Tutorial : Improve Your Prints with Entirely Custom Supports
Tutorial : Improve Your Prints with Entirely Custom Supports
Dealing with support material can be a pretty frustrating part of 3D printing. Even with slicers improving their supports, it’s sometimes better to take things into your own hands. In this episode, I go step-by-step through my method of building supports into my models… plus a few bad jokes.
The video helps newbies such as myself. Could you give examples of multiple overhangs that’s stacking atop one another? In other words the subsequent support has to sit on the overhang below it. Thanks a lot.
Go team metric.
Nice video, I have been considering whether I should custom build supports in solid works, nice to see that you have already experimented with them and the results
The process seems simple enough; any idea why the programs don’t do it this way automatically?
I know I’m 7 years late but thank you for this video! Still applicable and it really helped me understand the concept. And your measurements and reasoning it out for us was terrific. Thank you!
anyone elses first reaction to the beginning a little strange
nice idea!
Did no one else think he was fapping at the start?
Am I understanding this correctly? You’re creating a solid surface, with a fraction of a millimeter offset, with no (theoretical) contact to the intended product?
Are we relying on the tolerance of the printer to allow the molten plastic the barest contact with the support? It seems like it would just drip down and land on the support piece, which would the cause problems for the next layer, and then the next, etc. Or is there another step I’m missing?
thank you
Hey Devin (Devon?) Great Video! I have a question for you, though. How do you import multiple models, in place, in your slicer? I’m using Fusion 360 and Slic3r, and I seem to only be able to export each component individually as separate .stl files. Because the support material and part are not technically touching, I can’t export them as one file, unless, of course, I’m missing something. Thoughts? Thanks!
thank you so much for this tutorial! ive had this design ive been working on that has been getting ruined due to me trying to remove the ugly supports! this saved the print and saved me so many headaches!!!
Great help in 2024😬
0:09 *Faping*
Heytube?
I wonder if you have any new tips these days.
that was not the best intro, I really that you were… Doing something else.
can you send me a free 3d printer and a subscription to solid works?
I’m american and I use millimeters because it is the default setting on most CAD programs and I am lazy.
Please get a pop filter!!!! They are cheap and will fix the awful audio spikes with your b’s and p’s and cuts down on breathing sounds
Hello Devin! I use mac, but the problem is: SolidWorks doesn’t work on mac, so please can you start doing your models on Fusion 360.
Thanks 🙂
This is still valid today and boy I’m thankful for it.
Left an abo to have a stronger bond.
Hi, I am currently doing this with my models. I am hoping to use less material as the computer generated supports, specially with simplify 3d. Do you think it will use less material if you implement this type of approach on supports?
thanks a lot:) great tip
What slicer do you use
I live in the US and I can’t stand the imperial system. I love the metric
This was helpful. How would you create support for an overhang that is not hanging over the print plate, but over another part of the print?
1:21 illuminati tattoo?
who else thought the parts in the thumbnail were the custom supports
Nice but it would have been great if you have shown the printed part with support first rather than the final result support removed 😉
I find the lack of music during the narration unsettling
Ahhhh just turn it upside down and print Don’t need supports on the first one.
Hey Devin! I have been 3D modeling/printing for about 5 years now, I started in high school, and have been hooked ever since! Now I’m a draftsman so I’m 3D modeling entire Buildings for a living! But I have to say one shortcoming of my printing was relying on default supports, ever since I first watched this video my entire 3D printing works has changed, I’m getting cleaner parts, using less filament, and enjoying figuring out individual support parts! Thank you for making this video it has inspired me to make my own supports and I’ve grown as a modeler because of it!
just print the diving board upsidedown and then it will print without an overhang. then just turn it back after its printed
I think in the future there will be some kind of AI support generator
Show us how to print an object inside an object
team metric!
This video is really helpful to me. a while ago, I just find automatic generated support is hard to clean up. Im really looking for more video talking about Automatic Model Orientating , to minimize support. or warning validating tool or repair generating. Currently, if some support fails, the printer is just printing to that layer and stop, that consuming much valueable time. and anyone can talk about experience water-washing PVA support-material for dual head printer? I found that is very expensive even cost more than the prime material, is that really no alternatives?
Have you ever tried the solluble filament for support? If not, would you make a video about it?
When devin fails a model it’s more like mistake anything
Is that possible to use specific supports at any point just using Cura without any SolidWorks or any other 3d cad?
thank for sharing
Very helpful. Thank you!
Now do the same with Flexible (TPU) filament please.
me while i watch your vids 0:10
can you print this with the overhang laying on the bed or laying the small surface on the bed with the overhang building upright to avoid supports?
Or you could just print the diving board upside down
"insert joke about ex"
me: *SCREAMING* DEVON….PLS
he was just playing cookie clicker, chill!