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As we grow we will hopefully be able to reduce the price or even eliminate the charge altogether, so please post print and pics and share as much as possible to help! 

Placings support is not a perfect science, in a way it is it’s own art from. People have different printers, different resins, are printing with different temperatures, altitudes, and other conditions. We will attempt to give files (in both .stl format, and Chitubox in case you want to play with or adjust supports to your needs) that will work for everyone. 

All files are tested on at least 2 different brands of printer and with 2 different resins. If you are having problems we will try to help you and get you to successful prints. If you discover any errors in a file (support missing, placed too close to the model so it bonds, or possibly too thin for the area it’s supporting) please let us know right away, we will make changes if necessary, and there will be a changelog post in the Patreon so you can see if you need to download any corrected files during the month. We want you to have the best printing experience possible and will work with you to achieve it!

Some advice on settings and other things which may help you get better prints from this amazing Patreon. First off if you need to scale models to fit your game please check this out https://youtu.be/d7nrmGea8yQ

First some basics:

1. Room temperature (or printer enclosure temp) 72F or 22C is recommended as a minimum. Some resins like Siraya Blu or other engineering type resins perform better at 78F (25C) and above.

2. Shake your resin thoroughly before filling the vat. IF your resin is already in the vat and you haven’t printed in a day or more, please get something very soft and stir the resin thoroughly before printing.

3. Make sure your FEP (or non-FEP) film is clean, not foggy, and doesn’t have dings or dents in it. When cleaning, nothing but Microfiber cloth should ever touch your film!

4. Make sure your bed is really leveled properly. Often people have it so pulling the leveling paper out feels tight but one side could be slightly higher than the other so make sure there is equal pressure on the paper!

Now for some generic settings and info that may help prevent fails:

1. Lift speed should be set to 50mm/sec or lower. If you load a full plate or printing a really large model this can be a big help, even dropping to 40 on really big prints.

2. Lift Height - default on most printers is 5mm, on large prints you might want to try 6mm. Please don’t set it under 5mm though on any print (exception is the Longer 30 which seems to be ok so with the 2mm height preset)

3. If you have done all of the above and prints are not sticking to the build plate, it means the bed is not level or your bottom exposure needs to be increased.

4. If you have done all of the above and thin supports are failing, raise your normal exposure time by 1 second and try 1 model as a test until you get the right results.

5. If you have models printing with holes through them, test your LCD/make sure it is clean.

6. If you have a bunch of random extra material being cured/printed, test your LCD screen.

7. If some models on a plate print fine and some fail, it’s possible that your bed is not exactly level so re-check that, also check to make sure your FEP isn’t dirty or damaged in just one area.

If you still get a failure please screenshot your settings, take a pic of the fail, list your printer make and model and resin used, and post in  FB group and I will try my best to help you

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Wolf of Meguro

I have been waiting for pre-sup since you started your patreon 👍🏻

Steve Marks

This seems a welcome surprise. Was it talked about anywhere? I assume the presupported minis will be on a moving forward basis?

kris marram

looks like you charge 50% more for supports, can you make another tier with 50% more models instead?

Dustan Archer

Who's in charge of the pre-supports? There's some individuals that're very good at it, and some that're...well, not quite so skilled. =D That information helps me determine who to back on a monthly basis now.

Frederick A Williams

For me it doesn't matter, even others that I support, I always make my own supports. Good luck.

William Whitten

Is there going to be a link to the pre-supported models? Or is this going forward for next month?

Marcelo Cacace

When pre-supported models gonna be free for everyone? How Manu patreons we have to be?

Octavio Carlo

Lol and I just spent a couple hours supporting taurinos. the pre-supported minis start from this month on or next month?

Greg Kourakos

And working on the bonus pack as well, will be ready in a few days :)

Octavio Carlo

one last question... and I probably know the answer but like a wise old soul once told me (no one told me lol) it doesn't hurt to ask: the EARLY EXPLORER tier won't receive the benefit of the SUPPORTED EXPLORER tier I'd have to switch tiers, correct?

Syz

Will the merchant tier get the pre-sup files?

Maggie Steward

Glad people will have access to presupported files if they want them and hopefully it will bring more people into your Patreon as you so deserve. We'll be sticking with our Prusa auto supports as they have yet to let us down whereas presupported have frequently failed us. Excited to see what you bring to the table next as you continue to surprise and impress.

Octavio Carlo

Does RN studios have a Facebook group?

Jared Hale

just upgraded to presupported teir but i cant find files to download!

Bigbeer

Does RN Studios plan to pre-support the other releases? Such as Dalila and Jordian?

Christian Savarda

The supported files are locked for merchants (who are pledging 2x the amount of the supported tier.) Please, shouldn't the supported files be offered as a reward to merchants as well? I wouldn't like to have to downgrade my pledge to gain access to the convenience of supported files. :(

Colin Cochran

I want to get more of your models out there (merchant tier) , but am spending a significant time supporting the models. I've followed Greg's ideas about insane supports and they work well for me. Providing the Merchant Tier pre-supported model should be considered please.

RN Estudio

Now available at Download Link section the Bonus pack "Child explorers"