Support Settings

• GenerateSupport
• EnableSupportShell
• SupportRegionJoinTolX
• SupportSpacingStepX
• SupportReleaseGap
• EnableSupportReleaseOpt

GenerateSupport

Default Value	Type	Units
false	Bool	n/a

If true, support toolpaths will be automatically generated. The supports are extra material separate from the part that holds up areas that are overhanging too steeply. Without the support material in place, these steep overhangs would fall or droop down since nothing holds them up.

After the print is complete, the support material can then be peeled away from the final part.

Example

GenerateSupport: false	GenerateSupport: true

EnableSupportShell

Default Value	Type	Units
true	Bool	n/a

Controls whether a shell will be generated around supports. This can help supports print cleanly by giving them a perimeter to anchor to.

Example

EnableSupportShell: true	EnableSupportShell: false

SupportRegionJoinTolX

Default Value	Type	Units
2	Double	n/a

Support regions within this distance will be merged via topological dilation. Specified as a multiple of NozzleDiamMM. For parts that have many regions that need support close together, increasing this value can simplify the support structure.

Example

In the example on the left, a larger join tolerance allows the two parts to share a single support structure.

SupportRegionJoinTolX: 2	SupportRegionJoinTolX: 1

SupportSpacingStepX

Default Value	Type	Units
5	Double	n/a

Controls the density of supports' fill. Specified as a multiplier of Machine.NozzleDiamMM. Since the setting specifies the space between fill paths, higher values create sparser fill and lower values create denser fill.

Example

In the examples below, the rectangular area on the left of the tray is a slice of the part, and the rectangular area on the right of the tray is support for a higher-up layer. Note the increased density of support material when the value of the spacing is reduced.

SupportSpacingStepX: 5	SupportSpacingStepX: 2.5

SupportReleaseGap

Currently unused.

EnableSupportReleaseOpt

Currently unused.