petey@aussie.zoneOPto3DPrinting@lemmy.world•Friendly reminder to print awkward models on an angleEnglish
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8 days agoOoh thanks I’ll give that a try
Ooh thanks I’ll give that a try
This model is almost entirely overhangs with small gaps between them, making support removal a pain. This way uses less filament and makes for better quality
Just supports, I had to manually paint them in to prevent the slicer from putting them all the way up the side
I recommend LunarVim for VS Code users too
That’s a great idea and would require similar amounts of support, however there’s still going to be 90 degree overhangs that wouldn’t come out quite as nice as the orientation I used
The model in question only has 1 flat side, its end (which is the top in the photo). Every other side requires supports if it’s on the build plate because of the recess in the cap, and the cap being wider than the rest of the model