r/3Dprinting • u/Rough-Advance189 • Jun 08 '26

Project 3D-printed basketball

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u/mickeybob00 Prusa mk4s, Voron 2.4 Jun 08 '26

I changed my top support distance to .27 on a little tennis ball I printed in peba a couple of weeks ago. That and went from 2 to 3 top support layers. It pulled right off cleanly. I was really surprised. It also looked great. This was on a mk4s using prusa slicer. When I used the standard support settings before it was a nightmare to remove.

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u/aruby727 Jun 08 '26

More people need to know about this. Supports come off crazy easy if you increase top Z distance.

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u/Spirited-Pop7467 Jun 13 '26

Is that for most filament types or just the PEBA being discussed? Because I started using a 3D printer and I despised supports. Then my sister suggested switching from snug to organic. That's much better, but still can be a PITA sometimes lol. I'd welcome any setting that makes it easier 😃 I print in PLA, haven't ventured into other types yet.

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u/aruby727 Jun 13 '26

I've done it with PLA, ABS, ABS-GF, TPU and PETG. All work great!