Resin Printing · Tool

FEP / Vat Life Tracker

Estimate remaining FEP film life from accumulated print hours, average layer exposure, bottom-layer abuse and vat film type. Bottom exposures and high LED power age the film faster — both are factored in.

EndpointPOST /v1/resin-printing/fep-vat-life-trackerVersionv1.0.0Added2026-05-19
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Inputs

vat_typeenumVat Film Type
default "standard_fep" · one of: standard_fep, nfep, acf
Standard FEP ~40 h, nFEP / FEP+ ~70 h, Anycubic / Phrozen ACF film ~120 h.
total_print_hoursRequirednumber (h)Accumulated Print Hours
required · min 0 · max 1000 · default 20
avg_layer_exposure_sRequirednumber (s)Avg Layer Exposure
required · min 0.5 · max 30 · default 2.5
Most prints sit between 1.5 and 4 s on modern mono LCDs.
avg_bottom_exposure_sRequirednumber (s)Avg Bottom Exposure
required · min 5 · max 120 · default 25
avg_bottom_layers_per_printRequiredintegerBottom Layers / Print
required · min 1 · max 30 · default 6
prints_completedRequiredintegerPrints Completed
required · min 1 · max 5000 · default 25
printer_led_power_mw_cm2Requirednumber (mW/cm²)Printer LED Power
required · min 1 · max 50 · default 4.5

Outputs

equivalent_print_hoursnumber (h)Equivalent Print Hours
expected_lifespan_hnumber (h)Expected Lifespan
usage_pctnumber (%)Usage
remaining_hnumber (h)Remaining Life
estimated_prints_remainingintegerEstimated Prints Remaining
statusstringStatus

Example request

curl -X POST https://toolsamurai.com/api/v1/resin-printing/fep-vat-life-tracker \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_free_•••••••••••••••" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
       "vat_type": "standard_fep",
       "total_print_hours": 20,
       "avg_layer_exposure_s": 2.5,
       "avg_bottom_exposure_s": 25,
       "avg_bottom_layers_per_print": 6,
       "prints_completed": 25,
       "printer_led_power_mw_cm2": 4.5
     }'

Example response

200 OK
{
  "ok": true,
  "tool": "fep-vat-life-tracker",
  "domain": "resin-printing",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "result": {
    "equivalent_print_hours": …,
    "expected_lifespan_h": …,
    "usage_pct": …,
    "remaining_h": …,
    "estimated_prints_remaining": …,
    "status": "…"
  },
  "meta": { "latency_ms": …, "request_id": "req_…" }
}

Tags

resinfepvatmslamaintenancefilm