Basic - How to select various filaments for different models on same print

[MissGeneralIdea 0]

Hi,

 

For some reason I am a bit confused with the steps of selecting various filament for different objects on the same bed. Lets say I have two stl' files on the build plate and I want #1 to be printed with extruder 1 material and #2 file to print with extruder 2 material. What are the correct steps? Do you right click and select the extruder material? I'm struggling because the per model setting don't seem to work correctly. I have not created new profiles I am using the Ultimaker material profiles in the settings tab.

 

Thanks!

Edited July 31, 2023 by MissGeneralIdea

[alfonsvh 10]

First make sure that your extruder materials are correctly set on the top of the screen:

 

Next, right-click each object and select the extruder you want to use for each of them. 

[MissGeneralIdea 0]

Hi, Thanks for the response. I've been doing that but it kinda stopped worked. Maybe my profile settings are set up incorrectly? I can see it's selected but when see the outcome after I slice using the slider on the right, it doesn't show that it is the second filament.

 

Bizarre.

 

 

[alfonsvh 10]

That might depend on your color scheme settings in the Preview tab?

Maybe try enabling or disabling one of both extruders, or setting the color scheme to "Material color".

 

[MissGeneralIdea 0]

Thanks for your help.

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Both are enabled based on the image you sent. I tried printing with PVA and PLA and the results was printed only with PLA. I'll have to explore what I am doing wrong. I have a feeling it's the profiles.

[MissGeneralIdea 0]

[alfonsvh 10]

Can you post your project file? (File -> Save Project)

Edited August 2, 2023 by alfonsvh

[MissGeneralIdea 0]

Here you go. Thanks again

troubleshooting effiel tower material issues.3mf

[alfonsvh 10]

Thanks; however your file doesn't seem to contain the model ? 

 

 

[MissGeneralIdea 0]

4 trouble -eiffel-tower-miniworld3d.3mf

 

Hopefully this works.

[alfonsvh 10]

Now there's just the one model on the print bed. When I slice it in Cura 5.4.0, The model is printed using PLA, and the supports are printed using PVA.

 

Tower: 

 

Supports: 

 

So I'm still not sure what the problem is or what you're trying to achieve exactly?  (you mention "different objects on the same bed" but there's only one)

[MissGeneralIdea 0]

It's not the file I was working on but I think I will try some tests today and see how it works out. Thanks for your help.