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Sep 08 2023

Organic Supports are Much Easier to Remove than Grid Supports

PrusSlicer now has a nifty way to create “organic” supports.

They are MUCH easier to remove from the final 3D print.

“Organic supports are easily removable, do not scar the surface, and are fast and cheap to print.”

An example of a recent print in the Maker Space and how it looks with each of the methods.

Organic Supports
Organic Supports
Grid Supports
Grid Supports

How to do it: “Open the Paint-on supports Gizmo, select Automatic painting. when its done enable for “support enforcers only” then go to Print Settings\Support material\Style: and from the drop down menu select Organic. “

Written by David Israel · Categorized: 3D Prints

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