September 24, 2026
Anycubic Photon P1 Max Review: 63 Skeletons, One Plate, 2 Hours 22 Minutes
Watch my full Anycubic Photon P1 Max review on YouTube to see the prints, the software workflow, and what actually fits on this plate.
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63 skeletons. One plate. Two hours and 22 minutes.
That is a pretty good introduction to what this printer can do. But the skeletons are only part of it. Over the past few weeks, I have been filling the Anycubic Photon P1 Max with multipart figurines, whole armies, and even an entire Kickstarter release. And so far, I have not had a single failed print.
I mostly enjoy printing figurines and eventually painting them. Minis are not my main focus, but I printed plenty because I know a lot of you are into tabletop gaming. My point of reference here is my Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra and Saturn 4 Ultra. Some of these features might already be familiar to you. For me, moving to this machine has been a pretty exciting upgrade.
The plate is huge, and I actually use the space
On my Saturns, some of my figurines had to be split across three, sometimes four plates. By the time I came back, removed the prints, and started the next batch, one figurine could turn into a two-day operation.
On the P1 Max, every part I needed for that same Illidan figurine fit on one plate. Less than eight hours later, I had the whole set ready to work on. That is the difference I care about. Fewer separate jobs to get to the same finished project.
Just to be clear, the assembled figurines in the background of the video were printed on my Elegoo machines. The P1 Max parts are still separate because I prefer painting them before assembly.
Then there are the skeletons. All 63 printed together in two hours and 22 minutes. With this kind of resin printer, the whole layer is exposed at once, so adding more models of the same height does not mean multiplying the print time by the number of models. Settings and release behavior still matter, but filling the plate is where this much space really pays off.
I also fit an entire Kickstarter release on a single plate, including the figurines, minis, and scatter terrain. There was still room left over. If you want to get a whole set ready for painting or onto the table, that is pretty fantastic.
How big is the Anycubic Photon P1 Max?
This is a chunky machine. Here are the main numbers from Anycubic’s specifications:
| Printable area | 285.5 × 214 mm |
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| Maximum build dimensions | 285.5 × 214 × 300 mm, approximately 18.3 L |
| Machine dimensions | 430 × 414 × 625 mm |
| Machine weight | 23.1 kg, approximately 50.9 lb |
| Resin vat capacity | 1.9 L |
| Screen | 14-inch monochrome LCD, 12K, 11520 × 8640 pixels |
| XY pixel size | 24.8 × 24.8 microns |
Allow extra room behind it for the hinged lid. The listed dimensions do not tell you everything about the space you need to open it and work around it. You can remove the lid, but I prefer keeping it attached.
The automatic lift adjustment is one of my favorite features
After a layer cures, the printer has to lift the model until it releases from the film. On my older machines, I set a lift height that gives everything enough room to separate and leave it at that.
The P1 Max measures release force and uses that information to adjust the lift automatically when intelligent release is enabled. It can respond to what is happening during the print instead of using the same fixed lift for everything.
On one of my plates, the actual print finished almost an hour earlier than an estimate of around five hours. That is a comparison with the estimate, not a timed test of the same plate with the feature switched off, but it was a very welcome result.
There is also automatic failure detection. I like having it, especially with this much resin and this many models on a plate. I cannot tell you how reliably it catches a failed print from my testing, though, because I have not had a failure for it to catch.
A heater, resin mixing, and no leveling to mess with
I print in a garage, so the heated vat is a big deal for me, especially heading into the colder months. I also like that you can enable pre-print stirring and set how long it runs.
The platform slowly moves up and down through the resin. Besides mixing it, that gives the big steel plate time to warm up alongside the resin before printing. And this is a roughly seven-and-a-half-pound chunk of steel, so I appreciate having that built into the routine.
I have not had to adjust the leveling. After unboxing, I set the printer up in my enclosure, ran exposure tests for my resins, and got on with printing.
The locking mechanisms are easy to use, and sensors tell you if the build plate or vat is missing. The vat has locating standoffs and a connector for its heater. There is no automatic resin filling pump, which I am perfectly fine with.
About that resin Anycubic sent me
When Anycubic asked what resin I wanted, I said ABS-like. That is what I normally use. I am not a big fan of standard resin, and for the color, anything other than white was fine.
So they sent me four bottles of standard resin.
Two of them were white.
Yeah. I will use them eventually, but for this test I bought Anycubic’s ABS-like Pro 2.0 resin in gray and beige. Both worked really well. The beige needed a slightly shorter exposure in my tests.
I also ran my usual mix of 85% Sunlu ABS-like gray and 15% Sunlu Toughness. I like that mix because the parts still feel solid but have a little flexibility. Again, no failed prints. I ran exposure tests for each resin before filling the plates, so these results came after that basic calibration.
I did not feel the need to chase more detail
The 14-inch 12K screen has square 24.8-micron pixels, and I am very happy with what I got from it. For the figurines and miniatures I printed, the detail was more than enough for what I wanted.
I did not spend time playing with anti-aliasing or trying to squeeze out every last bit of quality. I dialed in the exposure and started printing. If you enjoy tuning everything, you can spend more time on that. I just did not feel the need.
Some of the beige prints in the video still have supports on them. That is because I fell behind. This printer’s production capacity has been bigger than my cleaning capacity. It kept making stuff while I was still working on the previous stuff. So yeah, the pile of shame continues to grow.
I still prepare my prints in Chitubox
Chitubox is what I know, and I find it more comprehensive for preparing my prints. I arrange and support the models there, then export them into Anycubic Photon Workshop for the final step and send them to the printer from there.
That is the workflow I used for the smart features in this review. I have not verified every feature with every other slicer, so I would not take this as a complete compatibility test. For me, the extra step takes a couple of minutes, and the automatic lift adjustment makes it worthwhile.
Just for fun, I also tried a figurine with fully automatic supports generated in Photon Workshop. I did not even tilt the model. That is not how I would normally prepare it, but I wanted to see what happened.
It printed really nicely. One successful experiment does not mean I am going to stop checking supports, but I was happy with that result.
The cleanup side needs to keep up
The vat has a slot that lets you hang the build plate over it. Resin can drip back into the vat, and you can work with your scraper while it is sitting there. With a plate this size and weight, that is useful.
I did notice some paint chipping on the holder brackets while setting up for filming. I had not noticed flakes on my models, but it is something worth pointing out and keeping an eye on as I use it more.
Also, think about how you are going to wash and cure everything. A small container that worked fine for a few minis may become annoying when you are pulling entire armies or all the parts for a large figurine off one plate. The printer can finish a lot of work quickly. You still have to deal with all of it afterward.
The camera is the part I am less excited about
You can use Anycubic’s app to monitor and control the printer remotely, including the camera light. That functionality works, but the camera footage and timelapses are not an improvement over my Saturn 4 Ultra.
The Saturn footage looks better to me, and its timelapses are smoother. On the P1 Max, the capture timing looks inconsistent. Maybe a software update can improve that part, but I am reviewing what I have now.
It is not a deal breaker for printing. As somebody who makes videos, though, I definitely noticed it.
Who would I recommend it to?
If you mostly print a couple of small models at a time, this is probably going to be overkill. It takes up a lot of space, and you may not get much benefit from that huge plate.
If you print armies, terrain, multipart figurines, or batches of products to sell, it makes much more sense. That is where fitting everything into one job changes the way you work. Just make sure you have the space and a plan for washing and curing the output.
My experience with the Anycubic Photon P1 Max has been fantastic. I ran my exposure tests, tried different resins, filled the plates, and everything I sent to it worked. I like the heater and mixing routine. I have not had to touch the leveling. And the automatic lift adjustment is one of my favorite things about it.
I would like a better camera, and I would like a simpler workflow for getting all the smart features while using my preferred slicer. Those things have not stopped me from enjoying this printer.
Figurines that used to take several plates now fit on one. I can print an entire army at once. I just like printing stuff, and apparently quite a lot of stuff.
If you had a build plate this size, what would you print first? Head over to the video and let me know in the YouTube comments. I will see you on the next quest.
