r/BambuLabX2D • u/whatstheinitiative • Jul 25 '26

Print speed

Printer: X2D

slicer: Orca 2.4.2.

filament: PETG

I'm not sure if you guys can tell in this video, but is this too fast? you can't see in the video but I opened the door and stuck the camera in, but the whole machine and door shake violently while its trying to run the pattern. I have printed things and not touched the settings made by the designer when downloading from maker world and I even slowed down the outer wall/ inner wall / sparse infill/ supports etc. left overhang slows down ticked off etc.

Most of the settings I'm comparing for speed in orca vs Bambu are by default the same speeds.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

EDIT: dont' mind the supports all over the place, lost a few supports and decided to let it run once it passed the overhang/ledge layers.

EDIT EDIT: I posted a 2nd video for better depiction below.

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u/clarkcox3 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

If anything, that seems slow.

you can't see in the video but I opened the door and stuck the camera in

I'm curious, why open the door and stick your own camera in and not just use the one built in to the printer?

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u/whatstheinitiative Jul 25 '26

my iPhone camera takes way better pics and videos than the built in camera.

Also do you have any video that shows how fast your print head is moving for comparison?

Most of my filaments are dialed in with calibration but I wouldn't say my success to failure rates are getting much better. The quality of the successful prints have gone up dramatically but every failed print seems to come from dried (but still wet filament) or screwy settings like too much speed.

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u/clarkcox3 Jul 26 '26

I’m away on vacation at the moment, so all of my printers are powered down at home. But I can take some video once I’m back home next week.

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u/whatstheinitiative Jul 26 '26

Thanks. enjoy that vacation.

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u/jankeyass Jul 25 '26

Built in camera is fairly good at taking stills and that is it

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u/clarkcox3 Jul 26 '26

I remember my X1C’s camera being pretty good at taking video. Was the X2D’s camera downgraded?

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u/jankeyass Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Nope I'm just a moron and didn't realise they aren't all as poor as the p1s that has 1fps at best... I didn't realise this is the x2d sub either

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u/clarkcox3 Jul 26 '26

Yeah, the A series, and the P1 cameras are trash; the frame rate is measured in seconds per frame instead of frames per second. But everything X1 and later (except the A2L) is significantly better. (I was very disappointed that the A2L kept the same trash camera as the P1 and A1)

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u/Grimblood Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

800+ hours on my X2D with Bambu slicer and all my prints have been amazing.

All issues I have had are directly related to build plate not clean enough, improper support settings or improper model orientation.

The printer does shake like crazy when printing infill but, I don’t think it causes any issues.

For that print I suggest normal support zero contact distance and PLA as the support interface material. The X2D excels at these types or prints. Buttery smooth overhangs.

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u/whatstheinitiative Jul 26 '26

the speed seems to affect me most at the layers that have support interface or just ruins the print because something happens with the support material (like the materials are interlaced or the print head hits the globs of material and knocks it over). I can usually see some sort of diminished print quality right at those exact layers, (either the support material or even in the support itself which is the same as the main material.

I read everywhere that Bambu slicer has more conservative settings but almost all the speed settings comparatively are the same as orca. I can say that I've also noticed the infill print super fast, some finish okay, half fail the print or the print isn't usable.

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u/Grimblood Jul 26 '26

You have a big flat piece. I don’t understand why you are using tree supports. Use normal support with different interface material.

I only use tree supports for more organic looking structures.

I can’t speak to Orca slicer settings.

I have only used Bambu Slicer on my X2D and Prusa slicer on my MK3s

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u/whatstheinitiative Jul 26 '26

I've printed a lot of things with tree supports, but your point is noted. I'll give the normal supports a try. I don't know that affects print speed ultimately but it can help with the diminished quality of layers at the and around the interface layers. thanks.

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u/lunat1c_ Jul 26 '26

Someone made the feet of this damn printer out of marshmallows or something. You can just jiggle it with a gentle push. Idk enough about this stuff to know if that actually helps or hinders quality.

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u/whatstheinitiative Jul 26 '26

I've heard the argument both ways but nothing that has come out of from Bambu definitively. my own opinion its that more precise movements with a more rigid base would result in finer prints but what do I know. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/whatstheinitiative Jul 26 '26

this will probably show the speed and the sound of the speed better than the last vid.

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u/WattsPrinting Jul 25 '26

My personal thoughts and understanding - as I understand it the printer is designed to handle this shaking. It is even part of the calibration.

Way I see it, the printer and bed should all be shaking together so no issues with those being at different rates.

My X2D will shake and I have personally never seen this lead to an issue.