A lesson I had to learn: best is to orientate the objects in a way so that the islands start as small and pointy as possible. The risk of failures will greatly decrease and fewer supports will be needed.
Brilliant! I don't know what mess I would have created if my friends had not warned me and explained the need for supports. Then I understood everything with your video. Thank you!
Chitubox is so much better than the support program that comes with my Photon. The supports come away better and cleaner, and the supports are placed more sensibly.
I recently discovered a trick that's a literal game changer! Wipe a small amount of PTFE lubricant on a clean FEP sheet. No more prints sticking to the FEB. I usually reapply the lube every three or four prints.
I pretty sure the teeth failed. Notice in the video during the high res reveal, they start showing it from a side angle then just as you might be able to see the side of the face they start blowing smoke at the model. Why not just admit your mistake instead of trying to cover it up?
That was my observation as well. It was pretty apparent that the upper teeth would be an island and not print correctly. It could have been a perfect time to show that is important to double/triple check your layers before calling it final.
This tutorial is misleading because instead of checking islands in the model, relying solely on Auto-support is a proven receipe for failed prints. How is that for "Pro Tips"? Many people will try and do this and wonder why parts of the model won't print. When he removed a support for the teeth, I was perplexed thinking this is definitely going to create an island and missing teeth in the final print. And then they ended the video right before the front face reveal. Lol.
It didn't really even have supports for the teeth, just one for inside the mouth. Yes the teeth failed. You can clearly see the failure at 15:30 to 15:40. This model would have been best printed on it's back, the way it was positioned by the artist! That is the only way to get the teeth to come out right.
One thing ive started doing was adding way more supports but making all the supports the thinnest setting, with no shape on the connected end so when it's done printing, i can gently tear the model off tons of tiny supports that don't leave a mark and break off in easy chunks, at least recently ivebbeen doinnthis with some success
@@vactirio I am wondering the same thing. Did it really print perfectly or is it just not noticeable. I wouldn't want a little chunk of hardened resin floating around or sticking to the FEP
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Some ideas... It would be great a video in which you show a printed model with all the different types of resin that Monocure sells and talk about their properties. Also mixing normal resin with Flex100 and doing drop tests. In this way we could know what would be the minimum percentage to add flex so that a model is as rigid as possible but does not break into small pieces if it falls to the ground.
@@Monocure3DProTips Yes I did and it's great, but would love to see a more in depth one. Like with 10% of flex or 50/50 ratio and then maybe compare all those prints, how they behave, pros and cons... BTW, I'm just curious and super new here, still waiting for my printer and monocure resin to arrive and eager to start testing things out.
@@broderp thanks for that. Do you have any advice on how to decide where to put a support, especially how far between each support? It is it all a matter of trial and error until you just have an eye for it?
@@SimonJHudson the most important is to support every island. Slide through the layer view an hit any spot that is not in connection with the rest of the print. this is also important for the orientation of the model to make it easier for you to support well.
I have a Phrozen transform, where sould I slice the model to get the best result? I get lost on this, how to attempt the perfect slice? Do you hollow? In fill settings?? Does ambient temperature affect the print? Any other factor?
If you look carefully in the video, you can see that the upper teeth, in fact, did not print. It does seem almost intentional by the video editor to gloss over that with how they cut the 360 rotation of the finished print.
I dont get it, my settings are the same as yours but when I use auto support they come out huge. the tops and middles don't respond to any setting changes.
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I have sonic myghty 8k from month. Everyday i trayed to print some straith things without succes. I have so strong adhesion betwen printing layers and FEP that it is impossible that i can print this character from your movie with this same support as you used. I saw that for example someone on yotube print 1cm dia sphere with only one support. In my printer i have to use so many supports that fill half of the spehere. I trayed every single advise from internet and nothing improve my situation with this. In a few days i I'll throw this printer out of the window.
@@Monocure3DProTips Many thanks for your answer. After watching your movie i have downloaded your model: the cones of calibration. I tryed to print it and of course first print was a disaster but second print pass. It turned out that i have to use few second exposure time and after this - my every print is succesfusl. From that day i start using much much less supports. Thank you.
Mr Wickes when we made this video the slicing from Chitubox was in early development. Now it is ok to slice as long as the printer is listed in the settings.
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A lesson I had to learn: best is to orientate the objects in a way so that the islands start as small and pointy as possible. The risk of failures will greatly decrease and fewer supports will be needed.
Good Tip Peter. Thanks
Brilliant! I don't know what mess I would have created if my friends had not warned me and explained the need for supports. Then I understood everything with your video. Thank you!
PAZ GAMES great! Thanks for the positive feedback.
Chitubox is so much better than the support program that comes with my Photon. The supports come away better and cleaner, and the supports are placed more sensibly.
I recently discovered a trick that's a literal game changer! Wipe a small amount of PTFE lubricant on a clean FEP sheet. No more prints sticking to the FEB. I usually reapply the lube every three or four prints.
Thanks for the tip!
Def helps me with sticking!
Thanks for the great video, so good to get the support settings, this is the part I'm trying to learn, only just staring with Resin printing.
I pretty sure the teeth failed. Notice in the video during the high res reveal, they start showing it from a side angle then just as you might be able to see the side of the face they start blowing smoke at the model. Why not just admit your mistake instead of trying to cover it up?
That was my observation as well. It was pretty apparent that the upper teeth would be an island and not print correctly. It could have been a perfect time to show that is important to double/triple check your layers before calling it final.
The teeth didn't fail! We were not trying to cover up anything. The smoke was not intentional.
This tutorial is misleading because instead of checking islands in the model, relying solely on Auto-support is a proven receipe for failed prints. How is that for "Pro Tips"? Many people will try and do this and wonder why parts of the model won't print. When he removed a support for the teeth, I was perplexed thinking this is definitely going to create an island and missing teeth in the final print. And then they ended the video right before the front face reveal. Lol.
It didn't really even have supports for the teeth, just one for inside the mouth. Yes the teeth failed. You can clearly see the failure at 15:30 to 15:40. This model would have been best printed on it's back, the way it was positioned by the artist! That is the only way to get the teeth to come out right.
True.
One thing ive started doing was adding way more supports but making all the supports the thinnest setting, with no shape on the connected end so when it's done printing, i can gently tear the model off tons of tiny supports that don't leave a mark and break off in easy chunks, at least recently ivebbeen doinnthis with some success
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks - this was a really helpful video
Perfect
Thank you - Question: Why did you remove the supports from the teeth?
Andreas KOKKINOS I didn't think it was needed and would be hard to remove. a I was right as the teeth printed perfectly.
@@Monocure3DProTips Thanks. I am trying to understand what made you take this decision. Wasn't the tooth an island?
@@vactirio I am wondering the same thing. Did it really print perfectly or is it just not noticeable. I wouldn't want a little chunk of hardened resin floating around or sticking to the FEP
@MV Dive I think so too, in fact at 15:35 we can see that the model does not have upper teeth
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thank you for your sharing
Thanks for watching!
Some ideas... It would be great a video in which you show a printed model with all the different types of resin that Monocure sells and talk about their properties. Also mixing normal resin with Flex100 and doing drop tests. In this way we could know what would be the minimum percentage to add flex so that a model is as rigid as possible but does not break into small pieces if it falls to the ground.
Thanks for the ideas Martin! We did do a Flex100 video - maybe you missed it? ua-cam.com/video/V-3enPZoQYs/v-deo.html
@@Monocure3DProTips Yes I did and it's great, but would love to see a more in depth one. Like with 10% of flex or 50/50 ratio and then maybe compare all those prints, how they behave, pros and cons... BTW, I'm just curious and super new here, still waiting for my printer and monocure resin to arrive and eager to start testing things out.
Great idea! I will do in a future episode. Good luck with your new printer. Let me know if you need any help setting it up.
AWSOME! Thanks =)
Thanks for watching!!
Thank you really helpful
No problem! Thanks for watching
Great video Charlie and big thanks to Fred 😁
Agreed! Thanks Fred, What a legend he is!!
Exactly what I needed to understand around supports. Thanks!
Dont rely on auto supports. They miss a lot. Even in this video, the reviewer missed supporting the right hand . That print would fail.
@@broderp thanks for that. Do you have any advice on how to decide where to put a support, especially how far between each support? It is it all a matter of trial and error until you just have an eye for it?
@@SimonJHudson the most important is to support every island. Slide through the layer view an hit any spot that is not in connection with the rest of the print. this is also important for the orientation of the model to make it easier for you to support well.
Glad it helped!
Great video, very helpful !
Glad it was helpful!
I have like an Elegoo mars 2 pro, and it came with Chitubox. so should I just use that program to slice my models?
Yes for sure!
I have a Phrozen transform, where sould I slice the model to get the best result? I get lost on this, how to attempt the perfect slice? Do you hollow? In fill settings?? Does ambient temperature affect the print? Any other factor?
Nice tutorial.
Is there an ideal time for the post-cure?
It really depends on your light. With a 50watt LED, I recommend at least 1hour minimum.
Thanks for the video! I think a part of the Middle support settings is missing in PDF file
Ahh ok, I will get them added. Thanks for letting me know.
he has no top teeth in the mini
May have needed those supports left after all!
Can you design original models on this program im looking for one that can do that
Check out Blender or Fusion369
@@Monocure3DProTips im using tinker cad
Hey I’m trying to print a tank and the treads will not lay flat on the plate. Any ideas?
Change the angle and use lots of supports!
Did the top teeth print correctly?
It was a long time ago so I can’t remember!
It was a long time ago so I can’t remember!
If you look carefully in the video, you can see that the upper teeth, in fact, did not print. It does seem almost intentional by the video editor to gloss over that with how they cut the 360 rotation of the finished print.
How do you zoom in? My 3D build plate shrunk so small that I cant see my models and I can't find a tool button to zoom back in.
Use the mouse roll button if you have one or l think it's hold your two mouse buttons in and move forwards and backwards
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Excellent content. Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Interesting!
Excuse me.
What buttons do I click to move the Bottom of a support while maintaining the same Top position?
Thanks
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That's a great model, do you work with any other 3d artists?
Tom Britton yes we also work with Simone Rasetti - check out our website for his Free STLs.
I dont get it, my settings are the same as yours but when I use auto support they come out huge. the tops and middles don't respond to any setting changes.
Very usefull tutorial...please goes on! :D
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@@Monocure3DProTips Hi All! I have been sent message from your website but no answer still today! :D ! I am really interesting in buy some great resin packs!
MFsMODELS what email address did you use?
Monocure3D Pro Tips mfortarezza@gmail.com
@@Monocure3DProTips mfortarezza@gmail.com
I went to download this program and the site is messed up. Anyone know where to download this now?
The biggests thing I learned from this video was I've been mispronouncing chitubox! 😂
Kimberley de Visser I don't think I pronounced it correctly, but I didn't want to call it Shittubox lol!
Next print some dentures for those missing upper teeth ;) all islands need support
Thanks
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Grant isnt lying.
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I have sonic myghty 8k from month. Everyday i trayed to print some straith things without succes. I have so strong adhesion betwen printing layers and FEP that it is impossible that i can print this character from your movie with this same support as you used. I saw that for example someone on yotube print 1cm dia sphere with only one support. In my printer i have to use so many supports that fill half of the spehere. I trayed every single advise from internet and nothing improve my situation with this. In a few days i I'll throw this printer out of the window.
Sounds like you are over curing the resin - also include a 2 second delay before lift
@@Monocure3DProTips Many thanks for your answer. After watching your movie i have downloaded your model: the cones of calibration. I tryed to print it and of course first print was a disaster but second print pass. It turned out that i have to use few second exposure time and after this - my every print is succesfusl. From that day i start using much much less supports. Thank you.
No problem - glad we could help
You don't explain why you shouldn't slice with ChiTuBox, you just say not too. Why not slice in ChiTuBox specifically?
Mr Wickes when we made this video the slicing from Chitubox was in early development. Now it is ok to slice as long as the printer is listed in the settings.