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- Fri Feb 10, 2017 1:37 am
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: Failing slowly on an angle
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17516
Re: Failing slowly on an angle
Internal supports? I never even thought about putting in internal supports. However it looks like the auto supports tool in Solus Contour actually added at least one internal support. I was a little surprised. It found its way in the drainage hole I created.
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:55 pm
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: Failing slowly on an angle
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17516
Re: Failing slowly on an angle
So to follow up on the suggestions (Thank you!) I was introduced to a cool program called meshmixer. This allowed me to easily take this frog mesh and hollow it out. I added two holes in the bottom for drainage. I printed it again but with nearly identical results as the solid model. I've attached a...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:45 am
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: Failing slowly on an angle
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17516
Re: Failing slowly on an angle
Thanks for the quick response! The photo is from one of the first failures which was before I changed the tank film. The new film is clearer and I'm being way more careful with it. I've tried versions with more and less supports than this. I zipped the .solus file with the supports but the forum is ...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 4:59 am
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: Failing slowly on an angle
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17516
Failing slowly on an angle
I wanted to figure this one out on my own but I think I could really use some help. I'm trying to print this frog that my nephew easily printed with his $250 FDM printer. The frog usually starts out OK with a bed of nails support and a few others that I added manually. After it builds for a 1/2 inch...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:30 am
- Forum: Tips and Tutorials
- Topic: Support Video
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6035
Re: Support Video
Good video. Thanks for sharing it. I'm going to have to try this technique.
- Tue Aug 16, 2016 4:52 pm
- Forum: News and Announcements
- Topic: Please introduce yourselves
- Replies: 99
- Views: 193808
Re: Please introduce yourselves
Hi My name is Wendell from central New York. I've have had a life long interest in jewelry making and am now taking the steps to make it my new career. I have been studying 3D printers for several months and finally decided on the Solus. I received it at the end of June and after dealing with a numb...