# First print - NO SUPPORTS - success!

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/first-print-no-supports-success/3148>\
**Category:** Projects & Prints\
**Created:** [January 2, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/first-print-no-supports-success/3148 "2015-01-02T17:10:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![John\_Zito](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/john_zito/32/1758_2.png) [@John\_Zito](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/John_Zito)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/first-print-no-supports-success/3148/1 "2015-01-02T17:10:28Z")

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I just received my Form 1+ a week ago and completed my first print. I selected the Twisted Rook model to get a better idea of how the machine performs. During the print I became worried that it failed due to a very thin resin flange that had formed around the part. However when I cleaned the part the flange came off without a problem. As you can see the part is perfect. I printed this completely vertical with no supports. I believe this model was designed to be printed without supports.

![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/1756/a264616cb1547e54.jpg)

Here’s the finished part after cleanup.

![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/1757/f64ef12431e7565d.jpg)

This is what the part looked like just after it finished printing. It looked bad and I thought it had failed until I was able to clean it up.

So far very impressed with the new Form 1+.

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Cairns](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/gary_cairns/32/5023_2.png) [@Gary\_Cairns](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Gary_Cairns)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/first-print-no-supports-success/3148/2 "2015-01-02T17:36:41Z")

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Nice print! I’d recommend printing with supports as the first layers compress to stick the print to the platform. I have found dimensional issues in the z axis when printing direct to the platform.

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**Author:** ![John\_Zito](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/john_zito/32/1758_2.png) [@John\_Zito](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/John_Zito)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/first-print-no-supports-success/3148/3 "2015-01-02T17:39:21Z")

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Thanks Gary - LOL yes I found out the hard way that printing with no supports makes it very difficult to remove the model from the support. Thanks for the tip!