Bambu Suite - Print Then Cut?

Bambu Lab H2D Troubleshooting
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Ok - Love the printer- been flawless from a 3D printer standpoint. I just started using the Cutting module this evening. Long time Silhouette user so I’m fairly familiar with the workflow of cutting / plotting.

I know the software is new, but it’s fairly basic in it’s current form. What I cannot seem to figure out is the Print Then Cut feature. I import a graphic object fine, I set the object to print then cut. In the preview, everything looks great and the cut line is in the proper spot. Now I need to print the sheet so I can place it on the cut bed.

----- How do you print out of this software? ----

I cannot find anywhere to set up a local inkjet printer to send the “print” part of the process to. There are no setup options for 2d printers, no shortcut keys, etc etc. If I have to print from an external source, all I can figure out is to import a snapshot from the birdseye camera and try to manually place a cut line - which is messy and not accurate.

Is this process different in Bambu Suite? It’s been a standard issue feature in other cutters since… forever?

Hoping I am a temporary victim of early adoption :grimacing:

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I’m sitting here with the same issue.

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https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-suite/manual/2d-processing-type-intro

You need to start the ‘preparation stage’ at which time a popup will appear to instruct you to print to a connected inkjet/laser etc.

I guess it’s modal so you don’t print in another session, accidentally move stuff around, then get confused why it doesn’t line up.

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THANK YOU for the link. I will say it’s a very bizarre workflow, but I am glad it was user error and not the software. I will play around with this tonight and see how it goes.