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!

@ww-pw6di

5 жыл бұрын

if you're still in the business of doing this, I'd recomment trying Cura's tree support. When combined with a little bit of custom supports they make the absolute best supports ever.

@zr4378

8 ай бұрын

10 years of modeling wow

Am I the only one here that hasn't got a 3d printer is not planning on getting one either (because money) but just watches all of these videos anyway because they're so darn interesting? I just love to see how stuff works and get so curious about it especially if I can't do it myself

@kingtancred

7 жыл бұрын

you are not

@DS-zg1yn

7 жыл бұрын

Red Petzen I'm glad, honestly I think he should get way more appreciation for what he does, you can see how much effort he puts into every single one of his pieces. it baffles me to see how much skill it takes and I find it so amazing. I am good at art and sculpting but put me in front of a computer like Photoshop or anything and I'm hopeless xD

@kingtancred

7 жыл бұрын

I'm no good at art or sculpting either, so you're also a million miles ahead of me... STEM is my thing I just don't have a 3D printer. I agree that Devon is an expert

@adrian.ig.

7 жыл бұрын

Mizz ShadowGirl same

@osimmac647

7 жыл бұрын

you can do it yourself. google anet a8 3d printer its only 180 and not bad considering the price. its a great start.

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

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!!!

This is still valid today and boy I'm thankful for it.

Very helpful. Thank you!

great topic and nice video :)

This is amazing

"insert joke about ex" me: *SCREAMING* DEVON....PLS

Good material you share in the channel, thanks. What I see in this case with the solution is that the support piece will need support xD since is printing on air.

@Odonnol

4 жыл бұрын

He said it'd be hairy on the bottom, but is thick enough that it provides good support from its top.

experimenting with this on my Lulzbot taz with spheres, printing at .38 layer height and .38 gap ended up with the ball totally fused with the support, so much that the ball snapped in half before the support came away. Will try making the gap bigger, I can try slowing down the print speed for more accuracy as well, but for functional geometric shapes I don't like running prints slow/fine.

@make.anything

7 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried this at such a higher layer height do hopefully it works.. I've found it works best with .1mm layer height

thanks a lot:) great tip

nice idea!

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.

you should consider getting one of those screens for your mic so we can't hear your exhale. Its subtle, but a quick deep jolt that made me question the integrity of my headset.

@addisonshinedown

7 жыл бұрын

Fry Guy this. Please get a pop filter. It kills with headphones without the pop filter

@MucaroBoricua

7 жыл бұрын

Wah wah wah... I hope your eardrums didn't burst by such an offensive sound. He's freaking alive, he has to exhale for Goodness sake. lol

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?

anyone elses first reaction to the beginning a little strange

@totaldisruptor2217

7 жыл бұрын

Yep

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?

something I have always wondered, when you hollow out an object as you did with the sphere support, wouldn't you actually end up using MORE filament? typically infill is set to 20% and having that compared to a solid surface in an object as small as the sphere, i believe it may be more efficient to leave it solid

@make.anything

7 жыл бұрын

Term1nat0rjohn I'd say it depends on the case, but for how small the sphere is, I agree solid would be better

Have you ever tried the solluble filament for support? If not, would you make a video about it?

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?

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?

@make.anything

6 жыл бұрын

You can usually get away with putting another gap between the supports and the bottom part of the print.

thank you

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?

Is that possible to use specific supports at any point just using Cura without any SolidWorks or any other 3d cad?

When devin fails a model it's more like mistake anything

What slicer do you use

hey Devin, have you considered getting a Formlabs printer, either the Form 1+ or the Form 2. prints higher quality prints and generates automatic supports that don't leave your models all sketchy afterwards. it's an SLA printer, resin based as apposed to a filament based printer. you should check it out :)

@make.anything

8 жыл бұрын

oh, I'm definitely familiar with those printers. they look fantastic for certain uses, I just don't have the budget to get one right now.

@christopherlopez6193

8 жыл бұрын

yea, they can be quite expensive. I think depending on where you are in the world the price might vary though. I believe the form 1+ goes for $2000 usd on their site. if you do decide to invest in one in the future, it'll be quite interesting to see the kind of things you create. :) awesome videos by the way. keep it up!

Left an abo to have a stronger bond.

I'm american and I use millimeters because it is the default setting on most CAD programs and I am lazy.

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!

@make.anything

7 жыл бұрын

Hmm, in solidworks you can select two bodies and export them together as one STL. I'm just starting to use Fusion 360, so I'll have to look into that. Slic3r should also have an option to align parts at their origins to achieve the same result.

@davidlenz4552

7 жыл бұрын

I figured it out. I thought to export to STL, you had to have each body a component, then export each component as an STL. I later figured out you could export the entire model as an STL by right-clicking on the top parent model in the Object Explorer.

What would the mini diving board look like if you flipped it along the z/ blue axis/ turn it upside down? I know that defeats the point of the video but I'm just curious.

@make.anything

7 жыл бұрын

it would print just fine!

Hello. How much is that Solidworks version and why you paid it? You use for another purpose? (Or is a bussiness lisence?) Thanks.

Metric ftw!

@Sam-ze9mo

7 жыл бұрын

I'm American and I think that the whole world should use metric and Celsius.

@joinn1710

7 жыл бұрын

bird on a rock i don't understand why America still uses imperial, it's just confusing in every way unless you're an astronomer, and even then it's confusing

@Legitgamer2323

7 жыл бұрын

Yea

@MucaroBoricua

7 жыл бұрын

I believe almost the same as you, the whole world, except USoA, should use metric and Celsius. Yes, we like it the hard way. Because without the Imperial system, math would be too darn easy.

@aaronbeckman

6 жыл бұрын

I got pulled into imperial for CAD and now I’m stuck there...

Great help in 2024😬

Nice but it would have been great if you have shown the printed part with support first rather than the final result support removed ;)

what program you use to model?

@Odonnol

4 жыл бұрын

He said he used Solidworks, and you can see that it is so.

me while i watch your vids 0:10

team metric!

@Dy1an.k

6 жыл бұрын

Adrian YES!!

Now do the same with Flexible (TPU) filament please.

Please make custom phone cases!

@asparagus4life

7 жыл бұрын

Emma Breakwood He already did :)

@emmabreakwood1018

7 жыл бұрын

On the 3D printer?

just print the diving board upsidedown and then it will print without an overhang. then just turn it back after its printed

The process seems simple enough; any idea why the programs don't do it this way automatically?

@kameleongreen

7 жыл бұрын

Stratasys.

I live in the US and I can't stand the imperial system. I love the metric

you should have shown the support removal. If its that much easier to remove.

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 :)

@make.anything

7 жыл бұрын

+AppleInformer I already have!

interesting

Ik that your showing us examples, but I. Real life wouldn't you just print the diving board upside down? (I don't know a lot about how 3D printers work so...)

@fish9468

7 жыл бұрын

Sam K. yeah but he's just demonstrating

@joost199207

5 жыл бұрын

The diving board doesn't matter, that's not the point, it's just a simple visual example to explain the techniques he uses when supporting more complex models...

who else thought the parts in the thumbnail were the custom supports

he was just playing cookie clicker, chill!

I think in the future there will be some kind of AI support generator

You ignored the more obvious option for the diving board, flipping it over so there are no overhangs.

@johnz5359

7 жыл бұрын

You ignored the entire point of the video, being a demonstration. Get of youtube and go read a book.

I find the lack of music during the narration unsettling

Show us how to print an object inside an object

@kasonbisso6007

6 жыл бұрын

Such as a sphere inside a sphere

Go team metric.

Or you could just print the diving board upside down

@trynatieeble5807

7 жыл бұрын

Perfect Tomorrow I was thinking the exact same thing.

@asyifakirana4209

7 жыл бұрын

Perfect Tomorrow and what would be the point of him doing this video? He made that shape to demonstrate what it's like printing objects that would have extreme overhangs.

@abosaleh3318

6 жыл бұрын

This is an example sometimes how ever you rotate your print you would be in need of support for the overhangs

@andrewfield8724

6 жыл бұрын

Yes but it would not make it as smoth and naturel

Heytube?

Ahhhh just turn it upside down and print Don't need supports on the first one.

@make.anything

4 жыл бұрын

Oh definitely, I was just trying to demonstrate the supports using a small part :)

am i the only one whop's used to bad jokes and puns because of chuggaconroy?

How old r u?

@Donglator

7 жыл бұрын

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1:21 illuminati tattoo?

@craftycanadian8282

7 жыл бұрын

Petter Houting There are many symbols which contain a triangle. No it's not the all seeing eye.

@corvuscyphert567

7 жыл бұрын

Petter Houting so I'm not the only one who saw that

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

I know no one will see this comment

@olivethetiger3265

7 жыл бұрын

I see it

@joinn1710

7 жыл бұрын

I see it too

@Waluigi_

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't see it

@renidere

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome_StarGirl Love why are there a bunch of random replies? I don't see a main comment? Is this a glitch?

@blue_leader_5756

7 жыл бұрын

I saw it... duh

that was not the best intro, I really that you were... Doing something else.