Monoprice 21824, User Manual

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Moving Supports
After a manual or automatic support has been generated, individual supports can be moved
around the x:y plane the same way models can be moved. Select the support by double
clicking on it, then hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and move the mouse.
Supports will automatically scale vertically under the model they support.
Angled Supports
Supports can be angled inwards towards the objects they support. This can often resolve
clearance issues with vertical supports. You can turn a vertical support into an angled support
by selecting it, then hold the Ctrl key and clicking on the model you want to support.
Manual Con f iguration
Under the Support Generation view, you can click Show downward facing polys . This
will highlight all polygons in the model that are pointed downward by the specified degree.
This helps you manually place supports under un-supported downward facing areas of a
model.
Auto Support on Grid
After a model is loaded into the scene and selected, you can automatically generate a Bed
of Nails support for the model by selecting it . You can specify the grid spacing and the size
of the generated supports. If you wish to only generate supports on downward facing
polygons, check the boxes under Support general and Generate only on downward .
Adaptive supports
You can add supports to areas in the model that are unsupported. There are 2 algorithms to
help you accomplish this.
10. Saving a Scene
Click to save the current object as a .STL or .CWS file. The .CWS format allows you to
prepare a scene to be printed repeatedly in the futu re , together with supports and
positioning.
After one or more models have been loaded and manipulated on the build platform, the
entire scene can be saved as an STL model for later use. Simply click on the File->Save Scene
STL menu item to save the scene model. This will flatten all models in a scene into a single
STL file. Scenes can also be saved to CWS files. These scene files can be used to create a
scene with supports, slice the scene, and later load to print your scene without the need for
reslicing.
11. Slice View
In the Slice View screen we get the following information:
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