How I get SMOOTH 3D Prints | EASY Slicer Settings You've Been Wanting!

You've been asking and It's finally here! The settings I've been using in my 3D Printing slicing programs! These little tweaks have helped me adjust the quality of my prints! Hopefully this video helps you learn more about the program! Goodluck!
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#3dprinting #tutorial #settings

[@Banished_Builds]

It's crazy to think how far we've come when it comes to print quality. You used to have to have specific settings for basically each one of your printers but now you can just slice and send without tuning at all on many printers.

[@bringtherain94]

We are in the golden age of 3d printers. I absolutely love my P1S as it blows me away every single print.

[@Xominus]

I literally am about to get my first 3D printer in a couple days and heard about your opinion on Orca so I hope you'd get a settings video out on it and here it is, perfect timing. Thank you!!

[@L0NGH0RNS77]

My man. I’ve been waiting for this. Thank you!

[@darkalleywaystudio3975]

Been modeling for a long time now but 3d printing is still new to me. This video helped me a ton! Great work 👍

[@daverussell27]

Thanks Frank another good bit of info on orca 👍👍👍

[@pngotin08]

Great tutorial. Thanks

[@Lotus_Airsoft]

Master chief Helmet tutorial please!!! !Love the vids!

[@TheAsianSauce26]

Hey Frank just wanted to let you know how much I love your videos and to thank you for getting me into this hobby and inspiring me to build my own iron man suit keep up the amazing work and awesome vids

[@obi1-kanblowmi577]

Just got my P1S! Cant wait to start printing cosplay pieces! Your channel is a godsend for someone like me that’s new to 3D printing 🙏

[@parzi_wolf]

Can't wait to see the solo leveling dagger video I really wanna make those myself

[@mac2cool93]

As always great information brother!!! Love your content and will always share your thoughts and opinions with someone getting into the hobby!

[@elivelazquez7538]

As a noob... I NEEDED THIS! Much appreciated Frank!!!

[@collinkelly2402]

Im such a fan of these types of videos. when I got a 3d printer, just to goof around with, I had friends aske me if I could make some stuff for them. started off as small things like stands, or some organizers. After a year Its turned into props, some art idea, hell even some marketing things for a few friends business. When I wonder if something is do-able, I just wander over to this channel and see what I can learn, between that and a few buddies who as run a printer or two, we figure it out. Thanks for the education, I feel like when I come here, I dont just learn what to do, but why you do it in a particular way, and knowing why is about 90% of whats important.

[@ramim.5856]

Just discovered the channel it's really good to subscribed! I love to see printing comparison specially in 2024! have a great day!

[@JustGee3D]

Just got my X1C and its crazy how the print quality is at those speeds!!! GREAT VIDEO. 🔥🔥

[@vincentkufudakes1043]

10 minutes into the video, I'm like, "I'd love to see you print some of the daggers from Solo Leveling", cause i just pulled my first one off the build plate, and damn, you did not disappoint!!

[@HenryBiernat]

That’s pretty useful❤

[@LunaticOPeter]

hey Frank, i'm a fan, wanted to give you a tip on scaling helmets: on blender i took 2 photos of my face, front and side, put them on blender with a uv sphere, and adjust the vertices, so far y made one in 30min-ish. rating 5-6/10, but it will give you an idea of the shape of your head

[@brendandawes9227]

With my bambu P1S the profiles are usually very good but also good to see what you do 😊 Some new filaments I also do a calibration/new profile depending on filament e.g. Overture matte or eSun HS-PLA. Will have a look at Sunlu next, you get really good results from it 😊

[@kojiikinns]

As someone who is brand new to printing this was a big help. I’m in the works on a dark magician cosplay and currently printing the staff. I printed out the orb part of the staff today and my idea was to use it as a mold for clear Worbla. Thinking that it would be see-through for LED’s. Then I saw your video about making them transparent and it surely stopped me in my tracks. literally screamed….YOU CAN MAKE THEM TRANSPARENT!?!?😓 You’re sooo helpful and I really enjoy your videos.

[@Drakanis25]

What brand of filament is your go to? Do you prefer different brands for like silk vs regular pla for example?

[@TheForgeGa]

I love 3d printing, and I’m a huge fan of what you do. Your videos walked me through my iron man helmet and continue to help me with all kinds of stuff. I have a question though, do you use other people’s files for everything or do you design it yourself?

[@pennplayz]

Just got a refurbished Anycubic Kobra 2 Neo, still figuring out settings but I’m enjoying the hobby so far!

[@deadlyapollo]

Apart of my "no sand 2024" setup, Ive been using the following: Proper orientation .16 LH Adaptive layers Outer to inner wall sequence Organic supports That's it. I've not had to sand any of my prints on both the bambu's and the Neptunes. Prime and paint and I'm all done.

[@dakonx7049]

What about speeds? Standard?

[@BinaryHe1ix]

I've been using the 0.08 height on my P1S with otherwise default settings and the quality has been stunning. Did a test paint job on one of the pieces and with a single coat of filler primer and paint the end result is fantastic. Been trying to avoid having rounded edges on the top layers of the print because they end up leaving massive layer lines, but other than that it's pretty much spot on.

[@deadlyapollo]

@@dakonx7049 standard X1C/A1 speeds for the Bambu 250mm for the Neptune 4 max

[@dakonx7049]

@@deadlyapollo alr alr, i got a p1 so ill give it a try, thanks

[@bigblue1287]

Frank I remember the day when you would say, Figure it out for yourself LOL. Love the vlogs

[@theredrage9433]

Just bought a K1 max AI , can't wait to start printing.

[@sandrolauer350]

Good video! The matte PLA.... order some and print with'em. You can see every layer line and every little print defect! Although the look is gorgeous! You gave the right explanation for the silk filaments hiding layerlines, but for matte you mixed stuff up. The matte PLA does not reflect very much light, so the reason silk is hiding stuff is the same reason matte isn't. Keep on doing these great content!

[@YouBetterCallSaul]

That’s weird bc the elegoo matte PLA I use hides later lines fantastically.

[@AtlasResale]

Was the Cura Mew set to 20.5 % infill compared to the Orca Mew at 5% that would create a difference in print time, or am i not seeing it correctly ?

[@that_benji]

Started on a Anycubic Kossel back in 2016, and after a few different printers bought a P1S. I've been absolutely blown away by the quality and speed this current generation of printers has to offer. Hope to see a full Halo suit, I'm just about finished with mine!

[@YTEnderLIVE]

Frankly the goat saving our life once again

[@brendandawes9227]

Smooooth...just like a silka!

[@rjtopper68]

Great video. Just wish I watched it before I printed my Clone Trooper helmet. I printed the back two quarters standing up at the same time. The print head knocked them loose and they fell to the floor at 98%. Obviously (as you said), I should have slowed down the print towards the top (bed slinging Prusa Mk4). As I contemplated reprinting them differently, I realized I could just slice off the part that was missed, print that and just glue it onto already printed part. I did that and it worked great. Hardly noticeable after the finishing work. Will look into these tips next print. Thank you!

[@shashanktg08]

Only problem to use orca is nozzel change when change nozzle to 0.6 the parameters still reamins of 0.4

[@dylanmenzel762]

Great video! I absolutely need to know where you got that Solo Leveling STL!

[@flixthedev]

W frankly built. You encouraged me to buy ANOTHER printer!

[@melvinmartinez5144]

Hey Frank, you were the biggest influence on my decision choice when purchasing my first 3D Printer. I chose the Neptune 3 Max for my first printer…funny thing happened once I got my printer. Elegoo launched the Neptune 4 Max shortly after I got mine. I had a huge print volume, then after getting an Ender 3 V2, and a Voxelab Aquila with is just an Ender 3 V2 clone, I went for speed. I got a FLSUN V400. Which is why I’m making this comment…you didn’t mention Delta style. I try my best to orient my parts as best I can, do you have any suggestions for better quality for a Delta style printer?

[@user-uc6tb3gv7d]

What is your opinion on Qidi q1 pro

[@treborrrrr]

I remember the "good" old days when I first started with 3d printing about 12-13 years ago. Slicing something would take absolute aaages. It wasn't uncommon for me to have to wait 15-20 minutes for a single model. So you really wanted to make sure you had every setting nailed or you'd be wasting a ton of time just because you messed something up. Slicers today are just amazing by comparison.

[@R1chie._.]

First lets go frankly im a huge fan

[@jediboy5172]

I printed the parts for a mk 42 iron man helmet. I was just wondering if you knew which crashworks motorization kit would be best for it.

[@astrophysicistguy]

Print orientation is such a big deal in getting high quality prints. My new PRUSA XL print quality is just amazing and I've have. PRUSA Mark 3 i3S for the last 3 years. I know its kinda outrageously expensive but seeing it do a multi filament print with no waste and near instant filament changes is amazing

[@ThatADHDad]

Any chance you want to do an updated version of your “how to attach pieces together” video with links? I watched the one from 3 years ago I think and was wondering if you have newer techniques or products.

[@markbernard8312]

I brought my first printer 3 weeks ago it hasnt stopped since

[@Safari95]

I been using my CR10-V2 and I'm still impressed with it. I do want to get a core X Y printer to test how fast I can get a helmet done.

[@rosssmith5731]

Ive just ordered a K1 Max, funny enough i run your pri t settings on my Ender 3 Max for cosplay helmets. (Works Great). Do you have specific settings for Helmets or just run standard settings and adjust the infill? Any info would be great to get before taking delivery.

[@ianisgg8604]

Hi Frank you have been my inspiration for about 3 years and now I wanna buy my first 3d printer for helmets props maybe some smaller things idk and I was thinking about the Elegoo neptune 4 plus but now I saw the new ender 3 V3 and idk which one is better could you please tell me or if you know another one in that price range please let me know because I want to buy it this month.❤

[@3dprintingstuffiguess]

Let's goooooo! Halo!

[@user-hf6se3qt5r]

You should make a video about the Creality K1C to finish the k series

[@onsab123]

Hey Frank. Shot in the dark but, I have a JGmaker magic and have issues with using it. Upgrades and settings are hard to find, could I use ender 3 guides to help my prints? Tried upgrading to a glass plate and since then can't get my prints to stick or finish completely. Great video.

[@kamerontranter1169]

Hey very interested on your opinion if i wanted to do a whole master chief outfit eould a creality k1 max be fine to do it all i kniw there bigger printers but space is a factor for myself at the moment any advice be much appreciated and Keep on print grinding

[@TheAthens619]

Just wandering... how long and how much filament would it take to scan and print one of your dogs on your new printer? Just a thought.

[@yadascht513]

When the next Ironman Series comes out bro ?

[@dia_beast]

Can you please make the Firestorm shard blade from the storm light archives?

[@conner7281]

Frank, i was wondering with your camo Iron Man helmet ,how did you get the black and grey on it so perfectly? Did you use a stencil or did you hand paint it?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Vinyl cut stickers

[@nigel5823]

the new creaity print that just came out is based on bambu lab and it good and the printer as been made faster

[@Farro2005]

What specs would you need for a resin curing uv flashlight, for repairing prints with resin

[@vince2lille]

What is your opinion on Outer to Inner or Inner to Outer ? Will be interested in diving into because i saw great results

[@FranklyBuilt]

Never messed with it

[@thomasthurman4927]

I’d love to see if you’ve done any calibration for your filament on the K1Max. Before the latest firmware update, it would seem like I’d spend about an hour running all sorts of calibration tests to dial in the printer for extrusion flow rates and whatnot and bypass the auto calibration on my k1Max. With the latest firmware that seems to be somewhat mitigated but would be interested seeing what you do there.

[@FranklyBuilt]

I don’t do any of that lol I just update it. Let it run its auto cal. And I print

[@masonwhite325]

Do you have any tips on how to smooth a 3D print with a lot of details and hard to reach places? Or is it just smooth right off of the printer? Also, I am in the market for a new printer and was considering the Bambu Lab A1, would you recommend that for super smooth prints, or should I get the P1S?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Small metal files and lots of sand paper. Or higher print quality

[@masonwhite325]

@@FranklyBuilt thanks a lot :)

[@Bomfunknight]

W video cheers for all the awesome tips and tricks im using cura myself with a elagoo neptune 4 max usualy set the model in the middle middle area when possible with as much surface attached to the bottom for good support

[@QwertyZ70]

My Ender 3 v2 neo printer has been acting up for some time even though it's fairly new, but just a couple weeks ago, it completely stopped moving. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

[@Prime_Gamer10]

I've recently started using Orca slicer for my K1, and for whatever reason the prints will often stop extruding before it finishes the first layer. This has only been happening with the Orca slicer, and it seems to work with Creality Print just fine. However, I wanna use Orca since it can provide much better quality than Creality Print. I tried to research solutions to my issue, but there was almost nothing about it. I tried switching from the standard brass 0.4mm nozzle to a steel 0.6mm nozzle, and that seemed to work for awhile. But now my prints are continuing to fail. I was wondering if you had experienced this issue and know how to solve it, or just had any recommendations on what I should do about it.

[@JustinNowell-jb4yq]

What filament do you use? I order mine from Bambu Labs but I takes a while to get ship to me so I am looking for another good affordable brand that I can get quicker

[@FranklyBuilt]

Sunlu

[@andrewdaniel3565]

I keep getting my silk pla stuck in my K1 max it's like it gets stuck in the Ptfe tube on the bottom or the extruder, how could I fix that?

[@CarlosPerez-er9ns]

Was that Jinwoo venom dagger

[@derekteter982]

People hate on raft? Raft is awesome. I had to print some super skinny parts the other day that kept coming off the plate even though first layer adhesion was great. Nothing short of absolutely nuking the plate to a risky degree worked until I tried raft.

[@user-vl2xp8td4j]

have you ever thought about making a tpu Deadpool mask?

[@MrZava24]

The issue I have sometimes is the nozzle hitting and knocking over the supports. P1s bambu studio slicer.

[@Riv3raLiz]

I have a anycubic kobra max 2. I’m thinking of buying a different one. However, I’m still new to printing.

[@Blitz_FunSize]

Sup frank is there anyway you can help my Bambu lab printer is clogged pretty bad and none of the online tutorials help.

[@reedporter-nd9mn]

Hey I have a little business where a sell 3d prints to my friends. They are hand painted and about the size of a funko pop. And I’m wondering what I should charge

[@LukeDun-8p]

You should make power armor

[@MajikPPMan]

It's about thinking, trial and error and analysis on what the problem is and why it's happening. Figuring this stuff out this way takes longer but ultimately will make you a better printer rat. Look at it like a math problem that needs to be solved. Then when all else fails, youtube and reddit lol the answers are out there. Good luck everyone!

[@basedgod5223]

I have a longer lk5 pro, and over 2k hours of printing on it, it works fine other than the face that it doesnt lift up the right hight first few layers, causing what i though for tge longest time was elephants foot. Still never found a fix for this other than the fact that printing with rafts gets rid of it. Anyone have a simular issue?

[@TehKaramelo]

Nobody else noticed that in Cura its 20,5% instead of 5%?

[@user-gk9ut9qc1o]

He probably forgot

[@kjwelk931]

What’s a good printer that can multicolor print that isn’t crazy expensive?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Bambu lab a1

[@kjwelk931]

@@FranklyBuilt do you think it’s worth it to get the p1s combo instead for a couple hundred more. For the encloser and the stable bed.

[@nicolescott3951]

Hi, we've tried printing an articulating dragon files from thingiverse several times on our creality K1 Max we sliced it in orca with no supports but every time we try to print it the printer stops on the first layer. The nozzle is not clogged the filament just stops coming out. This has happened on several other articulating dragon files, and now we can’t get a single print now it’s happening on other prints too any idea what’s happening

[@acgamingpresents9070]

My K1 Max has been clogging whenever I run a print with multiple objects. Any ideas on how to fix it? Thanks.

[@FranklyBuilt]

Get different filament maybe

[@Chrisisthebest28iy]

Frankly you should do a video ranking every 3d printer lol

[@Fusion4687]

Ok so I have a question, I know you have a Neptune 3 plus and I’m curious, do you have to use a raft. I haven’t had a successful print without one

[@FranklyBuilt]

Sure if it works

[@jonathonantonio1973]

How do u clean the bed? I occasionally have adhesion issues after a while without cleaning it. Soap and water and then an alcohol wipe. Also how does ur z offset look? I squish mine probably a bit too much but I’d always rather some elephant foot rather than the print dislodging

[@ChezzzyKid1234]

I stopped using glue, glue builds up in the ‘pores’ of your magnetic bed, creating a smooth surface. But hey, that’s me.

[@Fusion4687]

@@jonathonantonio1973So I do use soap and water but I don’t use alcohol wipes maybe that is the problem. Thank you for the advice!

[@Fusion4687]

@@ChezzzyKid1234well the other two printers I’ve used, I didn’t have to use glue but for some reason I just can’t get the print to stay on the bed with my Neptune

[@donderbassie]

Using a ender 3 V2 standard profile in Orca gets you a warning immediately for travel speed. Its too high according to program, Im not totally sure but maybe sbout 700 mm/s while the max according to the same program is 500 mm/s or something like that. Also my support broke off because of standard support settings (speed high and density 0). Im still not convinced Orca is better for my printer

[@LTthePrintingKing]

Hey there I had a question I never see you have a Sonic pad on your CR-M4 or your elegoo Neptune 3 Max just curious why is that don’t you want your prints to be done faster

[@FranklyBuilt]

They come out perfectly fine and fast. No need to spend money and fix something that isn’t broken.

[@Morph_Makes]

🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@chrissibley9721]

What about delta printers? I have a love hate relationship with mine at the moment. When it works it's great but recently it's decided to foul the initial layers, no matter what settings I tweak, so I'm now unsure if it's a hardware issue but not sure where to start

[@FranklyBuilt]

Damm. I like. 100% forgot about them haha 😂

[@chrissibley9721]

@@FranklyBuilt fair, good answer. Honest and direct.

[@firstaidenguy3052]

he frank, how did you get your build plate to be black in orca??

[@FranklyBuilt]

No idea. It’s just like that

[@ashlinthronson7313]

I’m fixing my printer the extruded gear is slipping so I’m fixing it then I’ll try this

[@ArK18]

Would you print a one piece Master Chief Helmet normal, inverted, or vertical?

[@FranklyBuilt]

Normal

[@ArK18]

Thanks!

[@3DArtFusion]

It looks like you left something out with the CoreXY Printer style which should be mentioned imo. While the bed only moves up and down it Does bounce ever so slightly up and down While printing. If you watch them closely as they print you can usually see it happen which is why, I assume, so many people complain about certain prints not doing so well on them.

[@astrophysicistguy]

Not the PRUSA XL

[@3DArtFusion]

@@astrophysicistguy I just realized what I was talking about is the Z-Hop. Sometimes forget the way Z-Hop works on CoreXY is different from Bed Slingers, or beds that don't move at all.

[@jasonax1523]

You sould consider developing a 3D printing academy series.

[@FranklyBuilt]

Nah. That would go against my entire channel and free printing information.

[@jasonax1523]

True. Either way, I have learned allot from your channel and appreciate your content and time.

[@mariospanayiotou6644]

How is 0.16 as good as possible when you can go 0.12 or even as low as 0.08? I think you meant its a good middle ground between good quality and speed

[@FranklyBuilt]

You can go to whatever quality you want.

[@Figurefan784]

Hey frank how ya bin👋

[@darren990]

iwecolor is a smooth filament frank

[@gv100_blitz]

The mouse flashing on the desk is weirdly distracting 😂😂

[@Xerocron]

hi

[@GarrettGross-ph6sp]

Can you make the symbiot spider man helmet from do3d please

[@Ow3n3d]

Sup

[@WKfpv]

So the answer is get a P1S printer.

[@Nightmare-Snappe]

Sadly my 3d printer doesn’t work

[@_swiggityswooty_2271]

Advocate for no raft supremacy because of cool bed texture and not skill issue