BruceB
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Joined: Sat Jun 06, 2015 8:01 pm

Water Soluble Support

I don't know how many others out there would like to be able to make water soluble supports, but I sure do. The problem is that PVA is water soluble but is unreliable to print with. I have a solution if Simplify would do their part. the PVA prints ok for short runs, but it is unreliable for a large support. If it was possible to set a second extruder to do just the dense support layers, where the support attaches to the part, then the pva would only have to print a few layers, and the rest of the support could be PLA. Then the support columns would just fall away when the part is placed in a water bath. This would solve a big problem for supports of hollow parts with inaccessible areas.
JFettig
Posts: 72
Joined: Tue Dec 30, 2014 3:13 pm

Re: Water Soluble Support

It is an awesome idea and believe it or not, Stratasys software does have that option, or at least one that is similar.

Long and short of the request, we should be able to print the interface support with a different extruder from the bulk of the support.
deutchbag
Posts: 14
Joined: Mon May 25, 2015 10:44 pm

Re: Water Soluble Support

This would be really convenient. Currently the only way to do it would be through the use of multiple processes, which is only practical if all of your dense support is around the same Z height.

+1
McSquid
Posts: 13
Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:07 pm

Re: Water Soluble Support

+1 this is a great idea. saves on expensive PVA too
HighlandPony
Posts: 10
Joined: Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:43 pm

Re: Water Soluble Support

This feature request is already implemented in slic3r. Slic3r allows you to select a different material for the interface layer between the support material and the model. S3D needs this.
turbocharged110
Posts: 9
Joined: Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:45 pm

Re: Water Soluble Support

Just want to bump this up.

KISSlicer can and has been able to do this for a long time now.
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Printer: Rostock Max w/ E3D V5 hotend and lots of upgrades/modifications
tenaja
Posts: 157
Joined: Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:16 pm

Re: Water Soluble Support

+1
michalsok
Posts: 4
Joined: Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:10 am

Re: Water Soluble Support

+1
adamwishbone
Posts: 4
Joined: Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:52 pm

Re: Water Soluble Support

or can you just have the support designed in a way in can be shaken off in an ultrasonic bath or something like that?
jeanluc
Posts: 4
Joined: Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:16 am

Re: Water Soluble Support

+1 for water soluble support
+1 for ultrasonic

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