27 Oct 2026 • 7 mins read
Bambu Studio holes too small? XY hole compensation
Entered the full error into XY hole compensation and the holes came out oversized? The value applies per side, so use half. Plus where it does nothing.
Tag: slicer
Guides for Bambu Studio first, plus Cura and Orca Slicer: support, speed and filament profile settings, G-code and connection issues.
27 Oct 2026 • 7 mins read
Why an object shows transparent in Bambu Studio
See-through, gray or near-black, and gone after slicing: Printable is off. How to switch it back on, and what else Bambu Studio draws transparent.
27 Oct 2026 • 7 mins read
Bambu Studio not opening on Mac: startup crashes
Bambu Studio crashing on startup or hanging on a Mac? Check the release notes, rename the data folder instead of deleting it, and know the macOS 27 bugs.
22 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Flow dynamics calibration on or off? Bambu K values
Your saved PA profile applies on Off. On and Auto print the filament they measure with the printer's own K value. The OFF warning, H2D nozzles, the A1 bug.
22 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
PETG brittle after printing? Check the part fan
Dry PETG that still snaps? On tall, thin parts Bambu Studio runs the fan at its maximum, and in one case turning that down fixed it. How to check.
22 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Can you print PLA and ABS together in Bambu Studio?
Bambu Studio blocks PLA with ABS by filament type, not temperature, so matching temps won't help. The Preferences override, the clog risk, PETG pairs.
19 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu prepare time: what it counts, how to cut it
Bambu Studio's Prepare time estimates the start G-code but counts heat-up waits as zero. Which startup steps you can switch off, which ones stay.
19 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Studio brim ears not working or invalid
Brim ears only print when Brim type is set to Painted. A red ear and the invalid brim ears warning mean that spot never reaches the first layer.
19 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu PLA vs Generic PLA profile in Bambu Studio
Generic PLA caps max volumetric speed at 12 mm³/s; Bambu PLA Basic allows 21 on the X1C and A1. Why the estimate jumps, how the AMS picks, how to compare.
15 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Lab nozzle wiper: old filament on the bed
Where the blob at the start of a Bambu print comes from: which end G-code wipes the nozzle, the April 2026 P2S change, wiper checks, cleaning buildup.
15 Oct 2026 • 7 mins read
Bambu Studio flush into object: why it's grayed out
Flush into this object is missing in Global, gray when the prime tower is off. Plus the Flushing volumes multiplier and the A1 mini purge.
15 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
PETG HF vs PETG Basic: what Bambu's profiles change
How Bambu's PETG HF and PETG Basic profiles differ: max volumetric speed, temperature and drying per printer, plus the update that makes HF appear.
12 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Studio not opening on Windows: what to check
Bambu Studio not opening on Windows? Start with the Visual C++ runtime and GPU driver, read the error text, and back up before touching BambuStudio.conf.
12 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
How to calibrate filament in Bambu Studio
Bambu Studio hides its Calibration menu for Bambu printers until Develop mode is on. What each test does, where the results are saved, and what Orca adds.
12 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Matte PLA printing shiny in spots? Check speed
Matte PLA printing shiny in patches? It can follow an outer wall speed change. Find it in Preview, then even the speed out or test a hotter nozzle.
8 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Studio no infill: why the slice is hollow
Walls only, no infill, whatever the density? Tell hidden infill from missing infill, the settings that remove it, and how to fix a model with two shells.
8 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Studio XY contour compensation and shrinkage
XY contour compensation widens a dovetail's tongue and, on a shared setting, narrows its slot too. How to measure a value, and when ABS needs Shrinkage.
8 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Does PrusaSlicer work with Bambu Lab printers?
PrusaSlicer has no Bambu Lab or A1 profile and can't send jobs over the network. Why its support alerts differ from Bambu Studio's, and how to use both.
7 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Studio calibration lines under your print
Before every print your Bambu lays calibration and purge lines along the front edge. Where they land, the arrange checkbox, and the exclusion area error.
7 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Studio project information: edit or remove
Bambu Studio project information is editable again since 2.4.0. What the editor requires, where it sits in the 3MF, and how to strip MakerWorld details.
7 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Studio wall order and outer wall first
What inner/outer, outer/inner and inner-outer-inner do in Bambu Studio, what to check when outer wall first marks the seam, and how to change print order.
5 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Gap infill in Bambu Studio: stripes and settings
White gap infill bars across a Bambu Studio slice? What slice gap closing radius does, when Arachne helps, and why there is no single off switch.
5 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Studio hole support: keep screw holes clear
Why Bambu Studio fills small screw holes with support, and how to stop it: bridge settings, a one-layer plug, teardrop holes and seam fixes for hex holes.
5 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Slow printing down for better layer cooling: PETG
What slow printing down for better layer cooling does, when to turn it off for PETG, and why a thin PETG HF part can slice slower on an H2D than an A1.
2 Oct 2026 • 7 mins read
Bambu Studio support blocker: stop unwanted supports
Why a support blocker can seem to do nothing, how manual types limit supports to painted areas, and the xy distance fix for towers in narrow grooves.
2 Oct 2026 • 6 mins read
Export plate sliced file vs G-code: AMS from SD
Plain .gcode on the SD card starts with no AMS prompt and loads nothing. Export plate sliced file keeps the AMS data: why, and how to repack it.
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.
30 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Bambu Studio G-code viewer: step through each move
In Bambu Studio the G-code viewer is the Preview tab: the bottom slider walks a layer one move at a time and a side panel shows the line. Keys, travel.
30 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Bambu Studio axes: world vs object coordinates
Red X runs right, green Y toward the back, blue Z up from the front-left corner. What World and Object coordinates change, and keys that show direction.
27 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
Cut without losing painting in Bambu Studio
Every Bambu Studio release before 2.7.0 wiped paint on a cut. Planar cuts keep it from 2.7.1; dovetail and reassigned parts only from 2.8.2.
27 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
Assemble objects in Bambu Studio: Assemble vs Merge
The right-click Assemble became Merge in 1.9.1 and the name moved to an alignment tool. How to select, why Merge hides, which overlapping part prints.
27 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
Only one wall on first layer in Bambu Studio
What the checkbox changes, how it differs from the top-surface option, and what the source shows about its default. Bambu names one cost, no reason.
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.
24 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
OpenSCAD 3MF import: why the parts stack up
Point OpenSCAD at a Bambu project and the parts pile up on one spot. The placement is in the file; the importer throws it away. Why, and what to export.
24 Sep 2026 • 7 mins read
Why is my Bambu Studio prime tower so big?
The footprint does not come from the Width box. Two values on the Filament tab set it, and a separate checkbox is what grays Width out in the first place.
22 Sep 2026 • 7 mins read
Bambu Studio: the selected printer is incompatible
The message is not about your model. It compares the printer preset in the slicer with the machine you picked, and nothing else. Three texts, one check.
22 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
Multiple height range modifiers in Bambu Studio
Add a second height range to one object in Bambu Studio: where the plus button hides, what it creates, and which range wins when two of them overlap.
22 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
How to add a print profile to a MakerWorld model
Bambu's own wiki points to Add Print Profile in the upper right corner of a model page. In 2024 the option sat behind three dots next to Copyright Claim.
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.
17 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Studio fine vs high quality presets
Both 0.12 profiles lay down the same layer height, so the names are no quality ranking. What a preset covers, and why your own stop showing up.
17 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Turn off the Bambu P1S light after a print
There is no known G-code for the Bambu main light. Leave it off before you print and the printer switches it on and back off by itself.
16 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
3mf is not from Bambu Lab: load geometry only
The warning when you open a 3mf downloaded from Thingiverse or Printables is not an error: only geometry is read. What is lost, and what to do.
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.
16 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Bambu Studio network plugin not working
If the printer is missing and MakerWorld will not load either, the printer is not the problem. What the network plugin does, and what to try in order.
14 Sep 2026 • 4 mins read
Change your Bambu Lab username: three places
There is no single Bambu name. The account nickname, the community username and the MakerWorld name change in three places. Which shows where, and how.
14 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Bambu Studio has floating regions: how to fix
The floating regions warning after slicing has two separate causes: a genuine island, or an element in the model that never touches the base. How to tell.
14 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Slow down for overhangs: the PETG surface defect
Dried PETG, a generic profile and a defect that will not clear. If temperature and flow do not fix it, try clearing the slow down for overhangs box.
11 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Bambu Studio Add Pause greyed out: the fix
When Add Pause is greyed out on the layer slider, the cause is usually Print sequence set to By object. The fix, and what to check if it stays grey.
11 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
Bambu Studio not slicing thin walls
The model is complete in Prepare, but a thin wall vanishes in Preview. Line width is the cause: the 0.38 mm fix, Detect thin wall and the rest.
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 • 5 mins read
Bambu Studio filament profiles missing after import
You imported the profile and it is nowhere in the list. It may sit under an unexpected name, another material type or another printer. Where to look.
7 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
Infill showing through: get a smooth top layer
If the infill pattern shows through the top surface, infill density is not the problem. Wall overlap, wall count, top layers and pattern, in that order.
2 Sep 2026 • 9 mins read
How to Use a 3D Printer: Step by Step for Beginners
Set the printer up, load filament, slice a model and pull off your first part. The order to work in, what to watch for, and where beginners get stuck.
2 Sep 2026 • 8 mins read
3D Printing Software: Free Slicers and CAD Tools
3D printing takes two kinds of program: CAD to draw the model, a slicer to turn it into printer commands. Which one you need, and which free ones are good.
1 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Multi-color printing without an AMS: layer by layer
Change color layer by layer on a single-extruder printer. How to set the swaps up in Bambu Studio, and how much filament it saves over an AMS.
1 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Can you add a non-Bambu printer to Bambu Studio
Bambu Studio does not officially support non-Bambu printers. Forcing a near-enough profile, what stops working, and why Orca Slicer is the real answer.
1 Sep 2026 • 4 mins read
Change print speed in Bambu Studio: three ways
The process profile before slicing, the speed mode on the printer screen mid-print, and the detailed Speed settings. Which one to reach for, and when.
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 switch is.
1 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Make a hole in Bambu Studio with a negative part
Add a drainage hole or a cable pass-through to a model you downloaded. The negative part method, getting the size right, and why side holes come out oval.
1 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
How to add supports in Bambu Studio: 3 methods
What to do when support painting does nothing. The three support methods, how the enforcer cube works, and how to avoid needing support at all.
1 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Bambu Studio: pause a print at a specific layer
Add a pause at a chosen layer to drop in a nut, swap color by hand or embed a part. How to set it up, and how it differs from a filament change.
1 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Bambu Studio: rotate, scale and mirror a model
Mirror hides in the right-click menu, not the toolbar. Rotating, scaling, laying a chosen face on the plate, and how orientation decides print quality.
1 Sep 2026 • 4 mins read
Bambu Studio login not working: accounts and region
Login fails, the printer is missing from the list, or Studio sits on a different account from the phone. Crossed accounts, regions and dropped sessions.
1 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Bambu Studio not connecting to printer: HMS-0500
Connection errors usually come from a version mismatch or a network setting rather than the printer. LAN Only Mode, downgrading, and file-lock problems.
1 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
3D print speed vs flow rate: the real limit
300 mm/s in the slicer does not make the print faster. The real limit is how much plastic the hotend can melt. The flow calculation and the nozzle's role.
1 Sep 2026 • 9 mins read
Cura Slicer: How to Use It and Key Settings
Cura is the free slicer that turns a 3D model into commands your printer reads. Installing it, adding your printer, the settings that matter, first print.
1 Sep 2026 • 5 mins read
Fillet and chamfer edges in Bambu Studio
Bambu Studio is not a modeling program, but a negative part can cut a fillet or a chamfer. The method, its limits, and when to move to CAD instead.
1 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
What is G-code in 3D printing and how to edit it
G-code is the command list the slicer produces and the printer reads. Core commands, editing the file inside a sliced 3MF, and where it earns its keep.
1 Sep 2026 • 4 mins read
Change temperature at a layer in Bambu Studio
Run one print at two temperatures. Where to add custom G-code in Bambu Studio, why M104 beats M109 for this, and what the trick is actually good for.
1 Sep 2026 • 4 mins read
MakerWorld print profiles and how rating works
A model and a print profile are two different things on MakerWorld, and they get rated separately. Where you rate, and how to pick a good profile.
1 Sep 2026 • 8 mins read
Orca Slicer vs Bambu Studio: What Actually Differs
Orca Slicer is a free fork of Bambu Studio: same interface, built-in calibration tools, far wider printer support. What differs and when to use which.
1 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
3D print overhangs: fixing droop without support
Droop, blobs and rough undersides where the print runs over air. Cooling, the 45-degree rule, bridges versus overhangs, and fixes that beat adding support.
1 Sep 2026 • 6 mins read
Temperature tower in Orca Slicer and Bambu Studio
The way to find a filament's nozzle temperature is to try several in one print. Orca Slicer has the test built in; Bambu Studio needs a hand.
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