to 28mm or 32mm, match an existing army, keep base sizes right, and avoid the detail loss and support problems that scaling causes.
Resin Printer Pre-Print Checklist: 9 Things to Check Before Every Miniature Print
A 60-second pre-flight checklist that prevents the six-hour failed prints. The nine things I check on the Saturn before every miniature print, and why each one matters.
How to Print Resin Miniatures for Board Games: Gloomhaven, Frosthaven, and Beyond
Upgrade your board game minis with resin prints: scaling, batch printing a full cast on a Saturn plate, durable resins, and fast paint for table play.
How to Hollow Resin Miniatures in Lychee and Chitubox (With Drain Holes)
Walk through hollowing resin miniatures in Lychee and Chitubox. Wall thickness, drain hole placement, infill, and the trade-offs that matter for tabletop printing.
Chitubox Settings for Miniatures: A Step-by-Step Configuration Guide
Exact Chitubox settings for miniatures: 0.05mm layers, anti-aliasing on, exposure times by resin type, support density, and hollowing thresholds that work.
Lychee Slicer Settings for Miniatures: The Settings That Actually Matter
Specific Lychee slicer values for resin miniatures: layer height by print type, exposure by printer class, AA level by resolution, and support settings that reduce failures on thin features.
How to Add Supports for Resin Miniature Printing
Manual vs auto-supports in ChituBox and Lychee Slicer, with practical placement tips for miniatures. Stop failing prints before they start.
How to 3D Print Resin Miniatures: The Complete Beginner's Guide (Start to Painted Mini)
Everything you need to go from zero to finished, painted miniature: printer setup, resin selection, slicing, printing, washing, curing, and painting prep.