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zen17h

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Alternate structure support s
« on: November 10, 2017, 02:51:03 AM »
Has anyone tried using alternate utilities to generate support structures?

I'm printing out a few miniature figure test runs that do absolutely require *some* support, but the Zortrax support (even at minimum with support-lite) makes it very tough to remove without breaking an arm or leg off.

Afterwards I tried using Meshmixer to create some supports and then load it in Z-suite with "no" support (NOTE this makes the Meshmixer supports look like some are floating a few layers above the bottom ones).
It seems to print mostly fine, but I still haven't found any settings that get a good balance between preservation of detail and easy support removal.

Anyone else experimented with other supports before loading it up in Z-suite, or would it be best to stick to a single tool to add support and generate Gcode and then use G2Z?