Questions tagged [support-material]
Support material defines the type of material used in a support structure. Typically the support material is the same as the print material, however, some designs require a specialized support material that is different from the regular print material.
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Orca Slicer Print issue: surface not smooth under support [duplicate]
Printed this part several different angles with supports. When I remove the support, there is rough surface vs smooth finish under the part where the support attaches. Any suggestions on getting a ...
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Feasibility of using prebuilt support structures
I'm new to 3D printing so I'm not sure if I'm missing something glaringly obvious. It seems to me ideally you'd design models for 3D printing in ways that use joints and whatnot to avoid the need for ...
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Add minimal support or breaking layer in multi part
I am new to 3D printing, so this is probably a simple one. I am using Freecad to design and Bambu slicer for printing. The object (simple cable clip) basically consists of vertical walls with no ...
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0.1 mm layer height print support material always fails to print
Is there any way to increase the layer height of support material separately in Prusaslicer? When I add some supports to a model with 0.1 mm layer height, the support material also generates a smaller ...
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Instances won't share support or brim
In PrusaSlicer-2.3.3, when there are two instances of an object closer than the support width, the intersecting surface is filled twice; this is what you can see in the center of the picture. The ...
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Under extrusion on one side, but only while printing support material
Trying to print a bracket for pliers, however the support material on the left side always fails by under extruding. The model is left-right symetrical, so the support is the same for both sides. ...
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Can PETG be used as support material for PLA?
Printing supports, either complete, or partially from PVA have not always resulted in successful prints according to my experience with the filament (used in a dual extruder Ultimaker 3 extended). But,...
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PLA support material suddenly a problem on Ender 5
I have an Ender 5 that I meticulously calibrated with good success and was regularly getting great print quality with PLA. I stopped using it for a couple of months and when I resumed (without having ...
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SLA printing: piece does not stick to supporting structures
I am trying to print a box shaped object with an ELEGOO Mars SLA printer. I positioned the piece rotating it on X and Y axis 35 and 30 degrees. However, the print fails because the piece does not ...
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Surface Tension Support for FDM Printers
I've been thinking about alternatives to support materials for FDM printers, such as multi axis printers, dual head with soluble support material or printing in a gel/liquid which traps the material ...
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What do I need to know to successfully use Taulman/Dow EVOLV3D™ USM Universal Support Material?
Taulman3D advertises a soluble support material (EVOLV3D™ USM Universal Support Material) that handles temperatures appropriate for nylon and is completely safe to flush down the drain. There's very ...
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Which common 3D printing materials/methods will suitably replicate (w.r.t. durability) this injection molded Polypropylene item?
Note: Before any negative flagging, we asked permission on Meta prior to posting & got a YES: Could this Printing Material Recommendation Question be or shaped to be valid on 3D SE? Which common ...
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3D Printing of a Swellable Material
I recently saw this video of super-swellable polymer and felt inspired. Printing a swellable structure would be sort of interesting. However, sodium polyacrylate isn't a printable material. Does ...
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3D printing template material
I want to print a structure that I can embed in a resin and later dissolve. I know that some fancy 3D printing systems have raft materials etc., that can be printed and later removed easily. Can any ...
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Support material first layer adhesion issues
I am quite new to 3D printing, and having difficulty printing first layer of an object with support. The object has a few curved surfaces that touch the print bed, so not a big starting foot print. ...
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