Process › Speed› Other layers speedtop_surface_speed
Top surface speed
How fast the upper face is printed. Slower means more even lines and a smoother top; it's a single layer, so it costs little time.
How it works
The top surface is the other face you see. Since it's one layer per top, printing it slowly barely changes the total time and improves the finish quite a bit: the lines settle evenly and the monotonic pattern looks its best.
It runs at 200 mm/s from the factory, the same as the outer wall.
When to change it
- A box with a large lid or a name plate, where the upper face is visible: lower it to 100–150 mm/s.
- A part whose top isn't visible, like a bracket screwed under a table: you can raise it, but the savings are tiny.
Typical values
| Value | What for |
|---|---|
| 100 | Very smooth top |
| 200 | Defaultdefault |
| 250 | Top that isn't visible |
Watch out for
Goes well with
What Bambu Studio saysits help card, quoted
What Bambu Studio says
Speed of top surface infill which is solid
Bambu Studio tooltip for this setting · AGPL-3.0
Read more at the official source
In your profile0.20mm Standard @BBL A1 · 200 mm/s · changes with the profile
In Bambu Studio, the profile 0.20mm Standard @BBL A1 sets it to200 mm/s
It changes with the Bambu Lab A1 factory profile:0.08mm Extra Fine200 mm/s0.08mm High Quality150 mm/s0.12mm Fine200 mm/s0.12mm High Quality150 mm/s0.16mm High Quality150 mm/s0.16mm Optimal200 mm/s0.20mm Standard200 mm/s0.20mm Strength200 mm/s0.24mm Draft200 mm/s0.28mm Extra Draft200 mm/sWhy does it change?
Helps with
In other slicers
- Orca Slicer
- Top surfaceSpeed › Other layers speed
- PrusaSlicer
- Top solid infillSpeed › Speed for print moves
- Cura
- Top Surface Skin SpeedSpeedOnly used if roofing_layer_count (top surface layers) is greater than 0.
Names taken from each program's code (Orca Slicer 2.4.2, PrusaSlicer 2.9.6, Cura 5.13.0). Credits