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In terms of Mb, rather than volume, what is the largest file size that the Elegoo Saturn 3D printer is capable of handling in a single print?

How is this limit determined, for example, is it due to a limit on the board, or in the Chitubox file format, or in some other way?

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Not an Elegoo Saturn, but an Anycubic printer is my device. I've noted that each layer is loaded from the flash drive moments prior to the burn/flash/print. I suspect this method is used in many printers.

If you consider that even a large LCD panel requires only to present an open path for UV light or a closed path for each pixel, the amount of data required for a full printed layer or a fully empty layer is quite small in terms of bytes.

Non-monochrome LCD panels would use more data, as each pixel is defined in three colors (or none) compared to monochrome (on/off).

I believe that my printer uses the Chitubox board system, making the similarities to yours a valid comparison.

Your limitations would be based on the size of the medium containing the file as well as the physical size of the print.

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