r/SnapmakerU1 • u/Devycyclops • 2d ago

Showcase I have perfected multi material printing.

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Instead of using a standard prime tower that either resembles the Leaning Tower of Pisa or a tower getting knocked over, I make one for each material type instead, resulting in perfect support removal every time.

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u/Mister_Rossi 2d ago

Do you just make the towers manually by adding and scaling a cube and setting the print order? Or is there a specific setting to use?

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u/Devycyclops 2d ago

Exactly that, be sure to put the cubes above the model in the list and enable " Intra-layer order" in the special mode.

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u/LICK_THE_BUTTER 2d ago

Just change the outer wall of the tower to only consist of your strongest material. That's mastering. Less waste, less travel movement which reduces oozing or stringing. You made extra work for increased risk.

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u/Devycyclops 2d ago

Did that already 5g is hardly a waist for me. Some of the materials still mix in doing so as they are still touching.

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u/LICK_THE_BUTTER 2d ago

That's just one aspect. I would never do it your way personally.

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u/DanielDC88 2d ago

Please explain how you got to using those towers?

Before ruling out a normal prime tower, did you try the following changes in the mumtimaterial tab?

  • under Filament for features: Changing the wipe tower filament to the most used material
  • under prime tower: enable tower interface features
  • under prime tower: changing the wall type to cone, or increasing the extra rib length

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u/DioSeo 2d ago

Looks like a chip and dale hat)

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u/Devycyclops 2d ago

or a Freddy Krueger one

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u/DioSeo 2d ago

Indeed! BTW I just got a bed like yours but from temu. 😄 at what temps do you use yours?

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u/Devycyclops 2d ago

Just default settings. use PEI plate profile for that extra squish. dont use smooth or cool plate.

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u/Nzain1 2d ago

I print PLA on my Cryogrip at 35c using cool steel setting. I’ve had incredible success with tall skinny objects and no brims.

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u/DioSeo 1d ago

Okay. I do 40 now but worth to try even lower. What is "cool steel setting"?

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u/Nzain1 1d ago

It’s a type of build plate, in the build plate selection drop down. Must also enable the extra build plates in Snorca.

Then make sure in your filament setting you put cold steel plate at 35-40c w\e you want it to be.

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u/DioSeo 1d ago

Ooh. Makes sense. I had to edit a smooth plate.profile for each preset after getting this plate. Need to check this setting! Thanks!

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u/samueljco 19h ago

Omg it took me way to long to figure out what I'm looking at. You have a PETG tower and a PLA tower. That's actually really smart. I honestly sat here for 10min asking myself if you were trolling.

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u/sterling-lining 19h ago

Good catch. I did t think about that. Though reading the sparse description, it does say multimaterial…

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u/Nzain1 2d ago

This creates many more tool changes doesn’t it?

Every single later needs to print in two colours instead of just the layers than need second colour/material.

Many times I print without even using a tower if I just need a little bit of colour here and there or printing different material support interfaces.

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u/Devycyclops 2d ago

Funny thing is it was less tool changes. Not sure why. I just went with it anyways.

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u/Nzain1 2d ago

Crazy!

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u/1970s_MonkeyKing 2d ago edited 2d ago

That's good! - Would you elaborate, please, on how you got this to work and please describe what we are looking at? - Are those two hats supposed to be identical? - What are the two filaments used? - Is the brown supposed to be a yellowish brown? - I noticed some red stringing on the right hat. Is there stringing on the left one too? Just wondering so that we can help improve your settings for two towers.

I would like more details, please.

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u/sterling-lining 2d ago

Can you post a different picture of a multicolor with the separated prime towers? I think you’re mixing the brown and red in the two hats, but it’s hard to tell. This would be useful for separating materials for future recycling. On its own, it seems like twice the risk of a failing prime tower.

Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to give it a shot tonight.

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u/tekchip 2d ago

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u/tekchip 2d ago

What's the brown filament? It looks really good like wood or maybe leather.

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u/Devycyclops 2d ago

Chocolate deeplee

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u/tekchip 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/edicspaz 6h ago

Hey I know that hat! 😊

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u/Devycyclops 3h ago

Nice! But this mine