Ironing test for ironing speeds from 15 to 45mm/s (plate 1) or 50 to 80mm/s (plate 2) and ironing flow from 10 to 50%.
This is a larger version for larger surfaces. If you are searching for a quicker print and/or want to know the best settings for smaller surfaces,my other model is probably better for you.
Rotated 90 degrees to get the slicer to begin the ironing with the smaller flow areas, to avoid problems with filaments that tend to blob (as much as possible).
Instructions
on bambu mobile: select your printer, plate and filament(profile) and just hit print
on bambu studio: same as above, but if you need to switch your printer, make sure you enable “Advance” in the “Process” Menu before switching printer, or some ironing settings might get lost (depending on your bambu studio version). Thanks to @GianfLab for letting me know!
Notes:
Dial in your filament first (flow, pressure advance) or this print won't make a lot of sense
If you don't know which plate to start with: start with the first one (15-45 mm/s) and only try the second if you have usable results on the 45mm/s strip or no usable results at all
If you want to save time, it might make sense to try the smaller model first and in this model here, delete strips with ironing-speeds that gave you bad results before (dont print them)
Results will be different for different filament types (materials) and often also different filaments, sometimes even for the same brand&product but different color (same as with most filament settings/calibrations, especially for white and transparent VS other colors)
For filaments that tend to blob (e.g. PETG) it might make sense to check for blobbing frequently and/or only print 1 stripe at a time. Having “half-liquid” filament around your nozzle while ironing will affect the ironing result.
PETG tends to blob / accumulate around the nozzle for me (=> inconsistent quality because the blob changes the temperatur / surface).
Maybe stay on the lower flow and higher speed if you have multiple combinations that give you the best / very similar results.
For PLA I found choosing the higher flows on similar results look best on models that have low infill / few top layers.
Print finished, looks awesome. Bit of overextrusion on small areas but I guess there has to be a compromise if the model has small and large areas. Overall extremly helpful test. Ended up with 70mm/s and 45%.
Absolutely THE best thing I've downloaded on this site! Can't thank the designer enough. Gives you a great ballpark figure and when it comes to bigger surfaces I found that upping the % by 5 to 10% is needed. Many thanks :)