--- title: OpenCAL: Computed Axial Lithographic 3D Printing For... description: OpenCAL is an open-source implementation of Computed Axial Lithographic (CAL) 3D printing, descended from Berkeley research. Unlike traditional layer-by-layer... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/opencal-computed-axial-lithographic-3d-printing-for-everyone-0tk26jzcb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenCAL: Computed Axial Lithographic 3D Printing For Everyone | daily.dev og:description: OpenCAL is an open-source implementation of Computed Axial Lithographic (CAL) 3D printing, descended from Berkeley research. Unlike traditional layer-by-layer... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/opencal-computed-axial-lithographic-3d-printing-for-everyone-0tk26jzcb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0TK26jZcb.png og:image:alt: OpenCAL: Computed Axial Lithographic 3D Printing For Everyone og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenCAL: Computed Axial Lithographic 3D Printing For Everyone **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenCAL is an open-source implementation of Computed Axial Lithographic (CAL) 3D printing, descended from Berkeley research. Unlike traditional layer-by-layer resin printers, CAL spins a vat of specially viscous photopolymer resin while a projector (NexiGo Nova Mini) exposes it, producing parts rapidly with SLA-level spatial resolution and no FEP film. The project now includes full documentation, a GitHub repository, and resin mixing instructions (with safety warnings). FormLabs is partnering to supply pre-mixed resin for those who prefer not to handle the chemicals themselves. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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