Cheers

Of course it didn’t, it is a test model. It is provided to allow you to further tune your printer to your specific filament to obtain the most translucency you can obtain. Transparent filaments are not transparent, if they were, you couldn’t find them as well they would be invisible. The objective of this test model is to use it as a starting point and then after you tweak the settings already altered to find the sweet spot for your needs, you use those in the future. There is nothing magic here, unless everyone uses the identical filament from the identical supplier to the identical printer in the ideal humidity with the filament being identically dry one print profile cannot possibly be the end point, it is the start point. I’m hoping you printed the test model on a smooth (not textured) plate without glue or other adhesives. If not, you have added additional surface textures that will refract the light scatter the waves in all directions, making it significantly less translucent. You notice it was called a “test model”, it is for testing and calibration. The fact it didn’t “work perfectly for [you]” means you do not understand what a test model is for. You mark something 3 stars when it fails to print, can’t stay adhered to the build plate during printing, breaks apart. You don’t mark 3 stars to a calibration test model because you didn’t get a totally see through model or you didn’t do any calibration to obtain the best level of translucency YOU can obtain with YOUR filament with IT’S level of moisture absorption using YOUR print plate in YOUR humidity. The point I am trying to drive home is, it isn’t broken, you have work to do to calibrate. If you didn’t do the work, you are marking yourself 3 stars.

you’re right, I changed my rating, could’ve gotten your point through with less words though.

Apologies, I have owned a software company for a couple of decades. I get stuck in “more details provide clearer outcomes”.

Why only 3 stars if you wrote “great”?

it would not allow me to put more than 3.

for some reason it will not let me put 5 stars. this model does deserve 5 stars!

Please, provide a picture so we can see what went wrong.

I cant sadly, because I can’t find the part anymore… But for me it wasn’t clear at all

I appreciate it. Have you seen my latest model related to translucency test of PLA & PETG materials? It has a thickness guide so you can test knowing the amount of light that can pass through - https://makerworld.com/en/models/450363#profileId-357318

That was a profile I made for that model, I did not design the model nor create the settings, I followed the designers notes. I recommend you take a look at one I made and provide both PETG and PLA profiles, photos and a detailed explanation on what is possible and what isn't - https://makerworld.com/en/models/450363#profileId-357318

Please also provide a photo so I can see if it is anything obvious. It is impossible to print transparent material, translucent yes, it also depends on your plate, the textured one will never produce great results.