Feels like I just repeat what everybody else has already mentioned but boy! How good aren't this and the other videos you have done Derek! I have had Lychee for about 3 years now and the pro version for a year - but it is first now I have had an eye opener on several features and how to do things better. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Another awesome video, and thanks for the great explanation of the problems printing flat to the screen. I would also love to have a video on islands and what I can ignore and what's important.
Thanks Derek!!! That last part about the orientation of flat parts to the plate is pure gold!!! The explanation about pillowing made me go "ahhhh... Of course... Why didn't I think of that!!!" :) Keep these videos coming!!!:)
Dude thank you so much, I have zero experience with how to prep files for resin prints and your series has covered some much needed topics. It makes me feel like i made the right decision going with Lychee even with the ads people are talking about, wiill probably go pro just for the features mentioned through the videos
It would be awesome to see how you would support 1/4 scale models exactly like that ninja turtle. Ive done one and had detail loss on the bandages on the arms an legs
Thanks for another great video, although I could have used it last week! I am printing some parts that are basically engineering parts and had a few support failures on them. That is when I learned that orientation is so important, I finally ended up orientating the flat parts to a corner (as you show here) and it printed, a little bit of cleaning but at least I got it to print. I love using Lychee and watching your videos makes it all the more enjoyable, especially when I succeed first time with the difficult prints.
Hi, you can find Derek's supports settings in his guide: doc.mango3d.io/ For the tips, he used inline support, it allows you to add multiple supports in between two supports :)
@@Lychee3d how do I get my inline to use less support like yours? It seems like you are able to have one vertical support will multiple tips attached to it. Mine is just creating a lot of individual supports
You say small islands aren't a concern... Do certain small islands not matter? I'm printing lots of super small minis and buildings (6 & 10m). These end up with lots of islands due to the nature of the sculpts but I'm probably over supporting. How do you know what islands don't matter?
It depends on model itself a lot, in majority of cases islands are actually so small on minis that even 0.18 tip is larger than them, so damage from this support will be worse than no support at all, ofc if it's a really significant island which isn't connected to model for multiple layers you'd better to support it
Yep, some island is so small and connecting to the base so quick that it doesn't need a support, what I recommend is to support island that is more than five layers, if it connects to the print in less than five layers, it's so small you won't even notice it :)
Great and infomative.... But, default settings are .3 for light, 0.6 for medium, right? So, if this is mostly overkill, why just not build in program "correct" setting? I swear, sometimes i think that 94% of everything is just to confuse new users ☺️
That's the settings that works for derek, he calibrated his resin to work with those supports, it might not work for others, it really depends on the resin calibration/supports size combo :) We appreciated your feedback! Thank you!
@@Lychee3d Than you for reply. That is exactly what i meant. Every video is based on some super duper fine tuned custom settings, achieved with nunerous testing and trying. But in reality, average user is not sponsored by anyone and rarely can afford to waste galons of resin to achieve that level of fine tuning, so, it simply try to copy what someone says that is "perfect", and of course, it fail almost every time. So why dont a)make videos with defaults, or, b) make defaults more "tuned" that will work in most cases. That's why i said that all of this is very confusing to beginers.
@@damird9635If you wanna play it safe then just run with support tips “medium” 0.4mm but you’re gonna get more pock marks on the model. Calibration is very easy: Step one is resin calibration test using Cones of Calibration (follow the website instructions on Tableflipfoundry), then step two you load a cube or something in Lychee and run lines of supports tips at .24 , .3, .35, .4mm to test printablity, strength and damage when peeled. Now you know what works best if trying to optimize. It will all depend on having your exposure time correct, well mixed resin, and NOT printing in a cold environment below 72F. Cheers
Damn this is good stuff. This is such a refreshing sight to see in a sea of garbage. I love this video. Pure calm and collected best practice processes. No clockbait.
i really wish autosupport could do what you're doing here: apply one size to the model, delete ones on the bottom areas and add another size up. the parameters for this can't be that hard!
this series is great, the models I support seem to print fine but I have no idea if I'm doing things "right" or if I could be doing it better I might be oversupporting a bit
Feels like I just repeat what everybody else has already mentioned but boy! How good aren't this and the other videos you have done Derek! I have had Lychee for about 3 years now and the pro version for a year - but it is first now I have had an eye opener on several features and how to do things better. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Another awesome video, and thanks for the great explanation of the problems printing flat to the screen. I would also love to have a video on islands and what I can ignore and what's important.
That's a great idea, we'll sure do it!
What a great idea for a video man. I really like and appreciate your videos. TY
Thanks!
Thanks Derek!!! That last part about the orientation of flat parts to the plate is pure gold!!! The explanation about pillowing made me go "ahhhh... Of course... Why didn't I think of that!!!" :) Keep these videos coming!!!:)
Thanks so much! So glad you liked the video!
Thanks for the help, I always learn new things watching your videos.
Thanks! SO glad you've learn something from our content! :D
Perfect timing. I had a support failure yesterday night, and I wake up to this video. :) Thank you!
Well you're welcome! Hope your next print goes well :D
Dude thank you so much, I have zero experience with how to prep files for resin prints and your series has covered some much needed topics. It makes me feel like i made the right decision going with Lychee even with the ads people are talking about, wiill probably go pro just for the features mentioned through the videos
Thanks so mouch for your comment! Hope you'll have a great time with Lychee Slicer Plus :D
It would be awesome to see how you would support 1/4 scale models exactly like that ninja turtle. Ive done one and had detail loss on the bandages on the arms an legs
Great idea! We'll do it !
Thanks for another great video, although I could have used it last week! I am printing some parts that are basically engineering parts and had a few support failures on them. That is when I learned that orientation is so important, I finally ended up orientating the flat parts to a corner (as you show here) and it printed, a little bit of cleaning but at least I got it to print. I love using Lychee and watching your videos makes it all the more enjoyable, especially when I succeed first time with the difficult prints.
You can also check our previous video on orientation! :) So glad you liked it, thanks!
Could you please share your support settings. Also how do get the tips to look like at 14:14
Hi, you can find Derek's supports settings in his guide: doc.mango3d.io/
For the tips, he used inline support, it allows you to add multiple supports in between two supports :)
@@Lychee3d how do I get my inline to use less support like yours? It seems like you are able to have one vertical support will multiple tips attached to it. Mine is just creating a lot of individual supports
Would be nice to have an automated mirroring of supports option for symmetrical models. Wouldn't have to click billion times. Just half a billion.
There is an option for that. You can turn on mirroring in the support tab for x,y or z plane
Yep already exist in Lychee! We've made a short on that you can check it out!
You say small islands aren't a concern... Do certain small islands not matter? I'm printing lots of super small minis and buildings (6 & 10m). These end up with lots of islands due to the nature of the sculpts but I'm probably over supporting. How do you know what islands don't matter?
That's something I would like to know myself as well, as I ask myself that same question every time I'm supporting a model.
It depends on model itself a lot, in majority of cases islands are actually so small on minis that even 0.18 tip is larger than them, so damage from this support will be worse than no support at all, ofc if it's a really significant island which isn't connected to model for multiple layers you'd better to support it
Yep, some island is so small and connecting to the base so quick that it doesn't need a support, what I recommend is to support island that is more than five layers, if it connects to the print in less than five layers, it's so small you won't even notice it :)
Great and infomative....
But, default settings are .3 for light, 0.6 for medium, right? So, if this is mostly overkill, why just not build in program "correct" setting?
I swear, sometimes i think that 94% of everything is just to confuse new users ☺️
This
That's the settings that works for derek, he calibrated his resin to work with those supports, it might not work for others, it really depends on the resin calibration/supports size combo :)
We appreciated your feedback! Thank you!
@@Lychee3d Than you for reply. That is exactly what i meant. Every video is based on some super duper fine tuned custom settings, achieved with nunerous testing and trying. But in reality, average user is not sponsored by anyone and rarely can afford to waste galons of resin to achieve that level of fine tuning, so, it simply try to copy what someone says that is "perfect", and of course, it fail almost every time.
So why dont a)make videos with defaults, or, b) make defaults more "tuned" that will work in most cases.
That's why i said that all of this is very confusing to beginers.
@@damird9635If you wanna play it safe then just run with support tips “medium” 0.4mm but you’re gonna get more pock marks on the model. Calibration is very easy: Step one is resin calibration test using Cones of Calibration (follow the website instructions on Tableflipfoundry), then step two you load a cube or something in Lychee and run lines of supports tips at .24 , .3, .35, .4mm to test printablity, strength and damage when peeled. Now you know what works best if trying to optimize. It will all depend on having your exposure time correct, well mixed resin, and NOT printing in a cold environment below 72F. Cheers
How are you able to see the yellow overhang while rotating in layout mode? Mine doesn't do that. Is it a preference change?
Hi, are you on the latest version of Lychee? It's amelioration from 7.1! :D Check the wheel in the top right corner and search for overhang mode :)
Damn this is good stuff. This is such a refreshing sight to see in a sea of garbage. I love this video. Pure calm and collected best practice processes. No clockbait.
Thank you so much, really appreciated!
Awesomely done! I remember you shared your support settings somewhere....can we have them?
Yes you can find everything you need here: doc.mango3d.io/
I still wish I had a 3-D printer just so that I could use your program. It looks so freaking cool to be able to maximize.
Thanks for the support!
i really wish autosupport could do what you're doing here: apply one size to the model, delete ones on the bottom areas and add another size up. the parameters for this can't be that hard!
We'll look into it, it's actually more complicated than that, but we'll see what can be done :D
Great concept !
Thanks! :D
this series is great, the models I support seem to print fine but I have no idea if I'm doing things "right" or if I could be doing it better
I might be oversupporting a bit
At first we always tend to oversupport, you can challenge yourself and try less supports on some prints with cheap resin! :D
This is genius
Thanks!