My Son is in a 4 wheel drive club, and they wanted to know if I could 3D prints some badges for them. They have given me 2 badge examples and try as I may, I keep running into blocks.
Should I post them here so maybe someone could help me get a working format I could use as a template? I’m too old to go to the local college for tutoring.
I’m using Bambu Studio over a LAN, a P2S printer, and have printed a few badges from files. But making one from the clubs pictures just isn’t happening for this grandpa. HELP!
Thank You! I’m on it like flies on a Bar B Que. I thought there has to be some easy way. Well, easy for most, but not me actually,
I have a file. and it is loaded into Bambu Studio. But when I attempt to slice it the slicer gets to 5% and stops. I’ve tried it twice now. I must be doing something wrong.
I have figured out the thickness, which has been a major stumbling block with the other things I’ve tried to use. My computer is really running slow, and my eyes are closing. So I hit restart after everything shut down and will continue tomorrow.
Ah, good morning! Well, I decided to just hit print and see what happens. I’m seeing stuff that has nothing to do with the file. But I’m going to let it run on anyway, just to see what comes out.
So far, MakerLab has gotten me much further than ever before. And it is an “inside” job with Bambu Studio. Not something half-baked off the web.
Thank You, CincinnatiDesigns! More to learn, but at least I’m around the corner now. Doing a test print and in spite of the printer fooling with wrong colors, the print is coming out. I am going to change to a 0.2mm tip like it suggests for a next run. But being patient and letting this test gel.
I did look at Nano Banana, but not yet. May not even need it. Onward through the fog!
It came out decent for it’s size. I happy so far. Needs some fine tuning though. The dirt (brown) came out red. So it looks like a wildfire. The color selection was true, but the printer had a mind of it’s own. I just ran it and hoped for the best. It did come out fine.
I’m now running one with a 0.2mm and it will be much slower than the standard 0.4mm. About double the time, which does not surprise me for half the capacity to spray filament.
All can be tuned in time. But overnight this has become a viable workable project. I was just pinging around outside the Bambu Studio, and never finding my way there.
Yes, I have my nozzle changing down pat now, and how to change it everywhere it needs to be changed. I dug into the wall generator and found out it is already doing Arachne. So I think good to go there. Ironing (whatever that means) (I’m a jeans and T-shirt kind of guy) is set for top surfaces, Rectilinear, 30mm/s, 10% flow, 0.15mm spacing, and finally inset is 0.11mm. How it got there is beyond me, my guess is (and hope) that Maker Lab did it automatically. I need all the magical help I can get, as you can probably tell by now.
Here is the result: (a Picture is worth a thousand words… LOL)
0.4mm nozzel, Just opened last nights file and sliced, then sent to the printer. I haven’t figured out why my printer is also using colors not in the file. But there will be time for that later.
The newest one (0.2mm) is coming out Lavender where some of the white is. But I’m letting it run because one of the gals has much of her small details on her Jeep in Lavender. So rather than toss it, we’re going to toss it to her. She’ll love it! And I got the spool of lavender for trail badges for her especially.
Forging ahead here. Thanks to your aiming me in the right direction. This is a whole new level of things to learn for me.
I would actually turn OFF ironing for now until you’ve done a few test prints that you are happy with. My experience with ironing has been less than stellar, but thats probably because I didn’t take enough time to really try and optimize for it.
There are a number of top surface patterns you can use, and if you find one that fits the bill, really helps add to the “depth” of the badge.
The other thing I would do would be cut down on the thickness. You can save a lot of time and filament by cutting the Z-axis depth in half, allowing you to iterate prototypes more quickly and efficiently.
Another option to potentially avoid the need for ironing, is to actually print it with the “front” side down… aka flip it 180 degrees so that the text and everything is facing towards the build plate. With the textured PEI plate, you might be able to eliminate the gaps in the top layer, but the texture may not be to your liking. Just wanted to suggest as a potential solution.
Thanks The Generals. So far just changing to the 0.2mm tip has really helped the result. (as suggested in the fine print of the model). I’ve used the smaller nozzle for other badges and like the results. These have both printed out at 2.05mm thick. So not very thick at all.
The 0.4mm has a more three-dimensional look to it, but is rougher as well. The 0.2mm is flatter appearing yet still has a three-dimensional appearance. they are 2" X 2" as they sit. Which is about the size of many round medallion’s Jeepers like.
Front side down, yes considered that and may even try it. But I’m a visual person, I like to see what I’m doing. Right now, since the printer and AMS can’t behave, After the second one after changing the nozzle to the 0.2mm printed in Lavender (B3 spot in the second AMS) I simply changed the Lavender spool for a deep blue that matches the sons Jeep. And Wa-La, have a Blue printing just that easy. Has 28 minutes to go now.
So I have 3 to take to show and tell. And more to run off before Labor Day when we go on a Poker Run. I need a Desert Tan background, two Gray Background, and a Green Background. No doubt they will likely be popular with the membership.
With the 0.2mm nozzle they are coming out exceptionally well. I’m happy, and if I’m happy everybody’s happy.
I’m not great with design either but what worked for me was importing the image into a simple online converter first to get a basic outline, then cleaning it up in Bambu Studio. There’s also a built-in feature that can turn PNGs into SVGs.
If you post the badge images here I’m happy to take a shot at converting them for you. Other folks on here are way better at this stuff too and usually willing to help.
Also make sure you’re using the right filament. We use Tablet X for our prints at Viper and it handles detailed stuff pretty well. But yeah, the design part is the real challenge.
Let us see the images and we’ll figure it out together.
If you print these with TPU, they are flexble enough to make sew-one badges for cloth (clothing, backpacks etc). Add a large border for the stitiching, of course.
I had never heard of thought of doing that. I like it! Do you recommend stitching right through the TPU or can you model holes to assist with that? (Or drill them?)
My thoughts was ASA for best endurance in the sun and weather. These are typically mounted to the side of their Jeeps between the door and front wheel. But yes, TPU would make sew-on patches for jackets, or the like.
Mosin, yeah, that did not work for me. Bambu Studio would not recognize my files from the “outside” programs, I just was at my wits end until CincinnatiDesigns got me steered into MakerLab, keychains.
There are a number of good possibilities in MakerLab.
Right now, I’m making them in PLA because it is what I have. I’m curious how well they will hold up. But they are nice and colorful. Which gave me the presentence of mind to check my printer poop can. Yep, it was getting full.
Cincinnati Designs, this is the perfect solution to my dilemma. I was just at a loss for where and how.
Now I can also make the Trail Hero Award, and when I print it I want to try the inverted option and print it face down. I think the club is going to present it to my son at their next meeting because he has done a few rescues already. Broken front axels one a Chevy Colorado 4X4 truck, and a Jeep Rubicon that broke on very precarious rock crawl. One he changed out in camp, the Jeep on a very precarious ledge. He’s a very accomplished Mechanic and is helping out anywhere he can.
These guys are very serious off roaders and have taken us on some seat cushion pinching rock crawling trips. My son takes me with him. I introduce myself as “Ballast”.
He grew up 4 wheeling with me in my 1970 FJ40 Landcruiser. But I never did what they do now days. He wants to spend as much time with me as we have left.
Thank You for the Solution to my dilemma learning how to operate my P2S!
Holy Moly! You unleased the beast! 