Tag: calibration

Five posts on dialing in the printer: printing a temperature tower, tuning pressure advance, and deciding which pre-print checks to skip.

30 Sep 2026 • 7 mins read

Bambu Studio flow ratio vs XY hole compensation

Flow ratio fixes gaps in top layers. An undersized part calls for scaling or XY compensation, and a first layer no flow value fixes may be a dirty plate.

24 Sep 2026 • 7 mins read

3D printer z banding, ringing or rough walls

Z banding, ringing and rough walls are three different marks. How to tell them apart, what sits behind each one, and what is still unsolved.

17 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read

Bambu Studio portable version: beta and stable

The Windows zip is already a portable version. Install the stable release from the exe, unpack the beta zip elsewhere, and keep file types off it.

16 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read

Filament type does not match slicing file

In Bambu Studio three of the four AMS slots come up gray in the print window. The cause is a slice tied to one material: Change Filament, then re-slice.

11 Sep 2026 • 7 mins read

Max volumetric speed and part strength

Orca's MVS test gives 23 mm³/s for one PLA, yet layer adhesion peaks near 12. Why the two differ, and a strength test that needs no rig.

7 Sep 2026 • 7 mins read

TPU print settings: pressure advance, drying, speed

Flexible filament prints slow, will not print wet, and wants a much higher pressure advance. Measured ranges, and why each setting moves.

1 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read

Turn off flow calibration in Bambu Studio

Your Bambu can run three calibrations before a print and spend minutes on them. Which one to skip, which two to leave alone, and where the checkbox is.