Advanced bridge supports
IceSL features a powerful support technique that optimizes a small but reliable disposable bridge structure. While many other software rely on triangles to detect overhangs, in IceSL the supports are created after analyzing the deposition paths. This allows for a more precise positioning of the supports, as well as an orientation of the support connectors optimized for easy removal.
Left: print with supports. Right: after cleanup. 
 Female knight by sotckto
Publication:
- Bridging the Gap: Automated Steady Scaffoldings for 3D Printing
 - Jérémie Dumas, Jean Hergel, Sylvain Lefebvre
 - ACM Transactions on Graphics 2014
 



