[Only allow support in designated area? (Inverse of support blocker)]

39 minutes ago, GregValiant said:

 

 

[Only allow support in designated area? (Inverse of support blocker)]

Thankyou @GregValiant for the response.

 

But won't you agree having that "easy button" will saved a lot of heckle (as per your description) for a lot of people .

 

What we need is to be able to make an object generate support only wherever it's overlapping with support needing surfaces of other object(s) on the build plate.

This might sound complicated but it's not, just hear me through.

 

I don't see why we can't have probably a button (next to support blocker named "support enforcer or xyz") when :

 

1. Cura with all its awesomeness, already has algorithms which calculates areas that need support (indicated by red in the Prepare section)

 

2. It already has a button called support blocker which if used it removes supports from the areas which are common with the modifier object and the actual part. I mean all the main ingridents are already in place, literally just need to create a inverse of that support blocker command.

 

 

It's all constructive feedback if there not such option yet, however I am still hopeful there must be some some way to get this done without getting into that much repetitive labour given Cura has been been constantly evolving for so for so long by the community.

 

Is there really not a way to do this maybe by pressing a few more than one button 😉

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[Only allow support in designated area? (Inverse of support blocker)]

Firstly, thankyou for that quicky @GregValiant  🙂

 

Yes I tried doing that but can't go that way because:

1. this creates extra unnecessary support out of the final part like exteriors of the circular end and towards back which increases print time and material cost unnecessarily.

 

2. This is only one of the parts I used to describe my issue whereas I have a lot many different shaped parts in the build plate and doing these sort of process for all of them individually will consume a lot of time preparing them.

 

Is there any other way to work around it something like support enforcer (inverse of support blocker) or any other easier and tidy way around ??

 

Please help!

Thankyou

[Only allow support in designated area? (Inverse of support blocker)]

On 6/9/2020 at 8:17 PM, Cuq said:

Yes I'm sorry it was indeed the "Custom Support" function.

 

In your case the solution could be to use the "Modify Settings" function . You can specify "No support" for the whole part and in the lower area set the parameter "Generate support" to ON and define your "Support Overhang Angle" as you wish  ?

 

Hi everyone..

I also bumped into similar situation. then I found your solution @Cuq and applied it.. but this cutting mesh setting divides the parent body into two divided on the edge of modifier body.

 

Is there any solution to the original post's issue without any effect on the parent body itself?

 

I am attaching the .3mf cura project file and a few screenshots.

 

Please help!

Thankyou all. 

 

 

CCR10_encosure part_1.3mf