This is a battery cell case that was a pain last time I printed it with supports
Ohh nice, battery pez dispenser!
Is that considered a raft + supports or just supports on there?
Just supports, I had to manually paint them in to prevent the slicer from putting them all the way up the side
In Orca slicer, if you use tree supports and hybrid, an option appears (advanced must be enabled) for something like “Essential supports only”. It is so much better than spending all that time adding or blocking supports.
As a total beginner, it’s not really clear to me what’s meant here. I read printing some things are better to print at an angle, like boxes, for additional strength. Is that what’s meant here?
What exactly is the difference to just printing it standing?
That’s one, but if you are priting a particularly delicate part, printing at an angle could strengthen the part significantly
How? What mechanisms, conditions, etc, are we manipulating which produce such a significant effect? After a bit of searching I found this write up:
https://thor3d.ca/wp/the-effects-of-print-orientation-on-strength/
Is this what we’re referring to? To summarize (if I’ve understood this properly): Printing at 45 degrees ensures none of the print’s three axes are aligned with the printer’s least accurate axis of movement.
That’s actually genius, thanks for the tip man
That’s so smart! Thanks for the tip
