Custom Manual Supports in Cura Slicer 4.3

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Chuck shows you how to place Custom Manual Supports in Cura Slicer 4.3. Manual supports are very handy as they use less plastic, print faster and gives you support only where you need it. There is a plugin that allows you to place supports where you want and Chuck shows you where to find it and how to use it in this week's Filament Friday.
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@uswirelesss 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Exactly what I was looking to learn.

@sharynwillis8920 Ай бұрын

Things have changed in 4 years, Custom Supports is not in the drop down list on Marketplace, but the rest of the clip was very clear, well shown and spoken

@Weekend_2 29 күн бұрын

blud came back after 4 jears

@endcreepted4228 26 күн бұрын

same problem here ahah

@EKUL34 4 жыл бұрын

Considering you only wanted supports where it was printing freely in the air another option would have been to change the "Support Overhang Angle" you can see you have yours set to the default 45 degrees. Setting this higher to should have been an option you should have at least shown.

@Ibian666 2 жыл бұрын

I printed this exact figure the other day with tree supports. Worked perfectly, easy to remove, and all with the click of a single button. Tree supports are magical.

@trosser10 4 жыл бұрын

All of your Cura videos are great for the person new to 3d printing. Thanks, they have helped out a lot.

@hijomojo 4 жыл бұрын

I recently found this is actually possible natively in Cura 4.3 (not sure about previous versions). Add a support block as usual, and in the Per Model Settings with the block selected, choose "Modify settings for overlap" and hit "Select Settings" then add "Generate Support" and any other special settings you might want to add. From here I think it's exactly the same as the process shown in this video. The support options you can add there is only about half the normal list at the moment (support pattern is a pretty important one which is missing), so, like in this video, tick Generate Support in the main print settings, adjust accordingly, then untick it again and the setting still applies to the block/s you placed. There's also another option for the Support Block Per Model Mesh Type, which is "Print as Support" which treats the entire block as a support, enabling you to do stuff like manually building a tower, or encasing your model in support (if for some strange reason you need to). I've only been using Cura for 3 weeks and have been watching a few of your videos whilst trying to get good prints out of our new Ender 3. I actually figured this process out after watching "3 Cura Slicer Setting Tricks For Beginners" to learn how to change the infill density at different locations.

@jeffreylebowski4927 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, instead of using 80% support infill all the way up, you can: - Enable Support Interface - Support Interface Density 80% - 100% - Support Interface Lines That will print the support structure with lower infill (20% if you set it) and increase the density at the interface up to 100% - if you select lines as your interface pattern it will just be a solid layer. Saves material and supports just as well and better, that the method of the video.

@deadpoollane4229 2 жыл бұрын

Your video still works for todays new updated cura. So many thanks :) Keep up your awesome work.

@KarlDonovan 4 жыл бұрын

After messing with the support blocker and generally getting tied up in a knot, I thought there must be a better way. CHEP will know and he did! My learning curve seems to be a steep one and you keep digging me out of trouble. It makes the whole hobby much more enjoyable.

@theblueguy6009 3 жыл бұрын

where can I find the support blocker?

@lukeblundell5610 4 жыл бұрын

Been using these for years, they can really help out providing you play around with them and learn how they work - vids like this are great. It missed a few options that are available but it's great to see the option getting out there; thanks Chep! 👍🏻

@baryonyxwalkeri3957 3 жыл бұрын

I recently started 3D printing and was wondering how to optimise supports, then I find this. I never would have found out about this great feature on my own. Thanks a lot for this simple but effective video to highlight that feature!

@haruruben 4 жыл бұрын

You mark where you don’t want supports? That’s like going to McDonalds drive through and saying “I’m not going to tell you what I want... but here’s what I don’t want...”

@ConsciusVeritasVids 4 жыл бұрын

"I don't want a boot, a cactus, a Boeing aircraft..."

@gabrieltroisgros324 9 ай бұрын

Sometimes it makes more sense if there are less things you dont want rather than things you want. Believe me, im a programmer

@larkerpudwig 2 жыл бұрын

Just got my ender 3, and watched both of your videos. Hope to use supports thanks to your help! Thank you for the explanation

@leesuschrist 2 жыл бұрын

This is way easier than I thought it was going to be. Thanks for explaining so clear and actually jumping into the subject of the video instead of talking about nothing for the first 5 minutes.

@HawkeyeGaming 4 жыл бұрын

OMG THANKYOU! I've been using cura since I was given my ender 3 for Christmas this year and when I printed your filament friday fan cover and sd card relocator I had to use the cura standard supports and it took FOREVER to remove all of it. Thankyou for making this video!

@jaytee3287 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent! The plugin solved an issue I was having on my model, it was very easy to add support exactly where I wanted using this. Another great tutorial Chuck, thank you

@guilhermealmada5155 4 жыл бұрын

This dude is THA MAN. I haven't even finished watching the video and learned a lot about cura and 3D printing (newbie here). Good job and thanks for the help!

@f1nal1ty 4 жыл бұрын

happy to see this finally in cura. thank you for showing this plugin, chep. really helpful

@thejonesyman 4 жыл бұрын

Helpful as always Chuck! I thought I had to actually draw the support, I didn't realize I just needed to touch it where it needed to go! Also, you mention doing the cleanup, I'd love to see a video on how you do your cleanups. Thanks again!

@GreenSlugg 4 жыл бұрын

I bought one of your kits from Amazon. The tools are working well for me! I've only used a few so far, but they are making things a lot easier. Thank you for these videos!

@SonofKiernan 11 ай бұрын

You're the best. This was awesome. I'm a true newbie and I can't tell you how happy I was to learn how to add supports in Cura in the first place lol

@3DPrintedTabletop 4 жыл бұрын

Really great video, Chuck. I've tried these before, but really love what you did making the supports more solid. Totally going to try this with some minis!

@ashepherd74 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I've used these for a long time, but for some reason, never knew they could be resized. I just added a bunch of them in the places I need, and often missed places. Will be much easier now that I know I can resize them.

@gunpowderboardgames 3 жыл бұрын

I keep coming back to these videos. Clear and to the point. Thanks

@davestomper3428 4 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for spending time on this subject and explaining it so well. Also I was happy to see how much filament you saved with this method 4 Meters Awesome.I have been using Cura for years never clicked or messed with the mysterious icons under scaling. I hope everyone reading this and there families are healthy and safe. Have a great day. Dave

@pnwRC. 3 жыл бұрын

Chuck, THANKS for another informative video filled with tips, & tricks to help us print more gooder. I LOVE this custom support idea!

@gardian1701 2 жыл бұрын

I love custom supports! It saves so much time after the print.

@Gucksdu20469 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing, what can be adjusted in Cura additionallly to the standards. Thanks a lot for your explanations ! Very helpfully and understandable ! Great work !

@agustinbaroni8371 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for ALL the videos of Ender3 and CURA... I learn a lot from you! Thanks!

@GGGG-sn3ji 4 жыл бұрын

Your the man! Thank u soooooo much for this video. This saved me a bunch of time not having to research and read a novel for a such a simple thing. U probably did both read it and then decide to make a video for us grasshoppers. I appreciate you☆☆☆☆☆

@ronholder5844 4 жыл бұрын

I have printed enough now that I have a good idea what will need support and what won't, and with your tutorial and this add-on, now I can choose the exact placement and size of supports. I installed the plugin and tried it out right away, and waited for the print job to finish, it worked to perfection, just as you showed in your print. This may be the most useful episode you've ever done, at least for me. I recommend that people print the MICRO all-in-one printer test that shows what overhang angles your printer can do cleanly, and if you have an Ender 3 like I do, definitely upgrade the part cooling duct, I went with the latest version of the Hero Me design with stock fans.

@FilamentFriday 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I tested the Hero Me. I didn’t see a big difference.

@leptoid Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. This was very helpful. One note: If supports are not generating as expected, click "generate support", change "touching build plate only" to "everywhere", then unclick "generate support". This video and that tidbit was all I was looking for.

@Gelebones 4 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy watching your channel, has been a very good go to since I started 3D printing. I just printed your Marvin out tonight and it turned out awesome!

@TheHMSBros 4 жыл бұрын

I opened my Cura straight away to install this plugin, I'm sure I'll get great use out of it, thanks

@RomainDepin 4 жыл бұрын

ahahah... you save my life! last night I stayed up late because I was manually creating supports on Tinkerkad, for one of the models I want to print without all the unnecessary supports... ahahah... i should have check KZfaq at first place! now I know it will be even better printed ans save more filament! Thanks Chep!

@rickl9462 4 жыл бұрын

Chep you are amazing sir! You have been instrumental in my 3d printing journey. Every video you've put out has been informative, easy to follow and just overall very well put together. Thank you for all the help!

@FilamentFriday 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@jakeman3659 3 жыл бұрын

Ive been held back form a bunch of things i wanted to print because generate doesn't always work but now thanks to this video I can print cool things

@sinanyldz2144 3 жыл бұрын

Naturally, a support needed to lift those balls of iron. Thanks, it really helped. I was looking for a setting like this.

@dragonstyneenterprises5344 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent job chuck. You handled a touchy subject with style and finesse.

@Maximo10101 4 жыл бұрын

This video is amazing! This is exactly what I was wanting to learn! Thanks so much for all your videos Chep!

@ozvampozvamp6319 3 жыл бұрын

You knocked it out of the park thank you please keep making these videos you rock and roll Thank you

@guate6 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tip on the adding supports bit. Well done.

@mikesprague 4 жыл бұрын

I've used this plugin before, but had no clue you could resize them like this, thanks!

@roobs2976 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the subtitles and including the support cleanup, very helpful video

@bandita84 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video it helped a lot by disabling support in a cavity. I struggled with the problem for 2 weeks.

@charlesgallegos926 4 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate you doing these videos and how you do them by explaining, I'm still new to 3D printing scene but I've learned a lot while watching your videos I really appreciate your time thank you.

@dennisrenton3897 4 жыл бұрын

Hallelujah. I didn't even know that existed and always liked that option in simplify 3d. Thanks again. You tips and tricks are so handy.

@FreedomFighter1229 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Literally exactly what I was looking for and has helped tremendously with my prints!

@jasonwilson9207 2 жыл бұрын

Dude awesome video I print a lot of items that I use so a custom support system like this makes the item usable and a lot less clean up thank you

@leecraven900 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was a real life saver, I was going crazy trying to find out how to do this. Your video was simple and succinct.

@pedroafram17 4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that actually will save me a ton of plastic and printing time. Great video!

@iasonas1284 4 жыл бұрын

thank you Chep!! with your infos so far i really get great results on cura 4.3 and ender 3!! and if you ask me many many people use this setup!! thanks again!! great channel!! cheers from Greece!! =)

@juliacleveland 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome thanks! Just got a printer and thought you couldn't do any type of overhang, so excited to try this now!

@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526 2 жыл бұрын

Just a couple of days ago, I had some serious trouble removing the excessive supports Cura insisted on generating, just for a hat that would have printed fine with just bridging. If I'd known about this then I would have saved a whole bunch of plastic, time and stress. Definitely going to install it straight away!

@anthonysoichuk4906 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video!! Helped alot looking forward to trying manual supports!

@maxwellclemens5684 4 жыл бұрын

HEY MAN I’ve watched you since u were 20k I think. The first video o watched was on the da Vinci 1.0 and finally u came up in my suggested again. So happy to watch!

@smstnitc 4 жыл бұрын

The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know. 3D printing really is an art. Thanks for the info, very helpful.

@geekandcosplay 4 жыл бұрын

been able to use this pluggin for ages now not just in 4.3

@jameslong4252 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I Did not know you could do this. New to 3d printing. This will help a lot with many of my prints.

@RedBeard20842 4 жыл бұрын

Woah this couldn't have come at a better time!! I couldn't find a video anywhere

@davetpilot 3 жыл бұрын

Chuck, another great video. Thank you for all of your knowledge sharing!

@luismanuellepevizcaino5650 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.. Exactly what I needed today! Your videos are always helpful.

@jackamole8627 4 жыл бұрын

great video! downloaded custom supports while watching and will try this and update my comment after my next print. thanks for the recommend!

@minisinscale1944 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chep, As always very valuable to get up and running.

@TheMixmastamike1000 3 жыл бұрын

This saved the print of my own design. Thank you!

@carmelotala2009 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, whenever I see your videos, you get me out of trouble.

@dylanhuber5190 8 ай бұрын

This is such a good, clear and helpful tutorial, thank you!

@Bartetmedia 4 жыл бұрын

I've been using custome support for a while but didn't know they could be re-sized... now I know, hehe!! Thanks!

@RomanoPRODUCTION 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips with custom supports 💟

@mathewphillips4185 4 жыл бұрын

I want to thank you very much because before doing this I could not get custom supports to work but after watching a video it's working out real nice and the reason it didn't work out cuz I couldn't figure out how to do it correctly.

@8711dave 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Thank you! You saved me hours of clean up!!

@MrGreenRunning 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Worked like a charm in cura 4.4 though I did not try and print Ironman.

@schm4704 4 жыл бұрын

Oh boy... I had found the custom support plugin, but it hadn't occured to me that the support blocks are scalable like other meshes. That info alone was worth the price of admission, thanks!

@FilamentFriday 4 жыл бұрын

There’s admission ;)

@schm4704 4 жыл бұрын

@@FilamentFriday Not really, but not being a native speaker, I wanted to practise that phrase :-).

@hieroben 4 жыл бұрын

I printed this exact model a while ago with full support. It took ages to get it of. In the process, I broke the arm and both legs of the model and had to glue them back in place. It was a pain. Great tip! Will definitly use this plugin next time.

@FilamentFriday 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

@gracebyseven 3 жыл бұрын

Very handy and useful. Thank you, Chep.

@markferrick10 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks CHEP. just installed the plugin. Looks great.

@watashimaiku 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing this feature out! Life saver 👍🏻

@ryansbasscovers4413 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I’ve been learning a ton this past month.

@totalbullion5882 4 жыл бұрын

Been needing this info badly! Thanks CHEP! Now the next riddle is how to select different densities for different area's of your supports LOL.

@DueSouthFishing 4 жыл бұрын

Another great informational video,i like having control of my supports, before i avoided a lot of prints because of the amount of supports that were called for but now it does not bother me cause i can customize my supports. 👍👍

@nidzdotnet76 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!! Cura should include this by default!!! This is a feature they need in the software. It's the only thing that's missing over other slicers..

@josephmacina863 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate the insight. I would have been wasting time and plastic without this video.

@Neptune730 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I'm new to 3D printing and Cura. I didn't know about the plugin. I would love to see more videos on Cura 4.3

@FilamentFriday 4 жыл бұрын

Most of it applies to 4.3. kzfaq.info/sun/PLRFPlUhDTTlm0AqW9EGhxglCt_OKvAwxI

@callsigncustard6419 3 жыл бұрын

Chuuuck teaching the way thank you sir hope 2020 is treating you well🙏🏾

@doomstadt2371 4 жыл бұрын

I just got this plug in and I love it. Its great for rings and dnd minis

@tomerpollatchek6084 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! As a beginner in 3D printing this is an absolute gem! FYI: Custom Supports doesn't exists in Cura 5, found something called Custom Support Cylinder which seems to be the same idea, just with a few more options.

@3dhelpdesk Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too! I had the custom supports in Cura 4.x however when i updated to 5.x i've lost it. Now i am using also this Custom Support Cylinder.

@korhankoyuk1538 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you, we saved time and materials.

@mikeboyle6693 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thanks for the heads up

@sigurd3580 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Super succinct and to the point video, much appreciated.

@oo9467 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video I have been searching on how to do custom supports for ages and how to had them

@veteran_photovids 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding 👊🙏thank you so much for all your videos.

@jlopez45629 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, your videos are incredibly helpful

@lilPOPjim 3 жыл бұрын

Damn I should've watched this a few days ago! Im using my Ender 3 to print a gearbox I designed. Its pretty intricut and required supports, with overhangs wihin overhangs etc Custom supports wouldve been a life saver! It hinestly took me around an hour to clean up just one model! This method wouldve taken me 5 minutes! Ill definitely keep this in mind for my next prints. Thanks as always Chuck!

@angelSI2023 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chep nice video like always,!!!! I used one time this support, but i m going to use it more.

@mustafah9209 4 жыл бұрын

This channel deserves way more subscribers. All videos are quite informative.

@FilamentFriday 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@electronron1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip I've been using craftware when I needed custom supports but I'll deffinetly give this a try.

@gregd393 4 жыл бұрын

chep, this was really cool. Any chance you could do future videos on the ender 5?

@carlaschrum 4 жыл бұрын

thank you so much your videos have been my saving grace lately

@ijam4ever 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing plugin!! Thanks CHEP!

@theshadowman1398 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff. I wanted something like that for a long time

@danialjavann8754 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your great education You really helped me a lot I am grateful to you I hope you are more successful every day You are a very kind man and you know how to teach very well thank you