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3D Printing

3D Printing

Owned by Catrina Sarno
Last updated: Jan 20, 2025
4 min read

P1P Bambu Printer

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Pepper

Build Plate Size: 256 × 256 × 256 mm³

Supported Filaments: PLA, PETG, TPU, PVA, PET; Enclosure required: PA, PC, ABS, ASA

Bambu Studio Download and Login

  1. Download Bambu Studio (it’s free)

  2. Select region

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  3. You don’t have to join the program

     

  4. Make sure the “Bambu Lab P1P” Printer with the 0.4 Nozzle is selected and click “Next”. You don’t have to worry about unselecting everything else.

  5. Filament selection page doesn’t matter too much, these are just the options that will show up on the slicer in the future so you could just leave the default and click “Next”. If you want to clear your screen a bit just have the following selected:

  6. Have this box check and click “Finish”

  7. Click “Login/Register” in the upper left and login with Google using nershipping@gmail.com and Racecar202! (note the exclamation point) for the password

  8. You should now see the “NER 3D Printing” user profile in the top left corner

Bambu Printing Instructions

  1. Save Solidworks part as a .step file, Bambu prefers .step over .stl because it provides them with more information on curved part areas but both file types work.

  2. Open Bambu Slicer, Login with NER account credentials, and click “Prepare” in the upper left.

  3. Click the box icon to open file explorer and add your part.

     

  4. Open your part and select it on the build plate, make sure that the part is going to print in the best orientation where the least amount of supports are needed.

  5. Use the left side of the screen to select your filament, the color only really matters if you are using more than one at a time. The plate should be whatever is on the printer and the “Bambu Lab P1P 0.4 nozzle” should be selected. You can mess with the layer settings a bit if you need your part to print faster or be stronger but I would recommend asking someone who’s printed before if this is your first time.

  6. Select “Slice Plate” and see this come up with a time estimate.

  7. BEFORE PRINTING, ensure that the filament and build plate match what you have in your settings!!! Carelessness is how printers break!!!!!!!!!!!! If the nozzle has been changed adjust that accordingly but we only have a 0.4 nozzle for the Bambu right now so that should be fine.

  8. “Print Plate” should take you to another page where you will be able to upload the gcode to the printer using Hermes wifi. I’m pretty sure your computer also needs to be connected to this network for it to work. If you’re having trouble, there is also a microSD card in the printer that you can take out and upload your file to.