My printer has not even arrived yet, but thanks to your videos I already feel very well prepared and it feels like I already saved months of frustrating tries & errors. So thank you VERY much for this incredible helpful video series!!
This is THE BEST tutorial showcase in existence right now for chitubox and sla printing. I hate how anytime I search for help there isn't a vast amount of detailed information on my problems, just a large pool of irrelevant content. Thank you 3DPrintingPro you're my savior.
I have to admit that I was in the "you use too many supports" group, until I decided to start using more advanced supports on my models and after watching your support videos, I am fully on board with your method. Thank you for doing these and helping out the community!
thank you so much for this vid. got a printer the other day, did WAAAY too many supports because i was told i need a lot. printed the thing and spent forever sanding and filling. thanks to you i dialed the positioning in a lot better
For me, it’s so much easier (for me) to understand how and why you make a decision when you see it happening and when you think out loud than written or verbal directions on the same. Very Noice Thanks
Thanks for taking the time to put this tutorial series together. You've very logically shown where the investment of time should be spent, concerning successful and pristine print results.
New to resin printing been fdm for 5 years and ur videos are the 10 commandments of resin slicing I always over support because I’m concerned with warping if area is thin or small
Thank you so much for these settings. You fixed my failed mini issues. I was snapping limbs off left and right with the default settings and the settings I came up with were just failing.
I cannot thank you enough for these videos. I’ve been FDM printing for a while, so there’s some crossover, but this was super helpful! I’m ordering a Creality LD002r tonight (I have an Ender 3 Pro, so I like Creality) and you are helping my anxiety about the learning curve. ❤️
I just got my Phrozen Sonic Mini (first printer ever) and I have had trouble printing (mostly user error I'm sure). I have been trying to print figures and almost no luck. I followed this series on Chitubox and I got my first successful, no flaws print. Before I was trying to use auto supports, PrusaSlicer, etc... but bottomline, your philosophy is 100% sound. Using the combination of Heavy, medium and light supports make the support marks barely noticeable after removal. Thanks for making these videos!!
Really love your videos. Just got my resin printer and jumped straight into placing supports rather than auto. Churning out models faster than FDM and better.
@@3dprintingpro212 it's completely changed my view on how to use supports and removed my frustration when I couldn't get supports in places I needed! Awesome,
I'm sure you know by now, but some might not, if you find you can't move a support base, move the connector back to another support and you'll be able to move it wherever. There's some kind of rule about supports not being allowed to intersect with the model., but if it's connected to a support you can clip through whatever other supports you want.
This is great stuff and it drastically changed (for the better) how I print. I hate to sound ungrateful, but when are you doing this series for Lychee? Going out on a limb here, but I think you would do a kick a$$ job of it.
Nice hints and tips! I can't read your settings though. Another youtuber took some screenshots and had a link to the .jpg file of each or maybe a highly zoomed video stepping through them. Thanks for the video. 10-15 min format is nice.
I think it takes a while for youtube to process a video to high res, I just uploaded this so I bet by tomorrow you can read them. I'll post them anyway though just in case, thanks!
(4:00) - Does Combining heavy support posts affect the actual supporting of the model? EG: you show about 15-20 heavy supports bebg added to the foot. Is it helpful/efficient to say combine the 'base' part of the support with other nearby supports but still have the 'tip' connect in multiple spots? So if I see a clump of 3 supports, and combine them into 1 'base' but 3 'tips' - does that compromise the stability/support of the print?
I feel as if I need some type of Reference or Chart that reminds me what the {SUPPORT SETTINGS} of TOP-MIDDLE-BOTTOM & LIGHT-MEDIUM-HEAVY are for and when to use what?? From what I've read RAFT is never used?? Thanks...Lee
Hi there, just got myself a 3D printer and watching your videos to educate myself. Stupid question I have is after you do all these manual support adjustments will it save where you've added those supports?
I have buy a elegoo pro a week ago and now i try to follow this instruction because in a week i have print just 2 minatures and some part of a kit ok all the remain are fallen, detached form the supports or full of flat parts even after a lot of work on chitubox, it is stressed man. thanks for the tutorial I hope can work for me
What do you do when you get islands on the model where it is in a tight space where the support doesn't fit well and you really only get the middle with out the top and bottom contact points. As an example, an ear to a shoulder or shoulder pads to an arm.
I understand that you make an angle (10 degrees) with the miniature, not to have one big flat (feet for example) miniature-surface that might stick too hard to the plate. However, seeing all your support placed on the plate, there is just another flat surface of supports created, basically a new "foot" of support on the plate (see 6:45). Why not place the miniature (in this case) just flat on the surface, without lifting it 5mm up from the plate?
So im just getting into resin printing and I’m working on manual supports for my very first model (spiders from artisan guild). I changed my support settings to yours and everything looks good. My question is, do you ever change your support settings for larger models if you can’t hollow them out (or too impractical to do so)?
Thank you for all of the videos, do you have any that show you walking through adding support to a typical many with a base? Like something you would get off of Hero Forge? I'm worried I'm not doing my bases right and that I'm putting a bunch of pot holes in the bottom for no reason
Hey man, watching your vids in order to learn what best to do when i get my printer, just wondering tho, could we email you an STL file for feedback on the anchoring ? Maybe you could use it as an example in a vid on how to improve :D Additionally, you mentioned a validation software? Where can we find it :D
Quick question and speaking from a point of not knowing as I havent printed anything yet. Once you have created these models with the approapriate supports...Can you then save that file so that it doesnt have to be recreated each time you close the program and come back to make that model, lets say 2 months later?
Hi, helpfull video! thank you! I’ve a question anyway, You said in the video that you rarely clean the vat after the print. You just pour the resin in the bottle? What about the resin that will remain liquid inside the vat’s recess? Thx
Anything that remains inside the vat can be reused, but it does require filtering before it goes back in the bottle. There are special filter funnels that you would use to catch the cured bits that are floating free. When he talks about cleaning the vat, he's talking about chipping hardened chunks of resin that adhere to the bottom and sides of the vat, instead of just scraping liquid resin out of the vat. I could be wrong since I don't have a resin 3D printer yet, but all the research I've done indicates that's what you need to do with leftover resin that's not getting used right away.
Just buy some paint filters and a rubber funnel from any hardware store, and you can easily filter resin either into a clean plastic cup, then back into the tray, or back into the bottle. Obviously, dispose of anything you use responsibly.
I was just about to say the same, the ONLY settings we are getting are the one you say, the video is too blurry for us to read the settings on the screen and I'm on a 15" laptop so it's not small by any stretch of the imagination. Any chance you could write your settings in the description box for us please?
It is a bit hard to read the support settings. Can you please do a zoom in? Maybe do a screen shot and paste it into Word/Paint. Then during the next video, flip over to the larger picture.
When you place a support close to another support I can see it also connects to the nearby support giving it more structure. This does not happen when I place mine. Why? EDIT: it does happen after all but only if the supports are really really close. Is there a setting for this?
Yes. these connections are called cross sections and they are built automatically, even when you're placing the support manually. To change these settings, under "auto support", change "cross start height" for cross sections at lower heights and "cross width" for longer connections (version 1.8.5)
@@3dprintingpro212 i must be do something very wrong.. im looking from underneath and i add a support and ..boom a big square blocks my view..if i zoom in any more everything is too close
@@3dprintingpro212 maybe a video for absolute beginners the how to dummy video lol..im just so used to using line supports and tree and getting great fdm prints now im going resin its a new ball game
Good tips. I feel like a lot of what you call advanced techniques should actually be basic techniques but chitubox is so terrible at explaining itself or being intuitive and user friendly that they require a lot of practice just to understand.
Probably the best resin support video series on TH-cam.
I can’t thank you enough for this series. Changed my printing life. These videos are what TH-cam was made for. Cheers and keep up the amazing work!!
My printer has not even arrived yet, but thanks to your videos I already feel very well prepared and it feels like I already saved months of frustrating tries & errors.
So thank you VERY much for this incredible helpful video series!!
This is THE BEST tutorial showcase in existence right now for chitubox and sla printing.
I hate how anytime I search for help there isn't a vast amount of detailed information on my problems, just a large pool of irrelevant content. Thank you 3DPrintingPro you're my savior.
thanks!
I have to admit that I was in the "you use too many supports" group, until I decided to start using more advanced supports on my models and after watching your support videos, I am fully on board with your method. Thank you for doing these and helping out the community!
I enjoyed the classical piano music in the background.
I've also been learning a ton from your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks that was my daughter practicing lol
Same! Tell your daughter, well done! :)
thank you so much for this vid. got a printer the other day, did WAAAY too many supports because i was told i need a lot. printed the thing and spent forever sanding and filling. thanks to you i dialed the positioning in a lot better
For me, it’s so much easier (for me) to understand how and why you make a decision when you see it happening and when you think out loud than written or verbal directions on the same.
Very Noice Thanks
Thanks for taking the time to put this tutorial series together. You've very logically shown where the investment of time should be spent, concerning successful and pristine print results.
New to resin printing been fdm for 5 years and ur videos are the 10 commandments of resin slicing I always over support because I’m concerned with warping if area is thin or small
Placing a support on a support. You are brilliant. Saved me so much headache
Thank you so much for these settings. You fixed my failed mini issues. I was snapping limbs off left and right with the default settings and the settings I came up with were just failing.
'It's always best to over support than under support' - Concrete Formwork 101. :D
I wish chitubox reduces amount of red once support is placed. Then once we see all blue we know it is good. Great videos, easy to watch.
what you can do is run it thru the photon file validator & it will tell you if there are any floating pixels left
Yo dawg i heard you like supports so i put support on your support so you can support the support while placing a support!
Awesome video! Thank you!
I cannot thank you enough for these videos. I’ve been FDM printing for a while, so there’s some crossover, but this was super helpful! I’m ordering a Creality LD002r tonight (I have an Ender 3 Pro, so I like Creality) and you are helping my anxiety about the learning curve. ❤️
I just got my Phrozen Sonic Mini (first printer ever) and I have had trouble printing (mostly user error I'm sure). I have been trying to print figures and almost no luck. I followed this series on Chitubox and I got my first successful, no flaws print. Before I was trying to use auto supports, PrusaSlicer, etc... but bottomline, your philosophy is 100% sound. Using the combination of Heavy, medium and light supports make the support marks barely noticeable after removal. Thanks for making these videos!!
Really love your videos. Just got my resin printer and jumped straight into placing supports rather than auto. Churning out models faster than FDM and better.
These videos are a god send, thank you brother.
Mind blown. Off to completely re do all my supports..
Great! This is my intent :)
@@3dprintingpro212 it's completely changed my view on how to use supports and removed my frustration when I couldn't get supports in places I needed! Awesome,
this model was actually easier to print upside down :)
I'm sure you know by now, but some might not, if you find you can't move a support base, move the connector back to another support and you'll be able to move it wherever. There's some kind of rule about supports not being allowed to intersect with the model., but if it's connected to a support you can clip through whatever other supports you want.
This is great stuff and it drastically changed (for the better) how I print.
I hate to sound ungrateful, but when are you doing this series for Lychee? Going out on a limb here, but I think you would do a kick a$$ job of it.
Nice hints and tips! I can't read your settings though. Another youtuber took some screenshots and had a link to the .jpg file of each or maybe a highly zoomed video stepping through them. Thanks for the video. 10-15 min format is nice.
I think it takes a while for youtube to process a video to high res, I just uploaded this so I bet by tomorrow you can read them. I'll post them anyway though just in case, thanks!
@@3dprintingpro212 Greg, do you only modify the tops, not the middle or bottom of the support settings?
@@CjadElstad yes, although there are some very rare instances where I mess with them, but, almost never
@@3dprintingpro212 I still can't make them out, please put them in your description for us?
Really great stuff, thanks for the videos
I support supporting supports
Great work !!! Love it !!! Very helpfull
Great Video... now I know why I have fails!
(4:00) - Does Combining heavy support posts affect the actual supporting of the model? EG: you show about 15-20 heavy supports bebg added to the foot. Is it helpful/efficient to say combine the 'base' part of the support with other nearby supports but still have the 'tip' connect in multiple spots? So if I see a clump of 3 supports, and combine them into 1 'base' but 3 'tips' - does that compromise the stability/support of the print?
For us newbies. Can we use your insane settings with auto supports? Or is this not possible? Thanks
I feel as if I need some type of Reference or Chart that reminds me what the {SUPPORT SETTINGS} of TOP-MIDDLE-BOTTOM & LIGHT-MEDIUM-HEAVY are for and when to use what?? From what I've read RAFT is never used?? Thanks...Lee
Hi there, just got myself a 3D printer and watching your videos to educate myself. Stupid question I have is after you do all these manual support adjustments will it save where you've added those supports?
I can't actually read the settings you have here for medium and heavy - could you note those in the description or something? Thank you
I'm the same, can't read your settings
Thanks Greg
followed your instruction and got a great print but....I broke the base trying to remove it from so many heavy supports...how do you do it.
and this is why I will pay more for pre-supported STLs... lol but damn good work sir
I'm having trouble reading the setting you use for the Medium and Heavy supports. What contact diameter and depth do you use?
If I read it correctly, Medium diameter is .25, Medium depth .20, and both Heavy diameter and Heavy depth are .30.
(6:20) is there a limit to the distance you can move a support away from the model before the support integrity is compromised?
I have buy a elegoo pro a week ago and now i try to follow this instruction because in a week i have print just 2 minatures and some part of a kit ok all the remain are fallen, detached form the supports or full of flat parts even after a lot of work on chitubox, it is stressed man. thanks for the tutorial I hope can work for me
What do you do when you get islands on the model where it is in a tight space where the support doesn't fit well and you really only get the middle with out the top and bottom contact points. As an example, an ear to a shoulder or shoulder pads to an arm.
Made a video on it th-cam.com/video/VFVH2WsIVYk/w-d-xo.html&t
I understand that you make an angle (10 degrees) with the miniature, not to have one big flat (feet for example) miniature-surface that might stick too hard to the plate. However, seeing all your support placed on the plate, there is just another flat surface of supports created, basically a new "foot" of support on the plate (see 6:45). Why not place the miniature (in this case) just flat on the surface, without lifting it 5mm up from the plate?
"You can go down to .02 but I think that would be totally pointless"
Not pointless. It would be .02 ;P
Sure would be nice if the model was sold with supports already done!
But then you'd have to print it at that size.
@@Shock_Treatment not if they are part of the model, instead of generated by the slicing program.
So im just getting into resin printing and I’m working on manual supports for my very first model (spiders from artisan guild). I changed my support settings to yours and everything looks good. My question is, do you ever change your support settings for larger models if you can’t hollow them out (or too impractical to do so)?
On bigger models or less delicate parts I will thicken up those lights a bit, or even the mediums, I go by feel
Thank you for all of the videos, do you have any that show you walking through adding support to a typical many with a base? Like something you would get off of Hero Forge? I'm worried I'm not doing my bases right and that I'm putting a bunch of pot holes in the bottom for no reason
I'm away for a few days but when I come back I am going to make a video about supporting models with bases :)
"we'll be supporting the groin"
*piano intensifies
Take a shot everytime he says "support"
Hey man, watching your vids in order to learn what best to do when i get my printer, just wondering tho, could we email you an STL file for feedback on the anchoring ? Maybe you could use it as an example in a vid on how to improve :D Additionally, you mentioned a validation software? Where can we find it :D
you can get the photon validator here... github.com/Photonsters/PhotonFileValidator
Quick question and speaking from a point of not knowing as I havent printed anything yet. Once you have created these models with the approapriate supports...Can you then save that file so that it doesnt have to be recreated each time you close the program and come back to make that model, lets say 2 months later?
yep without a problem :)
Really helpful!
Hi, helpfull video! thank you!
I’ve a question anyway, You said in the video that you rarely clean the vat after the print. You just pour the resin in the bottle? What about the resin that will remain liquid inside the vat’s recess? Thx
Anything that remains inside the vat can be reused, but it does require filtering before it goes back in the bottle. There are special filter funnels that you would use to catch the cured bits that are floating free. When he talks about cleaning the vat, he's talking about chipping hardened chunks of resin that adhere to the bottom and sides of the vat, instead of just scraping liquid resin out of the vat. I could be wrong since I don't have a resin 3D printer yet, but all the research I've done indicates that's what you need to do with leftover resin that's not getting used right away.
Just buy some paint filters and a rubber funnel from any hardware store, and you can easily filter resin either into a clean plastic cup, then back into the tray, or back into the bottle. Obviously, dispose of anything you use responsibly.
does contact depth even matter though? It shouldnt unless supports are cured diffently.
Legend mate
It has been a couple of months now - do you still use the same supports?
I was watching your video and I could not for the life of me, see your settings. Would you mind helping with the numbers for your support settings?
I was just about to say the same, the ONLY settings we are getting are the one you say, the video is too blurry for us to read the settings on the screen and I'm on a 15" laptop so it's not small by any stretch of the imagination.
Any chance you could write your settings in the description box for us please?
@@patrickbrett66 if you scroll through his playlist, he has a video dedicated specifically to his settings.
@@gunrunner2437 Yeah, I found it after I commented LOL
I love that model where can I get it please just got my elegoo Mars printer please any tips for model designs would be appreciated.
Go to myminifactory.com and search for "Umber Hulk". It is made by Artisan Guild.
It is a bit hard to read the support settings. Can you please do a zoom in? Maybe do a screen shot and paste it into Word/Paint. Then during the next video, flip over to the larger picture.
I've gotten so many requests I'm going to post up a short vid with my support settings and resin settings :)
When you place a support close to another support I can see it also connects to the nearby support giving it more structure. This does not happen when I place mine. Why?
EDIT: it does happen after all but only if the supports are really really close. Is there a setting for this?
Yes. these connections are called cross sections and they are built automatically, even when you're placing the support manually. To change these settings, under "auto support", change "cross start height" for cross sections at lower heights and "cross width" for longer connections (version 1.8.5)
i over supported and ended up ripping fragile parts off my model when ripping off the supports - maybe its my heavy settings
I see you do not use a raft. Not needed?
Wait I don't have to clean my car after every print?
how do you get it to not show the raft while you place supports?
when you look from directly underneath they just disappear on their own you don't have to do anything special :)
@@3dprintingpro212 i must be do something very wrong.. im looking from underneath and i add a support and ..boom a big square blocks my view..if i zoom in any more everything is too close
sorry im very new to this
@@wowkalfas1977 it was a great question actually and something I should have mentioned!
@@3dprintingpro212 maybe a video for absolute beginners the how to dummy video lol..im just so used to using line supports and tree and getting great fdm prints now im going resin its a new ball game
Good tips. I feel like a lot of what you call advanced techniques should actually be basic techniques but chitubox is so terrible at explaining itself or being intuitive and user friendly that they require a lot of practice just to understand.