Axtra3D adds paid Industrial tier to Volume software for Lumia X1 resin printers

Axtra3D has released version 1.3 of its Volume job preparation software for the Lumia X1 resin system, in a bundled Professional edition and a separately licensed Industrial edition. The update is the first step of Axtra Workflow, the company's plan to connect preparation, printing and production management. A redesigned Axtra Academy portal for customers and resellers launches alongside it.

Context Build preparation is the software step between a finished 3D model and the printer: placing parts, generating supports and slicing the model into layers.

What does Volume Professional 1.3 change?

Professional 1.3 ships with every Lumia X1 and handles mesh editing, supports and slicing. Its main change is a rebuilt algorithm for self-supporting geometry, plus tools for placing parts, detecting collisions and repairing models. Current Lumia X1 owners can install it now.

What does the Industrial tier add?

Volume Industrial 1.3 is a separately licensed layer above Professional. It generates a wireframe support for larger builds within seconds, with even spacing meant to help dimensional stability. A printability analysis flags critical overhang angles, and surfaces can be textured from over 100 presets or custom PNG displacement maps. Nesting can reserve platform areas, for example when adding parts to an existing job. Collision checks use GPU and CPU together, a measuring tool shows part distances, and slice curves can be edited in SLC, CLI and SVG files. It can be ordered now.

What is new in Axtra Academy?

The relaunched portal maps connected printers worldwide by status, performance, layer counts and errors. It also provides access to field engineers, documentation and calibration material for the Hybrid PhotoSynthesis (HPS) process.

What it means

For Lumia X1 users, the bundled edition keeps basic preparation in-house, while the paid tier targets production users who lose time on support iterations and poor platform use. Whether it pays off depends on build volume and how often jobs are reprinted, and the price was not disclosed. The portal's fleet view matters most to operators with several machines. This extends the recent Axtra Workflow ties to the company's wash and cure units.

Frequently asked questions

Who gets Volume Professional 1.3?

It is bundled with each Lumia X1, and existing owners can update straight away.

Is Volume Industrial 1.3 free?

No, it is a separately licensed tier above Professional. Axtra3D says it costs a fraction of comparable tools but gave no price. It can be ordered now.