So i want the supports on this piece to completely support the overhangs on this piece as well as the full radius, i tried printing this piece like this before and it becomes messed up thats why i need full supports, how would i do that without manually going in to edit the supports
Hey Zipperboy,
There are two thing I generally do when I don’t get enough support from checking “Generate Support”
Go into the support tab under advanced setting sand change the “Support Pillar Resolution” from the standard 4mm to 2mm.
The next thing to to try if the bottom surface of your overhangs is still too droopy is to change “Upper Vertical Separation Layers” to 1. It makes the support harder to remove, but it does provide more, erm, support.
Why son’t you like manually adding supports? The easiest way is to go into the Tools/Customise Support Structures menu option and set your “Support Pillar Resolution” to 2mm and click Generate Automatic Supports. You can then have look at the model and add or remove as you see fit.
I hope this helps, and good luck with your print.
Cheers,
Marc
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dannym
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Zipperboy!!!
I am going to throw a few ideas out there. Marc provided the best option. I am not sure if my ideas will work well with this situation but just food for thought.
You can nest a part for support. Create another part designed to support and place it were you want. Sometimes it’s more work than it’s worth. Although, it is an option.
Another idea is to change the orientation. Sometimes flipping or laying on its side will provided better results and reduce the amount of supports needed. Raft should help keep your defining features. On some occasions laying a cylindrical feature on its side works good. Over hang doesn’t exceed 45degrees. Be careful that the part isn’t cooling too fast. It will defiantly start to warp.
Last one I have is to decrease the angle for overhang. Not the best option but it does work.
Best of luck!
Danny
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Great stuff Danny. I love hearing how other people solve problems. Adding a nested part for support is a great idea. I have a “toolbox” of shapes that I use for various things and now I’m thinking I can add a thin-shelled generic part that can be re-sized to fit various large cavities that take forever to fill with support. Awesome! My creative juices are flowing now. I have seen this used on the Robohand, but never made the leap.
Cheers,
Marc
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