This seems to be the only solution - thanks so much!
This thread says solved but by far the fastest and easiest way is to simply shift the model down by the height you want to start at. The slicer will only print things above the build plate, so this works great for prints that failed part way through.
I just read this post and Iām also following as I have an extremely intricate object and the painting took me at least 10 hours I didnāt realize the support issues I didnāt realize I was going to have. Experimentation of slicing and gluing the object together makes more sense and itās in the test stages of that but I lost the intricate painting. Have I thought it out earlier I wouldnāt have begun to paint this thing digitally. So the question the gentleman poses is quite pertinent to people like myself who have made the mistake of painting before printing and trying other procedures to make the print come out well. I know this is a later post but Iām just posting what I understand this gentleman was trying to convey.
I just ran across this post on the forum March 2026. I painted a rather complicated model only to realize that the support material twisted up in the hair of the object is a nightmare. So I cut at the best angle I could hoping to just print it in two pieces one flat on the table but I lost the paint. Iām reading post here and Iām manipulate my slicer like itās a CAD system and hereās a suggestion Iām going to try. Taking two negative entities to start out as a modifier so I can see the darn thing and putting cubes in at an angle and letting the cube faces touch each other just touch. Iāll make a copy of that entire object and delete with the modified cube now a negative entity and Iāll do the same thing as a mirror on the other piece In theory I should get two parts that will glue together fine. Hereās with experimenting. If you read this later maybe you found some other alternative measure that works but this is what Iām going to have to try as I see that the newer versions of orca and bamboo studio lost the ability to retain painted objects.
I had the same problem. All I did was update my software to the latest one.. maybe they recently fixed it? Not sure but after updating it.. I sliced my colored object and it retained all the colors finally!
Iām having same problem but I noticed it works fine when doing a standard cut. But if you right click on a selected region to deselect it from the cut it removes the paint from everything when cut if completed
If you mean cutting a model without losing paint, the safest method is to plan the split before painting in CAD. After painting, use masking tape, score lines, and cut slowly with a sharp blade to reduce chipping. Adding alignment pins or joints also helps for clean reassembly.
For planning and estimation, tools like Painting Estimating Software, Commercial Painting Estimating Software, Paint Takeoff Software, Painting Takeoff Software, and Best Painting Estimating Software can help organize material usage and segmentation before work