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HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene) is a soluble filament most often used as support material.

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HIPS

HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene) is a soluble filament most often used as support material. HIPS is similar to ABS and it dissolves in Limonene. If you have a gMax dual extruder HIPS can be a great alternative to PVA for dissolvable support.

Surface Quality

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Strength

++++

Ease of Use

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Settings

Speed

(mm/sec)

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35-40

Fan

(%)

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35-40

ExtruderTemp

(Deg C)

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230°C-240°C

Bed Temp

(Deg C)

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90°C-100°C

Retraction

(mm)

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0.75

Additional Recommendations

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