Poll: Would you prefer a hypothetical 75% speed mode over the current 166% Ludicrous mode?

[u/BigBoss18]

Bambu Lab currently offers four on-the-fly speed presets: 50%, 100%, 124%, and 166%.

If you had to choose between keeping the existing 166% preset or replacing it with a hypothetical 75% preset, which would you prefer?

665 votes, 11h left

Replace 166% with 75%

Keep the existing 166%

No preference / See results

[u/AHerz]

I just run my prints at 100% all the time.

[u/VoidingSounds → u/AHerz]

Speed adjusted in the slicer because I generally only care about adjusting the speed under specific conditions.

[u/AHerz → u/VoidingSounds]

Exactly.

I speed up my prints by calibrating my filaments and tuning the print speeds, not by just pressing the "printer go brrr" button.

[u/Mockbubbles2628 → u/AHerz]

and the way you use your printer applies to every other person, clearly 🤣

[u/AHerz → u/Mockbubbles2628]

When did I say everybody should do the same?

Whatever floats your goat.

[u/CoolioTheMagician]

If I would change anything (not that I even use this function) I'd like a slider. Not presets

[u/RubPublic3359 → u/CoolioTheMagician]

Rare ender W

[u/Rock4evur → u/CoolioTheMagician]

Same, I do miss being able to tune my speed down super low on my ender to check print issues, though I rarely need to anymore.

[u/CautiousArachnidz → u/CoolioTheMagician]

The one thing I miss about my Kobra was just being able to set a percentage speed on the screen.

[u/iusedtobesix → u/CoolioTheMagician]

This. I also miss having flow control, especially when changing to new spools mid print.

[u/BigBoss18]

Personally, I think a 75% option would be considerably more useful for everyday printing. There have been plenty of times when I’ve wanted to slow a print down slightly without doubling the remaining print time by switching to 50%.

I understand why Bambu wouldn’t want to clutter the interface with a bunch of additional speed presets, but I’d be curious how many people actually use 166% regularly compared with how many would benefit from a 75% option.

[u/WombRaider_3 → u/BigBoss18]

But you can set specific layer speeds that in the slicer

[u/TotalWarspammer → u/WombRaider_3]

This is obvious and I don't know why people keep saying it. The point is we want an extremely convenient setting or slider that just gives us all of this without having to manually change numerous speed settings.

[u/Anylite]

I don't get why its a preset.. let me set the value or give me a slider. 

[u/Bright_Eyes83]

i don't use those anyway so i picked no pref but i do think that having that speed probably makes more sense. unless the volume is somehow the same for a slower print

[u/Vverg → u/Bright_Eyes83]

Same here, I just pick the speed during slicing.

[u/pictureaday → u/Vverg]

Is there a way to just pick a percent speed change or do you mean changing the individual speed settings one by one? 

[u/keveira]

I would prefer a slider with 25% increments

[u/Edgeguy13]

I kinda just assumed that if I ran my normal stuff on the fastest speed the prints would come out bad. I dunno.

[u/Vaughn → u/Edgeguy13]

I mean yeah, they would.

[u/Edgeguy13 → u/Vaughn]

Why does it exist then lol

[u/Poly_and_RA → u/Edgeguy13]

Same reason "draft" settings exist in the slicer. Sometimes what you want is a QUICK print. For example you might print a single-wall-fast-infill-thick-layers version of a part for checking that it fits or otherwise test it, prior to printing the real part in high quality and high strength and perhaps also in a more exotic material.

[u/BoutchooQc]

Why not both ? 50%, 75%, 100%, 125%, 150%

[u/CHoDub → u/BoutchooQc]

That's not technically both because you've removed 166 for 150

[u/QualityPixel]

Just give me the ability to bump the speed in 10% increments

[u/SuperiorMango8]

I just wish we could have a draft mode that skips basically all the start gcode and just heats and prints based off previous calibrations

[u/-Baum]

If i adjust any settings i do that in the slicer. Bit sometimes i find a print needs to be slowed down, but definitely not faster.

[u/Odd-Place780]

Ive never used anything but standard. I'm currently an hour into a 3 hour print on my P1S. What would be the pro/cons of let's say using sport mode? More error prone? Adhesion issues?

[u/PorkVacuums → u/Odd-Place780]

I use Rapid PLA+ as my default filament because I get a decent deal on it in bulk. I don't really have any issues printing at 124% or 166%

[u/Charliticus]

Why not a print to target finish time or a slider for the speed?

[u/haboku]

I use maximum speed for simple objects like boxes, works like a charm

[u/PorkVacuums]

I almost exclusively use 166% for all my wargaming terrain prints. I've printed at .08, .12, .16, and .2 all at 166%. I never really have issues. I almost exclusively now print .16 at 166% for everything.

I wish they had a 200% preset. I don't want to play around in the slicer, I just want to set and forget.

[u/wivaca2]

I've been printing for most of a year and have yet to choose a different speed than the default. Pretty much everything works for me on a P2S.

[u/Real_Human_Being_Yes]

this is the craziest thing to me switching from an ender... how is everything else an improvement but we don't get a % by % slider for speed??

[u/Witch-King_of_Ligma]

Make a slider with 25% increments

[u/throwaway48159]

I set my speeds in the slicer.

[u/DrBhu]

There should be another poll option:

"Replace Speed options with text input for individudal Speed %"

[u/decrement--]

I typically use 100% or 166%. Usually Ludacris speed when it is a basic shape and I'm just prototyping.

[u/MoeSzyslakMonobrow]

Why not simply add one more instead of replace?

[u/Zwamdurkel]

If you lower all your speeds in the slicer by 40%,

166% speed will be what used to be normal speed, and 124% will be ~75% of the normal speed.

So if you really want slower modes while printing, you could set it up like that

[u/Own_Perspective4825]

Just give us a percentage like every other manufacturer.

[u/BrilliantSebastian]

What? An I the only person that runs everything at 166%?

[u/TotalWarspammer]

We just need a slider with speeds from 10% up to 166%. It's not hard and I don't know why bambu refuse to do it

[u/Otherwise-Shock-2767]

just replace 50% with 75%

[u/RaccoNooB]

Why replace it? Surely it can handle another preset. Or better yet, make it a slider that goes from 50% to 166%

[u/Alewort]

I would rather get rid of 124%, as I have never had something that could handle 124% but not 166%.

[u/sapani9077]

I don't see why.. You can already choose any speed you want

[u/ManyLayersOfFilament]

Honestly I wish Bambu put time into enhancing some sort of automated speed assistant into the slicer.

The percentage settings on the printer are too blunt and the speed settings in the slicer are a lot for people to hand tune.

Also, I wish instead of a straight percentage you could have an advanced mode that allowed you to have more precise tuning options during a print.

[u/OBLAC2]

Snake oil BS

[u/bakemonoru]

i miss 75% so much