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USB Printing Guide

Important: Dry the Filament Before Printing

Please dry the filament one day before you print anything.

Go to the machine, tap the screen, select the filament icon, then tap the small sun icon next to the spool icon and start drying the filament.

For quick use, you do not need to unload the filament or rotate the spools while drying. The technician will dry them properly on Friday and over the weekend.

Before Booking a Bambu Printer

Before booking a Bambu printer, please book a slot with a technician to check whether your print would be better suited to the Ultimakers.

Bambu slots are very limited and are usually fully booked 3–4 days in advance, as we currently only have two Bambu printers available.

Therefore, Ultimakers are still our safest option at the moment.

We will have more opportunities to use the Bambu printers once more machines arrive.

Information to Include When Speaking to a Technician

When booking or checking with a technician, please include the following information:

  1. What the print is for.
  2. Why it needs to be printed on the Bambu printer instead of an Ultimaker.
  3. How long your print will take.
  4. Whether Bambu Studio shows any warnings or errors.
  5. Whether every object is attached to the build plate.

If a Bambu Slot Has Been Booked

If a Bambu slot has been booked, please follow the preparation steps below.

Preparation Process

  1. Download Bambu Studio.

  2. Set the printer model to H2D Pro.

  3. Use the left nozzle if you are printing in a single colour.

  4. The following settings should be set by default:

    • Build plate type: Textured PEI Plate
    • Nozzle diameter: 0.4 mm

  5. Set the filament to Bambu PLA Basic.

  6. Speak to the technician if you need to print in multiple colours.

  7. The recommended print profile is:

    0.2 mm Standard

  8. Check whether your model needs supports and enable them if necessary.

  9. Slice the plate using filament-saving mode.

  10. Export and save the file as:

YourSlackName.gcode

Save it onto a USB stick. A USB stick under 64 GB is recommended.

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