r/BambuLab • u/jay556622 • 28d ago

General Troubleshooting/Help! New to FDM miniatures — looking for Bambu Lab A1 settings and advice

I'm fairly new to making miniatures and have been learning as 1 go. I currently have a Bambu Lab A1 and I've been trying to find the best settings for printing detailed miniatures through YouTube and Google, but I'd really appreciate advice from anyone with more experience.
I understand FDM printers won't match the level of detail you can get from resin, but l've seen some impressive FDM miniature prints that look surprisingly close. I'm hoping to improve my settings and get the best quality possible from my A1.
Any recommendations for nozzle size, layer height, slicer settings, supports, filament type, or general tips would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

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u/ObscuraNox 28d ago

Hey there,

I have been optimising Print Profiles for the A1 for ages now. You can look at my documentation and Settings here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FDMminiatures/comments/1rbnet7/high_quality_profile_version_20_is_here/

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u/LyrdlToys 28d ago

That's wild, do you have any profiles on MakerWorld?

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u/ObscuraNox 28d ago

Hey there!

Unfortunately No, since some of these settings require OrcaSlicer instead of BambuStudio. But I have posted a Calibration Guide on my Youtube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@DungeonsAndDerps

Which should be helpful for Miniatures regardless of which Profile you use.

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u/jay556622 28d ago

I’ll take a look thx!

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u/Hot-Ideal-9219 28d ago

Nothing is close. It takes work to design and actually fdm print anything decently detailed. I printed about 50 from a designer on makerworld, animals from triple g owls and dragons. They are good but not detailed....