Supports in 3D Printing and How to Reduce Them (FDM)

Factorem
5 min readJun 2, 2022

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What are supports?

3D printing is an additive manufacturing process where material is layered over and over to produce a product. This process has been growing in popularity recently and it gives endless possibilities to what can be created. Fused deposition modelling (FDM) is a method which melts materials and and extrudes…

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