Large Format
Large-format 3D printing enables the production of oversized components with high precision, consistent wall quality, and excellent structural integrity. Complex assemblies can be consolidated into single parts, reducing joining points, production time, and potential failure risks. Ideal for full-scale prototypes, industrial tooling, architectural elements, and end-use parts where size, strength, and accuracy must come together in one continuous build.
Advantages
Smarter parts, fewer limits.
Large-format 3D printing can produce sizeable parts in a single build, eliminating splitting, bonding, and assembly steps that add weak points and labor. This is ideal for big housings, molds, fixtures, or structural elements where continuity and strength are critical.
You can go from CAD to full-scale prototype or end-use part without investing in large molds or complex machining setups. That shortens lead times for big components, supports rapid design changes, and makes low-volume or one-off large parts economically feasible.
Large build volumes allow you to integrate ribs, lattices, internal channels, and mounting features directly into the part, even at substantial sizes. This enables weight-optimized, functionally integrated large components that would be very difficult or impossible to manufacture conventionally.
Possibilities
Large-format 3D printing enables full-size assembly jigs, welding fixtures, and positioning nests in one piece, instead of building them from many smaller components. For example, you can create a body-panel fixture, a large CMM nest, or a long alignment aid for extrusions with integrated handles, labels, and cable routing directly in the geometry.
Big machine covers, protective shrouds, and safety guards can be printed to match existing equipment exactly, including complex curves and integrated mounting points. Typical use cases include custom covers for robotics cells, large fan or pump housings, and long cable or hose channels that follow the real installation path on the shop floor.
Large-format parts are ideal for 1:1 prototypes of enclosures or assemblies, as well as patterns and molds for casting or forming processes. Examples include full-size dashboard mockups, large vacuum-forming tools, architectural models, or trade show demonstrators that combine realistic size with functional features for testing or presentation.
Materials
Somos® WaterShed Black is a rigid, tough SLA resin with a true black color, ideal for large-scale 3D printing. Key mechanical properties include a tensile strength of 50.4 MPa, elongation at break of 15.5%, tensile modulus of 2,770 MPa, HDT of 50°C, and notched Izod impact of 25 J/m. Superior moisture and chemical resistance plus a smooth surface finish minimize post-processing.
The Stratasys® Neo800+ SLA printer is an ideal match, offering an 800 x 800 x 600 mm build volume for oversized parts. It fully supports WaterShed Black as a ScanControl+ Ready material, with LayerControl+ technology ensuring accurate, distortion-free results at high scanning speeds.
Materials
Somos® WaterShed Black is a rigid, tough SLA resin with a true black color, ideal for large-scale 3D printing. Key mechanical properties include a tensile strength of 50.4 MPa, elongation at break of 15.5%, tensile modulus of 2,770 MPa, HDT of 50°C, and notched Izod impact of 25 J/m. Superior moisture and chemical resistance plus a smooth surface finish minimize post-processing.
The Stratasys® Neo800+ SLA printer is an ideal match, offering an 800 x 800 x 600 mm build volume for oversized parts. It fully supports WaterShed Black as a ScanControl+ Ready material, with LayerControl+ technology ensuring accurate, distortion-free results at high scanning speeds.
Materials
Somos® WaterShed XC 11122 is a low-viscosity SLA resin delivering optically clear parts with a tensile strength of 50.4 MPa, tensile modulus of 2,770 MPa, and flexural modulus of 2,205 MPa. Its rigidity and water resistance make it well-suited for durable prototypes, fluid flow models, and investment casting patterns in large-format applications.
Paired with Somos® WaterShed XC 11122, the Stratasys® Neo®800+ is a large-format SLA 3D printer engineered for precise, industrial-grade parts. Powered by ScanControl+™ technology, it enhances laser scanning and energy control to reduce time-to-part – achieving average speed gains of 39% and up to 44% for tooling molds – while delivering high-quality surface finishes with fine detail and significantly reduced post-processing effort.
Materials
Somos® PerFORM™ is the preferred material for applications demanding strong, stiff composite parts with high temperature resistance. With a tensile strength of 68 MPa, flexural strength of 120 MPa, and an exceptional flexural modulus of 10,000 MPa, it delivers outstanding stiffness and excellent heat tolerance – capturing fine details even in large-format components.
Combining Somos® PerFORM™ with the Stratasys® Neo®800+ creates a powerful solution for large-format, high-performance parts. The Neo®800+ is an industrial SLA 3D printer featuring ScanControl+™ technology for up to 50% faster throughput, a 4-watt 355 nm laser, dynamic beam focus from 120–750 μm, and layer thicknesses of 50–200 μm – all across an 800 x 800 x 600 mm build volume.
Materials
Stratasys® ULTEM™ 9085 is a high-performance PEI thermoplastic filament for FDM® 3D printing, offering an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, thermal stability up to 188°C, and UL 94-V0 flame retardancy. It meets aerospace and railway certifications (FAR 25.853, BSS 7238/7239, AITM 2.0007B/3.0005), with the certified variant (CG) providing enhanced traceability and up to 39% higher tensile strength in the Z-direction.
ULTEM™ 9085 delivers outstanding performance on the Stratasys® F900™, enabling the production of strong, highly precise, and near-isotropic components for demanding industrial and manufacturing environments. Designed as Stratasys®' largest and most capable FDM® system, the F900™ offers a build volume of 914.4 × 609.6 × 914.4 mm, allowing even large structural components, tooling, and fixtures to be produced in a single run. With layer heights ranging from 0.127 to 0.508 mm, part accuracy of up to ±0.89 mm or ±0.0015 mm/mm, and a fully heated build chamber, the F900™ achieves excellent dimensional stability and repeatability — essential for safety-critical ULTEM applications. The system supports a broad range of high-performance thermoplastics, including ULTEM- and PEKK-based materials, making it a robust, validated production platform for ULTEM™ 9085 wherever durable, temperature- and chemical-resistant parts with reliable FST performance are required.
Materials
Stratasys® PC-ABS is a production-grade thermoplastic that combines the strength and heat resistance of polycarbonate (PC) with the flexibility and impact resistance of ABS. This FDM material offers high toughness, with an IZOD impact strength of 214 J/m and heat deflection up to 110 °C. Its mechanical properties include 41 MPa tensile strength, 68 MPa flexural strength, and a 1.9 GPa flexural modulus, making it suitable for durable prototypes, tooling, and end-use parts. PC-ABS also provides low shrinkage, good machinability, and excellent electrical insulation.
On the Stratasys® F900, PC-ABS enables robust, dimensionally accurate, near-isotropic parts for demanding industrial applications. Testing with T16 tips shows tensile yield strength around 36 MPa and compression strength up to 172 MPa, supporting stiff, load-bearing components such as fixtures, housings, and functional end-use parts.
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Stratasys® ABS-M30 is a production-grade thermoplastic offering 25–70% higher tensile, impact, and flexural strength than standard ABS. With an IZOD impact of 128 J/m, heat deflection up to 96°C, excellent layer adhesion, and volume resistivity over 10¹⁴ ohm-cm, it delivers durable, dimensionally stable parts – ideal for tooling, jigs, fixtures, and end-use components across automotive, electronics, and consumer goods applications.
The Stratasys F770 is a large-format industrial FDM 3D printer designed for reliable, high-volume production of complex parts using engineering-grade thermoplastics. It offers a massive build volume of 1000 × 610 × 610 mm (39.4 × 24 × 24 in., or 372,000 cm³) with a maximum diagonal length of 1,171 mm, making it ideal for producing large components or batches of smaller parts.
Materials
Stratasys® ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate) is a versatile FDM thermoplastic for a wide range of large-format applications. It offers a tensile yield strength of 33–37 MPa, a flexural strength of 60–70 MPa, an IZOD impact strength (unnotched) of 321 J/m, and a heat deflection temperature of up to 100°C — outperforming comparable ABS-M30 materials. Low warpage, a matte surface finish, and availability in ten colors make it a versatile and practical choice for functional end-use parts.
The F770 FDM 3D printer offers one of the largest build volumes of any Stratasys FDM system. Combined with Stratasys® ASA filament, this printer enables the production of large parts or substantial batches of smaller components tailored to your specific requirements. With a build volume of 1000 × 610 × 610 mm (372 liters) and the longest fully heated build chamber on the market, the F770 is purpose-built for large-format, low-warpage FDM parts. Three selectable layer heights of 0.178, 0.254, and 0.330 mm provide the right balance between detail resolution and build time, while part accuracy of typically ±0.254 mm or ±0.002 mm/mm enables reliable, repeatable results — ideal for functional prototypes, fixtures, and industrial-grade tooling.
Materials
PTG PA12 is a high-performance polymer with a dry density of 1,020 kg/m³, median particle size of 58 µm, and melting temperature of 187°C – delivering superior detail fineness, surface resolution, and excellent chemical resistance. Available in white and black, it is well suited for functional prototypes, individual components, and series production.
A variety of printers, including Nexa3D®'s QLS 230, QLS 236, QLS 260, QLS 820 and Raise3D’s RMS220 can print this material with precision without the use of supports, allowing you to design complicated structures.
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