Accura ClearVue is a clear stereolithography (SLA) resin for see-through prototypes that look like glass or acrylic. A clear part shows what is happening inside it, so engineers can watch fluid move through a passage, see gears mesh inside a housing or check that a connection is seated. Rigid and tough, it stands up to fit checks and functional testing, holds its shape in damp conditions and polishes to near-glass clarity. It is used for lenses and light pipes, fluid-flow models, clear housings and backlit display models.
How Accura ClearVue is manufactured
Accura ClearVue is manufactured using Stereolithography (SLA) on 3D Systems ProX production systems, where a laser cures liquid resin layer by layer with no tooling. SLA preserves the high optical clarity ClearVue is known for, rated at 87.2% luminous transmittance (ASTM D1003), for functional light pipes, lenses and optical prototypes. Parts build on fine supports that are removed before final UV post-cure, and we orient each part to keep supports off its viewing surfaces, so they stay clean for finishing.
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SLA delivers the smoothest surface of any 3D printing process. Every part is washed, post-cured and has its supports removed, leaving a smooth, finely detailed surface that is ready to use straight away or to paint.
Parts are washed, post-cured and have their supports removed, leaving the smooth, finely detailed surface SLA is known for. Sharp edges, small text and fine features hold their shape, and the surface is ready for fit checks, assembly and presentation, or as a base for paint.
Painting offers a highly durable, automotive-grade coating that enhances the aesthetics and durability of 3D-printed parts. Each part is hand-finished to ensure smooth surfaces and a premium quality appearance. Using professional-grade coating equipment, this process allows for precise application and exceptional adhesion. Custom color matching is available, making it ideal for applications that require specific branding or visual impact.
Accura ClearVue delivers exceptional optical clarity and simulates the properties and appearance of polycarbonate and ABS, 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 chemistry provides both clarity and durability. Rigid and tough, it makes see-through prototypes that survive fit checks and functional testing while keeping their optical properties, and it keeps fluid-flow models, sight glasses and housings stable in wet conditions.
From rapid prototyping to short production runs, teams rely on Accura ClearVue to maintain tight tolerances while reducing assembly complexity through consolidated part designs. Forge Labs finishes ClearVue parts for optical prototypes and display models, from sanding and polishing to clear coating.
Aerospace engineers check fit and flow on flight hardware with clear ClearVue parts, and Forge Labs has delivered ClearVue helmet visors polished to optical clarity for film and costume teams.
Medical & Healthcare
Clear fluid bodies in batches of dozens, made to the USP Class VI ClearVue workflow.
Clean Tech
See-through flange fittings with printed threads, each round shipped in 3 to 4 business days.
Architecture
Clear proposals and backlit exhibition models, including a city scene with animations playing through it.
Robotics
Clear gearbox housings that show the drive turning, plus light pipes for status lighting.
Automotive
Headlight lens, light diffuser and light-pipe prototypes iterated without tooling.
Industrial Design
Display covers, LED diffusers and clear shells that show the assembly inside.
Medical & Healthcare
Medical device teams use Accura ClearVue for fluid bodies, connectors, diagnostic housings and light guides that show the passage as well as the part, so engineers can see whether a connection is seated or where liquid collects. One device maker orders clear fluid bodies in batches of dozens to the USP Class VI ClearVue workflow, with passages checked under magnification and resin and solvent batches recorded for traceability. Anti-reflective coatings are available for light guides and optical windows.
Clean Tech
Clean tech developers print development fittings in Accura ClearVue so they can follow the passage from port to spigot, see how far a collar has run onto its thread and check that a mating part sits square. One equipment developer ordered flanged transition fittings and matching collars over two rounds, with threads printed straight from the model and no tapping or inserts, and each round shipped 3 to 4 business days after the order. A revised fitting then moved to SLS PA12.
Architecture
Architects and planners use Accura ClearVue for glazing, facades and proposals that stand apart from neutral context buildings, and for backlit models where light has to pass through the print. For a transit authority's promotional exhibit, Forge Labs printed a large urban scene in ClearVue and backlit it, so animations played through the model during an extended public exhibition.
Robotics
Robotics engineers print gearbox housings, carriers and output shafts in Accura ClearVue to watch a planetary stage turn, with most gears printed in Accura 25. The clear housing keeps the running gear train in view, so engineers can see how the stages mesh without taking the assembly apart. Clear actuator housing sets print across a range of frame sizes without tooling, and ClearVue diffusers and light pipes carry status lighting on sensors and robot bodies.
Automotive
Automotive designers use Accura ClearVue for lighting prototypes and optical components that need both clarity and durability, iterating complex light guides and lens geometries without tooling. Headlamps and lenses are among ClearVue's main applications, and Forge Labs prints clear light diffusers, wheel covers and lens prototypes for custom builds and autonomous vehicles. ClearVue serves lighting validation and design review, while sun-exposed production parts move to UV-stable ASA.
Industrial Design
Product designers use Accura ClearVue for display cover and camera lens prototypes, LED diffusers in electronics housings and transparent design verification models that simulate acrylic or glass parts. Clear handle shells and housings show internal contact points and moving-part clearances through the wall, so finishing can focus on the viewing area that answers the design question.
Values from the 3D Systems Accura ClearVue datasheet for large-frame SLA printers, tested to the standard listed with each property.
Mechanical performance
Accura ClearVue has the strength and stiffness for design-validation prototypes, transparent assemblies and medical visualization models that go through fit checks, snap fits and assembly testing.
Values are given as ranges. ClearVue is rigid rather than ductile, so design snap fits, thin walls and threads to the low end of the elongation range.
Material makeup
The optical values show how much visible light passes through the material and how much is scattered: luminous transmittance is the share transmitted, haze the share scattered, and the CIE colour values describe a bright, near-colourless material. A printed part's clarity also depends on its surface finish.
Low water absorption keeps parts dimensionally stable and watertight in varying environmental conditions.
Heat performance
Accura ClearVue is built for room-temperature use. Heat deflection sits close to the glass transition temperature, so keep parts away from heat sources, hot fluids and engine bays.
Thermal expansion is reported over two temperature ranges and is higher in the upper one, so allow for it where ClearVue is assembled with metal or other plastics.
Medical readiness
Accura ClearVue is capable of meeting USP Class VI when it is cleaned to 3D Systems' USP Class VI procedure, the method 3D Systems used to make its own test parts. Forge Labs offers it as USP Class VI ClearVue, with the cleaning, drying and post-cure steps built into the order, so teams can start regulatory reviews from supplier data.
3D Systems' ClearVue datasheet and product page give USP Class VI as its biocompatibility rating, and no ISO 10993, sterilization, food-contact or flammability rating. Confirm the regulatory pathway with your quality team and document any secondary finishing or coatings.
Datasheets, design guidance and supplier documentation for Accura ClearVue.
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Accura ClearVue datasheetExplore printable geometry recommendations, wall thickness tips, and finishing playbooks for SLA.
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Accura ClearVue is manufactured using industrial-grade Stereolithography (SLA) technology, delivering exceptional surface finish and dimensional accuracy for high-detail applications. Our calibrated resin systems and closed-loop process controls keep every build repeatable across the build volume.
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