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The teal stuff is called "support". There is a checkbox you can uncheck to disable support called "generate support".
Or you can disable just portions. It looks to me like you definitely need a little bit of support on those "posts" that hand downwards over air. You can't just print over air with most 3d printers. So there are lots of features to add/remove/tweak support. In this case I would probably use the support blocker feature. Watch a youtube video - maybe search "cura support blocker". The way you do it has changed over the years but it's extremely similar and won't have changed much.
First step is to click to add a single cube of support blocker. Then select that cube and scale and move it in 3 dimensions to get it to enclose all the red areas of your model that don't need support. Support blocker is a bit confusing as people put the blocker down on the bed where they don't want the support. Instead you need to put it over the red areas of your model (areas that are red in PREPARE view).
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S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
(Sorry, was out of office when this released)
This update is for...
All UltiMaker S series
New features
Temperature status. During print preparation, the temperatures of the print cores and build plate will be shown on the display. This gives a better indication of the progress and remaining wait time. Save log files in paused state. It is now possible to save the printer's log files to USB if the currently active print job is paused. Previously, the Dump logs to USB option was only enabled if the printer was in idle state. Confirm print removal via Digital Factory. If the printer is connected to the Digital Factory, it is now possible to confirm the removal of a previous print job via the Digital Factory interface. This is useful in situations where the build plate is clear, but the operator forgot to select Confirm removal on the printer’s display. Visit this page for more information about this feature.
A year after the merger of Ultimaker and MakerBotQQ, we have unlocked the ability for users of our Method series printers to slice files using UltiMaker Cura. As of this release, users can find profiles for our Method and Method XL printers, as well as material profiles for ABS-R, ABS-CF, and RapidRinse. Meaning it’s now possible to use either Cura or the existing cloud-slicing software CloudPrint when printing with these printers or materials
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The teal stuff is called "support". There is a checkbox you can uncheck to disable support called "generate support".
Or you can disable just portions. It looks to me like you definitely need a little bit of support on those "posts" that hand downwards over air. You can't just print over air with most 3d printers. So there are lots of features to add/remove/tweak support. In this case I would probably use the support blocker feature. Watch a youtube video - maybe search "cura support blocker". The way you do it has changed over the years but it's extremely similar and won't have changed much.
First step is to click to add a single cube of support blocker. Then select that cube and scale and move it in 3 dimensions to get it to enclose all the red areas of your model that don't need support. Support blocker is a bit confusing as people put the blocker down on the bed where they don't want the support. Instead you need to put it over the red areas of your model (areas that are red in PREPARE view).
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