garry572
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Version 5.0 Not generating supports

Hi
I've been using Ver 4.2 with out issues. After a long wait, I've upgraded to 5.0 . The configuration import worked without error, however I've found the generation of support is inconsistent. Version 5 seems to leave large areas without support
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S3D-Jason
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Re: Version 5.0 Not generating supports

How thick are those walls? If they are really thin, you might just need to lower the support pillar size to 1-2mm.
OOMDAS
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Joined: Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:46 pm

Re: Version 5.0 Not generating supports

I was having exactly the same issue - then made a discovery:

Whereas Vs 4 automatically adds supports in accordance with your chosen parameters, V5 does not.

If someone else can correct me, please do, but as far as I can see you have to go to the SUPPORT tab at the top of the screen and add supports automatically or whatever you want to do.

It took a little getting used to, and I believe works much better allowing more control. I frequently found the S3D would add supports in places where I knew they weren't needed so had to manually clean things up.

Hope this a (a) correct, and (b) helps.

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