How to make flat multicolor coasters // Bambu Lab X1 3D Printer & AMS

Updated tutorial in case you are having issues:

Skull Starbucks Coaster by CalebTimoteo on Printables:

Cat yin yang coaster by MSPrint on Printables:

[matthatip]

i have been looking for this, thank you for explaining very fast and clear without talking about your childhood like others 😂

[cluberic]

1:10 Bambu Studio has updated since this video was made, and no longer lets you select "keep upper" or "keep lower" and instead replaced it with "Object A" or "Object B", and if you select BOTH of the objects, slice, and preview the gcode, you'll see it didn't combine the parts correctly.

So it appears that they have made changes to the order in which parts are assembled, which causes the text to disappear after slicing. So to fix this you slice and keep both parts *BUT* after assembling you need to switch from Global to Object view and arrange the parts (by clicking and dragging the object) in the assembly so the text is at the bottom of the list for that assembly.

Also some tips to getting good results: set elephant foot to 0, select arachne, set initial layer width to .55, and print on textured PIE @40mm/s. I use eSun PLA+ and bed adhesion is great, and 4mm tall text is as small as you should go imo. Arial Rounded MT Bold font is a good choice. If you're making something like a poker chip with text on it, I wouldn't go smaller than 34mm in diameter.

[katywalker]

Not sure if a feature, but when trying to do this in only works if the “pattern” is the last one in the list in the assembly.

[MrDJHANDZ]

Thanks this Helped me out a lot ! Im newB to 3D printing but your tutorial definitely made a wold or difference. "LETS PRINT STUFF" !

[kitchenbriks]

I follow your steps and get a model that’s just one color when I slice it even though I have the objects as two colors prior and after the assembly I can still see the two colors.

[entendercbien]

Thank you! I love the fast and clear explanation!

[gustavovilloldo]

It worked in prev version. But the new update has now changed assemble for merge. And it doesn't work for me.

[himanshukukadia]

This did not work for me. Can you please share some insights that will work with latest version of bambu studio?

[Jaymay]

I followed this step by step but my omage doesn't show up on the bottom

[xIsouLcruSHca]

This used to work for me but now I somehow get only 1 colour after slicing without the pattern being visible

[ultimaider]

Thanks. This is probably the best explanation of how to do this however I am having an issue. Hopefully you can tell me what I’m doing wrong. I try to follow this to a tee and I get 3 different results.
1. Comes out perfect
2. The backing completely covers the pattern after being sliced and it just looks like a gray coated on both sides
3. Most common. It will print one layer of the gray back on the bed then the design and then back to the gray backing.

Also I don’t have the assembled button. Looks like it’s replaced with merge.
Note: I have sliced it merged and unmerged with same results.

[RRack]

Great tutorials! I'm almost there! Trying simple nametags of STLs imported from TInkerCad. I have the text and background assembled, but for some reason the background is printing one single layer before starting the text color layers. Layer #2 shows both the background and text correctly. I'm sure it's simple, but I can't figure it out. Rafts are off.

[TheChrischkula]

Hey There. Sometimes everything works fine and then there is only the coaster without any logo.

[Durt]

what if u want the text to protrude when printing face down ?is that possible?

[supermanscott]

I am not understanding the second set of cuts?

[simonchapman]

Out of interest, did you slow the default speed settings down at all? The finish looks ace! I'm producing some smaller keychains but struggling with some areas of detail.

[_Mohanned]

When I "assemble" the white text/logo just disappears in the "Preview" tab.. anyone else experience this issue and know why this is?

[makedaevilmage]

I'd love to know how to get multiple colors on the same layer, but I can't find out how.. Like for making keychains for example.

[Mr_SoulzZ]

The moment i slice it, i only have the coaster not the picture already changed thickness of the picture as well

[NxtGenCowboy]

I know this is an old video but it seems you edited more than just the layer height, since you are using .16 profile, what did you change under speed(its orange so something was changed)?