I’ve been having a tough time getting good results with Bambu Matte filament. Despite calibrating the flow rate (K value) and adjusting the temperature settings, the surface finish is far from ideal. Interestingly, I get perfect results with Bambu Basic PLA, but the matte version is giving me a headache.
I was under the impression that matte filament would result in less visible layer lines, but I’m experiencing the opposite. The layer lines are quite pronounced, and the overall finish doesn’t meet my expectations.
I’m reaching out to see if anyone has had better luck with this filament. Specifically, I’m curious about:
What print speeds have worked well for you with Bambu Matte filament?
Are there any other settings or considerations I should be aware of to achieve a smoother finish?
Any tips or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help!
Hello, I don’t know what happened but when I’ve bought my X1c I’ve experienced a lot of perfect prints with bambu matte. Now with the same spool (of course dried) I experience a lot of overextension with bambu preset. I’ve bought a new spool, same. From the last perfect print it passes 1 years. I found out today after a lot of tuning of the new spool (white) the flow needed to be set at 0.935. I’ve also tried to put new nozzle, change extruder but the only things change something is this.
I don’t know it’s your issue but the way I found out about filament moisture was everything printed great from when I got my printer until it didn’t. The change coincided with the seasons as we moved out of being really dry to somewhat humid.
I get really nice prints from bambu matte pla and surfaces look nice and smooth and layer lines aren’t that prominent. All on stock settings for pla matte.
I was using matte filament to print a fixture to help with drying and the first iterations with undried filament were good but after I was really drying the filament they looked really good.
May or may not be your issue though.
Also, surface finish issues can be caused by adhesion to the build plate. If corners start letting go, the print can curl and cause the nozzle to contact the model and drag filament into ridges and such.
Photos would help point you in the right direction.