Hi All,
Is it possible to place a model diagonally on the print bed? Eg, I what to print a narrow part 280mm long. Bambu Studio doesn’t appear to support diagonal placement. Perhaps I should I use a different Slicer or is this a bad idea? Thanks
You can manually move the model how ever you want using the rotate tool.
Also remember if you’re placing the model diagonally, to change the direction of infill from 45° to 0° or the layer lines will be in line with the model, not angled
Yeah you can , but can be a bit tricky and you need to make sure that vertically including any supports is with in print area
also you may have to turn off the dynamic calibration it self to get a bit more space on the plate,
But also make sure that you print slow as i had issues with one big cover and was looking great, but the layer adhesion made it fragile , on the 5th attempt had great result . Here is just a simple example
Thank you all. I didn’t the rotate tool in Studio.
It took me a while to realize that the lines marked in red were snap lines… since then I have to say that the rotating tool is solved massively better than in Cura.
By the way, the thing on the plate is a new door seal, was extremely surprised by the TPU printing results today… 
Even the support structure came off like never before… so the flow calibration on the X1 is simply worth its weight in Gold 
1 Like
The arrange objects tool does have a rotate option that seems to be turned off by default and sometimes works. However if if you turn it and set spacing to the lowest value it still doesn’t correctly place objects that just fit - so you have to place them manually.
Just kicked off this diagonal print by coincidence - I’ve actually scaled it down to 95% for this test print - but I can get it to fit at 99.5% scale if zoom in and place it really carefully,
1 Like
For objects which are on the edge the auto placement tool fails very often even with rotate enabled , only manual and can be tricky
Wow I was unaware of TPU’s properties. That’s brilliant. Exactly what I need for another job. Thank you for the help
Hi Graemefinely,
Not only you are underware the properties of TPU - Bambulab does this too. TPU is probably the most underestimated filament.
Depending on the manufacturer:
-
The best layer adhesion and the optimal first layer like no bottom plate modification or brim will ever do.
-
Optimal contact surface with floors and furniture
-
Great chemical resistance (not in every case).
-
Good values for UV light.
-
and so on.
So it’s hard to understand why TPU was thrown out of the AMS and this can, once in a lifetime, become a back-breaking story.
Really interesting print - need to find something that needs sealing up so that I can try doing one of those.
I guess you could have a small amount of infill gaps on the outer sides of each spiral to help it straighten out. Also if you wanted it even longer - I wonder if it would be possible to spiral up onto a 2nd or further layers - I guess you would really need non planar printing ability to avoid the top and bottom surfaces from getting too messy.
1 Like
“spiral up onto a 2nd”
Well, it`s 2.4m (7.8 ft) which is ok for the most doors. On the other hand, TPU can be easily glued together. O-Rings are also often bought by meter, cuted and glued together. So there is no issue.
infill gaps
You could pull it straight a bit and use the hot air gun at 150°C and then you’re done. Well we will see if it surfieves winter season. I’m more worried about the thin sealing lips…
Yes you are right. But it always gets better somehow when I do it myself.
As a matter of interest @Hank what value TPU did you use? I note Bambu Labs only has 95A available in their Australian store.
I use “Extrudr” Medium and Hard. As soon as it comes into contact with the skin or food, I want FDA made in Europe - but that’s just my opinion and it doesn’t always have to be right.