Cura Supports for Beginners: Tutorial & Recommend Settings!
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Cura Supports for Beginners: Tutorial & Recommend Settings
3D printing is an amazing hobby, but it's not without its frustrations. For most people, supports are one of the biggest frustrations. It can be really overwhelming trying to understand all the different support settings in Cura. So I decided to create this video to help you understand the basics of adding supports to a model in Cura. I cover the best Cura support settings to get started. I also give you a full beginner's guide on what Cura supports are and how to make better use of them.
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Chapters
0:00 Video Intro.
0:18 Decorative Charmander test model.
0:23 When do you need to use supports in Cura?
1:03 What is an unsupported island/overhang?
2:00 Cura Settings Guide plugin.
2:14 How to use supports in Cura.
2:42 How to show or hide settings in Cura.
3:25 What is the Support Structure Setting in Cura?
3:49 Should you use the Everywhere or Touching Buildplate setting in Cura?
4:17 What is the Support Overhang Angle setting in Cura?
4:30 What is an FDM overhang test?
5:15 How to read an FDM overhang test.
6:01 What is the Support Pattern setting and what Support Pattern should you use in Cura?
6:48 What is Wall Line Count in Cura?
7:10 What is the Connect Support Lines setting In Cura?
7:16 What is the Support Density setting and what Support Density should you use in Cura?
8:04 What is the Enable Support Brim setting in Cura?
8:38 What is the Support Z Distance setting and what Support Z Distance should you use in Cura?
10:33 What is the Enable Support Interface setting in Cura?
11:18 What Support Interface Thickness should you use in Cura?
11:23 What Support Interface Density should you use in Cura?
11:27 What is the Support Interface Pattern setting and what Support Interface Pattern should you use in Cura?
11:43 How to use a Brim in Cura to increase bed adhesion.
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13:10 I am not saying these are the best settings in the world.... They are only a tribute. :)
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Not even a minute in and it’s been helpful! I’m a super noob at 3D printing, and my prints kept sliding off the plate mid print. Using Brim helped!!! Thank you!
I’ve been 3D printing for a year. My life would’ve been so much easier if i found your video sooner. I wish everyone starting could watch this.
Well I'm sorry I didn't get this video made sooner. But I really appreciate the kind words!
@@SlicePrintRoleplay Same!! Been printing since 3d printers where the size of a small bathroom!! and each new printer has caused soo much frustration at the start to learn all the best settings for things. I wish I would have known about the plugins and had a better support understanding earlier on. Nice job. I would love if you could post a short video or even just a picture of what the model looked like after you printed it and removed the supports. If you have one already can you just link it below.
@@projectembrace I can gladly grab s video of the finished print. I'll try to do that later today.
@@SlicePrintRoleplay- can you please write down all steps how to get perfect print on Ender 3 ?
@@Jakeypoo-di6hy that would be a pretty difficult video to make. Especially because each printer is going to be different. A much better option would be to join my Facebook group and post what issues you're having there. That way we can help you with the specific issues you're seeing.
This is like "Cura Lo-fi tutorials to study/relax"
Glad to hear it because that's EXACTLY the mood I'm aiming for. 😊
Thanks! Really appreciate your explanation of supports and the suggestion of using ghostwriter settings guide. Also appreciate your quiet, calm presentation.
Thanks so much for your support and feedback! 💚
Started printing 3days ago. This video is a spaghetti saver! Thanks for the clear and not to complicated tutorial. The plug-in is awesome!
"Spaghetti saver" is my new favorite term!
Thanks for positive feedback. I'm glad to hear that this video helped you!
Great instructional video. Nicely presented, easy to understand. Thank you for sharing. 🙏
You are very welcome. I'm glad it helped you. 😊
This is the perfect video. Exactly what I need to get started! The settings plug in is a great find to!
Glad you found the video helpful! I was really trying to make this video both beginner friendly, but also useful.
Definitely let me know if you have any questions.
I always learn something new when a SPR video drops. Great work once again!
Thanks so much! I'm glad the video has info that's helpful for experienced 3D makers as well!
Thank you! This was so so helpful. Your teaching style is so straightforward and easy to understand, I really appreciate it
I really appreciate hearing feedback like this! I never used to think of myself as a teacher before. But I have gotten similar feedback from a lot of people on many different videos. It's always a huge boost of confidence and so very much appreciated! 💚
I can without a doubt say this is the best video I've seen on TH-cam about supports. Thank you so much!
I really do appreciate comments like this! Thanks for the positive feedback and encouragement. So glad to hear it helped you. 😊
Loved the intro, thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Aww thanks! You are very welcome.
What a great explanation of supports. Thanks so much for the initial settings and explanation of each one.
You are very welcome, I'm really glad you found it helpful. 😊
Very clear and well explained. It is really for beginners. Thank you!
I really appreciate that feedback, thank you!
Brilliant breakdown of supports, thanks!
You are very welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful. 😊
Thanks for the video! I printed my first model yesterday, which was a chair prop for a stop motion video I am working on. I just left the support settings at default, and boy did it make a mess. I basically was completely unable to remove all of the support material. Not even close. It is pretty much part of the model at this point. These tips were really helpful for tweaking it.
Great video, thank you. It helped me to understand supports more and the Settings Guide is an invaluable tool. I'm going to go through all of your videos to find more helpful ones like this one. I really like how you explain things in simple language so beginners like me can better understand our 3d printers and how they work.
I'm really glad to hear that this video helped you! I try really hard to for me videos to be easy to understand so that they are helpful for everyone. Thanks for the aw feedback!
Very helpful video! thank you for the plug-in recommendation I can already tell it'll be a game changer.
I’ve been printing for weeks not understand why some prints are perfect and some fall apart. This explanation made sense!!
So glad to hear that you found it helpful!
Thanks for the explanation!
Glad you found it helpful. 😊
Awesome video. Just got my Ender today and learning about it. Your video was spot on. Look forward to learning more!
I started with an Ender as well!
Glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for the positive feedback.
I needed this video badly, Thank you!!!
You are very welcome! I'm glad you're finding it helpful.
Thanks Pal, great tutorial, just what I was looking for.
You are very welcome!
This has been the most useful!!! 3D printing video I've watched with all the information and examples since I've be 3D printing...Absolutely amazing video chap!
Oh wow thank you for that! I'm really glad you found it easy to follow and so helpful. 😊
Thank you for another great informative video, very much appreciated !
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!
Just started printing with a new Sovol Sv05 and needed to pront with support. Excellent video, description and tips. Thanks
Oh very nice! I haven't used any Sovol printers yet, but I've heard they are great.
Glad to hear that this video helped you. 😊
Very helpful, I watched a few videos and this one is by far the most straight forward and engaging that I've seen. Nice work and thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for the positive feedback! Comments like this are super encouraging and appreciated. 😊
Thanks so much for the info. I am definitely not an experienced printer, and this was very helpful for me. Thanks!
You are very welcome. 😊
Thank you this was sooo helpful!
Really glad to hear that!
Fantastic tutorial, thank you so much!
You are very welcome. I'm glad it helped you.
I've been prining a few weeks now and just learned how to do the slider. That's so amazing.
I've been printing for 4+ years and learn new stuff all the time. I'm glad the video helped you. 😊
Thank you for sharing this! 🙏😇
You are very welcome.
Super super helpful and detailed, definitely saving this video for future reference
Glad hear that!
Best explanation of supports I have come across
Aww thanks, I'm glad you found it so easy to follow and helpful. 😊
Very new to this 3D printing. I just wanted to tell you that this video will be helpful. That plugin is so beneficial. Thanks again.
I really appreciate that feedback, thank you!
This was very helpful! Thanks!
I'm so glad to hear that!
Awesome info. I finally understand when to use supports and why those sliders are in the slicing software :) Thanks so much for an actual explanation that makes sense to a total 3D noob like myself.
Empowering new 3D makers is the #1 goal of my channel. So I'm very glad to hear that's this video was easy to pick up. 😊
Thanks for your time and knowledge...
You are very welcome. 😊
You just helped me so much and gained a subscriber! Thank you!
Aww thanks so much! I'm glad the video helped you. 😊
Very helpful thank you!!
Glad to hear it. You are welcome. 😊
Just had a print fail due to support fusing and now I understand why. I will totally implement some of this when I reprint! Thanks!!!
I'm so glad to hear that this video helped you! Definitely let me know if you see improvements with some of these settings.
Awesome video! I was stuck with bad results trying to print D&D minis on my Ender 3 V2 until I thoroughly watched your video, my last print was amazing after I tweaked with the settings you pointed in this video! Thank you so much 🙏
That's so great to hear! Glad this video helped you out. 😊
Love the info thanks so much!!! Great bits of advice for a beginner
So glad you found it helpful!
thank you so much, it was very helpful
I'm really glad to hear that!
The settings guide sure will reduce my time googling cura settings. thanks!
You are very welcome. It's a fantastic resource!
This was amazing, so helpful!!!!
I'm really glad to hear that! 💚
Excellent information well presented. I'm not a newbie but learned a few things from your video.
Thanks for the positive feedback!
Just got my first 3D printer and this guide helped me to perfectly understand supports!
That's what Iove to hear! Thanks for the feedback. 😊
@@SlicePrintRoleplay Subscription added!
@@m1m3rmedia much appreciated!
This is really helpful, now I can have a cleaner print of my models.
I'm really glad to hear that!
I just want to say thank you for the video it explain to me a lot appreciate it for a beginner 3d printer user like me
You are very welcome. I'm really glad you found it helpful and easy to follow. 😊
Hi there! Thanks for this easy and clear tutorial. I am starting now my print with the needed support🙂
That's great! Let me know how it turns out.
@@SlicePrintRoleplay unfortunately I didn't yet success. My small Woodstock doesn't stay in the same position till the end of the print making the artifact wrong.
@@ziohalex let's see if we can fix that. Can you join my Facebook group or reach out to me directly? I'm pretty sure I'm on all the major socials.
Thank you so much, ive failed around 4 prints that i realy liked because my supports werent good, and now i can actually print cool things. Ive only had my printer for a few days aswell. So thank you!
I'm so glad to hear that this video helped you!
Thank you so much!!
You are very welcome. 😊
I just got my Ankermake M5, my first 3D printer, and came here to understand supports. I've been bouncing around between multiple slicers, but that plugin makes Cura 100% the one I'll be using at least until I understand all the options more as I do this for longer. Thank you so much for a video that was actually really helpful!
I'm so glad to hear that this video helped you! I agree that plugin is such a great resource. I wish you the best of luck on your printing journey. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.
here doing the same thing with the same printer lol. Liking it so far but damn there is a lot to learn
@@MichaelCaruso13 that's awesome! I agree there is a lot to learn and it can be a bit overwhelming. But you're welcome to join my Facebook group and post there or reach out to me if you need help.
Thank you so much mate.
You are very welcome!
just got a 3d printer two days ago and this helps alot !! def gna sub for more vids
So glad to hear it helped you! Thanks fit the sub!
Amazing video! so helpful!
Glad to hear that you found it helpful!
This guy just saved me a lott of time and frustration
Thanks for video.👍
You are very welcome.
Thanks!
Great video amigo, thank you
Glad you found it helpful!
THANK YOU!!! I been having issues removing supports and I tried lowering density of supports which cut down time but still was a hassle to remove. But i was using zig zag which tbh is too much to remove so i switch my patterns to line and I haven't printed yet but judging by the layers in cura is a bigg difference. Probably will cut support removal time in half if less
You are very welcome!
Yeah it's always great to see your print time drop after tweaking your settings. Let me know how these settings work out for you. 😊
Thanks so much, legend!
You are very welcome.
Ultra helpful for a noob like me, thank you.
I'm really glad to hear that it helped you!
Greate Video, thank you alot. best wishes from austria
I'm so glad you found it helpful. 😊
Oh wow that's awesome! I've hard it's an absolutely beautiful country. 💚
Thanks for the video! Where was this when I needed it a couple days ago! No wonder the supports were so hard to remove. Chipped a nail.
Ugh that's the worst! Hopefully your supports will be much easier to remove now.
@@SlicePrintRoleplay Hi, are there ways to lower the printing time and weight of the print? I'm trying to print the decorative top of a Chinese lantern. It's currently at 18 hrs and 5 mins and 77g.
@@joannayee8 absolutely you can! There are three settings that can really cut down on print time and weight.
First, Infill percentage. For most models you can get away with an Infill value between 5% and 25%.
If the part doesn't have a lot of small intersecting inner chambers and won't be subjected to a lot of stress then 5% is usually fine.
But play around with different settings and look at your sliced preview. From there you can see how different Infill settings will effect your print.
Second, Infill type. There are lots of different types of Infill. Cura has an option for Lightning Infill which put Infill only where it's needed. This can save time, but the model won't be as strong as if you used a standard Infill types.
I recommend Grid Infill pattern. It's one of the fastest Infill types and provides great results in most cases.
Third, Wall Line Count. This value has a dramatic impact on print time. It determines how many walls you have running around the perimeter of your print. Think of Wall Line Count as the outermost walls running around your house. A higher value gives you stronger walls and (sometimes) more detail. However, it will also increase print time as the nozzle will spend more time running around the perimeter of the print. In most situations a Wall Line Count of 2 is fine.
Let me know if that answers your question.
And if you need visuals to better understand what I'm talking about here is a video.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRncYgsp/
Fantastic tutorial for beginners like myself. I was trying to add supports in blender by hand before discovering this, and lemme tell ya, it did not go well.
Thanks for the positive feedback!
Oh wow yeah I can imagine that would be quite difficult.
Glad this video helped you!
I actually just attempted a print of a Zard yesterday and looked great 10 hours in but started to spaghetti. I have a feeling since I used a .16mm layer height the support gap might have been off. Very new to printing so gonna give these settings a try. Also thanks for the add-on tip. Definitely helps!
Unfortunately you will have some print failures in the beginning while you're learning. So don't beat yourself up about it. Definitely try to understand what caused the failure and consider it a leaning experience.
Definitely let me if these settings give you better results.
Just got my first printer this week. Haven't tried anything that required supports because I'm still learning and it seems intimidating. This video is amazing and I plan to put it to good use! Thanks!!
Oh that's awesome! Welcome to a fantastic hobby. 😊
I totally understand why you'd feel a little overwhelmed. I'm glad to hear that this video is helping you feel more confident!
thank you sooooo mutch
You are very welcome.
Just started my journey and watching my first print with supports and wish I had watched this before!
Do you have a follow-up video on how to best clean up supports after the print?? 😂
Oh that's so exciting! Well let me welcome you to the incredible adventure that is 3D Printing. 😊
I don't have a follow up video yet, but it's definitely something I have planned for the future.
Thank you for a great explanation of the many support options. I've been very happy with cura supports on my Ender3, except... I wish the layer immediately above the support interface is more solid. I always see gaps between the lines as if it's printing too high, which I suppose it is because the minimal gap is one layer height. So the filament is "dropped" one layer down rather than resting on previous layer as normal. Do you have any thoughts on improving the quality of the layer just above the support interface layer?
Fairly new to 3d printing and these video has helped me a lot-keep up the good work. I just have one question.
What temperatures, print speeds and fans speeds would you recommend when printing with supports?
I typically leave the speed settings at the defaults for the standard Cura profile for 0.2mm, 0.1mm, etc.
As for nozzle temp. I'd highly recommend printing a temp tower test for each filament you use on each printer. That will help you determine how to get the best results.
Here's an easy way to set up a temp tower test.
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Thank you so, so much for the Video! I am a newbie at 3d printing and struggling so much with a small Skeleton, because the Support ist too much and will break my tiny Skeleton apart. This Video was very useful, i'm looking forward for a new try 😄
You are very welcome, I hope you start seeing better results!
Great vid , no woffle just info . thanks
I'm of the opinion that waffling is only acceptable when it refers to eating a large amount of waffles.
I'm glad you found the video helpful. 😊
your awesome thank you soooo much
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Man this is the best video by far do you have anything on layers as well? I feel like my layers are too separated
I really appreciate that, thank you!... I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I do have this video going over layers. If that doesn't help you just let me know and I'll gladly see if I can help.
th-cam.com/video/7MrUvvvAIc8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you
You are very welcome.
Been printing since october, and did filament follys gengar, the supports were all kinds of jacked up so the bottom of the model looks dumb. Glad i found your video because the ornamental starters were my next project lmao
Oh that's awesome! Definitely let me know how the starters torn out once you apply some of the advice from this video.
THANKS
You are very welcome!
I'm new to 3d printing and I'm glad to see that vid. I'll try all. Thank you so much and do you have any vids for retraction?
You are very welcome! I'm glad you found the video helpful.
I don't have any videos on retraction currently, but I will hopefully have one soon.
@@SlicePrintRoleplay thank you so much again and again. 😇
@@sakatagintoki6065 are you so very welcome! If you have questions or run into issues feel free to reach out to me or join my Facebook group.
@@SlicePrintRoleplay thank youuu. I just have öne questıon. Your prints looks so good and you don't have any zip marks. I have so much zıp marks. How can I fix it? Already thanks you.
Thanks for posting.
I design in Blender3D and have been building my own supports into my models because I never really followed or understood the automatically generated supports of the slicer, and I found that the slicer's supports used a ton more filament than the ones that I could design, and also tended to be harder to remove. But I think I will look into them again after watching this, since building your own custom supports can be quite tedious.
epic walk though, super super helpful. like earned in spades.
Thanks so much for the positive feedback! I'm glad you found the video helpful. 😊
hello friend! there is not a single video of how to make a model step by step from the daz3d program on the printer., a lot of people want to know how easier it is! but no, we will be grateful for the video! have a good day, friend! ender3 enderr 5!)your loyal subscriber
Thank you very much for this video! I used this setup and prints were awesome, the only problem I have is Support Interface fusing with the print. Should I decrease interface thickness or density? Or maybe increase the support Z distance?
That's great to hear! It's hard to say without seeing your prints. However, yes in general I'd start by reducing the Support Z Distance. Just remember the rounding rule I explained in this video.
If you run into issues feel free to post about them in my Facebook group I respond pretty quickly there.
Tree supports printed in a much softer filament could be awesome but they always went in my model or made it easier for my model to break
Thank you for this! I just got the new ender 3 v3 se. When I had to choose my printer, it was not an option so I chose Ender 3 / v2. Is this an okay configuration? I also changed the build size to 220 from 235
That may work, but the Ender 3 v2 and V3 have different styles of extruder. So you may see some issues.
You'll probably get better results from using the printer profile for the Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro. It's very similar to the Ender 3 V3.
Also, the bed of the V3 is actually 235. It's set up to not use the edges of the bed because some types of beds need clips to hold them in place. Cutting the bed from 235 to 220 (in the software) helps ensure that the nozzle doesn't hit those clips.
However, with magnetic beds you can actually use 100% of your build volume because there are no bed clips to worry about.
Good video. I liked it :)
Glad to hear it!
great video
Glad you found it helpful!.... Side note, how do I get to cat town? 😊
this helped me out alot i have one question when im printing i sometimes hear what sounds like its hitting the model every now and then any clue whats going on?
Thanks about the brim I just got a 3d printer and tried to build a small helmet off a small part of the helmet and the chin got all messed up now I can try again with better results
Sounds like a fun project. Best of luck!
i managed to pull the leg of frodo when it had printet for 15 hours :P. luckily it was a clean "cut" so i could glue the leg on. but yeah the support is a bish sometimes, used tree support and i had so much trouble getting it off. im gonna have to use the z distance because i didnt know about that, and it was so stuck to the figure i almost gave up getting it off
hello thank you for the video and for figurines a little larger like 15 cm marvel possible to make thicker support lines because it seemed light to me during my last printing THANKS
You are very welcome.
The support wall was annoying me for a long time. It makes it hard for the pliers to make a cut. I disabled the wall and reduced the support line density. Now gonna put for printing! Thanks a lot for the amazing tut!
I totally agree, support walls can be a pain. It makes them so solid!
So glad this tutorial helped you!
@@SlicePrintRoleplay update: I got a great print finally. Was able to peel off support so easily. Thanks a ton again!
Great help thanks new subscriber here.
Glad you found it helpful!
Where did you get the model for the overhang test? Is it built into the cura software or did you download it from somewhere? Thanks for the video, very concise and clear explanations for beginners
You are very welcome for the video.
Unfortunately I can no longer find the file I used in the video. However, I did link a similar file on the video description.
thanks so much for this video!! I use 0.16 mm instead of 0.2mm layer height, is it still fine if i use your support settings?
You are very welcome, I'm really glad you found the video helpful!
For the most part you can use these settings. However, make sure your Support Z Distance is set to either 0.16 (one layer worth of gap), 0.32 (two layers worth of gap), or 0.64 (three layers worth of gap). I don't normally print with 0.16mm layer height do I don't know which is worth testing first.
Best of luck!
I mostly use tree support because its easy to remove, i am using 0.2mm support z distance and 0.8mm support x/y distance, but sometimes my supports are fusing to the model. Im using FLSUN super racer printer. Should i increase fan speed so that supports dont fuse?
Organic auto tree supports in Bambu slicer are the best
As a new 3d printer, I have been struggling so much with just having my supports print right. This is going to be huge to just fix the settings
That's what I like to hear. 😊 You are welcome to join my Facebook group to ask if you want to ask questions there.
Amazing video. Are you still using the normal support or are you now using the improved cura v5.4 support ?
To be completely honest I wasn't aware much changed with v5.4. I'll look into that this evening. 🤔
@@SlicePrintRoleplay Since this update i have only used tree support, it works really well for printing minis. I think it's a shame that no one is talking about it on TH-cam