Ultimaker PVA Explained - Water-soluble support material

This video explains how water-soluble PVA support material is 3D printed in dual extrusion with the Ultimaker 3.

Model: Gyro the Dodo by Virtox

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[x_jaydn]

How do you set supports and support interfaces to different filament materials?

[javiercalvo]

in my version of ultimaker cura 3.0.4 pva's profile does not come as material ... can someone tell me what parameters he uses ????
I'm trying to print but I have to go up temperature (265ºC) and put very slow so that it is well founded
Some help???

[MrCow]

PVA seems to be crossing over into the actual print for me. Any suggestions?

[josephKEOarthur]

Does it make a difference of using salt water? Or even windex?

[scottbruckner]

Personally I think you should have the setting of creating your own barriers around your plastics with pva instead of using a leap of faith. I want to create very complex sword designs, and so I want to make them crate style using PVA as a box to ensure my print doesn't come out looking jacked and jagged. I'm not big on supports, I'd rather use it for a loot box feeling.

[Rocky-ywzo]

So how long does it usually take for it to dissolve?

[ivs]

What is the NFC feature for on the spool holder for? Does this lock us in to your filaments or can we still use whatever 3rd party filament we want?

[Fartonice]

The only one thing I want to know is where do I download the file for the gyroscope they show at the very beginning of this video I want nothing else but that please link it

[huelsmart]

I use the Ultimaker 3 Extended now for about 2 weeks.
With 2 color PLA prints I am very satisfied, but with PVA support material I have only chaos.
As I see it, the problem is that the PVA is not adhering to the PLA "stripping tower". Generally, I find the adhesion of PVA to PLA on my printer is not good.
Do you have an idea where the problem could be?

[geoffreylucier]

Does anyone know where I can get the recipe for this build?

[saviowongtkp]

What about PC with the PVA? Does it work?

[jaytray]

How can you print the black and green drill with two colors when appears that it would require support material thus making two colors impossible? The only way I can see doing it would be to print it in two or more pieces and then assemble it. Is that correct?

[shockingshane]

Was told never do PVA with Nylon... hmmm contradicting which is correct? am new?

[juliangavras]

Could this be done with any printer that has a dual extruder?

[jeffreytsai]

Hi Does the ultimaker 2 + also do the water soluble

[Kgjbcfcvjbv]

How good is it for our health if we are having this stuff in our water later, an bodies?

[ameliabuns]

Pva is incredible expect two things:
One: it costs almost as much as ultem at times, other times it's 100$ a kg....
Two: it doesn't work with abs/petg/PC (no, hips need chemicals and also hurts abs)

[DLContent-AIL]

Yes, we know what it is... how specifically do you use it? Temp settings, retraction lengths, etc....

[rickarda]

will this water solutable pva disolve by epoxy?

I want to print things that I cover in carbon fiber. Then remove the form with water if possible

[johnnyartillery]

I have yet to meet someone who says this material is worth the hassle, and i've been printing for 8 years.