Help with support/orientation

[edgy badger]

Hi! I need some help, ive tried several ways to print this statue, (orientation, supports, ect) but ive yet to make a statue that is good :(, i think thay im really bad with support, can someone help me with it plz?

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3562042

[atomic thicket]

AI Help

I'd be happy to help with your support settings! To assist you better, could you please provide details about your current support settings and which software you are using to slice the model for printing? This information will help us troubleshoot the issue and provide more targeted assistance.

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[edgy badger]

I'm using Orca Slicer
Printer : Elegoo Neptune3 Pro
PLA+ filament from elegoo

[olive wind]

might want to post a screenshot of what you tried

[edgy badger]

Will do once im home
The first one failed because of bad support, the second intried a different orientation and had too many supports, screwed a lot of detailed, and on the third one, another fail with support lol

[olive wind]

could do something like this

[edgy badger]

That was my second try, and the supports destroyed a lot of details, like the chains and the base, isnt that too many supports?

[olive wind]

Not if you tune your support distance. Ideally you paint the supports on by hand

[edgy badger]

thats what ive been trying to do, painting them by hand
but what do you mean by support distance?

[olive wind]

in the screenshot: Top Z distance

[edgy badger]

hmm, what exactly does that do?ç

[olive wind]

exactly what it says, controls the distance between support interface and the print

[edgy badger]

im not sure why theres a bottom Z too then?

[olive wind]

for when you place your supports on the print itself

[edgy badger]

aah make sense, thanks

[olive wind]

(which is to be avoided in my opinion)

[edgy badger]

i'm getting my filament dryer tomorrow, i'll be able to finish my calibrations, and then i'll give this a try, thank you

[olive wind]

good luck

[edgy badger]

what are the advantages of not printing standing?

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[edgy badger]

i feel like more supports is needed

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[olive wind]

Better detail and no supports on the front

[edgy badger]

thanks!

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[edgy badger]

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