3d Printing Cura 4.X Custom and Advanced Support Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 24 лис 2024
- With many options, Cura users often find the configuration of 3d model supports confusing and difficult. In this video, I walk through both the basic and advance Cura 4.X options include support blockers and the powerful custom support plugin. With wide support for 3d printers from Creality, Prusa, Monoprice, Anet, and other 3d printer manufacturers Cura is a solid choice as your primary slicer. Over the last year, Cura updates are released often and these updates have positioned it as a leading slicer right alongside PrusaSlicer and Simplify 3d.
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Irv
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Folks, sorry but there is an editing mistake in the video. I spoke the same sentence twice at about 3:16. No, it is not a health issue. When recording I often repeat a phrase if I think I can do it better and fix it in post possessing. But I missed one edit at 3:16. I was tempted to try and fix this with the UA-cam online editor but it is handing anytime I try and touch the video. So I need to leave it for now.
I thought that there was a glitch in the matrix . Thank you for all you do, i have learned so much from your videos. Cant wait to learn more...together.
I am just learning to use the printer this helps a lot. I'm 70 years old and i needed to learn something new.
Hello Dr.V
I just had to stop watching the video to thank you for your channel. I am getting started on 3D printing and yours is the only channel that I've found that explains things in detail and without loud rock music in the background, so cheers! Keep it up!
I will likely bother you with a bunch of questions, in due time!
Stay safe and healthy!
Enjoy your new hobby.
P.S. I have started a new discussion forum at forum.drvax.com where we can all have more elaborate discussions and share pictures on our prints and printers. Check it out. Irv
I liked learning how to add supports where I want. As a little green guy once said "Control, control, you have to learn control"....
Sir. Great information shared in the videos. don't get me wrong if I insist you to see all your videos with a playback speed of 1.25. Your overall video time will reduce and that's one more improvement to your channel.
Some people prefer a slower presentation. If I record my narative slowly people that want it fast are able to play at 1.25, 1.5 or even 2x and it still sounds ok.
Thanks for the comment.
@@MakeWithTech Sir. thanks for the response. Please advise, if there is any scope for increasing the work area of ET4 pro by replacing the aluminum extrusion with a larger size & the heating bed. what changes on the software side do we need on the same controller board as now it's having an opensource firmware available. its all about the budget build as locally hardware will cost less than $50.
This is the best and most helpful video on supports that I've seen. Thank you so much!
I have no more words to thank you enough for another video that I can learn with you so much about 3D printing stuff. I must say you have one big fan from Brazil. I've been not only watching the new videos, but as well Im catching up with old ones from the channel. Thank you so much and please keep going, as Im an engineer, I really need motivation as such you deliver to us. Best regards!
Good video Doc. This will be really helpful for the people new to Cura. I learned about that 'settings guide' and will use it often I'm sure. When you talk about the angle function and where Cura will support overhangs you kept referring to percentages and it is actually degrees. There is a bunch of editing there so you may want to throw up a disclaimer text to the beginning of that section.
You are the best. Enjoy listening your sessions. Thanks.
Dr Vax.. what a pleasant learning experience.. you are my go too, for Cura.. detail and illustrations too. Great resource.. thanks for posting this one.. fixed my 'glued together' supports problem. i had to dispose of a 30 hour print job because of the supports issue.. Oh well.. live and learn
My pleasure! Glad I could help.
P.S. I have started a new discussion forum at forum.drvax.com where we can all have more elaborate discussions and share pictures on our prints and printers. Check it out. Irv
Just watched this today, and I couldn't find the Custom Supports plugin, I think it's been depricated when Cura 5 got released which allows to change objects (like blockers) into supports. New to all this so I'm still learning. Great video with lots of helpful tips though. All the supports features in Cura aren't exactly intuitive to the uninitiated but it makes sense now that I've been introduced to the features.
I’ve been printing for a year or so now and this video really helped. I wondered why the custom suppprt never worked for me. Thanks
Enjoyed this tutorial. Just starting my 3d printing journey and am hungry for good instruction. thanks!
Hi Irv. I clocked the double-take... but thought it was MY "health issue" (or a glitch in the Matrix).
Good to see you looking so well recovered. Useful video as it had never occured to me that intentional stringing might function as cross bracing for delicate support structures, so learned something "new" together.
Will look at joining the forum soon. Feeling a bit lonely here as only commentator.
BRAVO! This was something as a newbie that I needed and it was very helpful. As are most of the videos here. Thanks
Great video, learn a lot from all your videos
Great job ... I don’t care about ur editing process ... I care about your content. Any time I can walk away learning something it’s a plus. Thanks for the video .... nice job.
great video but I was disappointed that you didn't discuss "Tree Supports" found in the Experimental section. Maybe this could be a separate video
Great job. I literally opened my Cura instance and followed along with you.
I’m learning things together with you. Thanks Irv
I tweaked mine and they came off very easy
Great video Dr. Vax, I learned several new things about Cura's supports. I had completely forgotten about the 'Custom Supports' plugin! Thanks for great content as always!
P.S. - It's great to see you with your color back! I hope you are doing well. Take care.
DR thanks for all your help for a newbie i have learn sew much before my first 3d printer has been ship for creality thank you
Learned lots here. One thing I noticed is when adding supports to a overhanging cylinder, Cure 5.2 wants to add support rings underneath, which can be very hard to remove. Using the custom support add-in (now called cylinder custom support), I can add supports without the rings, ending up with something that can be removed afterwards. The tests I did with the rings, they were not able to be removed.
Thanks for another great video. Your analysis of Creality printers is very informative. Hope you will do the same with other manufacturers. I have had a CR6-SE for some time and have not experienced any auto levelling issues. I makes very nice quality prints once I got it tuned in.
Great job again, TY. You and CHEP are my two favorite boomer tubers! Weird Chuck didn't drop a filament Friday episode today.
Dear Dr. Vax, thank you so much for the video. I love how you show so much in such a short time. I am looking forward to seeing your python video.
Great walkthrough of the support features
Thanks for sharing👍😀
You called values in percents several times, between 8-9 minutes in as an example, and it was repeated throughout. In fact they are degrees. The screens you typed in were even labeled as degrees.
Always upload great content, Thanks
Thank you for the great explanations ! You deserve more subscribers !
Very well explained as always! Thank you very much!
Thanks.
I NEEDED THIS!!! Thank you
Great tutorial! I learned a lot...👍
Thanks again. Always a great experience.
Clear and awesome description! Which is your favorite support density and z distance? Thanks a lot!
Hello, great video and equally great info. One question:at the beginning you referred to two plug-ins. What's the second?
Looking at the version of cura showing in your video it does look like it has the ability to place manual supports without a plugin. (just found out that today on another video myself) using the blocker and the option to change a blocker to support with the button that looks like 4 pawns
Hey Irv, great video, really helping get guys started, big thumbs up from me.
I learnt a lot from your explanation, thank you.
Hi Drvax, frist of all i'm a beginner and I bought an Alwise U20 plus (400×400×500mm). My hobby is rc powerboats. I startend with the first part with pla. Not a good choice concerning moving the boat in a hot car. Went to petg. The printing of pla was exeptable. But petg is realy bad. Much wiring, rough surfaces and cracks in sharp eches. I tried many setups but it is not better. Please can you give me a most commen setup tot Cura 4.6.1 and a gcode? I'm afraid to do something realy wrong. I saw most of your video's and your are realy a hero in 3D printers. You are helping me a lot and very much time to understand printing petg. Ps. Nu printer is not self leveling. I do this always befor printing by hand. Thanks in advance and many greetings from Holland, Herman (herman-marga@ziggo.nl)
Take a look at my video about printing PETG. It is all about getting the temperature correct. PETG require much higher temperatures.
Here is a link to the video.
ua-cam.com/video/WjxMA4CkUZc/v-deo.html
This guy is a ROCKSTAR!!!! ; )
Life saver. Thank you!
Awesome tutorial. Thank you
Ooh, a DrVax python course. Im looking forward to that. Any proposed dates yet?
Another great tutorial!
I never use auto-supports!
Cura is best for hollowing, Chitubox is better at supports with Photon File Validator to verify.
Good to know!
Amazing knowledge.
Excellent! Thank you.
Do you have a CR6 SE profile for 4.7.1, or any suggestions? I just received my CR6 a week ago, and ❤️ IT! It is my 1st printer, and I am learning a lot. I have seen a few posts on FB stating issues with 4.7 & to use 4.6. Do you have any thoughts or experience concerning this? TIA! 😀
Unfortunately I do not own a CR6 SE.
I just bought my first printer monoprice delta pro and want to use CURA but no idea how to set it up any help? Can not find any video about delta pro profile on UA-cam.
But I can't find the Custom Supports in the Cura 5.2.1 market place.....
lol, I thought I had a health issue at 3:16...hahaha
Nope. You caught my editing error. 😀 It happens.
I have problem printing I have a Ender3 printer I use Cura slicer some of the slice models when printing it will just stop and sometimes on the printer screen (waiting on user) what is going on need help Thank you Arnold
hello, I have one question What is the difference between the plugin Custom Supports and Cylindrical Custom Supports ? Between this two plugins when should we use the first or the second ?
I have the Ender3 when I download from thingervers place it in cura for slicing and then put it in my printer select printer temp sets up it want print at printer screen it Says waiting on user what going on some models will print
overhead angle unit is angle not percent. 40 degrees, 50 degrees. etc
what about internal supports? i have a model i hollowed out and split in half and need inside supports
great Video
hey doc... what's about this setting for miniatures 28 mm ? thx
The process of printing models big or small, detailed or with minimum polygons, is the same. You need to do lots of prints carefully changing one parameter at a time.
This is why I do not believe in standard optimised profiles. Profiles need to adjust based on not just the printer but also the filament, the humidity in the room and where the filament is stored, the age of your printer, etc.
Each of use needs to learn how to tune our printers if we are looking for the very best prints.
A parameter that people tend to neglect is speed. When printing small objects since print times are shorter just slow down the printer --- but not too slow as it will mess up the cooling. I would try printing at 30mm/sec with a small layer high of .12 or .15.
To maximize detail you may also have to adjust the minimum resolution slicer setting and the settings impacting small details such as print thin walls.
In 4.7 I noticed some new settings for small features in the experimental section.
A great place to discuss this is at the DrVax forum located at forum.drvax.com.
@@MakeWithTech I am printing or be focused on small miniatures 28 mm to 36 mm... the speed rate is better at 30 mm / sec? I am using ender pro 5 I do not touch the mec.exturder yet...just the default setting for my printing.
thank you :)
I bought a CreatBot F430 it seems to be a piece of junk.
I just dump it in the garbage can.
What machine works, I need one.
Hello im experiencing issues with my ender 5 pro z axis there are zero videos out there to help with this issue.. Prints are coming out very short just no info on z axis binding on this style printer i got pictures on facebook an instagram no one seems to have any clue as to how to fix the issue... Problem just started... Have completed many successful prints before this started happening
Have you recently updated the firmware? I would imagine your Z steps have changed from 800 to 400. Some Ender 5 have the 400 step Z screw and some have the 800 step Z screw. If you have the wrong setting selected it will cause your bed to move half the amount it should.
Hook your printer up to your computer, use a program like pronterface, send a gcode "M92 Z800" and then "M500"
Or, use the stock firmware and change default_axis_steps_per_unit.
Or, use the screen/knob to set the steps that way, and then make sure to save it. Go to Control > motion> steps per mm > Z steps. Enter 800. Click save.
First of all: Nice Video.
I definitely have a problem I’m trying to solve for almost 3 days now:
I‘m printing a sailplane. So I want to print the wing of course. The problem is, because those are very thin but high objects At a certain height I face swaying from left to right while it’s printing which makes the print not smooth anymore (the layers become more and more offset) and the wing becomes useless. So I tried with custom supports to support it from horizontal movement
The real problem is because the supports do not in fact actually TOUCH the object, but just almost, it does absolutely not provide support in a way I want it to.
Does anyone have experience with that and could maybe help me? I’m despairing actually. I just need a supporting solution for the object not to wobble from left to right while printing.
Unfortunately because 1. I need laminar flow over the wing and 2. My printing surface is not absolutely even I’m not able to print the wing laying down, so I need to support it from swaying while printing it.
May someone save my weekend please? 🤝
I realize your post is an old one but thought I'd try to help in case it is still an issue or someone else has the same issue. For printers that move the bed and where you also have a tall thin structure, orient the structure in your slicer so the longest dimension of the object is aligned with the direction of bed movement. That will help prevent the swaying you're encountering, another thing to try in extreme situations is reducing print speed to slow down bed movement. The print will take a lot longer, but at least it will complete successfully.
Degrees not percents