3D Printing Helmet Orientation - Custom Support Structures with Simplify3D & MeshMixer

Let's talk about 3D Printing helmets and printing upright verses Upside Down! Also how to make your own custom helmet support structures.
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[@NikkoIndustries]

DUUUUUDE!!!! definitely checking out the support system you got there! thank you so much for the shoutout man!! haha!! i'm just a dude in a garage playing dress up with the kids!!

[@AndrewD50297045]

FINALLY!!! So glad you made this! I think we were all waiting with baited breath lol. Great work. Thanks again

[@TBudgetAngler]

i always print it upside down but i just slice off the very top of the helmet that would have had attached supports....then i print the removed part right side up

[@benjaminfield4888]

I’m looking into printing my own DJ helmet. And I’m very new to this stuff, so this is very helpful. Thanks ❤️

[@C3DPropShop]

On meshmixer when selecting, you can double click on a face to select the whole thing with clean edges. Or you can generate face groups and only have to select 1 or two groups that way. You may look at exporting the support with the mask together so you don't have to align the support twice! Hope that helps!

[@SuperheroDIY]

This is the best comment right here. Assumed there had to be a better way to select that face!

[@Invaderjason123]

Thanks for sharing your process! This is EXTREMELY helpful. Both your method and Nikko's!

[@staticman1263]

I use Cura and I print right side up with supports engaged. I use support blocker to block the supports that will fill the dome of the helm. leaving supports that assist other detailed areas. A full mando helmet is 2.5 days to print @10% infill using less than 500grams filament. No support marks on the dome to spend time on. just layer lines that need smoothing but thats normal.

[@Crixe]

Thank you for posting this your video has been featured in the Simplify3D User Support Group.

[@UncleJessy]

Oh cool! thanks for the heads up!

[@3DPrintingNerd]

Hot dang, that's a GREAT method!

[@merricknash6789]

you prolly dont give a shit but if you are bored like me during the covid times you can stream pretty much all of the new movies and series on Instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my gf for the last days xD

[@cyrusgrayson7457]

@Merrick Nash yea, been using instaflixxer for years myself :)

[@xtrmn8r16]

This is awesome! Just got into 3d printing. I'm going to have to start using simplify 3D

[@smashcan1]

Damn just finishing printing a helmet this would have been perfect to use on. Great idea, must give it a try

[@CAPTINBARNEY]

Hurray!! "Tomorrow" is finally here!! Haha, awesome video thanks a lot man!

[@welshdave5263]

First, that's new for me, now let's see those prints.

[@deathtrooper7104]

This was super helpful. You explained it really well

[@poisondart]

have you considered updating this process for orca slicer

[@jprl10]

So this may be a dumb idea but what if you sliced the cap of the helmet top off and print it separately then attach later. My logic is if it is the only print failure then remove it and print it separately and properly.

[@DIYunpolished]

I can apply this with any print. Thanks.

[@mariospanayiotou6644]

Why dont you do it diagonally like this \ Then you have less distance from the bottom to the inside top which would need shorter supports/ support column thus reducing the time and material needed.

[@bruno_satalino1794]

I can't wait to see the video about the the black panther mask

[@thehappyextruder7178]

Thanks for the cool methods ! Keep up the Great work Sir !!

[@aus41n]

Which 3D printer are you useing when it comes to the Marvel helmet? What ever is recommend i will purchase. They look great

[@Mottersmotters]

Hello Jessy great video 👍🖐 fab work

[@zoesdada8923]

I'll bet those support structures are fun to snap off.

[@cguevara9014]

Great videos!! 1 question... What size bed do i need to print full wearable helmets? TIA

[@bobbiac]

Really cool. You may want to try double wall and cut out a honeycomb pattern in that structure to save yourself a lot of time and materials.

[@UncleJessy]

Robert Cusick yeah I print the structure completely hallow except for 2 walls typically. Works out great... usually haha

[@scottssillymodelworx370]

Awesome, Love it! Now I gotta go purchase it...lol

[@zeiram8230]

Really nice! I'll have to give some thought to how one might pull this off in Cura. Cura's experimental supports are hollow and might come close, plus it is an automated process.

[@Irish-Dog137]

Why dont you like printing a mask like this where there is little back lying down? have you considered doing helmets in 2 halves and then combing them? what would be the pros and cons of each of those methods beyond prefference?

[@thaboseane502]

Best way to do them is in parts. You avoid lange failed prints and can replace a segment rather than the whole thing.

[@unknown62211226]

What is the size of your print area?

[@camb06]

Does this still save material compared to organic Tree support methods? I’m working in Prusa Slicer 2.6.

[@Matthew-sr9mh]

Does this not work anymore? Simplify 3D is not recognizing my internal structure and only doing support from the build plate up and filling inside the structure?

[@dylankowe3469]

hey uncle jessie, i know this is an old vid but any advise for a way to do this technique without simplify3d? will it still work in Cura? is Simplify3d worth the investment for this?

[@keanbobeanbo1486]

Good information! Unfortunately I am a bit of a cheap-ass and use Cura and Craftware for my prints. I'll need to do some more research before I try anything of this caliber, but hearing and seeing it in action gives me a bit more confidence. Excellent video!

[@wolfjarlgrbane5771]

Utilamaker Cura 4.9 has support blockers, and colorization. Better supports based on angle amount. 75 is my prefered amount.

[@chuy3412]

The best chanel about 3d printing thanks Uncle

[@HAWKMAKESFOOD]

Incredible and very helpful video. Awesome man. Well done! 😀👍👏🏻

[@sirmiro2]

Great idea! Have you tried the tree support in cura? Would that help or make things worse?

[@LindyDesignLab]

"Props to those guys" pun intended? :D

[@Santanig5]

Hi, did you ever post the support structures?

[@arioshafee1190]

It was very interesting and valuable.

[@Mr_Darkcyde]

Could you modify this just a bit so the internal support also doubles as a helmet stand when you're done?

[@SuperSniper1968]

What was your slicer program and where can I find it

[@user-dy2bu7jd9b]

what printer are you using for these prints?

[@begadbasiouny1181]

What the program u use to make your 3d work !

[@grndayjegi3]

What's the minimum build volume you would need to make an average adult sized helmet/mask?

[@jmtx.]

Thanks for the detailed workflow with MM and S3D. I'll definitely give them a try. I was hoping you'd be taking the supports off of the mask print to show us the end result.

[@ackthbbft]

You don't use another process in S3D to use a finer layer height at the top of the helmet to avoid additional ringing (using either orientation or support method)? Or do you find that feature not quite worth the trouble?

[@RonnieBlaze281]

Did you ever share the shapes you designed? i dot not see them on thingiverse

[@JGDeRuvo]

You said you were going to put these on Thingiverse. I can't find them and you don't have a link in the description. Can you help a brother out? Thanks.

[@Lemming1970]

That was worth a subscribe.... Cheers

[@troysneed5714]

This is not working for me. The helmet just keeps putting support structures from the helmet all the way down to the build plate THROUGH the custom support.

[@logosengineeringmotorworks2832]

can you do the same using Tinkercad? (for those of us already familiar with it). it seems like the same principals)

[@Aestheticsauto]

do you just have that support file?

[@aggronn]

nice video, many thanks

[@usimionato]

which support are you using for the filament? It looks at the same level of extruder.

[@ThomasJackMoore]

Great video.

[@brandonyork9924]

where is the file for the mask holder?

[@landenhull8120]

The video was very helpful thanks

[@markroberts6022]

why not just print it with the back of the mask on the heatbed( the way it was originally loaded into the slicer program) with internal supports? Would take less time and less plastic waste.

[@ivorypoet6972]

Did you hollow the support while in meshmixer?

[@Ardite140]

I'm really curious, what are your setting when you print out a mask or helmet?

[@Gunham20]

Jessy do u still use the same settings for the CR-10 in s3d that you shared along while back?

[@leobarber2472]

will you be at nycc on sunday

[@UncleJessy]

Kix Cosplay 😭😭😭😭 no still mad I can’t make it this year. Should be at NYC Makerfaire later this month, then Rochester Makerfaire in Nov, and will try to hit up PAX east next sprint

[@Mobile_Dom]

T'Challa's mask, printed with Wood filament or just wood looking filament?

[@UncleJessy]

Domenico Lamberti zyltech Wood filament! Time to get it cleaned up and stained

[@Mobile_Dom]

I dig, Looking forward to the video.

[@orionboyd5474]

Where can I get the file for the black panther mask in this video?

[@UncleJessy]

Its in the description of the video : gumroad.com/odinstech

[@sylvianduverne]

Hi, Do you a dropbox link for your inner printing suppourt please ?

[@cyberblade6669]

put holes in the support less pla

[@alienmatters3106]

Anyone trying this in cura? I think its genius. I've been experimenting with custom supports in Cura 4.11 and they are great but this is next level!

[@MONTY-YTNOM]

Couldn't find it on thingiverse

[@cyprusrelax8487]

Nice Video !! Can you share stl please. Thank you

[@UncleJessy]

Cyprus Relax oops forgot to post the support stl files to thingivise. Will do that later tonight then update back here

[@cyprusrelax8487]

@@UncleJessy thank you Jessy

[@cyprusrelax8487]

Hi Jessy dont forget please for STL model for mask holder ) Thank you ; )

[@cyprusrelax8487]

Yes you forget about us (((( thanks

[@Mativ202]

Have you uploaded the stl yet? If so, i cant see it on your profile

[@landenhull8120]

Could we like make a 3d printed machine or something if you want to I will be so happy we both have airbrush’s and 3d printers

[@Xhukiii]

How about a landscape orientation of the mask instead of upside-down portrait. [The front of the mask is the top, and the bottom is the bak side of the mask (It's hard to explain with just words, sorry)] *No 3d print experience, so i'm just suggesting something that came out when I watched the video. **Sorry

[@unknownerror3568]

Make 3d printed costum for Halloween

[@themossycobble1903]

R u like from full house or something

[@annbur1308]

nice

[@petertumminaro4528]

You could have made a vase at the same time as your internal structure.

[@leocm4090]

Owesome

[@lorenzpascual3451]

how to printtr ,😢

[@andrewmcbride88]

"Props to those guys" hehe

[@deliciouscheeze]

That shirt tho

[@UncleJessy]

Delicious Cheese I got some pho broth stains on it right before shooting this Hahahaha

[@D.Jay.]

This dude looks so much like Dave Coulier that he should be called Uncle Joey not Jessy.

[@Cycle1986]

drinking game: have a shot every time he says 'structure'

[@alexinnitro2]

Nice Jojo Siwa intro lol

[@MoonBoi101]

if only my printer would fit helmets (it's an ender 3)

[@malhotradaksh]

Nolo 101 it is a bit small. For bigger prints I’ll split the file into pieces and glue them together

[@jaquesmerde9146]

finally:P

[@UncleJessy]

Jaques Merde hahaha I know right?!? 😂

[@yashvishalmajithia2669]

20$ for a CAD file? Really?

[@Crouton_6]

Uhhh, no you waste more material and money and time doing it up right. Sanding really isn’t that time consuming if you have the right tools

[@ivorypoet6972]

go faster

[@landenhull8120]

Hi could we collaborate to make a big project plz on email

[@AdManAdventures]

Just doesn't work for me. I keep wanting to try this method as it looks brilliant but every time I Generate Automatic Supports, it generates them through the internal support and and not letting it stay hollow. This is of course only when I have the helmet selected for support generation. Any Ideas?