PTP Create

Color Lithophane Creator - Early Beta

Read instuctions below before using

• As an early beta do not be surprised with occasional errors, just try your image again. If the same image fails multiple times feel free to contact me. Also be sure to check gcode before printing.
• Code is optimized for EPAX CMYK, Printed Solid C-M-Y-K, or Bambu Labs CMYK filament, other brands/colors will give unpredictable color results.
• Output is automatically sized to the Bambu lithophane holder size (108mmx144mm). The program automatically crops the image to fit the dimensions and rotates landscape images 90 degrees. Precrop your image if the automatic cropping isn't to your liking. The fixed size will be dropped later in the beta process as I get a handle on server load.
• The most important slicer settings are layer height and extrusion width, getting these wrong will lead to a failed lithophane. Extrusion width using a 0.2mm nozzle must be set to 0.225, for a 0.4mm nozzle it must be set to 0.45. For layer height the first layer must be 0.1 mm and the 0.07 after that. For highest quality you can set the layer height to 0.05 for anything above 0.59mm in the print. I have sample Bambu project files for 0.2mm. and 0.4mm nozzle sizes. Note that color lithophanes can take much longer to slice than most prints.
• For questions/comments email me at patternstoprints@gmail.com

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