![]() ![]() ![]() Like maybe instead of a flat unsupported roof, you could have a chamfer or draft angle so that the unsupported area is minimized or eliminated.ģ. Well then you can mitigate it by figuring out which overhanging features could have some support from the design itself. But sometimes that’s unavoidable because maybe your design has features on all sides that would need support and there isn’t a clear orientation that can avoid them. This will make that inner surface lower quality, and the print will take longer and use more filament. If you print it upside down, then bottom of the cup, which is now the top, is a flat unsupported surface that will be printed in thin air, so supports will get added. ![]() If you print the cup shape upright, no supports. What sides do you want to be pretty and dimensionally accurate? The top, sides, and a the bottom making contact with the bed will look better than the surfaces being supported.Ģ. You can also push the limits by changing the support settings, they tend to be conservative.ġ. As you design parts, take a look at where the slicer put supports, you’ll gain a sense of it over time. Small overhangs over gaps can also often be unsupported. Walls can be angled up to around 50 degrees and not have support. Identify areas that just have air under them. Pick an orientation in your mind and imagine the part getting printed layer by layer. Do it right, and by the time you're done sketching up the second part, the prototype of the first one might be ready. For example I'll cut holes in things that I can disable later. You want to be fast at making a low-material version of items, it allows you to make a print that will come out even faster to do fit checks. One thing: Before you get it, practice material reduction modeling. I've tried snapping my PETG prints along layer lines, and generally it breaks across layers as well as along them, indicating very good adhesion. High speed printing is not *as* strong, but I have found that PETG performs very well in this machine. This is only for doing fit checks and getting a very early prototype out btw. Problem is, it under-extrudes at this speed, so I either need a higher flow nozzle mod or a better flowing material. But it can be set up to "Ludicrous" mode, which is 166% speed iirc. The X1C's stock speed is.stupid fast, and more than fast enough. I'm planning to(when I get the money) look into some low temp PLA. ![]()
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