I’ve noticed that say I had 4 models on my bed in Creality Print (CP) and printed them, the printer would print one layer of each one, one model at a time, then go back to the first model and print the next layer.
Is it bad for the models to have to wait for the other three models to finish their one layer before the next layer is printed? Would this cause layer adhesion issues?
So I’d either put all 4 models on the one bed and print them at the same time or print one model at a time on its own bed.
The only problem with printing all at once is if you have a nozzle clog or something like that, all your models are toast. For smaller stuff I fill the plate, for large pieces I limit what I put on each plate. The quality is the same no matter which way i do it.
I have a similar approach. I have tried printing a whole bunch of stuff on the plate at one time, and the kicker is when one model screws up and the resulting bird’s nest then screws up the printing of adjacent models!
For small stuff that doesn’t take that long, I do tend to fill the plate. Here’s some tires for jeep’s.
That’s a good question. In fact I’ve never had any quality issues printing several models at a time. The layers stick together pretty well.
Using Creality Print 5.xxx If one model fails because of a bad support or not sticking to the bed I use the “Exclude Objects” tool.
After the printer starts printing you will see a layout of the parts in the details page. You can select the one that’s not printing very well and the printer will skip over it. It’s supposed to show the colored item as the one it’s printing but I’ve noticed a lag time so it’s not always accurate.
If I need higher temperature or a bit more flexibility, I print with PETg. So far, those are the only two filaments I use. I do want to try TPU for some flexible stuff, but I I haven’t gotten around to it yet.
Thanks for that, They look great bud. Not sure my Crealty ender3 v3 ke would do those. I think i have seen an STL for that type of jeep. Thanks again. Ken
I can’t imagine why your printer wouldn’t do these. The spec’s for your printer certainly look more than sufficient to do the job. This is just dirt common PLA filament.
I took the jeep pattern and made mods to it, and also scaled it to 1:48 for O-scale use. It was a “jeep card” with all the parts on one printing. However, I wanted the tires, seats, and hood inserts to be separate colors, so I broke it all down for separate printing. The canvas top was also printed in a different shade of army green so it looked more realistic as a separate piece.
The black jeep was just a test piece that I printed first to see how all the stuff was going to print.
