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Support breaks during print

deadpool66

Support breaks during print
June 15, 2016 11:06AM

Registered: 7 years ago
Posts: 12

Hi everyone,

Im trying to print a helmet and everything was fine until this peice. There is an over hang and cura only generates one tiny support. Of course it broke during the print 5 hours in.

Can I generate more rafts are widen the current one up. Im new to 3d printing so Im not sure wich settings will help.

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siderala

Re: Support breaks during print
June 15, 2016 12:36PM

Registered: 8 years ago
Posts: 32

i dont know if you can make the supports bigger in cura or not. what are you trying to print? in simplify3d you can place your own supports but that cost a bit of money. there are other free options i think meshmixer has an option to add supports.

if im wrong im sure someone will correct me but id start there.

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ggherbaz

Re: Support breaks during print
June 15, 2016 06:16PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 1,401

Change the minimum angle from 45 to like 20 or so and it will add more support,

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deadpool66

Re: Support breaks during print
June 19, 2016 08:14AM

Registered: 7 years ago
Posts: 12

Thank you bought simplify3d and the results were perfect nice software.

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Roger123D

Re: Support breaks during print
June 25, 2016 09:12PM

Registered: 8 years ago
Posts: 195

It would be better to redesign the part or print upside down or sideways or add your own supports in the design.Very rarely do I use any supports