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Supports Fusing to Print Fix Guide
Fix supports that weld to the print, leave heavy scars, or become impossible to remove by tuning support interface, Z distance, density, and material temperature.
Symptoms
- Supports are impossible to remove
- Surface tears when supports come off
- Support contact area looks melted
- Small details break during cleanup
- Undersides are scarred
Likely causes
- Support Z distance too tight
- Interface too dense
- Nozzle temperature too high
- Wrong orientation
- Support type too aggressive
Fast checks before changing settings
- Preview support contact points
- Increase Z distance slightly
- Use interface carefully
- Reorient before adding more supports
- Test one small section first
Safe fix path
- Rotate model
- Preview supports
- Tune Z distance/interface
- Lower temperature if appropriate
- Document successful support profile