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Grid or lines for support material?

Discussion in 'General Questions' started by Ozzie Alarcon, Sep 19, 2015.

  1. Ozzie Alarcon

    Ozzie Alarcon Member

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    Ive been using lines for support material but I recently tried to use grids and it seems to work much better. My question is this. Does using the grids option use a lot more material than using lines?
     
    #1 Ozzie Alarcon, Sep 19, 2015
  2. mark tomlinson

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    I usually use a honeycomb.
    I am sure that the grids/combs do use more filament, but are structurally stronger as well.
     
    #2 mark tomlinson, Sep 19, 2015
  3. Mike Kelly

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    Mark he means support not infill

    I find lines easier to remove but a dense grid gives better printing over support
     
    #3 Mike Kelly, Sep 20, 2015
  4. janot928

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    for large part i prefer lines, it´s easier to remove for me
     
    #4 janot928, Sep 23, 2015

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