Which slicer has the BEST support material?

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  • @IanSlothieRolfe
    @IanSlothieRolfe Рік тому +57

    Regarding your last point, avoiding support is the best strategy, I have had so many problems with removing support I have an aversion to support material at all! One thing not to be afraid of is to design your part as mutiple parts that screw, glue, or clip together. Its tempting to try to make it print out all as one part, but sometimes you can make a nicer looking part as multiple pieces. This also means that making minor changes means you can just reprint one or two pieces rather than the whole thing, and it also opens the opportunity to make your part multi-colour if the aesthetic is important and you don't have a printer with multiple extruders.

    • @ghostquartzgrey5639
      @ghostquartzgrey5639 Рік тому +4

      This. Comparing my more recent projects that are designed in pieces to my older projects that are just one big object cut up using meshmixer, designing for it means you have so much more control and can often avoid support entirely

    • @ThumpertTheFascistCottontail
      @ThumpertTheFascistCottontail Рік тому

      Totally. Printing a model in various parts and gluing them together can be a great way to side-step hassles with supports.
      Something else I found helpful and quite easy is to design my own supports instead of relying on the slicer to do it for me.

    • @Deserthacker
      @Deserthacker Рік тому

      One thing that helps is using a hair dryer or heat gun to heat up the offending areas. Makes it much much more easy to pull off stuck supports.

    • @TrickyNekro
      @TrickyNekro 11 місяців тому

      Usually layer height x 1.25 worked for me quite well, depends also on material, some just have better layer adhesion than others.

    • @daniel4647
      @daniel4647 8 місяців тому

      Probably works well for machines and stuff, but I've found that with art designs this usually isn't really an option, especially not when it comes to organics.

  • @LordHonkInc
    @LordHonkInc Рік тому +3

    TL;DR: "Preferences" -> "Configure Cura" -> "General" -> untick "Automatically drop models to the build plate"
    Really quick tip for anybody getting angry at Cura for dropping the parts to the build plate automatically (as I was before I looked at the settings): There's an option in the menu bar, "Preferences" -> "Configure Cura". It should start you out on the General tab (otherwise switch to it) and under the heading "Viewport behavior" there should be a checkbox for "Automatically drop models to the build plate". Uncheck that if you don't want the lowest part of your model to touch the build plate (i.e. hang it in midair to generate supports underneath).
    Extra tip: if you don't want to switch that option on and off all the time, you can manually drop the model by selecting it, using the "Move" tool (or pressing 'T' ) and setting the z value to exactly 0. Hope this helps somebody :)

  • @TheNextDecade
    @TheNextDecade Рік тому +19

    Super close to 1 mil Angus!! Very happy for you man, thank you for all the help over the last few years. I started up a 3DP Shop thanks to some of your help. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help in the future.

  • @atnfn
    @atnfn Рік тому +10

    Bambu studio sets the Z distance between tree support and model to 0 (if you click yes when choosing tree support). Maybe that's why they were stuck. I'm not sure the other slicers do that.

  • @joshuajohnson5121
    @joshuajohnson5121 Рік тому +44

    Cura also has settings for interface layers and some small adjustments pay huge dividends (included my settings). Would be interested to see a follow-up with support interface enabled. Love your vids Angus! Keep it up! Awesome resource for the community.
    My settings:
    Tree supports, touching build plate
    40deg branch angle
    0% density
    1 support wall line
    Enable support brim w/3mm width
    .2mm support z distance
    .4mm support top distance
    ⭐️enable support interface
    ⭐️enable support floor
    ⭐️enable support roof
    ⭐️ .12mm interface resolution
    ⭐️ 100% interface density
    ⭐️ concentric interface pattern

    • @XxBanziixX1
      @XxBanziixX1 Рік тому +2

      Came here to say the same. I have my interface on "concentric" and at 80 - 90% density for parts that need to be pretty and sometimes you can't even tell they were overhangs.

    • @Kalvinjj
      @Kalvinjj Рік тому

      Thanks for the tip on the interface, I just never use it so wouldn't even know it makes a difference.
      Good cooling also makes an enormous difference in support removal ease. The difference between removing supports (both default settings) between my custom machine with single a 5015 blower with two side cooling duct vs. a stock Ender 3 is absurd. The supports just stick on the Ender 3 like they were supposed to be part of the model.

    • @joshuajohnson5121
      @joshuajohnson5121 Рік тому

      @@XxBanziixX1 Same results here.

    • @joshuajohnson5121
      @joshuajohnson5121 Рік тому

      @@Kalvinjj I'm still running a mostly stock Ender 3 v2 and have had great results. But I can totally see how good cooling would help

    • @Kalvinjj
      @Kalvinjj Рік тому

      @@joshuajohnson5121 Nice, so you slow down before the layer above the interface?
      I can imagine that helping a lot.
      Then again that PLA I'm using prints pretty hot (225°c) so guess the cooling is definitely working extra.

  • @cornelious2
    @cornelious2 Рік тому +58

    I've always been lazy and just use simplify 3D as much as version 5 craziness angered me version 4 just works 99% of the time

    • @tiestofalljays
      @tiestofalljays Рік тому +7

      Can’t imagine paying for a slicer nowadays tbh (for consumer/prosumer machines).

    • @radish6691
      @radish6691 Рік тому

      @@tiestofalljays I wouldn’t pay for a new license but did pay for the upgrade to v5, though I still prefer v4. I’ve used it forever and is the slicer that got me printing successfully.

    • @HyperBawl
      @HyperBawl Рік тому

      Always used S3D v4 at work for years, does the job perfectly. When the v5 came out, i got pissed off to pay for BS and switched to Ideamaker which is more efficient with a bit of tuning. S3D v4 > Ideamaker > S3D v5 for me. Never used Cura, or Slic3r.

    • @cornelious2
      @cornelious2 Рік тому

      @@tiestofalljays payed for it years ago

    • @SaifBinAdhed
      @SaifBinAdhed Рік тому +1

      @@radish6691 go ask for a refund, i did and got a refund. the upgrade doesn't let you have two instances of s3d v5, you can have one s3d v4 instance on one oc and one s3d v5 on another, they never mentioned that anywhere in the purchasing process, and in the refund request they told me it is mentioned, I checked again and couldn't find any mention of this change so I just refunded and I'm using cura now, much better honestly than s3d v4 or even s3d v5.

  • @KolMan2000
    @KolMan2000 Рік тому +2

    As somebody who has only been doing 3-D printing for about a month, videos like this are still helpful. I’ve had a few prints so far where I overestimated the support I would need and ended up breaking parts of the print or making them impossible to reach, The worst one of which took almost 2 days to print.

    • @alejandroperez5368
      @alejandroperez5368 Рік тому

      A month in 3D printing is nothing. "videos like this are still helpful" I think you are overestimating your knowledge way, way too much.

    • @ImmortalReaver
      @ImmortalReaver Рік тому

      I've been 3D printing for 2.5 years and these videos are still helpful

  • @aggermane
    @aggermane Рік тому +75

    Very interesting video. Did Cura’s supports fall more in line with Prusa’s if you inverted the angle? As I’m sure you’re aware, the reference is swapped compared to Prusa Slocer. For example, 30 degrees in Prusa is 60 degrees in Cura. Love the videos. Keep up the great work!

    • @MakersMuse
      @MakersMuse  Рік тому +43

      You're right, I mixed it up ! I'll do more testing to see how it behaves with a lower angle threshold

    • @HauntedSheppard
      @HauntedSheppard Рік тому +8

      I was so bamboozled when he told that. I was doubting myself whether I was increasing or deacreasing support in cura haha

  • @Hairy_Phils_Lament
    @Hairy_Phils_Lament Рік тому +2

    Angus, try the snug supports in prusaslicer. They are way easier to remove and use less material.

  • @licensetodrive9930
    @licensetodrive9930 Рік тому +9

    Designing parts that don't need support is a challenge I enjoy.
    Especially TPU when you can use its flexibility to create living hinges in the print, giving it some origami traits.
    One of my designs needed support so I made the pieces myself and put them into the design because I didn't trust the slicers to make them. It works well, the 3 support pieces easily snap off after printing, helping ensure the end users get perfect prints each time.

  • @jordanjh611
    @jordanjh611 Рік тому +2

    CONGRATS ON ONE MILLION!! I've been here since 800k, and although it has only been 4 or 5 months (I think), I have really enjoyed seeing you grow. Thanks for always sharing so much information, and inspiring me to get a 3d printer, which I now have. Thanks for inspiring others, too. I think you really have achieved empowering creativity through technology. Good job, Angus, and congratulations once again!!!

  • @gadgetmerc
    @gadgetmerc Рік тому

    I bought PC parts from microcenter yesterday and built a new rig. Super easy and within $20 of the best prices I could find online. Love it there

  • @Enjoymentboy
    @Enjoymentboy Рік тому +8

    As a beginner to 3d printing this is was incredibly helpful. Perhaps as a part 2 you can also include information and advice on model placement and orientation to help with better print quality and support use. For instance, you mentioned the sharp downward pointing angle and how it must have support. I would assume something like that could be greatly assisted with rotating the model. Placement and orientation is definitely an area I find to be tricky at times, especially when I need t set supports.

  • @davydatwood3158
    @davydatwood3158 Рік тому +1

    I'm at the point where I'm exclusively using my Bambu printer and I do find their supports very easy to work with. I experimented with printing a 1:285 scale Zeta shuttle, from Rogue One, using a 0.2mm nozzle - and was able to get the supports off the less-than-a-mm-thick laser cannons without destroying them! I had to be very careful of course, but it worked. I agree that the tree supports aren't awesome, though; and if aesthetics matter you'll want to try and make the supported surface the less visible one.
    I think of BaSl's supports as better than PrSl's, but I suspect that's more to do with the printer itself than the slicer proper, since my experience with Prusa Slicer's supports was all on an Ender 5. So, thank you for including them in this! And while I knew what changing the overhang angle did, I'd never figured out when I'd *want* to do that, so thank you for the mini tutorial there, as well.

  • @gavin2506
    @gavin2506 Рік тому +3

    Hello Angus, I wanted to message you in anticipation of you crossing the 1 million subscriber marker on UA-cam. Whether it’s a big deal for you or not, it’s a very large accomplishment and you have earned it. Congratulations and best wishes.
    I loved the video too, found the same results with Bambu slicer. Took me a while to figure out that the threshold angle is backwards on that program haha.

  • @Repkord
    @Repkord Рік тому +2

    Excellent overview man and I really love that you encourage people to create designs that don't need support when they can at the end. Its a good habit to get into especially when you start getting more and more into running production/ batches with your machines. 💪🏼

  • @BlakLanner
    @BlakLanner Рік тому +19

    I am surprised you didn't include Simplify3D v5 in the list. S3D v4 had some of the best supports for a very long time and I was wondering if they had gotten any better. I am fully on PrusaSlicer now but I print a lot of things with supports and that may have made v5 worth the money.

    • @MONTY-YTNOM
      @MONTY-YTNOM Рік тому +1

      I do find S3D is good at supports

    • @jotham123
      @jotham123 Рік тому

      Seconding this. Best ever supports.

    • @shawnmcandrew6923
      @shawnmcandrew6923 Рік тому

      I also agree as well with the support quality in s3d v4 and v5 i feel has improved it.

  • @321tryagain
    @321tryagain Рік тому +1

    I've been splitting PLA models in my slicer to prevent use of supports, then using dichloromethane to weld them together. The joints are very, very strong and you need microscopic amounts of solvent so it's not a hazard.

  • @thedude7726
    @thedude7726 Рік тому +2

    Im new to printing but ive been using paint on supports with great success so far

  • @mylittleparody2277
    @mylittleparody2277 Рік тому +1

    Very nice!
    It remembers me the old days of 3D printing, when you could find models with "baked in supports".
    It was a life saver as most support generation was really disastrous back then.

  • @TheEdgeofTech
    @TheEdgeofTech Рік тому +4

    Thanks for this video Angus! I think it's a great video for beginners and refresher for people who have been printing for a while! Heck, I even learned something today too! Keep up the great work man!

  • @BluDog35
    @BluDog35 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for everything you do for the 3D Printing community Angus.

  • @DavidWolff94
    @DavidWolff94 Рік тому +2

    Another option I almost always change in PrusaSlicer when I need support is Style: Grid to Snug. I find this support generation to create less waste, is easier to remove, and fails less often.

  • @Jaig_Eyes77
    @Jaig_Eyes77 Рік тому +1

    I'm just getting back into 3-D printing after a bit of a hiatus, So videos like these are incredibly helpful!

  • @stormycatmink
    @stormycatmink Рік тому +1

    Since this is all needed regardless of gravity orientation (or gravity at all), I'd suggest that it's not a support at all, but a platform. Maybe you'd call it semantics, but a support is to resist gravity, where as a platform provides a surface to print against, which sounds like it's more technically correct. The best kind of correct.

  • @LabRatJason
    @LabRatJason Рік тому +2

    I think it's important to know that the major thing that controls the angle of overhang that can be printed unsupported is the ratio of the layer height to the line width (nozzle size) Use a 0.8 nozzle with a 0.08 layer height, you'd be shocked now much hang-out you can get away with. I regularly choose thinner layer heights when I want to avoid using supports.

  • @SwervingLemon
    @SwervingLemon Рік тому +2

    Haircut looks great, Angus!

  • @EMILE12345678901
    @EMILE12345678901 Рік тому +1

    back when I was using ideamaker I remember that the big "selling point" was the amount of manual control you had over the print result. So I think it's fair to assume ideamaker is designed in a way that it assumes the user will place manual supports as the UI for them is pretty well made.

  • @Agnemons
    @Agnemons Рік тому +1

    If you can use soluble support then a trick you can use to cut down the cost (soluble is very expensive) is to print your model in the base filament and only print the interface layers with soluble.
    This has a side benefit of speeding up your print because you are not doing head changes for every layer.

  • @Gorzor9
    @Gorzor9 Рік тому +4

    I appreciate all of your videos for help, as for this one I feel that the settings don't translate exactly to cura 1 to 1 so as a beginner it's hard to know what to change, it would be cool to have a short video going into the settings of each slicer showing what to change.. again love the videos thank you for all your help!

  • @HarrisonSpeirs
    @HarrisonSpeirs Рік тому +6

    Love your vids! I'm very exited to finish this one! Also your so close to one million! I will be happy to see my favorite youtube to hit that milestone! Nice haircut btw!

  • @GuruMN
    @GuruMN Рік тому +3

    Success with supports for quality and ease of removal relies partially on layer height of the print and the z height gap between the print and the model. There's a ton of power in Cura for playing with this and some tuning with z distance, support interface density, and even x y distance can save a ton of print time, material, and cleanup effort. It seems like you talked about tuning in Prusaslicer but didn't bother to tune the support settings in Cura causing your supports to be more difficult to remove with Cura than it needed to. There's also plugins like manual cylindrical supports that can target the areas specifically needing supports too.

  • @_gamma.
    @_gamma. Рік тому

    These are my favorite types of video, your other common slicer settings video has saved me so much time

  • @mikemoran98
    @mikemoran98 Рік тому

    Amazing video again Angus. What a wonderful guide. Loved it. Thanks for putting it together!

  • @dragoneye1589
    @dragoneye1589 Рік тому +1

    I've always been impressed with the support material in the Zortrax Z-Suite slicer. It seems to leave the nicest surfaces of the slicers I've used while still being easy to remove.

  • @aaronbartz7517
    @aaronbartz7517 Рік тому +10

    Great video and I appreciate your dive into the different slicers! I really enjoy using Bambu studio for generating tree supports. At 14:13, it shows your Top Z-distance set to 0 mm. As of course you're aware, increasing this distance even slightly will allow you to remove the support material more easily instead of directly fusing it to the support layer. 0.2mm is the default distance and allows removal. If you want the 0mm distance, a support-specific print material such as Bambu's Support W (printing with multi-filament such as Bambu's AMS) is a great option as it does not lend itself easily to weld to the printed PLA.

  • @brine1986
    @brine1986 Рік тому +1

    That's a useful overview, Angus! Amount of flags and sliders may repel from exploring, especially if you only see the results in 3 hours. Knowing whats important and what can you achieve helps a lot

  • @beaconofwierd1883
    @beaconofwierd1883 Рік тому +2

    I’m surprised no slicer is using local adaptive layer height to increase the printable overhang angle. It shouldn’t be that difficult to have it print the outer edge in two or more layers, and then the rest of the layer at ”normal” layer height. That way you can get away with really steep angles.

  • @crchart
    @crchart Рік тому +1

    IdeaMaker you can add manual supports to specifically cradle and support sharp points like the one in your maker coin.

  • @pixel_vengeur391
    @pixel_vengeur391 Рік тому +1

    As an end user, I feel like the Voron team has mastered the "design your parts with no supports" philosophy, going as far as designing built-in brides and parts that are meant to break away or be cut away after the print is done. Truly one of my best printing experience

  • @peterkiss1204
    @peterkiss1204 Рік тому +1

    There is an option (gradual support infill steps) in Cura to makes the support more dense a few millimeters below it touches the model. It gives much better results without wasting too much material or time.

  • @MrZenzio
    @MrZenzio Рік тому +1

    When I print D&D minis, I still use MeshMixer, its supports work very well for them. For everything else, I'm still wrestling with Cura to find something that works for most of my models...

  • @danbrunermer4295
    @danbrunermer4295 Рік тому +4

    Around 11:53 you mention printing stands out of support structures only. I've been doing some explorations lately too, and I'm finding I can make remarkably good filter structures by setting my top and bottom thickness to zero, and playing with infill settings and wall thicknesses. It's remarkably accurate.

    • @MakersMuse
      @MakersMuse  Рік тому +2

      Yeah, filter medium is a great use case for infill only structures!

    • @danbrunermer4295
      @danbrunermer4295 Рік тому

      @@MakersMuse do you adjust the X/Y or Z offset settings?

    • @MakersMuse
      @MakersMuse  Рік тому +2

      @@danbrunermer4295 I did not, I've always used defaults. The bambulab tree supports might benefit, but I feel they won't support the part if they're made to be further away.

  • @hfcandrew
    @hfcandrew 8 місяців тому

    Meshmixer's tree supports reign supreme still. What an unrealized gem. On average uses half the material and they come off so nicely.

  • @smartguy9765
    @smartguy9765 Рік тому

    Congrats on 1,000,000 subscribers! 🥳

  • @gqualls2366
    @gqualls2366 Рік тому +3

    Check out the “snug” support option in PrusaSlicer. Way better than their original supports. I’m surprised they have not made it the default.

    • @NvrchFotia
      @NvrchFotia Рік тому +1

      I agree. I haven't found a reason to turn it off.

    • @tinncan
      @tinncan Рік тому

      I'll have to check that out. I get way better prints with prusa slicer, but supports always suck...

    • @Wombletronix
      @Wombletronix Рік тому

      Yes, "snug" is much easier to remove and less wasteful. I would prefer it the default option as well. Maybe not best for all purposes but especially good when supporting a detail over another layer.

  • @prof080
    @prof080 Рік тому +2

    For me Cura has the best supports. I really tried using Prusa/SuperSlicer because everybody is superhyped about those. They are good but not for me I think. Cura's standard settings for supports are bad. With little tweaking the regular tree support is ok (sometimes doing crazy stuff) but the new christmass beta is amazing without any adjustment.

  • @andybrice2711
    @andybrice2711 Рік тому +1

    Autodesk Fusion 360 actually has some pretty interesting support features. They might be more suited to SLA than FFF, but it's worth a look.

  • @gilb6982
    @gilb6982 Рік тому +2

    I bought my first printer ( Anet A8 ) after seeing your video ( many moon ago )
    I bought Simplified 3D after seeing your video
    iI now have S3D v 5.01 and i wont change because i can easily predict my result everytime
    I think that you should have include it into your test !

  • @panzerdoc
    @panzerdoc Рік тому +1

    Great video. Ideamaker allows you to manually add custom supports which might address that downward pointy part.

  • @keajan2148
    @keajan2148 Рік тому +1

    Omg hello Angus. Fellow Aussie here. Huge fan of ur vids and really find ur advice helpful. Thank you so much for providing these videos. They help me with my prints a lot.

    • @keajan2148
      @keajan2148 Рік тому

      Just finished a print right now lol. It was the Steinmetz Bicylinder you showed a while back.

  • @JasonLihani
    @JasonLihani Рік тому

    Oh hey I also printed that Egyptian cat statue. But I printed it on its side with supports because I knew I was gonna file it afterwards to make it look like stone. Worked really well though!

  • @Vizeroy9
    @Vizeroy9 Рік тому +1

    Nice to see someone include ideamaker. I like the approach in this slicer, although they probably need more feedback from big makers to improve what they have.

  • @Dave-gf3kd
    @Dave-gf3kd Рік тому +3

    Using tree supports on the Bambo X1 work incredibly in my opinion. Had the X1 for just a few weeks, but I will probably never use any other support on this printer. I thought the tree supports in their slicer were one of the greatest benefits!

    • @aronseptianto8142
      @aronseptianto8142 Рік тому +1

      maybe the tree support for bambuslicer is tuned to the accuracy of the bambu printer so when it's used for an ender 3 the tolerance is too small

    • @whopperlover1772
      @whopperlover1772 Рік тому +1

      @@aronseptianto8142 the accuracy is crazy on the Bambu, I imagine it would be fused on other printers

    • @dangerous8333
      @dangerous8333 Рік тому +1

      Been using tree supports in cura and cheap enders for quite a while. 🤷

    • @dangerous8333
      @dangerous8333 Рік тому +1

      @@aronseptianto8142 Work fine on my enders. 🤷

    • @dangerous8333
      @dangerous8333 Рік тому +1

      @@whopperlover1772 It's no more accurate than any other printer that's been dialed in properly. 🤷

  • @hansdegroot8549
    @hansdegroot8549 Рік тому

    Congratulations on achieving 1M subscribers. It's amazing. Well done.

  • @LakeTile_Productions
    @LakeTile_Productions Рік тому

    Thank you so much, very good explanation

  • @mmmmmmm8706
    @mmmmmmm8706 Рік тому

    Great topic, i just started and your guidance is appreciated!

  • @cameronnowell
    @cameronnowell Рік тому +2

    I have been playing with Cura's tree supports in the alpha release. I had quite a few failures until i realised that it doesn;t cap off the supports by default. So you can end up with a tall support building up fine but because there was no top on it the thing it was meant to be supporting fails. There is the option to include a top but you need to make sure there is some infil in the supports otherwise there is nothign to build the top on.

  • @robertbuckner2353
    @robertbuckner2353 Рік тому

    Congrats on the 1,000,000 subs!!!

  • @ndisa44
    @ndisa44 Рік тому

    By far, the absolute best support I have ever seen for fdm is the tree supports in the flashforge oem slicer. I really don't know how they do it, but they come out better than any other fdm tree supports I have seen

  • @DrOrangesLuck
    @DrOrangesLuck Рік тому +2

    Great video! Another thing that helps a lot is the "snug" setting for PrusaSlicer, it saves a lot of print time and material. (Perfect timing 2.6 alfa is released the same weekend as this video😂)

  • @rcmaniac25
    @rcmaniac25 Рік тому +1

    Have you tried PrusaSlicer's Snug supports? It's basically the same support columns, but they keep the supports a lot closer to the model and the interface layer is more cradle-like. I've gotten better surface finish with it and often it's easier to remove. Also, the Cura, PrusaSlicer 2.6 (when it comes out), and probably Bambu Slicer* all base their supports off a fork of Cura's tree supports. Thomas Rahm forked Cura, did a bunch of the work, the Cura and Prusa teams ended up working with them on the supports and are integrating it into their own slicers. Prusa said that their team came down with flu/*vid/etc. late December and they wouldn't get an alpha out in time. *Bambu indicated they found the supports from Cura, so I assume they are also using the same support setup, maybe with different set of settings.

  • @EtherealProject3D
    @EtherealProject3D Рік тому +2

    I have been using IdeaMaker for a little over a year now and its supports have been the best compared when I used Cura and Prusa Slicer.

  • @scottsharples7442
    @scottsharples7442 Рік тому

    Re: the tree support in cura I had the same issue with single point contacts and pushed the 'Support floor density' up to 50% and used the support mod to add traditional support towers with the tree support

  • @RomanoPRODUCTION
    @RomanoPRODUCTION Рік тому

    Angus is adorable. What a smile :)

  • @steviejojo3448
    @steviejojo3448 Рік тому +2

    i do love the xmas alpha cura trees.... its been wonderful for me so far with lots of tweaking

  • @hielkovisser4753
    @hielkovisser4753 7 місяців тому

    Hey dude, I am new in 3D printing and watch your video's, they are great and really helpful, besides that your a great guy, have a nice day 🙂

  • @JohnUllrey
    @JohnUllrey Рік тому

    Great content, really good info, thanks!

  • @jachymvosmek4848
    @jachymvosmek4848 Рік тому +1

    Congratulation for 1MILION Subscribers. Keep it up man.

  • @Eulemunin
    @Eulemunin Рік тому +1

    Been using Cura trees for a while, and when you play with density and size to get light support. And good interface with the part.

  • @adamdport
    @adamdport Рік тому +1

    12:50 LOL here we are 3 days later and PrusaSlicer 2.6.0-alpha2 is out, "It brings the most anticipated Organic supports..."

  • @Ilike2makestuff2
    @Ilike2makestuff2 Рік тому +6

    I wish their was a microcenter in utah

  • @spongypancake
    @spongypancake Рік тому

    I literally searched for a video like this but couldn't find it. But now i see this, great.

  • @stormycatmink
    @stormycatmink Рік тому +1

    I think the Bambu print's supports actually resulted in a better quality final model once you pried it all off. The lines and integrity of the coin surface looked a lot better. I don't mind putting a little work into cleaning it up if it makes the end model better.

  • @JanTuts
    @JanTuts Рік тому

    PrusaSlicer just announced "organic supports" (their implementation of tree supports) and improved automatic detection of areas that actually need support, for the upcoming PrusaSlicer 2.6 (the alpha is already available).

  • @GeneralPurposeVehicl
    @GeneralPurposeVehicl Рік тому +1

    The second best option is to build the supports into the model.

  • @avejst
    @avejst Рік тому +1

    Impressive video as always
    Thanks for sharing your work with all of us:-)

  • @kosuken
    @kosuken Рік тому

    Congrats on 999k subscribers, I can’t wait to see you make it to 1 mil

  • @freddotu
    @freddotu Рік тому +2

    I've used your link for designing support into the model many times. Not just designing the support in, but also adding it later in the program of choice. It's become a regular answer for me to post to StackExchange's 3D printing section. I'll have to add a suggestion for readers to the SE to subscribe and get you over the million subscriber mark.

  • @Dorff_Meister
    @Dorff_Meister Рік тому

    I've recently started using the Organic supports in PrusaSlicer (and the support painter) and think they are a game changer. They seem equally effective (in my VERY FEW test cases) but seem easier to print they and use less material. While my strong preference is to figure out how to avoid needing supports completely, in the future if I need supports I'm going to at least look at using Organic.

  • @MMuraseofSandvich
    @MMuraseofSandvich Рік тому +1

    I've used Cura's standard supports in conjunction with the support enforcer/blocker mod (one of them is official Cura, the other isn't, I forget which) mainly through a process of elimination. The dual extrusion printer we have _really_ doesn't like the GCode from Slic3r lineage programs for some reason, and IdeaMaker's supports were just _awful._
    I've had some pretty decent results (as in, the workshop said "Yep we can use this in production") when I used the breakaway support material E3D sold a while back but is now discontinued. It stuck to ABS _just_ enough to support it, but it wouldn't weld to it like HIPS would if it's set to the same distance. It's a total pain when it's encased by the model, of course, and I've reminded the CAD guys on a few occasions to not do that.
    We have a couple of Markforged Onyx Ones now, and although I wish Eiger had more features and avoided stupid things like creating tiny support towers, it's a really solid package. Sometimes you get these slinky or accordion like things when you peel off the supports.

  • @christian104
    @christian104 Рік тому +1

    I see that LTT shirt. I picked up the $100 ender 3 from Micro Center and I've been really happy with it.

  •  Рік тому +3

    PrusaSlicer 2.6a1 was released just before your video was published, of course :)

    • @MakersMuse
      @MakersMuse  Рік тому +2

      I KNEW IT 😂

    • @kimmotoivanen
      @kimmotoivanen Рік тому

      It has been shown, but no public release (github, blog). Do you have a link?

    •  Рік тому

      @@kimmotoivanen No, I also can't find it.

    •  Рік тому +1

      Alpha 2 is out today; alpha 1 apparently was not public.

  • @10p6
    @10p6 Рік тому +1

    Nice. I need to make my video of my support system. All I will say is I had to print an item which was 969 grams, and CURA wanted to use over 350 grams of support, (I only wanted to use 1 x 1KG spool) and I did supports in 32 grams and had better results.

  • @fraudbuster1456
    @fraudbuster1456 Рік тому +1

    Disappointed that Flashprint slicer was not included in this video. The slicer doesn’t have the amount of options that Cura and other slicers have but it does have 2 things that I find very convenient. The supports come in two types: linear and tree. Automatic generation of both is available including options to do supports touching platform only and overhang angles. Several options for building the supports are available such as thickness, distance from model, etc.
    But this slicer has a very convenient feature in the support generating simulation. You can edit the supports! You can automatically generate the supports in the simulation and if there are weak supports in an area, you can add extra. Or you can remove supports that you didn’t want. Or you can bypass the auto generation altogether and put supports where you want them.
    This slicer also has the option for hexagonal infill which I find to be very strong. Not sure if other slicers have that. I know Cura doesn’t.
    The cons are that this slicer is only for certain printers and although you can edit the specific code out of the file, you run the code on other printers at your own risk.
    Despite the limitations in the slicing options (some very frustrating), I’ve had better prints from this slicer than Cura, however, I haven’t used this slicer on my other printers so the performance could be printer related and not slicer related. I’ve definitely had better support generation from Flashprint.

  • @Ilike2makestuff2
    @Ilike2makestuff2 Рік тому +1

    I can always turn to your chanel for good reliable answers

  • @dtaggartofRTD
    @dtaggartofRTD Рік тому

    curas support interface gap is tied to layer height too. makes it hard to get supports to both support the print and release well. PrusaSlicer's supports are definitely my preference.

  • @Mr.Thermistor7228
    @Mr.Thermistor7228 Рік тому

    Microcenter is an unbelievable place that is so widely unknown still it seems like. I am so grateful i live 20 minutes away from one. It's heaven on earth

  • @OmniUni
    @OmniUni Рік тому +2

    I'd love to see this with a wider selection of slicers. I use MatterControl for a lot of my printing, for example, and there are some other popular options out there. I'd love to know for the slicers how much they cost, how wide a variety of printers they work with, AND how well they perform.

    • @JAmieF0rd
      @JAmieF0rd Рік тому

      Me too. I have not had much luck with MatterControl's supports and I wonder how it compares.

  • @carlosrosario9237
    @carlosrosario9237 Рік тому

    Need to take the printer's part cooling into account too.

  • @work_stuff
    @work_stuff Рік тому

    Thanks for the video - I've also found IdeaMaker to have the best supports in my experience (ignoring the issue mentioned in the video). I use SuperSlicer mainly but wish the I could dial in the supports as good as I could get them in IdeaMaker.

  • @tinplategeektoo
    @tinplategeektoo Рік тому

    You need to create a short just for the "Print a stand" tip as it is a great bit of lateral thinking.

  • @craigforrest6548
    @craigforrest6548 Рік тому

    I thought the Cura 5.3.0 alpha Xmas version with tree supports was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Holy crap, instead of struggling to tear supports away with sprue cutters and pliers I can now just gently snap the supports off by hand!!

  • @MarcSolomonScheimann
    @MarcSolomonScheimann Рік тому +1

    No discussion on SNUG vs standard supports in PrusaSlicer? SNUG supports are a game changer 😮

  • @sethlaske6338
    @sethlaske6338 Рік тому

    Friend of mine loves idea maker supports.

  • @seanami8701
    @seanami8701 Рік тому +3

    in cura to make the surface cleaner you have to play with the support z distance a bit for traditional supports

    • @santiagopostorivo
      @santiagopostorivo Рік тому +1

      And support interface density. That really helps with the quality. I use 90%

  • @ratchetz
    @ratchetz Рік тому

    I can’t wait for the newest release of Prusa slicer…. Arachne was a big upgrade, and tree supports are going to be an equal step up.

  • @zesh4708
    @zesh4708 Рік тому

    Ty, This will help me so much :)

  • @TKs3DPrints
    @TKs3DPrints Рік тому +6

    i must admit i still think simplify 3d has some of the best supports for customizing though i hate what they have just done with v5 i will stick with the older version. i hated cura supports i could never get the room sorted on the top of there supports it would always bond with the models. but again i was using an older version but again i never use it.

    • @pennyfpv
      @pennyfpv Рік тому

      What issues do you have with the new version?

    • @TKs3DPrints
      @TKs3DPrints Рік тому +1

      @@pennyfpv new version of cura or new version of s3d
      no issues with latest cura as i have not installed it. latest version of s3d. that they charge for the update already paid for the software once. not paying for what should been a free update. but older version still works great. also with cura when i try to install it. it wants to to delete my moia version of cura so not letting that happen :)

  • @Mirrormn
    @Mirrormn Рік тому

    It seems like you probably had the Bambu Studio tree support settings on the "Tree slim" profile that it suggests to you when you turn on tree supports. This generates tree supports with *no interface layers*, which I've found to be pretty worthless because then the supports fuse to the print and are very hard to get off, exactly as demonstrated in the video. If you decline the "Tree slim" suggestion pop-up, you get better support with regular interface layers that pull away much easier.