Accura ClearVue is a versatile and transparent material known for its high clarity and glass-like appearance. Favored for its aesthetic qualities, especially in applications requiring visual transparency, this material excels at simulating acrylic or glass for prototyping and design applications.
Accura ClearVue is a versatile and transparent material known for its high clarity and glass-like appearance. Accura ClearVue is favored for its aesthetic qualities, especially in applications requiring visual transparency. This material is often chosen for its ability to simulate acrylic or glass, making it suitable for a wide range of prototyping and design applications. With good moisture resistance and chemical stability in controlled environments, it maintains its properties well for room temperature applications.
Accura ClearVue combines high clarity and glass-like appearance and excellent ability to simulate acrylic or glass, delivering good moisture resistance and water stability for demanding applications. From rapid prototyping to production runs, teams rely on Accura ClearVue to maintain tight tolerances while reducing assembly complexity through consolidated part designs.
Accura ClearVue exploits 3D Systems' non-inverted SLA architecture to achieve unmatched optical clarity with 92% light transmission—impossible with inverted systems requiring heavy supports. The right-side-up vat photopolymerization enables self-supporting geometries that eliminate support marks on optical surfaces, preserving transparency without secondary polishing. With liquid resin providing natural stabilization, ClearVue parts require 34% less material than inverted systems while achieving ±0.05mm tolerances critical for lens assemblies. The ProX platform's uniform laser exposure ensures consistent refractive index throughout parts, enabling functional light pipes and optical prototypes that maintain clarity after 1000+ hours UV exposure.
Build Volume
650 × 750 × 550 mm
Max part size
Lead Time
2-4 business days
Fast turnaround available
Layer Height
0.025 - 0.1 mm
Resolution
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Accura ClearVue delivers exceptional optical clarity with PC-like mechanical properties, enabling functional transparent prototypes for lenses, light guides, and flow visualization. With proper finishing, parts achieve near-glass transparency for optical applications.
The material's unique chemistry provides both clarity and durability, with 15% elongation at break preventing brittle failure common in clear resins. This combination enables see-through prototypes that survive functional testing while maintaining optical properties.
Forge Labs' expertise in clear part finishing—from vapor polishing to clear coating—transforms ClearVue parts into optically clear components. Our documented processes achieve 90% light transmission for optical prototypes and display models.
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From medical flow visualization to automotive lighting, Accura ClearVue enables transparent prototypes with exceptional clarity. Explore how industries leverage this optical-grade material.
ClearVue enables transparent medical device prototypes for flow visualization and internal mechanism validation. The material's clarity allows engineers to observe fluid dynamics and mechanical operations.
Key Applications
Performance Data
Achieves 85-90% light transmission with polish finishing, enabling clear visualization of 0.5mm internal channels and features.
Automotive designers use ClearVue for lighting prototypes and optical components requiring both clarity and durability. The material enables rapid iteration of complex light guides and lens geometries.
Key Applications
Performance Data
Maintains optical clarity after 100 hours UV exposure with appropriate coating, suitable for automotive lighting validation.
ClearVue's optical properties make it ideal for display covers, light guides, and transparent electronic housings. The material's surface quality accepts anti-reflective and hardness coatings.
Key Applications
Performance Data
Surface roughness <0.1 μm Ra achievable with vapor polish, meeting requirements for optical prototype validation.
Industrial applications leverage ClearVue for transparent fixtures, flow meters, and inspection windows. The material's clarity enables visual monitoring of industrial processes.
Key Applications
Performance Data
Dimensional stability ±0.15% with <2% water absorption, maintaining optical clarity in industrial environments.
High clarity transparent parts demonstrating exceptional optical properties and surface quality
Large ClearVue parts being manufactured in SLA machine showing production capabilities
Automotive dashboard components showcasing transparency and precision for interior applications
Accura ClearVue delivers dependable strength and impact resistance for Clear prototypes for design validation and Architectural models with transparent elements, helping teams move from prototype to production with confidence.
Mechanical Properties
51 MPa
Accura ClearVue records Tensile Strength at 51 MPa, reinforcing its mechanical properties story.
Mechanical Properties
6 %
Accura ClearVue records Elongation at Break at 6 %, reinforcing its mechanical properties story.
Mechanical Properties
73 MPa
Accura ClearVue records Flexural Strength at 73 MPa, reinforcing its mechanical properties story.
Accura ClearVue combines High clarity and glass-like appearance and Excellent ability to simulate acrylic or glass to support Clear prototypes for design validation and Architectural models with transparent elements that demand production-ready durability.
| Measurement | Accura ClearVueBase | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Tensile Strength | 51 MPa | — |
| Elongation at Break | 6 % | — |
| Flexural Strength | 73 MPa | — |
| Flexural Modulus | 2100 MPa | — |
| Impact Strength (Notched) | 25 J/m | — |
| Hardness (Shore D) | 86 | — |
Accura ClearVue delivers dependable strength and impact resistance for Clear prototypes for design validation and Architectural models with transparent elements, helping teams move from prototype to production with confidence.
Accura ClearVue delivers exceptional mechanical performance with excellent strength characteristics, effectively handling demanding load conditions. Its balanced mechanical profile allows it to maintain structural integrity while preventing brittleness in critical applications.
These qualities make it well-suited for Clear prototypes for design validation, Architectural models with transparent elements, and Medical models for visualization, providing long-term durability in demanding environments. Accura ClearVue maintains dimensional stability over time, ensuring consistent performance across temperature and stress variations.
This makes it a reliable choice for applications requiring precise geometries and tight tolerances across Automotive, Medical, and Aerospace. Its versatility and durability allow it to perform consistently across a wide range of mechanical applications, ensuring parts maintain their integrity under repetitive stress and environmental conditions.
Accura ClearVue combines High clarity and glass-like appearance and Excellent ability to simulate acrylic or glass to support Clear prototypes for design validation and Architectural models with transparent elements that demand production-ready durability.
Key metric
51 MPa
Key metric
6 %
Key metric
73 MPa
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Accura ClearVue offers consistent density and surface quality so critical features hold tolerances and downstream finishing remains predictable.
Accura ClearVue exhibits optimal density characteristics that contributes to lightweight yet durable parts. Its low moisture absorption ensures dimensional stability in varying environmental conditions.
These physical properties enable consistent part quality and predictable performance across Clear prototypes for design validation, Architectural models with transparent elements, and Medical models for visualization. The material's inherent characteristics minimize warpage and maintain tight tolerances throughout the part lifecycle.
For Automotive, Medical, and Aerospace, these physical attributes translate to reliable production outcomes with minimal post-processing requirements, ensuring parts meet specifications straight from the build platform.
Accura ClearVue keeps part quality consistent shot-to-shot, simplifying downstream finishing.
Key metric
Glass-like clarity
Key metric
High clarity
Key metric
Good
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Accura ClearVue maintains dimensional stability through temperature swings, making it a reliable option for Automotive and Medical programs that see repeated thermal cycling.
Accura ClearVue demonstrates excellent thermal stability with a heat deflection temperature of 51 °C, enabling it to maintain dimensional accuracy in elevated temperature environments. This thermal performance ensures parts retain their shape and mechanical properties even under thermal stress.
The material's thermal characteristics make it ideal for Clear prototypes for design validation, Architectural models with transparent elements, and Medical models for visualization that experience temperature fluctuations. Its ability to withstand thermal cycling without degradation ensures long-term reliability in Automotive, Medical, and Aerospace.
With broad temperature tolerance, Accura ClearVue provides engineers with confidence when designing parts for thermally demanding applications, from under-hood automotive components to industrial equipment exposed to heat sources.
Accura ClearVue maintains geometry with a Heat Deflection Temperature (0.45 MPa) of 51 °C, protecting dimensional integrity during heat cycling.
Key metric
51 °C
Key metric
50 °C
Key metric
62 °C
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Accura ClearVue meets key medical standards so teams can accelerate regulatory reviews and develop parts with short-term contact requirements.
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| Standard | Certified | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| USP Class VI | Certified | Biocompatibility certification for medical device applications |
Common applications our medical customers pursue with Accura ClearVue.
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Advanced Manufacturing
Accura ClearVue is manufactured using industrial-grade Stereolithography (SLA) technology, delivering exceptional surface finish and dimensional accuracy for high-detail applications.
Industrial-grade SLA technology delivers exceptional surface finish and dimensional accuracy for Accura ClearVue production. Our calibrated resin systems and closed-loop process controls maintain ±0.1 mm repeatability across build volumes.
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