Slice: Support and Raft

Support

Support Parameters here are for general support settings, user could go to Support Editor for more detailed tuning of supports.

Angle

Angle Threshold for support, the larger this angle  the more support will be generated

Layer

Number of interface layer (Support Top Layer) between object and support column. Support top layer also added between raft and part bottom surface, so this option will also increase apparent thickness of raft structure.

Minimum Area

Area Threshold of overhang surface, overhang area smaller than this will not be supported.

Minimum Length

Length Threshold of overhang edge. Overhang edge shorter than this will not be supported.

Stretch Angle

Not effective yet

Suspend Lift

Only applied to point or edge features.Top lift represent the height which the support will “wrap” above the actual supporting point or edge. If the part contain pointy features that is facing down, it is recommend to increase top lift options.

Raft 

Layers: How many layer the raft will consist

Layer Heights: Layer thickness of raft

Base Width: Path width of the first 2 layers of raft

Expand: How much to expand from the perimeter of the bottom layer for the raft layer

Mode

Raft infill mode, Profile mode is for Tiertime printer only, the raft is generated by printer. The pattern is not visible at this stage. The hatch and offset are for non-Tiertime printer, Tiertime machines cannot use these 2 types.