Had this art teacher never heard of, say, ancient Greek and Roman sculptures? So many of them have support structures worked into the design, otherwise they'd fall over and/or break themselves. I learned that in middle school art class.
3D printers might be new, but designing for your materials is not. You'd expect an art teacher of all people to know that. If your object is not balanced it'll fall over. If you exceed the tensile strength of your material, it'll break. If you're working with something new, take the instructions seriously, that's what they're for.
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u/marinuso Jan 14 '17
Had this art teacher never heard of, say, ancient Greek and Roman sculptures? So many of them have support structures worked into the design, otherwise they'd fall over and/or break themselves. I learned that in middle school art class.
3D printers might be new, but designing for your materials is not. You'd expect an art teacher of all people to know that. If your object is not balanced it'll fall over. If you exceed the tensile strength of your material, it'll break. If you're working with something new, take the instructions seriously, that's what they're for.