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Open Source toolpath generator for 3D printers
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Feature request: solid support #1426

Closed nothinman closed 11 years ago

nothinman commented 11 years ago

Hi,

I'm developing a soluble support, and have a small problem. Slic3r doesn't currently allow to have solid support -- so something printed exactly like the object, but using another extruder and special filament. If I just use the standard support the bottom of the object isn't precise. Because I can dissolve the filament, I could print it like a standard object, sticking to the actual object perfectly. Is there an easy way to add solid object under all hanging bits in the part? My filament will be commercially available in approximately 3-4 months. But you can already buy something like this for industrial 3D printers, for instance: http://www.stratasys.com/~/media/Main/Secure/MSDS/SR-30_Support/MSDS_US_SR-30_Soluble-Support-Material.ashx

alranel commented 11 years ago

Just set interface spacing to 0.

nothinman commented 11 years ago

Really? Will give it a try this evening, thanks. But I guess it won't generate external perimiters and infill the same way it does it for the object? (It effectively will be an object stuck to another object, so I would probably like it to have solid edges and minimize the infill)