Bambu Studio: the Bambu Lab slicer and exporting a model

What Bambu Studio is

Bambu Studio is published by the Chinese company Bambu Lab, which makes the X1, P1 and A1 series of printers. The source code is on GitHub and it is derived from PrusaSlicer. Another slicer, OrcaSlicer, is in turn derived from Bambu Studio. It is the natural choice for Bambu printers, but it also opens 3MF files from other sources.

Multicolour models from Bambu Studio

Bambu Studio is strong at multicolour printing. You assign colours to whole objects or to their parts, and you can even paint them onto the surface. You save the project as 3MF and that is all you need to send us. The colours are kept in the file and we print the model on printers with an automatic filament changer, up to 4 colours.

Remember that every colour change adds a purge tower, extra material use and time, so multicolour pieces cost more. You see the price straight after upload. More in the entry on multicolour printing.

What not to send us

G-code and .gcode.3mf files with finished instructions for Bambu printers will not help us, because we print on a different type of printer. From the project we take only the model and the assigned colours. You choose the infill strength and the material in the calculator.

Bambu Studio and your order

In Bambu Studio open the model, assign colours in the Objects tab or paint them on the surface and keep only the colours you really need. Every additional colour lengthens the print. Then save the project as 3MF. The maximum size of a single part with us is 246 × 246 × 256 mm, so check that for large models.

After you upload the 3MF we genuinely prepare the model for printing on our server and calculate the price per piece and the lead time from real grams and time. Supports are added automatically and are included in the price.