The X1 3D printers were made to break the printing speed barrier, and allow you to get your model as quickly as possible. But for consistent results, you might need to adjust the print settings based on the filament used.
In this article, we will share a few recommendations for finding the correct slicer settings for printing fast while ensuring a good surface finish.
Most of the printing settings included in the Bambu Studio slicer are carefully tuned to offer the best balance between printing speed and print quality. They were tuned with Bambu Filament and we also made Generic profiles to serve as a starting point for other brands.
If you have some settings that worked great with another printer, that doesn't mean the same settings can be applied to the X1 as there are different temperature requirements when printing fast. An easy visual indicator that you are printing a filament with a low temperature is the look of the external layer after the model has been printed.
PLA and PETG usually have a slight shine when printed at the correct temperature, but that shine turns to a semi-matte finish when printed at low temperatures.
For example, other printers can produce good printing results when using ~195C-200C for PLA because the filament has more time to melt inside the hotend before it is extruded. With the X1, you will need to increase the temperature when printing PLA to ~220C-225C to compensate for the fast printing speed.
For each speed mode increase (standard to sport, or sport to ludicrous) you will need to increase the temperature 10-20c in order to melt the material fast enough for the extruder to keep up.
Recommended printing temperature range: ~220C-230C.
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Recommended printing temperature range: ~235C-245C.
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Recommended printing temperature range: ~250C-260C.
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Recommended printing temperature range: ~250C-260C.
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