![]() Thanks for the feedback - striking a balance between advanced capabilities for our power users and ease of use for less experienced users is one of the core focuses of our team. Keep adding more features that are a mere redundancy for sure doesn’t help. Also keeping this software simple and powerful is one of its great appeals. Using the machine and all consumables much more efficiently should be the goal not the other way around. Instead of keep adding support columns we need to go less support columns while maintaining dependability and repeatability of parts. The guys over at Formlabs have the experience and should know where to go with their already good software. Of course support columns are a necessity but not the ultimate cure for failed parts. We need to push the software into the right direction not going off into space. In general Preform tends to overcompensate on support columns but it seems more so with the newer, updated versions of Preform. Whoever cares about surface quality, speed and the most efficient way of using consumables eventually won’t be using default anymore and for sure not this feature as a guide. It seems to promote maximum amount of support, which causes maximum waste of resin, use of tank and all consumables while adding more building time…I doubt that’s what Formlabs wants to promote here. What is the idea behind this printability feature? Needless to say the parts came out perfectly fine as they should with their original setting. In short they would be a complete failure if I didn’t add more support columns - I mean much more support columns…!? Loading them into the updated preform software they lit up like there was no tomorrow using the printability check. Talking about my own stash of models and parts, which have been built successfully with even the Form 1+, when loading those into the latest versions of Preform they all - without any exception - will fail according to the new printability feature. So much the printability feature will be happy with the result, making it - obsolete. Just by default alone the program will add so much support it’ll be way beyond the “Safety Zone”. If one is just starting out or doesn’t care about the core problem (proper rotation/orientation) the default setting is good to have. The software is already powerful enough to show everyone whenever more support is needed, making the printability feature obsolete. ![]() PRINTABILITY feature…WOW! have the guys over at Formlabs gotten that one sideways! However some of the most recent updates have added “features” that are more than questionable. I’ve always liked the software, it’s simple (to use), intuitive and powerful.
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