Dude you are the GOAT. I've been trying to figure out these settings forever and you explained them in a way I could understand. Given I'm running on near zero caffeine and little sleep I need things explained like I'm a 2 year old rn.
A bit of feedback for an otherwise great video. The first 1/3 of the video was explaining why supports are a pain. I'm not sure about others, but I found this video because I already knew that and was looking for help on how to make it easier. At about the 2:40 mark is when the value of the video really took off for me. Please pardon the comments from the peanut gallery, but please know it comes from a place of respect for the effort that goes into making videos like this. Thanks!!
Can't find the " XY Separation " in Bambu Lab Studio... do you know what equals that? I think it is "Support/Object XY distance" but that is mentioned in mm and not %
One remark on the video: the volume is pretty low compared to other videos. The quality is fine, but even at max volume on my tablet it's pretty low - especially for my ears ...
Great explanation and just at the right time. My last print (supports) annoyed the living sh** out of me, will try it your way and hope for the best ;) Thank you!
I keep coming back to this. Thanks for the prefect help. The setting you recommended in the description have real saved me time and prep work. THUMBS UP :)
I found this video after slicing my finger open trying to rip the supports off a battery dispenser I printed (that actually broke while I was trying to get the supports off). Thanks for the video!
Of course for some parts it doesn't matter the orientation of the print, but beware that, for some mechanical parts, which one you choose as Z axis can make the difference (about resistance, accuracy and so on).
I came looking for help after some tree supports turned into a fused, bombed out coral reef on a print and just tried again with these settings and it was so much cleaner- thanks!
Hello, and thanks for making this video. I'm new to this, and was hoping you could help me. I was looking at your recommended settings and I'm having trouble finding these in Ultimaker Cura. I dont see options for: Top interface layers, interface pattern spacing, or xy separation.
Thank you so much! Great explanation. I’m guessing your settings are the minimum spacing and distances to start at, do you have as much luck doubling these space settings? Or do you see more failure trying to increase them?
Sometimes you end up with a spaghetti failure if you go too far with the settings, so I usually try double the layer height and find it works well. You can also try tree supports which from my experience are pretty amazing and detach easier
Figured out there are many tools for removing stubborn or poorly designed supports besides the snips your printer came with; needle-nosed pliers, eyeglass-sized screwdriver kit (the flatheads), box-cutters (a good one works better than the $5 home depot version) and you can even employ a soldering iron to melt down excess until it's small enough to file.!
Printing vertically on my FDM printer works best for me. I generally avoid printing horizontally like this because it makes the layer lines stand out more. Printing it vertically leads to more layer lines and thus a better finish, so I do that. You can try to split pieces into several parts, but that is a hassle and I don't know how to make the joins inconspicuous.
my ender 3 can print a death whistle with a complex bottom and i can pull all the supports off in one pull. no matter what i do i cant get my neptune 3 to do the same to the point where i just gave up and only do that print on my ender
Do these slicer settings you mention have the same name in Cura? I always have the hardest time with supports and try to avoid using it whenever necessary. Thank you!
Where do you find "Tree supports" in Cura? In "Supports" there are 6 choices like "tree support branch angle/distance/diameter" etc but I don't see just "tree supports" anywhere? Thanks much
Definitely going to try some of these settings. I just ruined an all day print trying to remove tree supports. The print was absolutely perfect otherwise.
Great video, ironically I'm also printing a Mando helmet as well , but I have an Ender3 V2 Neo so I can't print it in one shot like you, it's 8 pieces and my first piece probably used more support filament than the piece itself (top-left-back), Can you tell me where to learn how to make the support piece much smaller? The support alone was 5 by 3 by 2 and took 11 hours! Thanks for helping out a noob dad
If you can use cura or prusa slicer, select tree supports or organic supports. That's going to cut WAY down on material used, and they seem to be easier to remove.
my slicer (orcaslicer) shows the xy seperation in terms of mm rather than %. what should i use as a value of that? i'm guessing it should be 75% of one of the numbers
Hey Brother, been doing my homework since we last spoke, I bet most folks new to 3DP will have these questions; How can you tell if the STL you found used unnecessary support? (I use Cura) 2) How will we know if the settings we change to minimize supports made it inadequate (not supported well enough)? It would be heartbreaking in a 12 hour print to find it failed skimping on supports, does Cura show us if the print might fail? I realize it will be trial and error sometimes, and we want to save material, have faster prints, less support removal work so the benefits are massive, I'd just like to learn the generic settings, as would every 3DP fan. Thanks my friend, liked and subbed
I have mine from two days, only one question, its normal see the firt layer of strings in the back of prints? For back i mean the “ass” the part that touch the bad
Hey there, Was wondering if you could reach out for a one on one discussion of supports and stickiness. I have tried multiple prints and have questions. Let me know - Richie
When I click a video for a topic as specific as this I don't want a historynlesson of what support material is. Ni already know that, I just want a better way to take it off without burning 7 minutes
