getting a lot of comments saying this plug-in is no longer available in cura (boooo) HOWEVER I do have another video on how to print helmets out in one piece without any plug-ins ... and it's a whole lot simpler!! check it out here - ua-cam.com/video/BR8VX10k084/v-deo.html
Thanks so much for watching! I’ve got a lot of bondo + sanding work ahead of me on this helmet but right now I’m stuck deciding what paint I want to use on this helmet to get a chrome finish. I’m def not using the Alumaluster because I’m not made of money, but that chrome finish scares the crap out of me. Any of you tackling a Mando build this year?
The far right button on the rotation section is lay on face. You can press that and then a face , like the bottom face to lay it flat on the build plate
oh my GOD I've been looking at printing a custom Mandalorian helmet since before I got my printer in November, but the filament cost and the sheer finishing work made me keep delaying it. But now that I've seen this video, I can print my helmet right side up AND it won't use nearly as much filaments for supports!!! Thank you so much!
WoW! Thank You so much! After wasting over half a roll of filament ... i stumbled across this video ... and I have to say, the custom support addon helped immensely! I was trying to make the Irconman Mk5, and it was only using 3 small contact patches to attach it to the bed. I am sure it can be done in Cura but I have only had a 3D printer for about 1 month now, so I am totally new to this whole scene. And after watching this video, I was able to print the large main part of the Mk5 in 1 piece on the first try! I was only having 1 small issue while it printed, and that was when it was travelling back to 1 area of the supports, it would collide with it, making a clacking sound ... but that must be an extrusion issue where the filament isnt stopping properly, and is building up and catching the nozzle once per rotation on the same area.
That's awesome!!! Glad to help, it's one of the things I wish I knew when I was first starting as well ... so much wasted plastic. Good luck on the rest of your buid!
Very helpfull. Perfect amount of info. iv watched so many videos of ppl just droning on and on about useless info and or talking to slow/fast/not showing where to find options. This is just what i needed as iv found most info already, but needed that last bit of verification that what i was doing would work. Cheers!
I Honestly love how you've explained everything in this video!! It's very quick and to the point and not overly complicated at all. I'm super excited to try this out with the bad batch helmets I'm printing for my friends and I!! Thank you so much!!
You're welcome! Glad to help and good luck on your prints! What members are printing? I have a Tech helmet I printed ages ago that I STILL need to finish lol
@@vaultfox I'm printing all of them lol i tried scaling down a hunter helmet before i watched your video and i turned out to be too small. So far the wrecker helmet is looking pretty good.
Dang that looks good, I wish I had a bigger printer so I could do it all in one piece too. I tried printing my own Mando helmet but I had to do in in like 9 different pieces. alas... but thanks for your videos! I literally wouldn't know what to do at all without you! you are a real help and a great guide. You're the best!!!
Dude, thanks SO much for the tutorial! I've been wanting to print a helmet, but I didn't fully understand how to put the right supports in Cura. This has made it SO much clearer! Now I'm off to print me a Mega Man helmet 😎
Ive just finished printing this exactly as you instructed got my printing time down to 3 days 10hours supports were a little tough to remove around the of the visor but all and all high recommend thank you for you video and your help 🤟
thank you for this tutorial. Now i'm more suffice at adding custom support blocks. Cut down my current Boba Fett helmet print from 5.5 days to 3.5 days. THANKS YOU! and i use the slicer that came with my Creality Ender CR-10 (Creality Slicer 4.8)
Looks pretty good! I don't use the custom supports too often except maybe on minis or things where I want to add extra support myself. I print my helmets out in once shot by leaving normal supports along the bottom and the visor, lowering the support density to 2-4% and using a support blocker up on the inside of the dome.
I’m starting to do helmets and armor in One piece prints I use a cr10 for helmets and my awesome mother got me the cr10 s5 which is great for printing very large prints in one piece like clone a clone chest piece from galactic armory and for software I use simplify 3-D
I’m big fan of Prusaslicer because you can paint supports and I’m on a Mac M1. Cure doesn’t play nice with it. I also use blender to make and fix models. Tinkercad a lot of fun to.
its my first printer cr5 pro high heat model, dropped on delivery had big dreams/designs, plus ill admit i am struggling with small stuff in cura plus repairing it. sry i lm rambling but thx again.
It took me almost a year to realize CURA had this functionality ... and in terms of strength I think it would moreso depend on the model, but I’m not super technical with that. GA’s models usually have thick walls so I’m never worried about them, some other makers have thinner walls so you might run into issues printing those in smaller pieces.
You're not the first person to tell me this and I wish I had a solution but the truth is that I didn't change any settings in CURA for mine to be this way, I'm not sure if it's a versioning issue or what
Awesome quality video! I have a quick question too, what is the best tool for removing the little supports at 7:00, I'm in the midst of a halo ODST print, and because of how much I struggle to remove the standard support pillars, I've been using tree supports to great success. At least with the prints I've done so far, tree supports with 2 percent infill are faster, less wasteful, and easier to remove than the normal autogenerated ones, and I would like to hear your thoughts on tree supports as well.
Thank you so much! And if you're talking about those small blocks that are in that channel-like area, I just used a metal hook/pick tool I got from Harbor Freight to get those out. And I've used tree supports in the past and I agree, they're really nice for certain prints (my husband used to print miniatures on my machine and it worked great for that). They are so much easier to remove and I was able to take what I learned from those (using less support infill is the big one) when I started to use custom supports. The only reason I go with this route now is because it gets rid of all of that support in the middle I don't need.
In theory if I use a maniquun head stl in mashmixer and I make it the mesurments of my head if it fits into the helmet stl would that mean my head will fit into the printed helmet
in theory, yes. I actually have a video coming out next week on how I scale helmets in meshmixer, but it would be worth it to print out a few test slices just to be sure key points will fit (like the dome, bottom of the helmet, etc.)
that's a video I can start putting together, though I recommend channels like CHEP and UncleJessy for more in depth videos on how to setup settings and your printers
yep! 100% scale on my CR10s. I'm not sure the bed size on an Ender 3v2, but if you need to slice the helmet into smaller pieces I recommend using a software called Meshmixer to do that
It would mean the world to me if you respond to this... I bought tthis printer and watched your videos and when I go to print it no plastic comes out of the nozzle even after lvling I followed the recommended temp by role to
I've heard of some people having a piece of filament inside of the tube when they got it (the machines are tested before being sent out) so you may need to manually feed (re: push) your filament through the tube to get that out. If that doesn't work, you may need to remove the nozzle and check to see if there's a clog (which is probably not likely considering it's brand new, but that would be my next thing I would check!)
I've seen certain helmets be printed on Ender 3's, you'll probably need to play around with positioning and other settings to get it to fit but I've seen it happen.ua-cam.com/video/iiOKuhklGKc/v-deo.html
In my Cura program, my build plate is not transparent. I can't see through to the bottom of my helmet. How do I make the bottom of the plate see-through like yours? Please & Thank you
to be honest I'm not entirely sure that would be, mine has always switched to transparent when I look beneath the helmet. it wasn't anything I changed, but it might be something to dig into the settings on. I also use a PC, for reference
@@vaultfox thank you for the prompt reply. I haven't found the solution yet but ill keep looking. If need be I can tilt the printer just enough to see under it. Your videos are very helpful. Keep up the good work
Vaultfox, I noticed this plugin is not available with Cura 5.0. Do you have an alternate that you use how or are you still on the older version. Great channel btw. inspired me to start printing.
This video is a bit old so that doesn't surprise me. Nowadays I use the support blocker tool, which functions similarly to putting in custom supports except you just block out where you don't want any. I have a video on it too here: ua-cam.com/video/BR8VX10k084/v-deo.html
@@vaultfox That is what I was doing as well with auto generated supports and the helmet flat on the build plate. I removed the entire inside center supports successfully. The visor with a custom support plug in I found (not the one you used) stuck supports right through the upper visor through the cheek so I just resorted to auto generated and the autoblocker.
Why don't blocks drop from visor down to build plate if you had box checked could not see of un checked after bottom done with on and then see dropped when you show printed yet to try this option and having troubles with the shoulder pads this go and got 1 set to print last year now can't get right with new pla too idk
Thank you! You're the first person I've found who showed where they got the custom support plugin from! I didn't even know that was a thing. Now how do I get my version of Cura (4.8) to show the options for support pattern and density? Those are not showing up in my software
you're welcome! I had no idea it was even an option in CURA until a few months ago, thought I had to upgrade to a paid slicer for it. As for the support infill/density view ... click the three little lines to the right of the 'search settings ' box at the top, scroll to the bottom of that selection and pick 'manage setting visibility' ... from there you should be able to search 'support' and infill/density/pattern options should come up for you
Yeah I figured your bed had to be bigger than mine. Mine is 235×235. The helmet I wanted to print hangs up. I'll have to cut it up and print in separate parts. Then assemble and clean it up.
I have an older video of my settings here ---> ua-cam.com/video/OPB_Gzqo03o/v-deo.html&ab_channel=vaultfox tho I recommend checking out channels like @FilamentFriday for better settings info (he also has them available for download)
I kind of roughly explained why in the video, but with the way FDM printing works ... the layers stack from bottom to top. If you think of a dome stacking in that fashion, the widest part of the dome prints first and then as it goes further up, each layer is stacking slightly more and more inward, it’s so minuscule that the print will support itself as it moves upward.
@@vaultfox Sorry, maybe my question wasn't clear. Cura has a support block feature built in (the button under the custom support button/ support.ultimaker.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012869379-How-to-block-support-generation-in-Ultimaker-Cura) You can place a block on the model that will stop supports from being generated (essentially the opposite of the custom support option you used.) This way, you don't need to add each of the custom supports, you just add one blocker and make it the size of the dome.
@@vaultfox No problem! Your method certainly gets the job done, though! One nice thing is with the support blocker (and I believe custom supports), you can scale them just like a normal model. So when I've used the blocker in the past, I just place one box, and enlarge it until all of the red area is within the box. Takes just a few seconds when you get some experience with it.
@@alexyingling4453 yeah, that sounds waaaaay easier than clicking around a ton of times with tiny blocks. Thank you so much, I’ll def have to toy around with this in the future!
Hi just watched a vid on printing a full helmet if it takes 2/3days if I have to stop my printer for my to sleep I would have to start again please explain how I would do this
Some machines have a pause mode, not sure if yours does but my Creality CR10s allows me to pause prints when I'm making videos so there's no background noise. I try not to use it that much because in my experience, when I resume the print because the bed has also cooled down, it makes the print less stable and more prone to failing. But it's an option
Thanks! I haven't tried it on a clone helmet yet, but I've seen others do it successfully. I usually print my clones in three pieces and have a few videos on that process - ua-cam.com/video/orb1V7ZS07Q/v-deo.html
What are your setting cus my mando helmet is saying its gonna take 10 and a half days and using over a kg of spool. Im using the galacic armory file at 92%
An older video, but I use these settings generally -ua-cam.com/video/OPB_Gzqo03o/v-deo.html ... only changes I've made recently are that I print much slower (70-80mm/s) and my support infill is around 1%
@@vaultfox thank you. Very helpful but I did mean to delete my comment as I was being a bit stupid and did not check my speed or infill settings. 75% infill at 30mm/s yeah no wonder
how do i know the helmet will fit me? what measurements should i use when i scale up? my Cura won't slice beyond a certain size even though it fits within the box and i shift it around.
I’ll eventually make my own video on my helmet scaling process, but I do something called a “ring test” that’s better explained in this video by Uncle Jessy - ua-cam.com/video/i-RN5e3GEho/v-deo.html
Awesome, I am trying to use the custom support plugin, I’m curious about the visor support. Setting a support block on the top rim of the visor blocks the whole visor space as a support? You don’t need to drop it to the plate? It looked like they were not long enough to cover the visor hole. A bit of guidance please .
That’s explained in the video, but you don’t need middle supports for a domed structure. The widest part of the dome, the bottom, is printed first and also long as the rest of the model has been supported correctly, negates the need for a block of middle supports.
thank you but what i was gonna do is to put the helmet upside down so there is no support inside and it uses less filament it use like 680 g of filament do you think it can cause like problems(i have an ender 3 max)
This is amazing, and also I’m new to this and for the settings on the right side of cura do I have to mess with any of those if I have a cr10s besides the support
glad it helped! I actually have a video on the settings I use (ua-cam.com/video/OPB_Gzqo03o/v-deo.html) but for custom supports exclusively you don't need to mess with anything but the supports on the right.
thank you! as for scaling, I'm lucky enough to have a small enough head that sizing isn't normally an issue ... but when I do need to size a helmet, I do what's called a "ring test". Basically, I slice the widest part of the helmet in Meshmixer and print that out and resize it until it's seated how I'd like it. Uncle Jessy has a good video on it, but I just use different software than he does - ua-cam.com/video/i-RN5e3GEho/v-deo.html
base filament costs vary depending on what you use (for example, I use 5KG PLA spools that I get for 70 bucks) so this helmet ended up being 10 dollars in pure filament costs for me.
@@vaultfox I Benn thinking of getting my own 3d printer I usually get a service to print my models. My I will end purchasing my own . Seems cost effective in the long run.
I'm currently looking into a 3d printer for doing stuff like this so this will be very helpful. What size would you recommend for printing helmets as one piece?
I wouldn’t recommend using support blocks in the middle of the print dome, if that’s what you mean. For most helmets, they just aren’t necessary and eat up a lot of filament. Basically the dome will sellf-support with the widest part of the dome being printed first and each subsequent layer will print slightly inward (and at a small enough overhang angle) to self support. I’m sure there’s a more techy way to describe why it works, but I dont have that lol
I suppose I should have re worded. I thought cura had a support blocker feature that allowed you to block out certain areas so auto supports were not generated. I didn’t mean to add the supports in the dome lol.
I might have missed it but what speed did you print this at? I think we have your settings the same for this but it's still over 4 days 21 hours so I'm thinking its print speed. Using 845 grams of filament at 50mm/s on a CR10S Pro V2
It's been a while but I want to say I printed this between 100-120 mm/s ... that's what I normally print at unless I'm having some shifting issues where I bump it down to 60-80
getting a lot of comments saying this plug-in is no longer available in cura (boooo) HOWEVER I do have another video on how to print helmets out in one piece without any plug-ins ... and it's a whole lot simpler!! check it out here - ua-cam.com/video/BR8VX10k084/v-deo.html
One of the best 3D print how to videos I've seen
Thank you!
found the plugin on cura thank you so much for the help where im new to 3d printing and making cosplay
oh I'm glad to hear it's still there! have had a few comments say it wasn't on the store anymore. good luck with your prints!
Thanks so much for watching! I’ve got a lot of bondo + sanding work ahead of me on this helmet but right now I’m stuck deciding what paint I want to use on this helmet to get a chrome finish. I’m def not using the Alumaluster because I’m not made of money, but that chrome finish scares the crap out of me. Any of you tackling a Mando build this year?
There’s A LOT of great discussion in the comments as well, thank you guys for always being awesome!
Gloss black, graphite rub, automotive clear lacquer to seal as regular spray clear coats take the sheen away from the graphite powder!
Started watching starwars a month ago and here i am... With no 3d printer but proficient diy learning capabilities. New subb
aw man thank you so much!!!! welcome to the fandom!
The far right button on the rotation section is lay on face. You can press that and then a face , like the bottom face to lay it flat on the build plate
oh my GOD
I've been looking at printing a custom Mandalorian helmet since before I got my printer in November, but the filament cost and the sheer finishing work made me keep delaying it. But now that I've seen this video, I can print my helmet right side up AND it won't use nearly as much filaments for supports!!! Thank you so much!
You're so welcome!!! Good luck with your build :)
WoW! Thank You so much! After wasting over half a roll of filament ... i stumbled across this video ... and I have to say, the custom support addon helped immensely! I was trying to make the Irconman Mk5, and it was only using 3 small contact patches to attach it to the bed. I am sure it can be done in Cura but I have only had a 3D printer for about 1 month now, so I am totally new to this whole scene. And after watching this video, I was able to print the large main part of the Mk5 in 1 piece on the first try! I was only having 1 small issue while it printed, and that was when it was travelling back to 1 area of the supports, it would collide with it, making a clacking sound ... but that must be an extrusion issue where the filament isnt stopping properly, and is building up and catching the nozzle once per rotation on the same area.
That's awesome!!! Glad to help, it's one of the things I wish I knew when I was first starting as well ... so much wasted plastic. Good luck on the rest of your buid!
New to 3d printing and my head was going to explode, that is until i watched your video. Thank you so much.
good luck!! hopefully no head explosions yet :)
Very helpfull. Perfect amount of info. iv watched so many videos of ppl just droning on and on about useless info and or talking to slow/fast/not showing where to find options.
This is just what i needed as iv found most info already, but needed that last bit of verification that what i was doing would work. Cheers!
thanks so much! I try to keep my videos as concise as I possibly can with the amount of tangents I tend to go on.
I Honestly love how you've explained everything in this video!! It's very quick and to the point and not overly complicated at all. I'm super excited to try this out with the bad batch helmets I'm printing for my friends and I!! Thank you so much!!
You're welcome! Glad to help and good luck on your prints! What members are printing? I have a Tech helmet I printed ages ago that I STILL need to finish lol
@@vaultfox I'm printing all of them lol i tried scaling down a hunter helmet before i watched your video and i turned out to be too small. So far the wrecker helmet is looking pretty good.
Dang that looks good, I wish I had a bigger printer so I could do it all in one piece too. I tried printing my own Mando helmet but I had to do in in like 9 different pieces. alas... but thanks for your videos! I literally wouldn't know what to do at all without you! you are a real help and a great guide. You're the best!!!
You can take the entire helmet and break it out into big chunks that will fit on the bed
Dude, thanks SO much for the tutorial! I've been wanting to print a helmet, but I didn't fully understand how to put the right supports in Cura. This has made it SO much clearer! Now I'm off to print me a Mega Man helmet 😎
you're so welcome! glad to help. I have another that's even easier to do too -ua-cam.com/video/BR8VX10k084/v-deo.html
2years later and your video still helped me...❤
I just got a cr10 these típs will be helpful
happy to help!!
awesome video. Thank you. I am new to cosplay and building. You have made me a happy nerd.
thank you so much!!! welcome to the hobby :D
Awesome thanks
Ive just finished printing this exactly as you instructed got my printing time down to 3 days 10hours supports were a little tough to remove around the of the visor but all and all high recommend thank you for you video and your help 🤟
awesome! Glad it worked out for you. I have some videos on my support settings to get them easier to remove for the next go around
perfect, thank you heaps!
you're welcome!! hope it works for ya
Brand new to 3D printing, this video was incredibly helpful and I can’t wait to start printing some SW helmets!!!
glad to help! good luck on your prints :D
thank you for the help with the support plugin awesome sause
thank you for this tutorial. Now i'm more suffice at adding custom support blocks. Cut down my current Boba Fett helmet print from 5.5 days to 3.5 days. THANKS YOU! and i use the slicer that came with my Creality Ender CR-10 (Creality Slicer 4.8)
you're so welcome!!!!! glad to help
Most helpful video I've seen. Easy to understand
Thank you! Glad to help :)
Literally a print saver 🙏
thank you!! glad to help
Cool! thanks for sharing
You're welcome!
Looks pretty good! I don't use the custom supports too often except maybe on minis or things where I want to add extra support myself. I print my helmets out in once shot by leaving normal supports along the bottom and the visor, lowering the support density to 2-4% and using a support blocker up on the inside of the dome.
Thank you so much
You're welcome!
Theres a thing called support blocker thats on cura its the bottom left tool i only found out about this recently but its so usefull
Yeah! That’s actually what I use now, I made a companion video on it a bit ago - ua-cam.com/video/BR8VX10k084/v-deo.html
I love this video! subscribed 👌
thank you so much!
Awesome video on tip for supports in cura. very excited to try this out
you're welcome! let me know how it goes!
@@vaultfox The print was almost perfect. Sadly the was a BIG layer sift about 70% in. Getting ready to try again
Really great, concise usable information. Thanks!
Thank you! Glad to help
I’m starting to do helmets and armor in One piece prints I use a cr10 for helmets and my awesome mother got me the cr10 s5 which is great for printing very large prints in one piece like clone a clone chest piece from galactic armory and for software I use simplify 3-D
Yo that is AWESOME! I’m super jealous of that S5 for those larger pieces. And everyone keeps mentioning Simplify3D I need to check that out sometime
I'm about to buy my first printer. Still researching, but learning lots from you in the meantime. Thank you.
Glad to help!! good luck on your research
@@vaultfox what printer are you using in this vid?
This video is only a little over eight minutes long but a lot of info is packed in just those 8 minutes.
I appreciate that!
I’m big fan of Prusaslicer because you can paint supports and I’m on a Mac M1. Cure doesn’t play nice with it. I also use blender to make and fix models. Tinkercad a lot of fun to.
Yeah I've heard great things about Prusasclicer! One of these days I'll sit down and learn it and play around in other slicers
I wish I'd found you 3 days ago, printing top half of a helmet complete with ALL supports 🥺
hey, well now you know for next time! I didn't know about this until about a year into printing haha
good info and easy to follow instructions THANK YOU
thank you!!!
I mean if I ever get a 3d printer I know what to do now!
This was super fun to watch lol
Ahahah thank you! I honestly had a lot of fun editing this one
thx so much! This vid helped.
you're welcome!
its my first printer cr5 pro high heat model, dropped on delivery had big dreams/designs, plus ill admit i am struggling with small stuff in cura plus repairing it. sry i lm rambling but thx again.
Thank you for this one!!! MTFBWY!!!
You're welcome! Hope it works for ya!
Lol I printed my first helmet with autogenerated tree supports and it took 6 days. This video was very helpful, thanks!
You're welcome! And hey, I've been there ... I printed a lot of my helmets that way before as well
Amazing video thank you so much! plan on making either din djarin or boba fett this year
Thank you so much! Good luck to you on whichever build you go with, both are awesome!
I log off yt for a while and u got over 1k subs...LETS GOOOO
Well deserved btw 🤙🏼
Awh welcome back!!! And thank you so much :D kinda nuts tbh
Lol wish I would have seen this before I started my Mando helmet, I kept thinking that's way too much support
Thankyou for making this video & sharing all this knowledge, liked & Subscribed, Aloha & take care
thank you so much!!!
I love the idea of printing helmets in one piece to make things “easier” on myself... in your opinion does that make the build stronger?
It took me almost a year to realize CURA had this functionality ... and in terms of strength I think it would moreso depend on the model, but I’m not super technical with that. GA’s models usually have thick walls so I’m never worried about them, some other makers have thinner walls so you might run into issues printing those in smaller pieces.
@@vaultfox makes sense! Thanks for the input. ☺️
This is so so helpful, thank you!!
You’re welcome! Glad it helped
omg thx this was awesome
You’re welcome!
Thank you!!
No problemo!
How do you get rid of the supports when the helmet is done printing
I have a video on how I remove supports - ua-cam.com/video/xFin1ynY0EA/v-deo.html
I'm just starting to print and using cura and I just cannot find out how you move it around and view under your model. I just can't figure it out.
You're not the first person to tell me this and I wish I had a solution but the truth is that I didn't change any settings in CURA for mine to be this way, I'm not sure if it's a versioning issue or what
Awesome quality video! I have a quick question too, what is the best tool for removing the little supports at 7:00, I'm in the midst of a halo ODST print, and because of how much I struggle to remove the standard support pillars, I've been using tree supports to great success. At least with the prints I've done so far, tree supports with 2 percent infill are faster, less wasteful, and easier to remove than the normal autogenerated ones, and I would like to hear your thoughts on tree supports as well.
Thank you so much! And if you're talking about those small blocks that are in that channel-like area, I just used a metal hook/pick tool I got from Harbor Freight to get those out. And I've used tree supports in the past and I agree, they're really nice for certain prints (my husband used to print miniatures on my machine and it worked great for that). They are so much easier to remove and I was able to take what I learned from those (using less support infill is the big one) when I started to use custom supports. The only reason I go with this route now is because it gets rid of all of that support in the middle I don't need.
I am pretty sure after watching your video... lol... I can't do what you can do hahahaha 😂 thanks for trying to motivate me...
In theory if I use a maniquun head stl in mashmixer and I make it the mesurments of my head if it fits into the helmet stl would that mean my head will fit into the printed helmet
in theory, yes. I actually have a video coming out next week on how I scale helmets in meshmixer, but it would be worth it to print out a few test slices just to be sure key points will fit (like the dome, bottom of the helmet, etc.)
Can the new Anycubic M3 MAX print out a full helmet?
How did you get it to fit in the visor of the helmet so perfect? Does it drop down?
Yep, it looks like just a block when you place it but it will go all the way down to the build plate when sliced
@@vaultfox thank you
My problem is I dint think that will work on my ender3pro the print bed isn't big enough for my big pumpkin head ...lol..
Would this work for a neptune 4 max.new to printing and seeing so many different ways people prepare it.this looks the easiest.
great video but I wish i could get some more help with setting it all up for me it just will not work for me
that's a video I can start putting together, though I recommend channels like CHEP and UncleJessy for more in depth videos on how to setup settings and your printers
On a cr10s
Printer? At 100%? On my ender 3v2 I’m still not sure how to slice these helmets.
yep! 100% scale on my CR10s. I'm not sure the bed size on an Ender 3v2, but if you need to slice the helmet into smaller pieces I recommend using a software called Meshmixer to do that
Im confused did you drop to build plate on all your supports?
How do you clean it up?
I have a video on removing supports here ----ua-cam.com/video/xFin1ynY0EA/v-deo.html
It would mean the world to me if you respond to this... I bought tthis printer and watched your videos and when I go to print it no plastic comes out of the nozzle even after lvling I followed the recommended temp by role to
I've heard of some people having a piece of filament inside of the tube when they got it (the machines are tested before being sent out) so you may need to manually feed (re: push) your filament through the tube to get that out. If that doesn't work, you may need to remove the nozzle and check to see if there's a clog (which is probably not likely considering it's brand new, but that would be my next thing I would check!)
Do you need a certain size printer to do one piece helmets? Or will and ender work?
I've seen certain helmets be printed on Ender 3's, you'll probably need to play around with positioning and other settings to get it to fit but I've seen it happen.ua-cam.com/video/iiOKuhklGKc/v-deo.html
In my Cura program, my build plate is not transparent. I can't see through to the bottom of my helmet. How do I make the bottom of the plate see-through like yours? Please & Thank you
to be honest I'm not entirely sure that would be, mine has always switched to transparent when I look beneath the helmet. it wasn't anything I changed, but it might be something to dig into the settings on. I also use a PC, for reference
@@vaultfox thank you for the prompt reply. I haven't found the solution yet but ill keep looking. If need be I can tilt the printer just enough to see under it. Your videos are very helpful. Keep up the good work
Vaultfox, I noticed this plugin is not available with Cura 5.0. Do you have an alternate that you use how or are you still on the older version. Great channel btw. inspired me to start printing.
This video is a bit old so that doesn't surprise me. Nowadays I use the support blocker tool, which functions similarly to putting in custom supports except you just block out where you don't want any. I have a video on it too here: ua-cam.com/video/BR8VX10k084/v-deo.html
@@vaultfox That is what I was doing as well with auto generated supports and the helmet flat on the build plate. I removed the entire inside center supports successfully. The visor with a custom support plug in I found (not the one you used) stuck supports right through the upper visor through the cheek so I just resorted to auto generated and the autoblocker.
are the support struts easy to remove afterwards?
I cannot find that plug in. Anybody know where in the market place it is?
Why don't blocks drop from visor down to build plate if you had box checked could not see of un checked after bottom done with on and then see dropped when you show printed yet to try this option and having troubles with the shoulder pads this go and got 1 set to print last year now can't get right with new pla too idk
they still go down to build plate when you slice/preview the file. I turn off drop to build plate because it's easier to view and work with
Awesome!
thank you!
What kind of 3D printer do you use to make the helmet??? I’m trying to pick out my first 3D printer
I use a Creality CR10s! Just made a video on most of my stuff - ua-cam.com/video/R0vCWtyUNcw/v-deo.html
@@vaultfox what is a good 3D printer to start off with?? I’m looking at the Twotrees BLU-5 3D Printer and your thoughts on this one
Thank you! You're the first person I've found who showed where they got the custom support plugin from! I didn't even know that was a thing. Now how do I get my version of Cura (4.8) to show the options for support pattern and density? Those are not showing up in my software
you're welcome! I had no idea it was even an option in CURA until a few months ago, thought I had to upgrade to a paid slicer for it. As for the support infill/density view ... click the three little lines to the right of the 'search settings ' box at the top, scroll to the bottom of that selection and pick 'manage setting visibility' ... from there you should be able to search 'support' and infill/density/pattern options should come up for you
How big is the print bed on your printer? I'm not sure my build space is big enough to run it as one piece and fit it all on.
300x300x400
Yeah I figured your bed had to be bigger than mine. Mine is 235×235. The helmet I wanted to print hangs up. I'll have to cut it up and print in separate parts. Then assemble and clean it up.
can u please share the STL?
What settings do you use? Wall count? Infill %. Support density? Is there somewhere I can find this?
I have an older video of my settings here ---> ua-cam.com/video/OPB_Gzqo03o/v-deo.html&ab_channel=vaultfox tho I recommend checking out channels like @FilamentFriday for better settings info (he also has them available for download)
Is there a reason you added custom supports, as opposed to using the support blocker on the dome?
I kind of roughly explained why in the video, but with the way FDM printing works ... the layers stack from bottom to top. If you think of a dome stacking in that fashion, the widest part of the dome prints first and then as it goes further up, each layer is stacking slightly more and more inward, it’s so minuscule that the print will support itself as it moves upward.
@@vaultfox Sorry, maybe my question wasn't clear. Cura has a support block feature built in (the button under the custom support button/ support.ultimaker.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012869379-How-to-block-support-generation-in-Ultimaker-Cura) You can place a block on the model that will stop supports from being generated (essentially the opposite of the custom support option you used.) This way, you don't need to add each of the custom supports, you just add one blocker and make it the size of the dome.
@@alexyingling4453 what on EARTH, I never knew about this option in CURA. I’m def going to have to play around with this. Thanks for linking to that!
@@vaultfox No problem! Your method certainly gets the job done, though! One nice thing is with the support blocker (and I believe custom supports), you can scale them just like a normal model. So when I've used the blocker in the past, I just place one box, and enlarge it until all of the red area is within the box. Takes just a few seconds when you get some experience with it.
@@alexyingling4453 yeah, that sounds waaaaay easier than clicking around a ton of times with tiny blocks. Thank you so much, I’ll def have to toy around with this in the future!
Hi just watched a vid on printing a full helmet if it takes 2/3days if I have to stop my printer for my to sleep I would have to start again please explain how I would do this
Some machines have a pause mode, not sure if yours does but my Creality CR10s allows me to pause prints when I'm making videos so there's no background noise. I try not to use it that much because in my experience, when I resume the print because the bed has also cooled down, it makes the print less stable and more prone to failing. But it's an option
Nice video! Can you skip the middle support on every type of helmet (clone trooper specifically) or have you only tried Mando helmets
Thanks! I haven't tried it on a clone helmet yet, but I've seen others do it successfully. I usually print my clones in three pieces and have a few videos on that process - ua-cam.com/video/orb1V7ZS07Q/v-deo.html
Hi, I'm curious....do you know if I could use auto generated supports AND custom supports or is it just one or the other? Thanks
I'm pretty sure you can! It's just been a while so I'm not exactly sure of the steps
@@vaultfox Thanks, I'll do a little digging. Also, just woke up to my first major failure. Dang it.
Edit: 3D printing faulure
How to make it medium size like Pam of my hand
Have you tried using a .2 mm nozzle?
funnily enough I have .6mm nozzles I just haven't brought myself to put them on.
What are your setting cus my mando helmet is saying its gonna take 10 and a half days and using over a kg of spool. Im using the galacic armory file at 92%
An older video, but I use these settings generally -ua-cam.com/video/OPB_Gzqo03o/v-deo.html ... only changes I've made recently are that I print much slower (70-80mm/s) and my support infill is around 1%
@@vaultfox thank you. Very helpful but I did mean to delete my comment as I was being a bit stupid and did not check my speed or infill settings. 75% infill at 30mm/s yeah no wonder
how do i know the helmet will fit me? what measurements should i use when i scale up? my Cura won't slice beyond a certain size even though it fits within the box and i shift it around.
I’ll eventually make my own video on my helmet scaling process, but I do something called a “ring test” that’s better explained in this video by Uncle Jessy - ua-cam.com/video/i-RN5e3GEho/v-deo.html
How much does the helmet weigh??
What printer do you use?
I have two Creality CR10s's
What 3d printer do you use?
Awesome, I am trying to use the custom support plugin, I’m curious about the visor support. Setting a support block on the top rim of the visor blocks the whole visor space as a support? You don’t need to drop it to the plate? It looked like they were not long enough to cover the visor hole. A bit of guidance please .
Yep, even if it's just a singular block it will generate all the way down to the build plate. I
How did you use this feature to support the top of the helmet?
That’s explained in the video, but you don’t need middle supports for a domed structure. The widest part of the dome, the bottom, is printed first and also long as the rest of the model has been supported correctly, negates the need for a block of middle supports.
thank you but what i was gonna do is to put the helmet upside down so there is no support inside and it uses less filament it use like 680 g of filament do you think it can cause like problems(i have an ender 3 max)
you can do that too, I've done that in the past but the issue for me was the supports were a pain to remove afterwards.
How much money does it cost to print an helmet?
How much build volume do you need? Would this work on an anycubic vyper?
I'm not familiar with that printer, but the Creality CR10s I was using at the time of this video is 300x300x400
custom supports isnt available anymore
This is amazing, and also I’m new to this and for the settings on the right side of cura do I have to mess with any of those if I have a cr10s besides the support
glad it helped! I actually have a video on the settings I use (ua-cam.com/video/OPB_Gzqo03o/v-deo.html) but for custom supports exclusively you don't need to mess with anything but the supports on the right.
@@vaultfox ok thank you I just got the creality cr10s so I’m really looking forward to making this
I just found your channel. Cool stuff! How did you size the helmet so that you knew that it would fit?
thank you! as for scaling, I'm lucky enough to have a small enough head that sizing isn't normally an issue ... but when I do need to size a helmet, I do what's called a "ring test". Basically, I slice the widest part of the helmet in Meshmixer and print that out and resize it until it's seated how I'd like it. Uncle Jessy has a good video on it, but I just use different software than he does - ua-cam.com/video/i-RN5e3GEho/v-deo.html
How much does it cost to print one?
base filament costs vary depending on what you use (for example, I use 5KG PLA spools that I get for 70 bucks) so this helmet ended up being 10 dollars in pure filament costs for me.
@@vaultfox I Benn thinking of getting my own 3d printer I usually get a service to print my models. My I will end purchasing my own . Seems cost effective in the long run.
I'm currently looking into a 3d printer for doing stuff like this so this will be very helpful. What size would you recommend for printing helmets as one piece?
Was the scale of this print 100% or did I use a different scale to make it smaller?
I printed this at 100%
Hmm did you darken your hair it looks beautiful
Thank you! I didn’t, but we got some new lighting for Christmas so it might just be that my videos aren’t as yellow anymore
@@vaultfox LOL
Is there an advantage to doing this versus just using support block for the middle supports and letting cura auto gen the rest?
I wouldn’t recommend using support blocks in the middle of the print dome, if that’s what you mean. For most helmets, they just aren’t necessary and eat up a lot of filament. Basically the dome will sellf-support with the widest part of the dome being printed first and each subsequent layer will print slightly inward (and at a small enough overhang angle) to self support. I’m sure there’s a more techy way to describe why it works, but I dont have that lol
I suppose I should have re worded. I thought cura had a support blocker feature that allowed you to block out certain areas so auto supports were not generated. I didn’t mean to add the supports in the dome lol.
@@phantom_a3205 no worries! It does have that function, I just wasn't actually aware of it until another commenter linked me to it
@@vaultfox gotcha. I’ve almost got all my stuff printed. Saved my helmet for last. Enjoy the videos!
@@phantom_a3205 yeah, sorry for the confusion lol ... and that's awesome!!
I might have missed it but what speed did you print this at? I think we have your settings the same for this but it's still over 4 days 21 hours so I'm thinking its print speed. Using 845 grams of filament at 50mm/s on a CR10S Pro V2
It's been a while but I want to say I printed this between 100-120 mm/s ... that's what I normally print at unless I'm having some shifting issues where I bump it down to 60-80