petey@aussie.zone to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoFriendly reminder to print awkward models on an angleaussie.zoneimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1165arrow-down1imageFriendly reminder to print awkward models on an angleaussie.zonepetey@aussie.zone to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
This is a battery cell case that was a pain last time I printed it with supports Model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5240533/files
minus-squarepetey@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 days agoJust supports, I had to manually paint them in to prevent the slicer from putting them all the way up the side
minus-squareTest_Tickles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoIn 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.
minus-squarepetey@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoOoh thanks I’ll give that a try
minus-squareanguo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoWould that be equivalent to PrusaSlicer’s “automatic painting”?
minus-squareTest_Tickles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI have no clue about that. I only recently stumbled across the orca setting while waging my own battle against excessively aggressive supports.
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.
Ooh thanks I’ll give that a try
Would that be equivalent to PrusaSlicer’s “automatic painting”?
I have no clue about that. I only recently stumbled across the orca setting while waging my own battle against excessively aggressive supports.