Anycubic Photon M5S Pro not working

[3V4Q84R]

Hi!
I had trouble getting my M5S Pro files get printing correclty. Settings working with ChituBox just produced a polished Raft after using UVTools to remove islands.

Since UV tools seems to be such a nice piece of sorftware, i would really like to make it work.

Any suggestions? Couldnt find anything on this,

[sn4k3]

I did not understand the exact problem you getting.
Can provide more information?

[3V4Q84R]

Hi!
Sorry when it wasnt understandable:

Printer: M5S Pro

Basefile: Sliced with ChituBox, saved in .m5sp file format

When I use UVTools to do operations like island detection (or anything else for that matter) and save the file als .m5sp again, I get a faulty print where only the raft prints, nothing else.

Same print works flawlessly with no processing with UV-Tools!

[sn4k3]

Most likely because per layer flag...
Open your faulty file under UVtools, Left information panel where it says Properties, click on disk down arrow, click on copy to clipboard and paste here the output.

[3V4Q84R]

[FileMark]
Mark = ANYCUBIC
Version = 518
NumberOfTables = 11
HeaderAddress = 64
SoftwareAddress = 106788
PreviewAddress = 176
LayerImageColorTableAddress = 75468
LayerDefinitionAddress = 75496
ExtraAddress = 106492
MachineAddress = 106564
LayerImageAddress = 275044
ModelAddress = 106952
SubLayerDefinitionAddress = 107000
Preview2Address = 149616

[Header]
PixelSizeUm = 24.713
LayerHeight = 0.03
ExposureTime = 2.5
WaitTimeBeforeCure = 2
BottomExposureTime = 24.5
BottomLayersCount = 4
LiftHeight = 5.4
LiftSpeed = 0.5833333
RetractSpeed = 4.6666665
VolumeMl = 109.519
AntiAliasing = 8
ResolutionX = 13312
ResolutionY = 5120
WeightG = 117.37395
Price = 2.947
PriceCurrencySymbol = 苢
PerLayerOverride = True
PrintTime = 7163
TransitionLayerCount = 8
TransitionLayerType = 0
AdvancedMode = 1
Grey = 8
BlurLevel = 3
ResinType = 10
IntelligentMode = False
TableName = HEADER
TableLength = 96

[Preview]
ResolutionX = 224
Mark = x
ResolutionY = 168
DataSize = 75264
TableName = PREVIEW
TableLength = 75292

[LayerImageColorTable]
UseFullGreyscale = 0
GreyMaxCount = 16
Grey = 16
Unknown = 1163477324

[LayerDefinition]
LayerCount = 968
Layers = 968
TableName = LAYERDEF
TableLength = 30980

[Extra]
BottomLiftCount = 2
BottomLiftHeight1 = 5.7
BottomLiftSpeed1 = 0.46666667
BottomRetractSpeed2 = 0.5
BottomLiftHeight2 = 2.7
BottomLiftSpeed2 = 4.6666665
BottomRetractSpeed1 = 4.6666665
NormalLiftCount = 2
LiftHeight1 = 5.4
LiftSpeed1 = 0.5833333
RetractSpeed2 = 0.9166667
LiftHeight2 = 2.5
LiftSpeed2 = 4.6666665
RetractSpeed1 = 4.6666665
TableName = EXTRA
TableLength = 24

[Machine]
MachineName = Photon Mono M5s Pro
LayerImageFormat = pw0Img
MaxAntialiasingLevel = 8
PropertyFields = 15
DisplayWidth = 223.772
DisplayHeight = 126.53
MachineZ = 199.14
MaxFileVersion = 518
MachineBackground = 6506241
PixelWidthUm = 16.81
PixelHeightUm = 24.713
Padding1 = 0
Padding2 = 0
Padding3 = 0
Padding4 = 0
Padding5 = 0
Padding6 = 0
Padding7 = 0
Padding8 = 0
DisplayCount = 1
Padding9 = 0
ResolutionX = 13312
ResolutionY = 5120
Padding10 = 0
Padding11 = 0
Padding12 = 0
Padding13 = 0
TableName = MACHINE
TableLength = 224

[Software]
SoftwareName = UVtools
TableLength = 164
Version = 5.0.5
OperativeSystem = win-x64
OpenGLVersion = 3.3-CoreProfile

[Model]
MinX = -109.756
MinY = -62.775
MinZ = 0
MaxX = 109.834
MaxY = 61.985
MaxZ = 29.04
SupportsEnabled = 1112014848
SupportsDensity = 795989.2
TableName = Model
TableLength = 3268999960

[SubLayerDefinition]
LayerCount = 968
Index = 1
Layers = 968
TableName = SUBIMGS
TableLength = 42616

[Preview2]
ResolutionX = 330
BackgroundColor1 = 4293
BackgroundColor2 = 0
ResolutionY = 190
DataSize = 125400
TableName = PREVIEW2
TableLength = 125428

While we are at it, three more questions: Does the M5S support UV tools "advanced" features like adaptive lift height / the speed thing? If so, is there any doc on how to do that for this printer and how to calibrate the adaptive height best way? Also with the new chitubox version I cant choose the .m5s file format anymore, hence i staid with the older one. Since im pretty new to resin: is there a workaround in general? Since just renaming the file cant be it?^^

Thanks for your time!

[sn4k3]

The problem is here: PerLayerOverride = True
You need to go File - Reset layer properties.
That flag is causing trouble with most people.

Is what allow you to tune settings per layer, but in AC looks broken in most of the firmwares.

Does the M5S support UV tools "advanced" features like adaptive lift height / the speed thing?

Yes and no, because of the above explained.

Since just renaming the file cant be it?^^

You can rename the file, anycubic extension name changes per printer but the file format is all the same, so you can just rename

[3V4Q84R]

Yes and no, because of the above explained.

So no for adaptive layer height but yes for the speed/acceleration tuning?

[sn4k3]

no for both because either would require that flag to be ON which cause problem