Chitubox - A fast and printer independent slicer for dental models 3d printing file

Chitubox is a printer independent 3D printer slicer. It supports most of the popular 3D printers.
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[@AdrianMata-q2b]

Two quick questions:
1. do you not use supports on your horizontal prints ever?
2. How are you calibrating the z-axis?

[@michaelho888]

Sorry for late reply. The printing I present on this channel is quite specific for orthodontic aligners.
1. So the answer to question 1 is a simple NO - I do not use support..
If you have a case where the teeth are so curved that you still need supports when you have orientated the dental models horizontally you will not be able to construct aligners anyway - never come across that yet. It would be a pretty weird looking teeth. Supports for slightly curved incisors are more a problem when you print dental models vertically.
I do not print vertically. Takes too long ... five to six hours to print a typical arch vertically. Horizontal prints take between 35 to 45 minutes if you judiciously trim/design your models. When I get the occasional misprint I do not have to wait 5 to 6 hours to find out.
2. Z-axis calibration is specific to the hardware - ie you do it on the printer directly.