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John Lindo
(@john-lindo)
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Organic supports.

Is there a way to ghost out certain branches and limbs so as not to support specific areas, which happens by default.

For instance small holes 3-4 mm diameters on a vertical wall 120 mm in the Z axis, ot miniscule protrusions. Bosses.

Sometimes these tiny limbs break long before they do there intention of supporting,  normally not a problem, except extrusions can 

interfere with printing  and  added print time plus a waste of filament.

Thanks

Publié : 07/10/2025 5:50 pm
Diem
 Diem
(@diem)
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The same tool that you use to paint on support enforcers can be used to paint on support blockers.

Cheerio,

Publié : 07/10/2025 6:52 pm
Steve
(@steve-5)
Estimable Member
RE: Organic supports.

To elaborate on @Diem's reply...

There are a couple of different ways to get to your objective.  The first is to use the support painting tool to add support "enforcers" only where you want supports to appear.  The second is to use the support painting tool to "block" areas that you do not want auto-generated supports.  Both methods have their uses but in general, once you have experience with how your printer handles overhangs, bridges, etc with a given filament, support enforcers will allow a much more granular supporting of the parts without unnecessary plastic consumption.

Regards,

Steve

Publié : 07/10/2025 8:10 pm
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