View 3D Printing Overhang Test Images. You should then go ahead with printing a calibration object. In this video i will explain what is overhang in 3d printing and how to test the maximal overhang angle for your printer, material and printing parameters.
A calibration object will allow you to test your settings before you pull the trigger on printing an object that you're going to use.
This is a 3d printing calibration tool i designed. The print is a literal torture test for most 3d printers, but if you make enough of them you'll have a set of interconnecting building blocks. There are overhang tests which you can try which have angles going anywhere from 10° up to 80° to see just how well your 3d printer handles overhangs, and they can perform pretty well as long as you take the right steps. For many 3d printing professionals, overhangs are simply a necessary evil and one they have to sometimes, the best way to print with overhangs is to avoid them altogether or minimize them by to keep the amount of waste to a minimum, you can print a test object every time you dial in your settings.