SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Using support material.

Re: Using support material.

2015-07-14T18:05:03Z

Rocketman wrote:

metaldrgn wrote:
Try meshmixer for supports.
Meshmixer can slice into gcode?

No, but you can add custom supports in Meshmixer

Re: Using support material.

2015-07-11T00:33:18Z

metaldrgn wrote:

Try meshmixer for supports.

Meshmixer can slice into gcode?

Re: Using support material.

2015-07-10T14:49:34Z

Try meshmixer for supports.

Re: Using support material.

2015-07-09T18:38:54Z

Yep I use sli3er and print in ABS and have two fans. I run the filament at the default 220 for first layer 215 for other layers.

How do I adjust those other options?

Re: Using support material.

2015-07-09T17:52:48Z

Pattern spacing is probably what you're looking for and interface layers, I think those two will make it less conservative.

But also if your support looks really bad you might be running your filament a little too hot, and it's dripping a lot. Or, you are using PLA. Do you have a fan? Those are a couple separate questions, actually.

You did not even mention what kind of slicer you are using, and of course that influences the stuff. But I assume Slic3r?

It used to be support material from slic3r sucked real bad, but it's quite robust now. I like it alot, but it sometimes needs more smoothing.

^_^

Using support material.

2015-07-08T21:09:06Z

I don't usually enable support material but did as an experiment with my latest item to see how it turns out. It looked just as bad as if there was nothing there after riping it away. What has everyone found to be the best settings for support? And when setting the angle for support would a higher degrees number make it less conservative when using support?