What did I do wrong?
Dear Prusa users,
I'm new here and I have a Mini+. So far, I've only printed very simple models, and everything has worked perfectly.
However, there are some prints that my Mini+ seems to struggle with. I wanted to print a simple phone holder. Is this something that can be printed with the Mini+ at all?
If so, what should I pay attention to when slicing the model?
Thank you very much for your help.
RE: What did I do wrong?
Hello Alex,
the printer did exactly what you told him.
What you did not tell him, before slicing, is that it has to add supports for overhanging structure.
Before slicing you need to find the Option Support, and here I have used "Everywhere"
The Result is in the picture.
Have fun
p.s. it needs a lot of reading and trial and error to achive good results, keep it up!
What did I do wrong?
You picked a badly designed part...
Before downloading from Printables or any of the other repositories check the makes and comments, find out how well it has printed for others. I suspect many will have had problems with the rounded base, a sensible designer would have used a chamfer.
@phil-16 is right about supports but there is not room to support the base-curves so they will be rough.
All FDM printers will have the same difficulty, not just the Mini - it's printable but I doubt you'd be proud of it.
Cheerio,