---
title: "Encrust blog: resin printing, file formats and slicing"
description: "Resin printing, printer file formats and how a slicer works inside, written by the people building Encrust."
url: "https://encrust.app/blog/"
lang: "en"
updated: "2026-10-03"
---

# Resin printing, file formats and how a slicer works

Notes from building a resin slicer: how the file formats work, why prints fail, and what the check measures.

Nothing here in English yet.

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## Product

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## Project

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