Choosing the Support Strength

When producing models, support material fills some hollow and empty sections (see Manual Positioning). Objet Studio allows you to adjust the strength of the structure formed with the support material. This adjustment is useful when producing either large/massive models or small/delicate models. For most purposes, the default setting provides adequate support strength.

To change the strength of the support structure used when printing a model:
1.   Select a model on the tray.
2.   On the Model Settings ribbon, in the Options group, click .

or—

•   On the Model Toolbar, click .

or—

•   From the right-click context menu, select Advanced Properties.

The Advanced Properties dialog box opens.

Advanced Properties dialog box

Note:  If an object is split into shells, the Advanced Properties enabled vary with the object selection. If a single element is selected only Hollow is enabled. If a group of elements is selected only Grid Style is enabled.

3.   In the Grid Style section, choose the support strength suitable for the selected model. You can select a different support strength for each model on the tray.
•   Standard—for models needing average support (most models).
•   Heavy—for large models needing much support.
•   Lite—for delicate models needing little support. (This setting makes it easy to remove the support material.)
4.   Click Apply.
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