Mattercontrol support material and reset settings.
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Hi everybody I'm very happy using Mattercontrol on my Rostock Max V2. I'm a newbie on 3D printing all is a adventure starting for my Rostock printer that I got as a kit to mount. I'm doing good, I like the results and improving but I need help in two things with Mattercontrol:
1st - How to full reset the software to its default settings, I full reinstalled but It holds the configs and I messed it a lot at the beginning.
2nd- The only problem I stil have with Mattercontrol is when creating support material, its adheres so strong and is so strong that its virtually impossible to break apart, so when I need to print a part that need support I use simplify3d that creates very easy to remove support material but quality is far low from Mattercontrol as well never the bed calibrating is like in Mattercontrol. So I need to scarify quality for to be able to split apart the support material.
Well hope some one can help me and by the way my congratulations to Mattercontrol team because the quality difference at least for me after try several softwares even buying some still the best one. Thanks
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Glad to hear you like MatterControl and your new Rostock!
1st: Resetting the software: http://wiki.mattercontrol.com/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_clear_the_application_data.3F
2nd: Support material generation can be tricky. It sounds like you'll want to focus on these settings:
http://wiki.mattercontrol.com/Settings/General/Support_Material/Support_Options/Air_Gap
http://wiki.mattercontrol.com/Settings/General/Support_Material/Support_Options/X_and_Y_Distance
http://wiki.mattercontrol.com/Settings/General/Support_Material/Support_Options/Pattern_Spacing
Essentially, Air Gap and X and Y Distance control the distance from the support material to the printed part. Pattern spacing controls the amount of support material generated.
Start with your printer's default settings and then experiment with each setting by increasing by 0.5 mm with each print until you find settings that work. You may have to repeat tests several times before you find good settings, depending which filament you're using.
If you have more questions, let us know.