<p>The growing popularity and advance of Additive Manufacturing (AM) applications have motivated research aimed at improving various aspects of the process, including cost, speed, and quality of the produced parts. This pursuit extends not only to industrial equipment but also to domestic devices, which have seen a significant rise in consumer adoption in recent years. In this context, the present study examines the use of fans for cooling components during printing, intending to demonstrate their potential in improving the previously mentioned process aspects, particularly in eliminating the need for support material and enhancing the visual aspect quality of printed parts. To achieve this, experimentation, thermal analysis, and mechanical testing of specimens produced with varying print angles and under different cooling conditions were conducted. The results indicate that the presence of surface defects is strongly related to these two variables. It is observed that the implementation of forced cooling helps prevent warping of edges, enabling the fabrication of more inclined surfaces without compromising the visual aspect of the parts, therefore facilitating the construction of a wider range of geometries without the use of support material. Furthermore, the tensile tests performed revealed the associated loss of tensile resistance when employing this cooling method, demonstrating a 45% reduction in tensile strength for specimens manufactured with maximum cooling compared to those produced without this technique. This provides valuable data for process planning in FDM additive manufacturing.</p>