A relative told me about the “Five Gift Rule” and asked if I could create sets of Want, Need, Wear, Read tags for her kids (because buying each child a set would cost as much as the “Family Gift”). I thought it was a perfect opportunity to try out the new MakerLab tag maker.

There are two sets of Print Profiles for the tags in addition to a Test Print Profile. One set prints face-up, uses raised letters, and uses ironing to smooth out the top. Turning off the top surface ironing halves the total print time.

The other set prints flat (no raised letters) and face-down to take advantage of the textured plate finish to give a nice surface finish. It requires a couple of extra Bambu Studio steps to modify the names (due to a quirk in Bambu Studio's Text tool) which are detailed below.

I recommend trying out the short Test Print Profile to determine :

• Which version looks best with your filaments
• If your filament's Flow Rate and Flow Dynamics are sufficiently calibrated (or if the filament needs additional drying).
• If top surface ironing gives the desired finish. I personally prefer the look created using the textured plate, but some will prefer the “melted ice cream” look of the top surface ironing with the right filaments.

Customizing the name of the raised letter version

This version prints the text raised and uses ironing to smooth the top surface.

Click on the tag and select the NAME_HERE item.

Click on the Text Tool[T].

Change the Input Text to the desired name. You may also want to adjust the Text Size and Font.

When changing the text in any way, Bambu Studio will move the text off-center.

Select the Move[M] tool.

Repeat for the other tags. You're now ready to slice and print.

Customizing the name of the print flat version

Click on the tag and select the NAME_HERE item.

Click on the Text Tool[T].

Change the Input Text to the desired name. You may also want to adjust the Text Size and Font.

NOTE: When changing the text, Bambu Studio will make it rest at least 0.1mm above the tag surface (it's silly, but that's currently what it does). It may also move the text off-center.

Select the Move[M] tool.

Set the value of Z=1.7mm (instead of 1.8mm), so the text will be flush with the surface of the tag. Also, X=0 and Y=-28 will center the text.

You can tell if the text is flush with the surface because it will be partially obscured by the tag color instead of being solid white.

Also, when selecting the whole tag, its dimensions will be 2mm thick. If it's larger than that, the text is still sticking up and it won't lay flat on the print bed.

Repeat for the other tags.

After all the names have been edited, click on the plate's Auto Lay on Face icon.

All the tags should flip over like so:

If one of more tags don't flip over so that the text is face down, you can manually select each and click the Lay on Face [F] tool at the top. Click on each tag that didn't flip.

Modifying the Border and Separator

The Border and Separator pieces are set as Negative Parts which will cut grooves into the tag (like the 2nd tag).

If wish to make the border and/or separator be filled in with a color instead, right-click on the part (SEPARATOR or BORDER) and select Change Type

Then select Part. Now instead of a cutting a groove into the tag, it will be filled with its assigned filament.

TIP: Scaling the face-down version any smaller will make the text less readable because parts of the letters will be narrower than the filament width. The face-up version can be scaled down a little more (maybe 10%) and still be readable but the letters (for skinny fonts) will be fragile and susceptible to pieces breaking off.

TIP: If you scale the tags, you probably want to scale only in X and Y while keeping Z at 2mm since it will make dealing with the Text Tool easier, and it will keep the number of filament changes the same.