3d Print Raftless with PP3dP Up! printer

How to print raftless reliably with a pp3dp up printer

Contrary to what you have mostly been told by the user manual, your local sales person, or other experts, it is my experience that the up! & up! plus printers are capable of printing raftless to an acceptable standard once they are tuned correctly, with the correct settings used.

In this post Ill attempt to justify why raftless is worthwhile & asnwer some of the common issues caused during raftless printing that put people off it permanently.

 

Benefits of raftless 3d printing:

 

Raftless saves time & material

Youre not printing an unnecesary piece of plastic.

No Raft means less support material sticking to the largest surface

Less supports sticking out means a cleaner post-print finish, & thats a big plus when printing without the raft

Tuning your UP for raftless

3M painters tape

Kapton (captain) tape

 

Some recommended settings & model design consideration during print