As much as I love this printer I think that real gem is Preform. It’s incredibly intuitive and easy to use. My one complaint is when you generate supports for a model and then click “Edit all” the model jumps up a little bit.
I use this for jewelry design so I’m dealing with incredibly fine detail. In order to get the best print/cast out of a model the support placement is crucial. But if I zoom in on an area to get the support just right and then hit “edit all” The model jumps up some so the point I was looking at is now off screen. So then I have to reposition my view to see what I was just looking at. Then once I get the support perfect and hit “apply support edits” to see how it will place the supports, the model drops back down so I then have to recenter my view on the same spot again.
It would save so much time if when I hit edit the model stayed put and the supports just disappeared like they do. Then the tiny little area I’m looking at would still be on screen. I hate to nit pick but I’m all about efficiency and this seems like an unnecessary friction point.
Yeah, it’s a small issue when you’re printing something a couple inches in size. But most of the things I deal with are about 20mm tall so it’s a jump of like 10-15% up. So when I’m trying to place a support point on a lip that’s about .2mm it’s inefficient to have to zoom, click edit, REPOSITION, place, click apply, REPOSITION, and the verifiy it’s how I want it. and since it’s usually not on the first try I do that process 2 or 3 times for each support I place.
I also agree… Driving me crazy at the moment Doing a tire tread so I have to add a point at every zig and it jumps and I loose the spot I am trying to add a support…
