Improve your chances of 3D Printing Success! 3D Printing Masterclass

[@therollo9]

3 S' for Sucess. Without them, there will be no success, but an "ucce". I'll just leave it here...

[@umbratherios5614]

There is no success without the "ess" Because we all have to succ before learning, improving and growing. please don't kill me...

[@C.111]

The pinned comment only has one comment, which is only 11 months ago? Well not anymore

[@RajvirSingh1313]

​@@C.111 The pinned comment only has two comments, which is only 1 months ago? Well not anymore

[@theexiledjester8343]

Oh my goodness, I didn’t even think of pushing the print down into the bed to print a top portion! Thank you so much!

[@sapneshnaik]

Now I fully comprehend that 3D printing is not just a toy that you buy and start getting awesome results. Thanks Agnus

[@AlanPieroway]

Buy a Prusa! Its darn close. :) Just kidding.. but it is close. :)

[@WarraGp]

you are the best teacher of 3D printings in the world! thanks Angus

[@jayofthenorth3364]

I agree 100% I just bought a geetech a10m

[@bald_engineer]

I've been printing for years. Been using S3D for about 2 years now. I had no idea the difference between "skirt" and "brim" until now. Thank you.

[@IrishSpyHD60]

0:47 So ironic that when you say "stability" the video glitches out due to an error during rendering.

[@AmusementLabs]

caffeinated lol

[@MixedGears]

WTF. How did you notice it =)

[@Lagggerengineering]

60FPS m9.

[@byronbailey500]

This was a really helpful video! I really liked how you demonstrated how the layer-by-layer g code preview can show where layers are printed in midair.

[@rickstaggs2376]

That Z offset tip to sink the print for testing is so easy. Cheers!

[@DanielBel]

You´re the best man! keep imparting knowledge as you do. Thank you!

[@TomBinnekamp]

Good to hear that Simplify3D is working on the possibility of adding a brim around support material that is touching the bed. I'll keep an eye out for that.

[@backyardbushcraft5964]

Great video, you are quite the expert on supports and I learned a lot from watching your lesson, thanks!

[@EngineeringVignettes]

Hi Angus, an observation and a question on contact surface area and adhesion pre-checks... @4:47 - Just for interest I did some rough calculations on the surface area difference between the 2 egg parts. The larger annulus is ~ 18.37 while the bottom of the other half is ~ 28.27, so the larger (disc) footprint is 64% of the area of the smaller disc (I assume units are mm). Now the question, even though the contact area is smaller, would not the larger diameter compensate in terms of stability (not necessary adhesion) to the work surface? The reason I ask is that I typically use a blue-tape surface and I notice the plastic-to-tape-adhesion is pretty good. The weakness at that point is the adhesion of the tape to the aluminum heated bed. This effect is _worse_ when the contact area is smaller in diameter. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on this. Thanks for the Masterclass info, great stuff as always. - Eddy

[@havoc010101]

This is geat video, it's very informative and definitely helps individuals who are just getting into the hobby learn about how to get the most out of their 3d printers. Keep the content coming!!

[@pluckygalaxy]

Just bought a 3D Printer and your channel has helped me greatly. Thanks for your videos!! Congrats

[@MakerFarmNL]

In one word: "Thisisjustaverygoodvideo!!!" Good topic. Well scripted. Nice demo prints! Good editing. Spontaneous presentation as always! Very well done!! Thanks!!

[@JAMESKNOWSGAMES]

awesome tips, Angus. Thanks for sharing:) I ran through a very similar process when I printed out my copy of the Thinker on the Ultimaker3.

[@I.no.ah.guy57]

That's such a neat trick, the power of 3D printing 😩

[@havoc010101]

Great video!!! This was extremely informative content. Keep the content coming!!

[@MakersMuse]

Cheers man!

[@Drumaier]

A comment from the future, you can easily test tricky parts that needs support or tight tolerances, by dragging the model in z and also cutting everything else (like the back of the thinker here) in Prusaslicer with the cut tool, or in Cura by adding some modifier (if I remember correctly). That way the test is as fast an focused as possible. I did that with a small transformer PIP to get the xy compensation neither overly loose or that melted together the parts.

[@umbratherios5614]

cura also has custom supports :) people don't seem to realize that, lol, but damn this video is a treasure trove of tips!

[@Happy_Free_Time]

Thanks for the awesome video. This has been one of the most helpful videos I have been able to find when it comes to slicing. Please keep it up and looking forward to the next masterclass!

[@JazzToTheTwo]

Great video! But I have two questions. Is there a chance of pulling off the entire bottom layer when removing a brim and how do you stop rafts fusing to the part? I have had that happen multiple times. Thanks!

[@lsellclumanetsolarenergyll5071]

Ok you should had also touched STL files itself for a good success. Not always you need to do build supports up like you did in your slicer. Sometimes it's best you build them into your STL right from the start to eliminate failures and wasting a lot of support material. Like take a drawer which has a drawer handle attached. You can put a support under it for 25mm in a bigger area or you can put into your STL file a 45 degree support build material which comes up from the face where the handle is attacked to and build the support up in mid air by just using a 0.2mm support line. So sometimes you do need to think out of the box to support your print's proper, because also the Support functions of slicers often attach to hard to the piece you printing. Keep up the good work.

[@edwinbarreto58]

Brilliant practical video! Thank you

[@swhong4917]

you are my best 3d printer teacher. thanks alot

[@johng818]

thanks great vid, with the thinking man is where wash away support would help!

[@charleseast2740]

Yes! I've been waiting so long for brim on supports

[@CgBrian]

RawDawgRaymondVEVO Official 2 years later and I still don’t see the option?!? Just base density

[@truechaos877]

have you or anyone else said anything about dirty power? brown outs, power drops, and fluctuations? having a 3d printer on a ups battery backup would be a great tip. my power is horrible. I have a dip in power almost daily. It makes my Wi-Fi go out and I've lost save games on my ps3 and raspberry pie.

[@MDDprints]

I know your getting some benefits from advertizing simplify3D but could you do tutorial for Slic3r? Or any other free software? I'm not really interested in using slicing program which costs almost 50% of my printer

[@kylenoyes2973]

I know your comment is a year old, but I'm employed in a 3D printing lab and tinker with them as a hobby. We always use Cura. It gives us very good results and has a strong development history behind it.

[@terrymcconnell3365]

Another great video, TY. I use a MakerBot Rep2, it creates a raft( like your brim), which works well. Not sure if all 3D printers have this option?

[@garthhowe297]

Wow, a really, really good video Angus. Thanks!

[@dkdavid721]

here's a tip, Since you can't put a brim on support you can try importing a square or circle, scaling it to only 1 layer tall and then placing that under your support column. You have to turn support separation layers below part to 0 but this will make tall support columns much more stable.

[@JohnOCFII]

Really great examples, nicely presented!

[@eliotwestpy3101]

The eyes of the cat with the support are so creepy even a ghost should be scared for life

[@maxleyba8350]

For the chin, could you possibly build support material off of the model to waste less filament?

[@Nobel0]

Thank you Master Angus for the tips and tricks. Appreciate your efforts and time. Best Wishes

[@tricil]

Could you use multiple processes and make the support -45 45 most of the way up to the hand then change it back to 0 to make it easier to remove?

[@nidzdotnet76]

Good video. Pity that Simplify 3D is not free. I would love the manual support feature in Cura.

[@stevehuntley6228]

Just watched this video after 3 years of printing. Wish I had seen it sooner for one reason. I use S3D and my supports are just one rough zigzag all the way to the actual print. I noticed yours get denser just before the print. How do you make it do this? Fortunately what I have been printing the most does not have much for overhangs. I try to avoid them in my designs but plan on venturing out more and see that this would be so much better when I do need supports but don't want the density all the way up. Thanks.

[@chrisjericho7123]

OOOH, a third pronunciation of Cache. Cash, Cash- aye and now Kayshh. Love the vids and thanks for minimizing your pic, becasue the fly away hairs was messing with my OPCD. I'm just teasing, you're great. Is brill still the cool way young people say brilliant? So many brill suggestions here. Loved the partial print tip especially.

[@BoxJockey]

Have you ever encountered Center and Arrange placing models outside the print bed area?

[@s0dfish110]

Could you put it in tinkercad first and stick a block with a larger surface area below the head/hands that's separate from the base so the supports get built on top of it and join the block to the base with a brim? I don't have simplify 3d (yet) so am curious.

[@fantasmag00ria]

Double click! Genius. I was looking for this panel last 2h...

[@zmanwithfire]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing!

[@wesdiezy]

Very helpful information, thanks.

[@theimike4360]

Hey buddy just want to say your videos are amazing :) super helpful for everything I’m learning with my new 3d printer :) thanks again and keep up he great work :)

[@stevewoodford8627]

Yet another outstanding video Thanks very much

[@dukemagus]

Can you make the brim on the inner side of a hollow model? (the inner part of that egg, instead of surrounding it from outside, for example?)

[@ButIPoopFromThere]

Love your channel Angus I think I've watched 90% of your uploads since I've found your channel. I'm new to 3d printing and was thinking of acquiring the Monoprice select mini as my first printer. I've searched your channel and can't seem to find a mention or review of it from you. i was wondering what you think of this printer and also would love to see you review this machine for your channel.

[@DigChaos]

There isn't a way to add a brim around support material is there? I sometimes have issues with tall support columns falling over. A brim around the support material would go a long way in keeping those standing.

[@Warmbrak]

Great video Angus, thanks. Can you please recommend any 3D Scanning services in Perth for hobbyists by any chance?

[@bradm8150]

I think I found a conundrum while we say more surface area helps adhesion to bed don't we also say more surface area = more tension for it to pop loose as well?

[@3dPrintCreator]

Thanks for this great video. For some reason I am not able to set manual support in S3D. The function stays grayed out and I can't turn it on. Have asked this to the guys of S3D via twitter a few times as well, but no answer yet.

[@JAMESKNOWSGAMES]

3d Print Creator have you contacted their actual support staff? Twitter is great for sharing issues that may be effecting multiple people. But I doubt their social media team is as familiar with common issues and how to solve them.

[@3dPrintCreator]

So far, the only response I've ever had was via twitter. I never got any answers on questions via email. And with twitter I mean DM of course.

[@JAMESKNOWSGAMES]

3d Print Creator interesting. I can't say I've ever sent in a support ticket and had it go completely unanswered. Are you using their contact us page?

[@3dPrintCreator]

No, I used a mail adres, and maybe that's the problem because I now see they don't have a mail adres listed on their page... I will send the question again, now using their contact form.

[@jasonwright2641]

I noticed you did a good job at projecting the geometry of your logo onto the egg. Any chance you know where I can find a 3D modelling tutorial for that technique? I have been trying for too long to get this right!!! (If not a tutorial, do you know the function name?) Thanks!

[@legomasterdan1]

Jason look up "fusion text on a curved surface"

[@waltw918]

What is a reliable PLA filament? What do you recommend and where to purchase?

[@cynic5581]

Such an old video I know but for the cat couldn’t we make the brim larger until it reaches support? Might be a little wasteful but wouldn’t that connect that column?

[@pdwinc.1077]

So is it better to use a dual head printer for support material. Then you can use a dissoluble material for support. I am sure it would be better but a lot more expensive?

[@CorvusSpiritus]

Hey there. Have you reviewed Creality CR-10? If not, is there a chance you will?

[@ozgunkara1930]

wow I learnt much on this video. thanks!!!

[@GeertEshuis]

Hi Angus, a great video. But... Didn't the nose need a little bit of support? I would have done it.

[@MakersMuse]

yes, perhaps a little same with the eyebrows. It still worked but if I was to do this print again I might add a little there!

[@MrTrollHunter]

Lot of good info, thanks

[@Bigwingrider1800]

GREAT VID. IM A CNC GUY.. BUT RUNNING THRU REALLY TELLS ALL. SAME WITH RUNNING THE SIMULATION ON THE CNC SOFTWARE. I'M NEW TO THE 3-D PRINTER WORLD I HAVE A CR-10 COMING. I HAVE NO FILAMENT OR SLICER SOFTWARE. LOOKING AT IDEA MAKER SOFTWARE.. A LITTLE HELP WOULD BE GREAT FOR BOTH THANKS IN ADVANCE....AGAIN GREAT VID'S

[@MAGAMAN]

Extremely useful video!

[@darrenanton2898]

Real Good Video!!

[@dp90pusika1]

Great tutorial Angus! Thank you. I have a question, but it's a bit off topic. Do you have any info on when simplify3d is planing to release their next update? I'm a long time simplify user, but I'm actually starting to consider using the open source ones, simplify is getting left behind 😕

[@rommelfcc]

Could it be possible to told the 'Thinker' model back about 10° to 15°would that waste more suport material, as it would make it easier to remove fro maybe just (me surface, and cleans the base with a some sand paper on a a flat surface, this vid is 4 years old now, so hopefully somehow you see this message... Hmm the very hand would need.supporss...🤔 Well was just a thought...

[@PortalFPV]

When adding a "Brim", have you learned that you need some sort of percentage of the surface space of the whole model or just a line or so per cm high?

[@MakersMuse]

Guess it depends on the surface area of the geometry, for really thin objects I'll go as large as a 6mm brim.

[@Acidoetilendiamminotetracetico]

Realy REALY usefull video, thanks!

[@jamescullins2709]

Outstanding you answered a question I had

[@tiagotiagot]

There needs to be a visualization mode that highlights big negative inclines

[@buildersmark]

Absolutely great tutorial!

[@computerfrenzy098]

Thanks heaps! you have really helped my prints! Thanks heaps man!

[@Sizzlik]

Has cura a manual support feature to make your own supports like Simplify3D? Im still looking around the slicer world and most said i should either use cura, or the creality slicer that came with my ender 3 pro since its based on an older cura engine. So now i need to decide between cura and simplify3d..

[@johnpond3740]

Thank you so much for this video I am a beginner and have learned a lot from this.

[@maknasty2]

Mine Auto levels a it resets on off usually about .05 to .1 high. I'll just baby step it and watch check on model levels consistent no elephant, etc.

[@SeamusHarper1234]

The thinker could really benefit from Meshmixers tree supports =)

[@Truc-KInG]

Angus is that a resin printer behind your head on the shelf? :)

[@jrautomopeddrone2221]

I see your Prusa MK2 doing Z-Hop, but your MK2 Profile in Simplify3D shows 0,0 as Retraction vertical lift value. Either this is not the profile you printed with or I miss something. Please share your Simplify3D Settings you usually print with. I bought Simplify3D, but get better print results with Slic3r Prusa Edition. That makes me headaches. Especially the seam is way less noticable when I use Slic3r

[@charleseast2740]

Can't wait for 100k

[@TheChrisManChan]

Thanks for these S3D and Prusa videos man. They help me SO much. #Subbed.

[@mrrogers6515]

+Maker's Muse, I want to build my own 3D printer to have a customer bed size. I am having a hard time finding glass that will be long enough for what I want. Can you think of any problems with stacking glass side by side to get the dimensions I want?

[@xyzgeeks]

Hi nice stuff have a few vids on my site linking to you. I have found that using a raft for all of my prints is incredible and I have never had a fail.

[@erikig]

9:00 Automatic support or nightmare mode??

[@richardtawiah1219]

please what programe are you using for the modelling. thanks

[@nobocks]

for warping I always add mouse ear on my models

[@MakersMuse]

good tip! hold down disks do help for warping and improving surface area if you don't want to use a brim.

[@bpawson79]

Thanks for the the video - I'm interested in 3d printing - what is a decent model to start with?

[@RealProjectTube]

Getting really close 100k subs Angus :) Great video!

[@3DLL.]

Really want simplify 3d but i can't afford it :( Best program out by far well done guys 👍

[@ZenHulk]

Is it better to print piece by piece or all the pieices on the bed at once. I had a failure and lost all my pieces so now I'm afraid to. 48 yr old newbie with $300 chinese prusa i3 kit ultra heated bed. Also cura doesn't do supports what can a newbie use? .

[@joedog86]

EXCELLENT video, thank you so much for making this!

[@danphilpott6302]

Awesome. Thank you!!

[@SuperGensel]

This is such a good video!

[@pianojorge]

Thank you, thank you very much! I feel you just kinda saved my life.

[@PacoOtis]

Well done! We definitely owe you a beer!

[@Crits-Crafts]

thanks a million. This will really help with my prints :)

[@dreamdesignmake3416]

great tips thanks mate

[@rowanwax]

Oooo! So useful! Thank you

[@liborferencak8297]

awesome tutorial

[@cheeriomartinez]

Can you change the settings to inches in that program?

[@joshuabarnes3706]

What size nozzel do you use