Frequently Asked Questions

performance may improve to 60 degrees if you lower your layer
height to 0.1mm. This has the obvious advantage of decreasing
your print time and reducing the amount of support structures
required for the print, but it will also allow you to create a
smoother surface on the underside of your parts. If you find that
you need to increase the print quality in this area, this is one of the
first settings you will want to adjust.
(2) Support Infill Percentage
Just like the interior of your part, you can also adjust the
density of your support structures by changing the Support Infill
Percentage. It is common to use a value around 20-40%, but you
may find that you need to increase this value if the bottom layers
of your part are drooping too much. Many users also prefer to use
Dense Support Structures for this task, as they allow you to use a
lower density for the majority of your supports, and only use a
higher infill percentage near the very top of the support structures.
(3) Vertical Separation Layers
Creating removable support structures involves a fine balance
between the amount of support provided to the model, and how
easy the supports are to remove. If you provide too much support
to the model, the support structures may start to bond to the part,
making them difficult to separate. If you provide very little support,
the disposable support structures will be easy to remove, but the
part may not have enough of a foundation to print successfully.
Simplify3D allows your to customize the separation settings, so
that you can choose the correct balance between these different
factors. The first setting you will want to check is the Upper