Printing glass (transparent PETG) - Free 3D Print Model

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eZtaR

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Print Profile(3)

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P1P

P1S

X1 Carbon

X1E

A1 mini

H2D

H2D Pro

H2S

P2S

H2C

X2D

A2L

Poverty painters profile (best result)

Designer

2 h

1 plate

4.6(121)

Rygar1432 original settings

Designer

1.3 h

1 plate

4.4(7)

0.1mm layer, 2 walls, 100% infill

14.6 h

1 plate

3.8(9)

Open in Bambu Studio

Boost

379

1005

163

2.9 k

1.5 k

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Description

Rygar1432 innovated the printing of transparant PETG and /u/PovertyPainter tweaked it for use on the P1P.

Here are their findings as two 3MF files.

I strongly recommend adding the following settings to your filament profile (downloadable JSON):

glass

transparent

transperant

Comment & Rating (163)

@TheIceBurge

these settings caused my x1c to clog twice this morning running long prints, i refined your settings to operate better and currently testing them out. retracting at 3.05mm is not good for these printers, the extruder gets way too hot causing the filament to soften in the extruder body and pulling from the hot end that far makes the filament soft as well. i know because i cooled my hotend and then took it apart, touching the extruder body and motor burned my fingers after 10 minutes of resting. my recommendation for p1s and x1c owners is 1mm retraction, shut off wiping because it puts a streak through the print, set your speed to 25mm/s, normal acceleration to 10,000, initial acceleration to 5,000, nozzle temp to 230 to 240. uncheck print infill first. be careful using this persons profile guys, operates ok for short prints and looks ok, long prints not so much. my settings listed above made a massive difference in the transparency of my finished prints so far. ill upload a profile with my settings later when i know it wont clog so nobody has to deal with that. im using ic3d transparent filament which is more expensive, higher quality filament and it was clogging on this persons profile. oh and a smooth bed will make it look way better, dont use textured beds with transparent glass profiles.

The designer has replied

@ywd_design

hi there very helpful to know! And what setting would you recommend for a longer job (I was about start a 25 hour job until read you comment) (p1s)

@TheIceBurge

Replying to @ywd_design :

I used 25mm/s speed, Open chamber door and lid. Set print acceleration back to 10,000. Travel speed to 500mm sec. Shut off wiping. Set petg temp to 230c.

@eZtaR

Thanks for the input, looking forward to seeing your profile:) but please don't print PETG on a smooth bed, you'll more often than not have serious problems getting the print off

@Amethyst3D

Print Profile

Poverty painters profile (best result)

I printed HueForge swatches in Overture PETG using this, and look at the difference compared with the same models/filament with the "Generic PETG" preset! Night and day! Takes forever, and you should use a smooth plate/enclosure. But the results speak for themselves (and with zero post-processing). I've used the preset with some other translucent color petg too, and it makes a difference for sure!

@Socom

Did you polish the 3rd from the left and what settings did you use?

@Amethyst3D

Replying to @Socom :

I used the settings from this print profile to show what results I got. I didn't even do any post-processing here at all!

(Edited)

@CesarPacheco

Print Profile

Poverty painters profile (best result)

Works great, but my filament has moisture, i will reprint it and update it.

The profile uploader has replied

@eZtaR

Looking forward to seeing your results! This print doesn't look half bad either :)

@user_3363197997

Print Profile

Poverty painters profile (best result)

nice results, thank you!

@Zahti

Print Profile

Poverty painters profile (best result)

Used this model and print profile notes as a starting point for my tuning with Bambu PETG Translucent Clear. Pretty satisfied with the results on a textured plate. However, I cannot figure out how to get rid of this blob/defect when I turn the flow rate up. If anyone has advice, let me know!

(Edited)

@BossLarry

Print Profile

Poverty painters profile (best result)

290 temperature showed better results

@CruiseWorks

this looks rather bad. I printed a test model with 265° C and another one with 267° C which was already more clouded. which filament do you use? it seems to be of importance when trying to print “glass”. kind regards

@intenikkan

Might fuse layers better, but PETG doesn't like that much heat

(Edited)

@ywd_design

Transparency is great but not sure why a 'bump' appeared. Do you think is because I might have the chamber fan on? all other fans are off. I don't have much experience printing PETG and would appreciate it a lot if you could help with some nooby questions - 1. how transparent printing performs when printing a larger and more complex model. (e.g. the model I want to print would take 23 hr with this profile) 2. Does longtime printing with his profile damage the printer? (with no fan and long hour printing) Thanks a lot!

The designer has replied

@eZtaR

1. It's very hit or miss to be honest, big flat models work best 2. Not if you're not doing it enclosed, and if you are, then have a board fan

@TheIceBurge

shut off wiping, i had that issue too until i turned wiping off

@LaughingBehr3D

Print Profile

Poverty painters profile (best result)

pretty good. needed a few adjustment for walls, infill, etc

The profile uploader has replied

@eZtaR

Looks cool! :)

@ClarsSeesStars

Print Profile

Poverty painters profile (best result)

Turned out great! Supports were easy to remove, and there were no issues with printing. Had to do some post-process sanding but that’s more likely due to the transparent Sunlu filament and the specific settings I used for it more than the cover itself. Overall, very pleased with this.