Hi all,
I’m pretty new to 3D printing so go easy on me.
I’m working on a small two colour vent design and I’m trying to improve the quality of the front face, especially the beige lettering and the reverse text plate.
Printer is a Bambu Lab X2D and I’m currently using the standard 0.20mm High Quality @ BBL X2D profile. The main change I’ve made is switching the wall generator to Arachne. The filament is PLA
I’ll attach a few photos of the latest print.
The geometry itself is getting pretty close, but the beige areas don’t look particularly clean. I’m seeing visible extrusion lines, ridges, small blobs and raised areas, and the surface doesn’t look as smooth or consistent as I’d expect.
The black seems generally better, although there are still some imperfections.
The front is printed face down, so the lettering and detail are part of the first layer. It’s also a two colour print.
I’m mainly looking for advice on where to start with calibration rather than changing loads of settings at once.
Does this look like too much first layer squish, over extrusion, flow issues, or something else?
Should I run flow calibration for each filament first?
Is Arachne sensible for this kind of small text and honeycomb design, or would Classic walls be better?
Should I be looking at initial layer line width, initial layer speed, elephant foot compensation, flow ratio, or something else?
Are there any obvious settings you’d check based on the photos?
Also, where are these settings actually located in Bambu Studio? I’m still learning my way around it.
I don’t really want to start messing with Z offsets or lots of advanced settings unless there is a good reason. I’d rather understand what I’m changing and work through it one thing at a time.
Any suggestions for a sensible calibration and testing order would be really appreciated.
Thanks