# Tough 1500, model separated from supports and distorted

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/tough-1500-model-separated-from-supports-and-distorted/46716>\
**Category:** Form 3/3+\
**Created:** [August 6, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/tough-1500-model-separated-from-supports-and-distorted/46716 "2026-08-06T15:24:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![pawelkusmierek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@pawelkusmierek](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/pawelkusmierek)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/tough-1500-model-separated-from-supports-and-distorted/46716/1 "2026-08-06T15:24:16Z")

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I printed two 5-mm thick plates

This is how they were designed

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/b/0/b08c90508b7866cf7427038486020e207d79b96a.jpeg)

And this came out of the printer

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/8/e/8ec6753f5d000ad02b37dde3a34c3a1996175a75.jpeg)

Any suggestions how to avoid the issue?

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**Author:** ![leonhart88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/leonhart88/32/19153_2.png) [@leonhart88](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/leonhart88)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/tough-1500-model-separated-from-supports-and-distorted/46716/2 "2026-08-06T15:32:37Z")

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More/bigger supports at the bottom so they don’t detach. And/or tilt the part is a secondary axis as well