Bambu Studio 2.8.4 · Bambu Lab A1 · 0.4 mm nozzle
Bambu Studio comes with 10 process profiles for this printer. The number in the name is the layer height and the word after it says what it is meant for. Across all of them only 27 of 268 settings change; everything else is identical. This beta shows the 10 basic ones; the advanced ones are coming soon.
0.08 mm layers instead of 0.2 mm: less visible layer lines and a longer print.
Compared with the default profile of a 0.4 mm nozzle, it has a smaller layer height, and results in almost negligible layer lines and longer printing time.
0.08 mm layers instead of 0.2 mm, Gyroid infill: the best finish the machine can give, taking much longer.
Compared with the default profile of a 0.4 mm nozzle, it has a smaller layer height, lower speeds and acceleration, and the sparse infill pattern is Gyroid. So, it results in almost negligible layer lines and much higher printing quality, but much longer printing time.
0.12 mm layers instead of 0.2 mm: less visible layer lines and a longer print.
Compared with the default profile of a 0.4 mm nozzle, it has a smaller layer height, and results in almost negligible layer lines and higher printing quality, but longer printing time.
0.12 mm layers instead of 0.2 mm, Gyroid infill: the best finish the machine can give, taking much longer.
Compared with the default profile of a 0.4 mm nozzle, it has a smaller layer height, lower speeds and acceleration, and the sparse infill pattern is Gyroid. So, it results in almost negligible layer lines and much higher printing quality, but much longer printing time.
0.16 mm layers instead of 0.2 mm, Gyroid infill: the best finish the machine can give, taking much longer.
Compared with the default profile of a 0.4 mm nozzle, it has a smaller layer height, lower speeds and acceleration, and the sparse infill pattern is Gyroid. So, it results in less apparent layer lines and much higher printing quality, but much longer printing time.
0.16 mm layers instead of 0.2 mm: less visible layer lines and a longer print.
Compared with the default profile of a 0.4 mm nozzle, it has a smaller layer height, and results in less apparent layer lines and higher printing quality, but longer printing time.
The factory one. The others are compared with it.
6 walls, 25% infill: much stronger parts, using more filament and more time.
Compared with the default profile of a 0.4 mm nozzle, it has more wall loops and a higher sparse infill density. So, it results in higher strength of the prints, but more filament consumption and longer printing time.
0.24 mm layers instead of 0.2 mm: it prints sooner and the layer lines show more.
Compared with the default profile of a 0.4 mm nozzle, it has a bigger layer height, and results in more apparent layer lines and lower printing quality, but slightly shorter printing time.
0.28 mm layers instead of 0.2 mm: it prints sooner and the layer lines show more.
Compared with the default profile of a 0.4 mm nozzle, it has a bigger layer height, and results in more apparent layer lines and lower printing quality, but shorter printing time.
| Setting | A | B | What changes and why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layer heightQuality › Layer height | This is the setting the profile is named after (the “0.20mm” in “0.20mm Standard”). Thinner layers: nearly invisible lines, but the print takes longer. Thicker layers: it prints faster, but the lines are more visible. | ||
| Number of wallsStrength › Walls | “Strength” goes from 2 to 6 walls. Nothing adds more strength to a part, and it does much more than raising the infill. | ||
| Top shell layersStrength › Top/bottom shells | Bambu aims for a similar top thickness in every profile: with thin layers it uses more layers, and with thick layers, fewer. For example, 9 layers of 0.08 mm add up to 0.72 mm, and 4 layers of 0.28 mm add up to 1.12 mm. | ||
| Top shell thicknessStrength › Top/bottom shells | The minimum top thickness follows the layer height: 0.8 mm in the 0.08 mm profiles, 0.6 mm in the 0.12 mm ones, and 1.0 mm from 0.16 mm up. If the top shell layers don’t reach that thickness, the program adds as many as needed. | ||
| Top paint penetration layersStrength › Top/bottom shells | Only matters if you paint the part in several colors: it sets how many layers deep the color painted on the top face goes. It goes hand in hand with the top shell layers: thin layers need more so the color underneath doesn’t show through. | ||
| Bottom shell layersStrength › Top/bottom shells | Same idea as the top shell layers: thin layers need more of them (7 at 0.08 mm; 3 from 0.20 mm up) so the bottom ends up about as thick and the infill doesn’t show through. | ||
| Bottom paint penetration layersStrength › Top/bottom shells | The same for the bottom face: it follows the bottom shell layers, and thin layers need more of them to cover the color inside. | ||
| Infill densityStrength › Sparse infill | “Strength” raises infill from 15 to 25%: more plastic inside, a stronger part, and a bit more time and filament. | ||
| Infill patternStrength › Sparse infill | The “High Quality” profiles use “Gyroid” because it spreads strength in every direction and leaves a smoother top; the “Grid” pattern is faster and works for almost everything. | ||
| Threshold angleSupport › Support | Support is added under overhangs that are flatter than this angle. With thin layers each layer sticks out very little past the one below, so the printer can handle flatter overhangs on its own and the threshold goes down: 15° at 0.08 mm, 20° at 0.12 mm, and 25° at 0.16 mm, compared with 30° in “Standard”. With thick layers it goes up: 35° at 0.24 mm and 40° at 0.28 mm. |
These two profiles are identical in everything shown.
The panel on the left always shows the “0.20mm Standard” factory profile, the one Bambu Studio loads when you pick this printer.