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Problems with the surface in contact with the supports


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Posted · Problems with the surface in contact with the supports

Generally the softer a material is, the worse it handles getting support off (you should see some of the stuff I've printed in TPU - not only is it practically impossible to remove all the support, but it's so soft you can't even file the left overs off).

 

Try disabling Support > Enable Support Interface. Your support density is high enough that bridging the gaps should be easy and it's a lot easier to remove a few lines of support than a whole grid of interface.

 

You could also try printing it on its side, like this:

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The visual scarring from the support is much less visible on vertical (or angled, like towards the bottom) surfaces. If you're going to do it this way just make sure you're not printing too fast and your acceleration and jerk are reasonably low or else it'll wobble and fall over, but the flaps on the sides will add stability and looking at your project file your acceleration and jerk are at nice safe levels.

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