Forcing supports

Snapmaker Luban
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I am trying to add supports to get something to print without falling. It was quite a bit of tilt and the auto sopport feature does not add anything. Thoughts

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You could:

  • Install cura
  • Go to marketplace and get the custum supports plugin
  • Create your supports
  • Mark the object, all the supports and choose export selection. Save as .stl
  • Import to Luban
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Why not just use cura to create the gcode and print from there?

You might want to try printing it in a different orientation. Is there a way to lay it flatter? Since you haven’t shared the object it’s hard to be helpful.

-S

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Well, that’s a pretty obvious way to go. I’m just explaining a way to do it if wanting to continue slicing with luban…

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I haven’t had any problems with Luban’s auto supports. When it doesn’t generate them, I haven’t needed them. Although the layer height is a factor. I can print a 60º overhang with a 0.1mm layer height, but only 50º with a 0.2mm layer. Depending on the object’s base, I might need a brim with a lot of overhang. I’d have to see the print, and run through the layer preview to decide.

Cura also exposes the overhang angle for supports as a parameter, so there’s no need to get a plugin. Just lower the overhang angle, and it’ll generate supports. I see that option in Luban 4.6.3. Oh sweet, Luban added Tree supports too.

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I figured, but since there are a lot of people on here who are inexperienced, it’s best to include that info with your suggestions.

-S

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What info? That it’s possible to slice with Cura? Ok if you think information is missing you can just add it without dictating what I say, bro.

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You can manually add supports in luban.

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Nice! I didn’t know that. No need to switch to Cura in this case then…

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