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Generate supports
Menu: Process Icon: No short cut
Generates supports for the slice model according to the defined support parameters
Previous to support generation, all the existing supports of the slice model are deleted.
Compensation of material shrinkage as well as spot size compensation can be conducted
optionally in the slice model before support generation. After support generation, the resulting
support structures are displayed in the slice model.
Hint: In case of selected single slice display ("Show single slice"), spot size compensation can
optionally be pictured, too, if the corresponding view parameters in Slice options are selected.
Support dialog:
Shrinkage compensation:
Compensates part shrinkage which depends on the material. For compensation, a linear
enlargement (scaling) of the slice model according to the shrinkage factors in the XY-plane
defined in the machine database (tab page material) is performed.
This part of the dialog will not be shown if shrinkage compensation has already been conducted
on the 3D-model.
Spot size compensation:
Compensates spot size deviation on the contour paths of the slice model. For compensation, all
contours of the slice model are transferred in direction of the material surface by the value for
spot size compensation defined in the machine database (tab page layer).
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