# One click remove all supports

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/one-click-remove-all-supports/6643>\
**Category:** Feature Requests & Ideas\
**Created:** [October 31, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/one-click-remove-all-supports/6643 "2015-10-31T17:11:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Carter\_West](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/carter_west/32/1567_2.png) [@Carter\_West](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Carter_West)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/one-click-remove-all-supports/6643/1 "2015-10-31T17:11:36Z")

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I really enjoy most of the improvements made to the Preform software.

There are times however, that I don’t want a fully populated support structure. Unless I’m missing something, there is no way to create your own support system so what I end up doing is running it as per normal then erasing each and every point.

BORING.

If there was a “erase” button I could erase all supports and then add back only where I want them.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Ole\_Vedel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecd19e/32.png) [@Ole\_Vedel](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Ole_Vedel)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/one-click-remove-all-supports/6643/2 "2015-11-01T01:13:58Z")

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> [@Carter\_West](#):
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> and then add back only where I want them.

1. Generate Selected
2. Undo Support Generation
3. Edit Selected  
and then add Support only where you want them.

Ole Vedel

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**Author:** ![Carter\_West](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/carter_west/32/1567_2.png) [@Carter\_West](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Carter_West)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/one-click-remove-all-supports/6643/3 "2015-11-01T15:16:14Z")

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Thank you for that. 👍 This will be very helpful. I took your steps one step further and I think I like it even better.

1. Click on “Supports” but don’t click on “Generate” rather, click on “Edit Supports” (you’re now starting with a blank canvas).
2. Add the dots and click Apply

done. No need to generate and undo. I would not have thought of this without your help Ole  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Tikey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/tikey/32/18133_2.png) [@Tikey](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Tikey)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/one-click-remove-all-supports/6643/4 "2015-11-02T11:20:49Z")

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Also, if you want to erase all the points you can just move the model a bit and preform will do just that.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/5/b/5bc2bdf993ff27c2e0eecab5010b25626fbb327a.png) [@system](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/one-click-remove-all-supports/6643/5 "2015-11-16T11:21:14Z")

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Closed on November 16, 2015, 11:21am UTC

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