The lightning support looks great. Testing as I write...
But it would be nice if the was an option to set a numbers (distance in mm and/or mm2) for how big a wall can be, before it would get a cross-brace and be connected to the wall on the other side.
Big items gets squizzy on the side, if the walls are not supported. And big parts are the once that would benefit the most from lightning support, so it would be a shame if we can't use it here.
I don't see any way to put something in the CAD model to make this, without creating a hole in the wall. But maybe someone smarter than me can show how??
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Have you considered adding the "lightning" support concept to the external ones too???
Should probably have a setting deciding weather the support is allowed to touch the outer walls. This in order to have support point (anchors) at X numbers of layers, in order to sort of lean onto the walls for support. Just like you do with anchors on a scaffolding on the outside of a house.
There could even be an option to have the support grow of the side of the wall, just like lightning does internally, but with fewer points to allow breaking it off.
When I first discovered "tree" support, I actually thought that it did like lightning, but it don't seem to cut down on material and print time that much.
Imagine how many tons of wasted plastic could be saved each year, with clever support structure. Not to mention print time, which is my biggest reason for writing this....
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