Print Glass With Your Bambu X1/X1E/P1S/P1P: Orca / Bambu Slicer + Overture Clear PETG formula Remixed by Adam L

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Adam L

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0.1mm layer, 2 walls, 100% infill

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Description

Do you want to print plastic as clear as you can on your printer?

This tuned set of profiles for BambuSlicer/OrcaSlicer should help you print as clear as i've been able to tune on my X1C with Overture clear PETG.

I've tried several different parameters and come up with the best settings I can. If you are curious, this is option #8 in the test samples I have in the photos.

I took many of my lessons in glass tuning here from prior art and those examples are linked as remixes here.

This process and filament profile is tuned for Overture Clear PETG, reported to be one of the best for this purpose.

Tips

Printing “glass” means patience. Hot and slow is key here for good results.
You can try to increase the print speed and layer height from the starting point here.. but your results may get worse (mine did).
Close your chamber door and top as well. My ambient chamber temps were 30-39 deg. C or so during most of the print.
Since this is very slow, the nozzle type likely doesn't matter here and this should work decently well for X1/P1S/X1E. It may also work fine on an unenclosed P1P, but ideally you want the environment warm to slow down any annealing.

Comment & Rating (48)

@velentzas92

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0.1mm layer, 2 walls, 100% infill

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The designer has replied

@AdamL

what didn’t work with the profile here ?

@velentzas92

it was not made transparent. it might be from the material, i don't know. as a print it turned out well anyway

@AdamL

Replying to @velentzas92 :

hrmm.. what brand did you use, and did you dry it ?

@clavo

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Thanks for this amazing profile. I use it to print lids (just 2 layers). The pictures behind are perfectly visible 👍

@Flori_

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0.1mm layer, 2 walls, 100% infill

turned out great. maybe ironing would have helped further but may also just be filament tuning on my side

@danielhawker03

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0.1mm layer, 2 walls, 100% infill

very gd

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@RukiKruki

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0.1mm layer, 2 walls, 100% infill

Might need some adjustments, but I could already use this for windows in New Year's decoration model houses. It too slow for anything larger, through! AmazonBasics PETG.

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@lucacarollonova

can you share the filament parameter for overture petg?

The designer has replied

@AdamL

I’m not sure what you mean ? it’s in the downloads ?

@lucacarollonova

Replying to @AdamL :

I want try it with another printer,with manual setup

@AdamL

Replying to @lucacarollonova :

These are only tuned for this printer and this particular filament, but if you want, you're welcome to download the 3MF and extract the settings i used from bambu/orcaslicer. I'm afraid I don't quite understand the request otherwise.

@user_2287316898

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0.1mm layer, 2 walls, 100% infill

Printing really clear is very tricky, but this profile does the trick. Nevertheless it keeps challenging, because what works on flat squares may not work on more complicated shapes. So there's enough room for experiments, sometimes not willingly.

The designer has replied

@AdamL

yea it’s really hard as you say . this is the best general compromise I’ve found , but honestly at some point it would be better to print a reverse mould and pour resin :)

@user_2287316898

Replying to @AdamL :

Don't get me wrong, you did an excellent job! Achieving the quality I encountered thanks to your profile would have taken me hours to tune in the filament (if not forever). Now I can concentrate on fine tuning... but yes, it heavily depends on the model how it works out.

@cale.lebl

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0.1mm layer, 2 walls, 100% infill

I comes out pretty clear.

The designer has replied

@AdamL

sorry do you mean sample #1?

@cale.lebl

Replying to @AdamL :

I was printing these little cubes that were half clear and half color. I am not sure which sample it was but the final print was pretty good; it definitely ended up needing some sanding along the top to clean up ridges and clear it up further.

@emel07

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0.1mm layer, 2 walls, 100% infill

best profile i found until now slow is key

The designer has replied

@AdamL

yes , sadly nothing is perfect here , it’s all tradeoffs

@stevehendler

Would results be better with the chamber fan off? Mine became cloudy about half way through the print. Using generic PETG however. Thanks

The designer has replied

@AdamL

you want to minimize cooling generally , however chamber fan really doesn’t do too much in terms of airflow around the part imo , especially with the filter in there .. it just creates a bit of negative pressure for the sake of filtering fumes /particulates .. you can try it off but I doubt it’ll be much different