How to Position Parts for 3D Printing | Arranging for the BEST Results!

[@shutinyanks]

Wow who are you?! This is amazing i've spent hours searching for tips like this and i find you in recommend feed. The YT gods were in my favour here. Thanks a bunch looking forward to the other tips you talked about.

[@FranklyBuilt]

Hey! Now this is what I like to see! Thank you so much!

[@hhttpp2093]

Same I have been trying months nonstop to try and find a printable iron man helmet file but couldn’t find it anywhere thank you soooooooo much

[@GenuineNPC]

Right?? All of a sudden KZbin decides to give me some quality recs.

[@CaolanDevlin885]

Same

[@KometsG88]

I’m pretty sure this man was sent by the 3d printing gods.

[@lspostma]

I just watched this video this morning, and when I uploaded my second part from Thingiverse and sliced it, it had this anomaly in the preview. Man it was almost like it was meant for me to watch it this morning!!! Thanks Frank. Really enjoying your videos and looking forward to starting my first helmet.

[@AT-ny4ct]

You da man. This video helped more than all the others I've watched added together. Straight forward to the point and not too wordie. I think the other guys and gals doing videos like this like to hear themselves talk. Keep up the good work, Subscribed!

[@theaveragejoe7889]

Thank you so much! This has been something that I have wanted to learn for a long time and you have given me the knowledge and confidence to make it happen. I hope to be a hit at the next convention with this build!

[@estorilblu]

By far one of the best Cura videos out there 👌

[@dustingurganus2713]

Great job showing how to print a helmet without having to dive straight into overhang angles or material parameters! Great intro video!

[@FranklyBuilt]

Thank you!!!! All of THAT is for the advanced stuff. I just wanted to get peoples noses a little wet

[@MrTimmmers]

Thanks for sharing your experience, the time you've saved us making errors is appreciated. No waffle, just really interesting, useful video.

[@haimiah]

What an IMMENSE amount of information. First time helmet printer and was looking for tips and tricks. Was not disappointed. Thank you

[@M_Dragonsblood]

This helped a lit. I just got a Darth Vader helmet for my sister, and I have a Ancycubic Kobra 2 max, but I know I still want to conserve filament. I will be trying these tips out for sure. I am having a lot of issues with support on some of my prints that is driving me insane. So glad I subscribed to your channel.

[@lambrettaladUK]

I cant like this video enough. I've got an A8 which only has a 220 x 220 bed and this is exactly what I need. Oh, and my A8 has been modded to not catch fire :-)......I hope!

[@grahamjones7814]

Another great video that helps on my 3d printing journey. Saves wasting loads of filament!

[@addisonhall5027]

Yoooo, I use Cura too. It's always a good day when Frankly Built uploads!

[@FranklyBuilt]

A lot of us use Cura haha it’s free!

[@TheJeetkanaskar]

This video couldn't come at a better time for me ..I legit did everything u said that could be better wrong ..my filament thanks u 😊🤘

[@FranklyBuilt]

Haha well glad to help!

[@gettingfitat5015]

OMG DUDE!! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!! You're frickin amazing! ...reading my mind again? ;-) THANK YOU!!

[@ThysaniaAg]

Thanks for the great, interesting, educational videos! You make new concepts feel really relatable and accessible to newbies like me! 👍

[@richardalonzo2879]

This was an Awesome, Awesome Video !! Thank you!! I learned so much from your video on orientation of your models and how to save time and costs. Please make a video on how to use Support Blockers and the Do's and Don'ts of them ? Loving the Slicr3d software ! Working on a Vyper printer at the moment, must get a printer with a larger bed . Thanks for passing your knowledge on this work along to us Newbies !

[@brucealmightyone]

I'm printing my first Ironman helmet and this video is perfect. Thanks!

[@oraclescave]

Really good video Frank, I have not used a cutting programme yet so that was a cool introduction. And keep reminding people in your videos to SUBSCRIBE, because I have been watching every video from you in my FEED, and all your previous videos. And just noticed i had not even subscribed yet. Your videos are so interesting and loaded with information that subscribing gets forgotten about. Right now this is my favourite channel on all of youtube, and I still forgot to click subscribe on every video I watched. OFFICIALLY SUBSCRIBED ! And really do appreciate you for showing how to use these softwares. I was limited to just printing things that were known to work. You have opened so many more doors for me now. When I was younger I wanted to be IRON MAN Now I'm grown up I want to be like FRANK lol 👍👍👍

[@FranklyBuilt]

ORACLE'S CAVE well thanks so much man! That’s amazing. I appreciate that a lot dude. I’m trying haha hopefully I start to see a subscriber jump lol 😂

[@un-mol4751]

Your content is gold 🌟🌟

[@palatine303]

Great advice, I learned a few Cura tricks now too thanks!

[@AntonsCreations]

JUST WHAT I NEEDED! unfortunately...I’m already printing the helmet part ..fingers crossed it doesn’t fail 🤞😂😅 can’t wait for the Cura settings update video! Keep them coming man

[@FranklyBuilt]

Thanks so much!!

[@AntonsCreations]

@@FranklyBuilt Man this takes a while to print...curious. what is your longest/biggest single print to date?

[@jaimin660]

how to be sure helmet fits the head befor printing

[@AJapaneseDream]

I wish I found this tutorial before spending 2 days printing a single section of Mk3 helmet lol Thank you so much for these tutorials! They have been life saving in regards to time / material used. Do you have a tutorial for print settings for iron man helmets? Infill / wall thickness / raft diameter etc? Looking for the best settings for a super efficient yet high quality print.

[@weetamc13579]

You my friend are now the world standard

[@andrewmakestuff]

Awesome video, never messed with the support blocker because I didn't understand their function. Just shaved 2 1/2 hours off a part because it was supporting on one side and not the other (it's a mirror piece). Blocked out the one side that randomly got support and saved time and material!

[@FranklyBuilt]

Andrew Corlett awesome! Make sure it reallllly didn’t need that support haha

[@andrewmakestuff]

@@FranklyBuilt It was a small overhang at the very top of the model that bridging should take care of no problem, plus its on the interior of the model so if it droops it won't mess it up!

[@patrickstaresina3902]

Awesome video. This is really helpful. Thanks, Frankly!

[@FranklyBuilt]

Hey no problem!

[@yep_2431]

FYI prusa slicer will look at your model and find all the flat sides to it and you can literally just click on whatever side you want to go towards the base really saves time having to move models around find out the best fit. Edit: all these free programs have their perks and tools. Cura still gets in on the rotation

[@Erickk1]

One tip is on slic3r all you have to do is right click on the part you want and select export stl from the menu that pops up and it will only export that part!!

[@tomesmores5669]

Keep up the great tutorials.

[@johnglover4535]

awesome video keep em coming

[@richardalonzo2879]

Are there any tricks for making supports release from your prints a lot easier ?? Sometimes it is a real bear to remove supports without wrecking the print.

[@blammers]

That really helps, thank you.

[@fpv_drone_adventure]

Thank you so much for your time

[@koosy2987]

Best video ever! thanks

[@TheOldLynx77]

Looking forward for that video with your custom Settings..... I'm curious about INFILL..... Please release that video right away :-) :-) pleaseeeeee :-) :-)

[@jaimevirlanruiz953]

Hello good afternoon, I love how the helmet has been, I have an ender 3 and when I put the largest part of the helmet to print I have also oriented it so that it does not create much support for me but how do you remove the base that it creates in the back of the helmet? do you use an electric sander or cutting pliers? is that I would like it to be as smooth and homogeneous as possible, I wait for a response, thank you very much and greetings

[@jamo_pls]

Jaime Virlan Ruiz sandpaper works magic

[@tonysmith4801]

When the heck will Cura include a slicer feature in their software? It would make things so much easier!!!

[@ilMioMondoSulTuoTubo]

damn that would be a dream!

[@tonysmith4801]

@@ilMioMondoSulTuoTubo Flashforge slicer software lets you do it. it is great. But i think you can only use it with Flashforge printers.

[@sho3d]

i've learnt something. thanks

[@therelaxationstation6062]

I did my chin very similar if not exactly like your model and mine has the worst finish where the chin touched the suports. Do you just prime over and sand or do your pieces come out smooth even where the supports touched?

[@juliensoyer5786]

awesome videos !

[@SynysterGoose]

Do you use 10% infill on average for your helmets?

[@Hakuru15]

You literally fixed all my problems and that slicer tool is so freaking handy!

[@F1NNJA_Industries]

Hey Frank, I really want to print a mark 3 but the helmet will take 3/10 of my 1000 g filament spool and might be too small. Should I do it?

[@lnt3ch]

Great upload! Help me a ton. My jaw doesn’t seem to be lining up with my faceplate, though. Have you ever ran into this issue, Frank? I’m printing in PLA and using the same model from the description

[@FranklyBuilt]

Might have to sand it down a little

[@lnt3ch]

@@FranklyBuilt I’ll definitely try, but it seems like the jaw is actually wider than the faceplate. Maybe PLA warping because of ambient temps or something?

[@Kameron2335]

What’s your head size? great video by the way

[@KurayamiWinter]

Ohhh never considered that on how to break it up. :o

[@Burt14]

Have you tried tree supports in Cura with masks?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Yep. All the time

[@NickMorgz]

Great video, many thanks for them all, they are a great help with my 3d printing experience, I have a question though, I'm printing the top part of the helmet upside down like in the video with 70 degree support, do you also get a weird deformity on the upside down curve away from where the supports are placed? I plan on trying to fix it and fill it with wood filler but just curious if you have the same issue when printing the top part of the helmet?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Hey! Sometimes yeah. You can try a 60 angle to helmet mitigate it

[@chadhill8785]

I did my face plate (do3d mk85) upright as well. I did the jaw upright chin down and I kept getting warping 13-16 hours in. I'm moving to the dome see if I can get that one.

[@chrisgomes7925]

Thanks for your upload. Just a question you dont use arc welder in cura? I think it will make your prints faster and more accurate

[@FranklyBuilt]

I’ve just recently heard about it and it seems to have mixed reviews

[@chrisgomes7925]

@@FranklyBuilt oke that could be me Just starting with 3d printing and seeing these kind of things or guys (/gals) complaining to have to get out of their comfort zone and refigure things 🤣 Sorry for yout time Just another noob talking here.💁‍♂️

[@sjmaguirepdx]

Thanks for the video, Frank! Very helpful. Any challenges using the Cura slicer instead of the the one that Creality offers? Just curious as I just bought a CR10 V2. Any particular tips to getting Cura set-up to work with different printers. I have a Prusa and Elegoo Mars and typically just use the ones that come with them. However an all in one option, especially if it's more powerful, would be great.

[@FranklyBuilt]

Literally easiest thing ever to set up. Just download and select add printer. It’s amazing. Sadly Creality slicer sucks lol 😂

[@sjmaguirepdx]

Frankly Built I did it. It is pretty intuitive. There’s no CR-10 V2 in the list of printers. Think it’s safe to use the CR-10s?

[@truegret7778]

Great stuff ... thanks for sharing your expertise. Question - wrt to the jaw print, do you take into account the direction the layers are printed? Specifically, the back of the jaw toward ears that are maybe 6mm X 6mm and long. The risk is they can snap off at a layer line. I need to catch up with you other videos - Cura now offers Tree supports which are very cool to reduce material.

[@handyishrandyish334]

My ender 3 printed the dome piece at 100 just took some moving around and it fit

[@aholland3138]

Hey frank, I’ve been watching you on tic tok for a while now, and you inspired me to get a 3d printer. I bought the ender 3 just like you said and I was just wondering if you make the helmet dome at 96 percent does that mean you have to print everything else at 96 percent?

[@GADMHahn]

yes, or the other parts wont line up.

[@bigguy3021]

yeah, the other parts would be too big otherwise

[@Dayquan_Bonqweeqwee]

How do you figure out what size fits your head without printing like 10 that don’t fit?

[@jaypepper1453]

what is the best 3d printer to start off with to build things like these ironman suits?

[@fijinelsonq]

Can this stl file be made into a wearable helmet that's motorized, or just for a shelf?

[@entenmannprince6014]

@starboost_39, this one is probably my favorite and then update #6 on the suit

[@whitewolf8744]

my ? is what type of supports do you use?

[@FranklyBuilt]

I float between tree and normal

[@marshthing4808]

Nice!

[@alonraz6477]

Have you tried doing mashmixer supperts?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Yep. Not a fan personally.

[@wolvgirl1918]

This was a fantastic video! Do you think there will ever be software that automatically calculates the most optimal position for minimal values? As in, user selects minimal print time, total material or support percentage and the software optimizes it?

[@FranklyBuilt]

I sure hope so!

[@p11_studios]

This is great, really helpful. Anyone have some broken down models of this?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Just cut it up yourself. I have videos on how to do that

[@neilA08a]

I tried to print the jaw piece standing up and two times it failed..maybe i should lay it down more?

[@ahaansingh9188]

I just have a couple questions, what’s your take on supports vs tree supports, and do you know any ways to either split an stl in ways that aren’t completely parallel to an axis (so the opposite of what you showed) or to physically cut the printed part without damaging it? I printed the mark 39 helmet but the faceplate is attached to the jaw and I wanted to separate them and add magnets to let it open and close.

[@duncanchivers8949]

Hey MrBluePenguin, Do3d just released a version with the faceplate separated, looks like it may be what you're after?

[@FranklyBuilt]

MrBluePenguin hey! So what Duncan said is true but you can also use Meshmixer to make complex cuts. That’s a tutorial for another day tho lol

[@ahaansingh9188]

Duncan Chivers Looks like I was too eager to print mine then, thanks for the info!

[@ahaansingh9188]

Frankly Built That would make a great tutorial, I know I’d need that skill.

[@ajdoc2181]

Trying to download the slicer3D program you use. When I click on the link, click to download, says source cannot be reached. Has the website changed or is it now a different program?? Please help! Thanks brotha!

[@JayBizzzle]

What material would you recommend using for these Iron Man prints?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Pla\PLA+

[@JayBizzzle]

@@FranklyBuilt thanks for the reply!! do you have a favorite brand of PLA and/or PLA+?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Sunlu and Monoprice

[@TheRealMisterJ]

2 thins I noticed..I see your printing in super detail, is that really worth it if your just gonna sand and prime it smooth? And also how much i love prusa's paint on support feature, lets you just paint on exactly where you want to put supports. Still got a ton of info from this video tho, TYSM for all the help on this project so far!

[@FranklyBuilt]

That’s odd I never print in super detail. The details never really effects my quality much just increases time. I should make a new video for this lol it’s been a while

[@uheldigehelt]

using cura myself and I feel pretty confident in my placements and slicing. BUT! the last two print was just unlucky. with 1 hour left the y axis just went right and ruined a 24 hour print and the next print I tried was 11 hours in and made an afro (I was at work and it had stuck to the plate when I left) so much wast I feel heartbroken.

[@Jimidybillybob]

hey man, do you run prints over night or pause? I have a helmet I wanna print but... going to take forever and i dunno if I wanna sleep with it on lol

[@FranklyBuilt]

I run them for days lol

[@bigguy3021]

That's 3D printing man

[@reachededhp6040]

Hi, I need some help from you...maybe you have the answers to my questions....I want to start making finally some masks...after years of 3d printing,but I don't know how to model it on my skull,is there a site or some trick to do it?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Look into armour smith. Or check the last like 20 minutes of my most recent live stream

[@reachededhp6040]

I've watched the last 40 minutes of the live but...can you just give me the minutes please? I've made today a caliber to measure my skull but I've realised that on cura I can't see the centimeters...am I wrong? So many question not so much time...thank you

[@alonraz6477]

Fusion 360 has an option to oriente the part in the best way for as lass support as possible

[@FranklyBuilt]

But you have to pay for fusion 360 so it’s not ideal for beginners. It’s a good way to deter people away from the hobby. This is just basic.

[@alonraz6477]

@@FranklyBuilt good point, forgot I was using the educational version

[@natnameb9757]

At 22 minutes would standing it up work?

[@francisobrien674]

HI FRANK ive had really bad luck positioning the starboost helmet do u think u could send me the file on the cut u did

[@FranklyBuilt]

Check my MK39 build video 2. It’s about that helmet

[@jokerdaclown4339]

Hi, I’ve tried Slic3r multiple times and it keeps coming up with ‘Not responding’. I have upgraded my graphics driver and intel driver and it still doesn’t work. Do you know how to fix this problem or possibly know a different free program where I can cut objects? Thanks

[@FranklyBuilt]

JokerDaClown try Meshmixer

[@jokerdaclown4339]

Frankly Built Thanks this works! You always reply!

[@FranklyBuilt]

I try man haha Goodluck!

[@BoldCatStudios]

I'm having trouble downloading the slicer tool

[@HeehawBaws]

re: glitches in Cura. I saved a mando helmet GCode and noticed two lines running round the finished print at two different layer heights. While removing the supports, the helmet ripped in two as if it had been designed to. I put it down to a filament problem. I then printed a second helmet from the same GCode and it had the same two fault lines at the same two heights. This time the helmet tried to rip in two at the other fault line. I was expecting it this time and stopped it in time to strengthen everything with superglue and bicarbonate of soda. Is this a Cura glitch? Have you seen that before? Also. would this iron man dome print without supports? I'm finding a lot of helmets can be printed with supports competely blocked in the dome.

[@FranklyBuilt]

Join our discord community discord.gg/franklybuilt it’s great for troubleshooting and bouncing ideas off of others :)

[@mattim9461]

but what about a mandalorian helmet

[@jpage5303]

what does the RED color on the part indicate?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Support placement

[@Skoopa92]

I've been 3d printing for years and just now learned of the support blocker tool 🤡

[@haroldbooth6002]

How thick is the print

[@FranklyBuilt]

A few mms

[@crzysundvir9752]

My computer can’t load preview all it will do is crash sadly lol I never thought it would do this

[@fakermakerprops3948]

I have a rule in cura, if it is more than 20 percent support, I will be re position it, and make it less

[@somethingtocosplayassometh21]

I use blue tape

[@e_Dave]

Wait... Hold up... I just looked at your taskbar.... YOU USE FILMORA FOR MAKING YOUR VIDEOS? That's it, we need to be friends.

[@FranklyBuilt]

Yessir. Should I not? Haha

[@eddybee5039]

You need to turn down the volume audio settings of your videos. They are stupid loud by default as they play relative to other standard videos on KZbin. It’s jolting when they start playing before turning down to volume to accommodate.

[@santia.4069]

Great walkthrough! "sal_cosplay" is my instagram!

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

That error is a product of VERY poor error trapping by the programmers.

[@dom_the_builder]

Instagram name for the contest @dominick_civitano

[@nemohoess]

good info on this video but two things wrong. 1 your support infill density is way too high like insanely too high. I'm at 10% at most for supports. 2 who uses regular supports in cura anymore try using tree supports way better and a hell of a lot less material used with tree supports also that almost fall right off when the prints are done

[@FranklyBuilt]

I think you missed the point of this video lol I even said “were not going into advanced settings on this one” lol it’s for positioning only. That’s it. I used tree supports on my entire suit with 2-5% support density. The next video is about settings and quality and supports. Tree supports are the future lol it’s amazing how many people don’t know about them. However. Sometimes normal supports are better for stability

[@Jacobflamecaster]

theres a guy who 3d prints anything for money so I let him deal with it