Operation Manual

Creating your own printable le: from STL to gcode

3.5.2 Applying support structures to your stl model

You can either dene the support structures manually or you can have Simplify3d place support for

you on all parts where there is a 45 degrees overhang. It is benecial to use the minimum amount

of support structures that are required as this will keep the surface of your print as smooth as pos-

sible.

You always apply support structures to your stl model, not to your gcode (so you have to do this

before or during the slicing procedure).

To add support, click on the “manually dene support for model” button in your toolbar or in the

menu under “tools”. If you want to manually dene support, choose “add new support structures”

and place the support structures where you see t by left-clicking locations underneath the model.

The other option is to have Simplify3d place support for you automatically by selecting the option

“apply based on overhang angle”.

To dene the proper process, click ‘add process’ and select a process for ‘Dual Support’, with your

desired material and detail properties (fast, medium, or detailed). This loads the prole in which the

right extruder is primary and the left extruder will generate the support material.

3.5.3 How to print with dual extrusion

When you would like to print with dual extrusion, you need to follow the general slicing steps as in

paragraph 4.2. If you use two types of materials, you need to make two different slicing processes

and connect the right process to the correct extruder as shown on page 17.

Generating support for your 3D model.