Hi i got me the p1s as my first 3d printer… and already running into some issues after 2 days.
i tried printing this figure in standing position. with 0,08 layer height… it looks awesome from alle all angles BUT if i look at the overhangs they look terrible… i printed this figure a couple of times with different settings…
i always get the problems on the hat and on the bottom of the head…
i feel like everywhere the supports are connecting the surface is really ugly…
am i doing something wrong ? or do i need to change the settings?
i googled and found a ton of stuff about overhang problems but none of them had a solution…
Supports are always going to leave some ugly finish compared to the rest of the model.
What supports did you use? The defaults I believe are grid which is the strongest but usually leaves more scarring. For that model, you’re better off using slim tree supports. You can also paint on supports on just the overhangs. But if this is your first venture into 3d printing, that’s likely a bit too advanced at this stage. There’s some good YouTube presenters out there which describe how to do supports (and other tips and tricks).
CNC kitchen, lost in tech, made with layers and teaching tech are all good presenters which will give you a lot of info to start with.
so the result from the pis is normal if i would print it standing up?
i used slim tree supports… also slowed down on overhangs… but cant manage to get the bottom of the head or the visor from the hat right…even tried with petg layer between the supports…got the feeling the printer isnt printing on the supports thats why it looks like that…
You could also try orientating the print as in your second picture. There will be overhangs, but the main front features should print fine, the hat and face especially.
Also, I forgot to mention that you could reduce the Top interface spacing as well. This is the distance between the lines of your interface, PETG in this case. a setting of 0 will give you a solid PETG surface for your PLA.
If you print with Adaptive layer height then there will be more layers added that are thinner for the overhang area and that in an of itself will help with the surface quality of the overhangs.
