I have a set of 4 stl files that I think were created for a single color printer so like print file 1 in blue, then file 2 in white. Pretty obvious. Is there a way to merge/stack them so I can print them as a single stl?
Rather than stick every file in this message, here is the link to the set, along with pictures.
A little back story to this. In the course of about 9 months, back in 2016 I went from hearing just fine to being totally deaf. I’ve had surgery and now have cochlear implants in both ears. Those things are just the greatest. I am deaf as a post without them.
The folks at the Medical University of South Carolina fixed me up but good.
This print is a visual aid to describe how the vestibular System in ones inner ear works to keep your balance. I want to make this as a sort of Thank You to the doctors and audiologists who gave me hearing back.
- Create a new project.
- Switch to object mode.
- Import all STL files (Ctrl-I), can be done at once (select several files in the open dialog).
- “Merge” them (select all objects, open the context menu).
- Paint the parts you get with the right color.
- Move the parts to their correct position (center / height / possibly also XY position).
- Slice.
Assuming you’re on Window. This is the quickest way. I don’t own an AMS but I can still select different filament colors for illustration purposes even though it will only print one color on my P1.
Here are the steps.
- Open up your slicer to a blank plate.
- Open your windows file explorer folder where the STL files are located. Hold the Shift key and click on all four files and drag them into the slicer window onto the plate. You will be greeted with this menu, answer yes, and it will create an assembly for you pre-stacked. You may have to fiddle with the orientation.
- If you did this correctly, it should look like this. Note I tried to use the colors that were used in the printables link you supplied.
This is my first attempt at uploading a 3MF file so please confirm that it worked.
Ball Maze - vestibular-apparatus-labyrinth-ball-maze-multi-color-model.3mf (232.9 KB)
Similar as mentioned above but with some differences:
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Open a new project
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Add part(s) to build plate (CTRL+I)
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In the open dialog select all 4 files at once and select “Open”
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The “Objects with multiple parts” pop-up should show up in Bambu Studio, Select “Yes” which will join the 4 parts together as one assembly.
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In this case the 4 parts should load correctly aligned which makes the job easier :). Select “Objects” and choose the filament color you want to use with each of those parts within the assembly.
Thanks. I’ve already been messing with colors so figures out if you right-click an object a drop-down will appear that has down towards bottom either change filament or change filament color, click that and you get what’s loaded in AMS or whatever you have configured.
I had to run to Charleston, SC for a 6 month tune-up on my implants this past Monday and asked my audiologist “I found some printable 3d models of the inner ear that you can use to help your patients understand what is going on in their ears, you interested?” and she was “Not only yes, but hell yes!!”
I’ve known about the models for several months but that sorry E3P would have burst into flames at the mere notion of printing that model.
Thank you very much.
You all are a great resource and I do appreciate it.
A lot of the knowledge gained on a question like this will get burned onto the hard drive between my ears for future use.
Thank you. One of my concerns was the alignment of each part of the stack. I may need to get out the big bucket for the color change purges but that is fine.
I was at the new Microcenter in Charlotte, NC a few months back and they had an XIC doing some really nice multi-colored prints and a sales guy there to answer questions so I asked him “Give me your unvarnished take on the waste filament” which he did.
His answer came out of left field but was on-point. Weigh it. It is really not that much. I just looks like a lot because it is all of these balls that occupy a fair amount of space.
