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3D Printingknowledge~10 mins

Why supports are needed for overhangs in 3D Printing - Test Your Understanding

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Practice - 5 Tasks
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1fill in blank
easy

Complete the sentence to explain why supports are needed for overhangs.

3D Printing
Supports are needed because overhangs [1] without support.
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Acollapse
Bprint
Charden
Dcool
Attempts:
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💡 Hint
Common Mistakes
Choosing 'print' because it sounds related to printing, but it doesn't explain the problem.
2fill in blank
medium

Complete the sentence to describe what supports provide for overhangs.

3D Printing
Supports provide [1] to the overhanging parts during printing.
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Acolor
Bspeed
Cstability
Dtexture
Attempts:
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Common Mistakes
Choosing 'color' or 'texture' which are unrelated to support function.
3fill in blank
hard

Fix the error in the explanation about overhangs.

3D Printing
Overhangs can be printed without [1] because the printer can build in mid-air.
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Aspeed
Blayers
Cfilament
Dsupports
Attempts:
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💡 Hint
Common Mistakes
Choosing 'layers' or 'filament' which are parts of printing but not the missing element here.
4fill in blank
hard

Fill both blanks to complete the explanation about overhang angles and supports.

3D Printing
Overhangs beyond [1] degrees usually need [2] to print correctly.
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A45
B90
Csupports
Dlayers
Attempts:
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💡 Hint
Common Mistakes
Choosing 90 degrees which is too steep and usually requires support, or 'layers' which is unrelated here.
5fill in blank
hard

Fill all three blanks to explain how supports affect printing quality and removal.

3D Printing
Supports [1] the print during overhangs but must be [2] carefully to avoid [3].
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Astabilize
Bremoved
Cdamage
Dcolored
Attempts:
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💡 Hint
Common Mistakes
Choosing 'colored' which is unrelated to support function or removal.