How to use…
The Support Reduction can be activated for every optimisation scenario separately under the Design Rules entry. It can be chosen between the 3 different Support Reduction Modes (Passive, Reactive & Active) and the Intensity can be set up.
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Build direction
The build direction is z by default. If you want to use another direction than that you have to rotate the part. The only exception to this are symmetrical Designs, for them the build direction is the positive z direction of the symmetry coordinate system.
Attention: The Material Coordinate System does not have an impact on the build direction for the Support Reduction!
General Explanation
For different applications there are different priorities and for some the manufacturability is specially high. Therefore, it would be nice to push designs in a direction where the manufacturing gets easier without costing to much performance regarding the efficient design and material allocation.
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In the following graph the interaction between the part volume and the support volume is illustrated. You can see the little amount of extra volume can reduce a high amount of the support but also that the most active mode needs significant more material. Note that these is only one example that illustrates how the support reduction could look like, but this differs between different parts and tasks. So feel motivated to try the different modes to find the ideal one for your specific part.
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How to use…
The Support Reduction can be activated for every optimisation scenario separately under the Design Rules entry. It can be chosen between the 3 different Support Reduction Modes (Passive, Reactive & Active) and the Intensity can be set up.
...
Build direction
The build direction is z by default. If you want to use another direction than that you have to rotate the part. The only exception to this are symmetrical Designs, for them the build direction is the positive z direction of the symmetry coordinate system.
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