Print Settings - LeapFrog 3d printer Manual

Manual Leapfrog Creatr

2.5 Print settings

To fully understand the print profiles, it is best to first explain certain settings involved in the printing
process.
Support material
 General explanation
Support material is added during the printing process in order to support the overhanging parts
of your design. Not all shapes need support material. For example, the left cup you see below can
be printed without support material, because all layers can be easily printed on the layers below.
However the cup on the right is not printable without support, because the printer cannot print
the "ear" part into thin air. If you would print this design without support material, the print
material will just drop down on the place where the ear begins. In this case you will need to print
your object using support material.
When printing with support material, there is no need to design the support structure yourself,
the software will automatically calculate this for you when selecting one of the support profiles.
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Breakaway support
There are two types of support; Breakaway support and Soluble support. Breakaway support is a
support type that adds support material in the same material and color as the material you use
to print your object. Here, the support material is printed with one and the same extruder.
Therefore, this type is great for those owning a Creatr Single extruder. When printing the support
material, the support that is generated results in an easy to break away structure when the print
is done. If the prints are very small this may become a lot harder. The downside of breakaway
support is that you will see the marks of the support on the surface of your print, as you have
broken it away. Depending on your demands, your object needs a finishing treatment.
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