Dome and Circular objects 'stinging'

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danilius
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Re: Dome and Circular objects 'stinging'

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Actually, I have this kind of issue quite frequently, and get round the problem by creating my own support just where I need them. It's a lot more work, but if you make sure you have a single layer gap between your support and the piece, you can really good results. The image show what I use to support a 2mm overhang. They snap off really easily after printing.

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Re: Dome and Circular objects 'stinging'

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danilius wrote:Actually, I have this kind of issue quite frequently, and get round the problem by creating my own support just where I need them. It's a lot more work, but if you make sure you have a single layer gap between your support and the piece, you can really good results. The image show what I use to support a 2mm overhang. They snap off really easily after printing.
What slicing program are you using, S3D? Slic3r works good now that I have it pretty much dialed in, however it's support generation is not very customize-able.
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Re: Dome and Circular objects 'stinging'

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I use Cura and Slic3r, but those supports I mentioned were modelled in Blender.
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