The Official 3D Printing Discussion Thread

[stitchdup]

with the shape of the truck body, and lack of detail on the front, i'd be tempted to tilt it forward rather than back. it would open up space for supports on the back wall and more around the wheel arch. i tend to print most bodies with med supports for everything (using lychee)

[Mike Slapattack]

4 hours ago, stitchdup said:

with the shape of the truck body, and lack of detail on the front, i'd be tempted to tilt it forward rather than back. it would open up space for supports on the back wall and more around the wheel arch. i tend to print most bodies with med supports for everything (using lychee)

Thank you for the idea, I flipped it to have the back up high instead. Let's see if it works!

 

 

5 hours ago, MrObsessive said:

I'd try putting supports on the inside of the body on the sides. For whatever reason, Chitubox only wants to place them mostly in a vertical direction, leaving IMO voids along the sides that can be supported. Putting them on the insides along the sides of the cab will also keep print shifting at bay, which in a convertible for instance is important, since you don't have the real estate of a roof to place supports.

Hope this helps!

Thank you for the suggestion! I added those into the next test print which I'm running now, along with the back angled up as another suggested.