Support material complete guide for 3D printing

Support material in 3D printing lets us defy gravity, but it does eat up additional filament and add time to the print. My patrons requested a guide on tuning support material settings in the slicer, so this video covers the most important parameters across a range of slicers, as well as ways to apply support more efficiently. 0:00 Introduction 0:40 What is support material and when/why is it needed? Construction scaffolding by Fons Heijnsbroek: :Construction_scaffolding_of_metal_and_wood,_at_the_building_site_of_area_Oosterdokseiland;_free_photo_Amsterdam_by_Fons_Heijnsbroek, 2:38 Test Model Support Test by Fotmers: 3:37 Traditional support material 4:01 Support material components 5:10 Slicer settings and tuning Overhang torture test: 13:05 Tree/ organic support material Vines Climb Old Building in Baku by Peretz Partensky: : licensed CCSA2.0: PrusaSlicer releases: Earth Dragon by Alex: 15:43 Efficient use of support material 17:25 Multi material support 18:54 Conclusion CNC Kitchen Arc Overhangs video: Buy quality and affordable filament from X3D. Buy 3, get 1 free and a free sample pack with every order: Get Quality Resins from 3D Printers Online. 5% off storewide for Teaching Tech subscribers [Code: tech5] Take a look around and if you like what you see, please subscribe. Support me on Patreon: