Getting started with advanced Print Preset features

Getting started with advanced Print Preset features


When you create a new Print Preset, or edit an existing one in the BuildBee Preset Manager you will notice a checkbox at the bottom for Advanced Settings.



Checking this box will enable the advanced settings. Before you can use them, you will be shown a warning you must acknowledge. Because these advanced settings can overwrite printer settings, it’s possible that you can get unexpected behaviour, especially if you don’t understand what the settings will do. Use with caution.



Once you accept, you can start to change the settings. Currently, there are two supported slicer config settings that can be converted to slice with BuildBee: PrusaSlicer and Slic3r. Conversions of slicers including Cura and MatterControl are under development.



Once you select the slicer you want to convert to BuildBee, you can write in (or copy and paste in) your config settings. See below on how to export your PrusaSlicer and Slic3r profiles into BuildBee this way.



Once you have filled out the settings you want to use, press Save. BuildBee will check that the settings you select have valid names, then save them to the preset.

The values of the settings are not checked. If they are not valid, trying to print using this preset may fail. Check the documentation for the slicer you are converting from to verify you are using the settings correctly (PrusaSlicer docs and Slic3r docs).
Do not include ' characters. This appears in the printer_notes in the default PrusaSlicer config export. Remove this part before trying to print with the preset.
If you don’t want to use the advanced settings in your printer preset, you can simply uncheck the Advanced settings checkbox and the fields will be hidden, and anything set there will not be used when slicing with this preset.


Exporting your PrusaSlicer settings

You can export your PrusaSlicer presets as a config file, and add them to your BuildBee preset as follows:
  1. Open PrusaSlicer
  2. Select the print settings, filament and printer profiles that you want to export.
  3. In the toolbar, select File > Export > Export config (or Ctrl + E on Windows, ⌘ + E on Mac).
  4. Save the file to your computer.
This INI file is just a text file, and so can be opened in a text editor or a web browser. Once you have it open, you can copy the contents into the Config settings field in BuildBee.
Do not include ' characters. This appears in the printer_notes in the default PrusaSlicer config export. Remove this part before trying to print with the preset.

Exporting your Slic3r settings

You can export your Slic3r presets as a config file, and add them to your BuildBee preset as follows:
  1. Open Slic3r
  2. Select the print settings, filament and printer profiles that you want to export.
  3. In the toolbar, select File > Export config (or Ctrl + E on Windows, ⌘ + E on Mac).
  4. Save the file to your computer.
This INI file is just a text file, and so can be opened in a text editor or a web browser. Once you have it open, you can copy the contents into the Config settings field in BuildBee.

Frequently asked questions

  1. What happens if I add an advanced setting for a setting already in the preset (like layer height)? All settings in the advanced field overwrite any other settings selected for your print. So setting the layer height in the config settings field will take precedence over whatever is set above it in the preset editor (although it will not replace the value written in that field).
  2. Can I overwrite printer and filament settings in the advanced settings? Yes, you can. Be careful if you decide to do this - some printer settings are incompatible with other printer models, so only do this if you know what you are doing.
  3. If I disable the Advanced Settings, will I lose my config settings? No, the settings you put in the field will be saved there, they just won’t be used if you disable them.
 

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