Marine & Subsea
Clear Cold-Casting Molds
Clear casting molds that show resin flow, at 36% less cost and 2 days instead of 14 against machined aluminum.
PolyJet VeroClear For Clear Multi-Material Prototypes
Multi-Material Printing
Fine Detail
PolyJet material
VeroClear overview
VeroClear is a rigid, clear PolyJet 3D printing material that looks like clear acrylic, for prototypes you need to see through. Parts come off the printer smooth, and polishing or clear coating makes them nearly transparent, so you can check internal mechanisms, fluid paths and light pipes before you commit to tooling. It prints in the same build as soft rubber-like and tough, impact-resistant materials, so clear windows, soft-touch grips and living hinges come out as one part. Choose it for clear housings, lenses and bottles, medical and anatomical models, display models and clear casting molds.
How VeroClear is manufactured
VeroClear is manufactured using PolyJet 3D printing on Stratasys Connex systems, which jet microscopic droplets of photopolymer and cure each layer with UV light. Parts come off the printer with exceptional surface smoothness, ready to handle with no post-curing and minimal post-processing. VeroClear prints alongside rubber-like Agilus30 or high-impact Rigur in a single build, creating clear windows, overmolded parts, soft-touch surfaces and living hinges without assembly.
- Build volume
- 342 × 342 × 200 mm
- Lead time
- 2-4 business days
- Layer height
- 0.016-0.03 mm
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Industry applications
Industry applications for VeroClear
VeroClear lets teams see inside their designs. This rigid photopolymer enables see-through prototypes for design validation, light transmission studies, and visual verification of internal mechanisms.
The material achieves near-transparency with proper post-processing, making it ideal for optical prototypes and display models. Combined with support material removal and polishing, VeroClear parts reach the clarity presentation models need, and photobleaching cuts the as-printed tint by about 70% in six hours.
Forge Labs' Connex PolyJet printer ensures consistent transparency and surface quality across builds. Our finishing services, including sanding, polishing and clear coating, transform VeroClear parts into exhibition-quality transparent models.
From rapid prototyping to short-run tooling such as clear casting molds, teams rely on VeroClear to maintain tight tolerances while reducing assembly complexity through consolidated, multi-material part designs. Robotics teams pair VeroClear sensor covers with thin Agilus30 gaskets, or co-print rigid VeroClear and flexible Agilus30 in one part.
Museums & Exhibits
Tactile Multi-Material Exhibit Models
Bone-scan exhibit models printed in a clear matrix in one build, with 1 mm of texture left to touch.
Medical & Healthcare
Anatomical & Device Form-and-Fit Models
Clear anatomical, patient-education and device models that show internal structures and fluid paths.
Product Design
Clear Housing, Lens & Flow Prototypes
Clear housing, bottle and light-pipe prototypes that settle look and fit before tooling.
Marine & Subsea
Clear Cold-Casting Molds
Subsea engineering teams use VeroClear for cold-casting molds, such as antenna housing molds for autonomous underwater vehicles. Casters watch resin flow and spot trapped air through the clear walls as the mold fills, and a design change means a reprint rather than remachining. Against CNC-machined aluminum, one subsea vehicle builder paid 36% less per mold, $3,200 instead of $5,000, received it in 2 days instead of 14, and printed a second iteration after the first revealed a design issue.
- Cold-casting molds
- Antenna housing molds
- Short-run casting tooling
Museums & Exhibits
Tactile Multi-Material Exhibit Models
Exhibit designers combine VeroClear with other PolyJet materials to make models visitors can handle. For a long-term space-health exhibit, bone-density scans were printed as rigid bone inside a clear VeroClear matrix in a single build, leaving exactly 1 mm of bone texture exposed so visitors feel the real structure without breaking its fine features.
- Tactile exhibit models
- Educational demonstrations
- Touchable scan replicas
Medical & Healthcare
Anatomical & Device Form-and-Fit Models
Medical device developers and educators use VeroClear for transparent anatomical teaching and patient-education models, surgical planning models and see-through device housings. Its clarity shows internal structures and fluid flow paths, and blending it with opaque PolyJet materials keeps teeth, bone or components visible inside the clear form. VeroClear suits form and fit testing of see-through medical devices, so teams check clear housings quickly before choosing a patient-contact material.
- Anatomical teaching models
- Surgical planning models
- Device housing and flow prototypes
Product Design
Clear Housing, Lens & Flow Prototypes
Product designers use VeroClear for packaging concepts, perfume bottle prototypes, clear housings, lenses, light guides and decorative lighting models. Automotive teams use it for taillight lens, interior lighting and light-pipe prototypes in early-stage optical and fit evaluation. Internal channels print in an opaque color or around soluble support, so manifolds show their flow paths through solid clear walls. Teams sign off the look and fit of clear parts before committing to tooling.
- Packaging and bottle concepts
- Lens and light-pipe prototypes
- Flow visualization models
Performance data
Technical performance for VeroClear
Values from the Stratasys VeroClear (RGD810) datasheet, tested to the standard listed with each property.
Mechanical performance
Mechanical properties
VeroClear delivers dependable strength and stiffness for concept models, design verification and functional testing of clear parts, from optical prototypes and medical visualization to fluid flow analysis.
Stratasys publishes each value as a range, so design to the low end. The rigid profile holds fine geometry through fit, snap and handling tests.
PropertyValue
- Tensile StrengthASTM D638
- 50–65 MPa
- Modulus of ElasticityASTM D638
- 2000–3000 MPa
- Elongation at BreakASTM D638
- 10–25 %
- Flexural StrengthASTM D790
- 75–110 MPa
- Flexural ModulusASTM D790
- 2200–3200 MPa
- Izod Impact Strength, NotchedASTM D256
- 20–30 J/m
Material makeup
Physical properties
Consistent density and surface quality keep critical features in tolerance and downstream finishing predictable. Water absorption is measured as weight gain after a 24-hour soak, so it shows how a model behaves when it sits in water or a humid environment.
Stratasys reports hardness on the Shore D and Rockwell M scales, which describe rigid plastics. Ash content is the residue left after burning a sample, measured to USP 281.
PropertyValue
- Polymerized DensityASTM D792
- 1.18–1.19 g/cm³
- Water Absorption (24 h)ASTM D570
- 1.1–1.5 %
- Shore Hardness D
- 83–86
- Rockwell Hardness M
- 73–76
- Ash ContentUSP 281
- 0.02–0.06 %
Heat performance
Thermal properties
VeroClear keeps its shape for room-temperature handling, display and testing, and softens at a lower temperature than engineering thermoplastics. Heat deflection is reported at both loads and sits just below the glass transition temperature, which Stratasys measures by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA).
For lamp housings, vehicle interiors and other parts that run warm, High Temperature resin or an engineering thermoplastic carries the heat load, while VeroClear handles the visual and fit model.
PropertyValue
- HDT @ 0.45 MPaASTM D648
- 45–50 °C
- HDT @ 1.82 MPaASTM D648
- 45–50 °C
- Glass Transition TemperatureDMA, E″
- 52–54 °C
Compliance
Compliance profile
The status comes from the Stratasys REACH statement for its PolyJet materials, so teams can start EU substance reviews from supplier documentation.
For clear parts that need supplier biocompatibility data, USP Class VI Biocompatible ClearVue is the alternative.
StandardStatus
- EU REACH (EC) No 1907/2006Stratasys REACH statement for the PolyJet resin range
- Stratasys statement
Resources
Datasheets and design resources
Datasheets, design guidance and supplier documentation for VeroClear.
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Advanced Manufacturing
Built with Precision PolyJet Technology
VeroClear is manufactured using advanced PolyJet technology, ensuring optimal material properties and dimensional accuracy.
- Tolerance
- ±0.2% (min ±0.2 mm)
- Production capacity
- Multiple parts or assemblies in each build
- Quality control
- In-process monitoring and batch traceability for consistent part quality and material properties
- Support options
- Waterjet-removable or soluble support for clean internal channels
- Colours & finishes
- Clear with a slight tint as printed; sanding, polishing and clear coating for full transparency
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions about VeroClear
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- VeroClear is a rigid, transparent PolyJet photopolymer that simulates clear acrylic (PMMA). It offers high dimensional accuracy and a smooth surface finish, integrates with rigid and rubber-like PolyJet materials in multi-material printing, and reaches 50 to 65 MPa tensile strength. Its clarity makes it suitable for medical and automotive visual and fit models.
- In PolyJet printing, VeroClear is jetted in layers from 16 to 30 microns and cured by UV light inside the printer, on its own or together with other PolyJet materials in the same build. It is used for optical prototypes and medical visualization models, where its clarity shows internal features.
- VeroClear is used for optical and lighting prototypes, transparent consumer electronics enclosures and display prototypes, medical visualization and educational models, and architectural glass facade, lighting study and display case models. Engineers and researchers also use it for fluid flow and microfluidic models, transparent fluid containers, laboratory equipment and clear cold-casting molds.
- VeroClear shows internal components and mechanisms, holds high dimensional accuracy with a smooth surface finish, and combines with rigid and elastomeric materials in one multi-material build. Support removes cleanly, and parts take standard PolyJet finishing, such as sanding, polishing and clear coating, for enhanced clarity.
- VeroClear needs support material for overhangs and complex geometries, and surfaces printed against support come out matte, so they need polishing or lacquer for full transparency. Its heat deflection temperature is 45 to 50 °C, so it suits room-temperature use rather than parts that run warm. It is not recommended for load-bearing structural parts, it can show fingerprints and needs careful handling, and long UV exposure can cause slight yellowing.
- VeroClear prints transparent with a slight tint and simulates clear acrylic. For the best clarity, Stratasys recommends polishing, lacquering or photobleaching; in Stratasys testing, photobleaching reduced the tint by about 70% in six hours and about 90% in 24 hours. Forge Labs finishes VeroClear parts by sanding, polishing and clear coating.
- VeroClear is used for medical visual and fit models, such as anatomical teaching models, surgical planning models and see-through device housings. Stratasys publishes no biocompatibility or sterilization data for VeroClear, so it is not used for parts that contact patients. For clear parts that need supplier biocompatibility data, USP Class VI Biocompatible ClearVue is the alternative.
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