I always appreciate a fellow maker, and I would love to help make your process easier. To make the color change by layer easier, use the height tool to fill the colors by layer. Since your text is already embossed, this is very easy. If you wanted to do the coloring even easier, export each color of object separately from fusion and import then all into the slicer. You can then select objects and color each object with a drop down menu. For example, export the parts that will be blue, then export only the parts that will be white, and so on. As far as the adhesion issue, a brim can help, but I find that cleaning the pei sheet with soap and water is all i need. You can also increase your first layer height and your first layer line width. I also bump my first layer temp up by 10 degrees.
In this video, I think, I use the layer height to colour. In fact I've made the hearts higher by 1mm for that very purpose. Cleaning works better than people realise, agreed. I've heard about the object method, but don't see how it works. So in fusion I'd slice it and export separate parts? Thanks
@@Life_of_John yes, you would export only the parts of each color one at a time. And yes, you used the layer height to color, but you can use it to color the blue from 0 mm to I think it was 4mm, then the white from 4.2mm to 5mm, then the final 1mm in red. It would avoid all the clicking in between all the letters.
yes, I get ya. Think there was a reason I did it that way. Its a learning curve and I'll jump back and look again. Cheers buddy. Re the slicing, handy to know. Thanks. @@skoomaeater
@@Life_of_John No problem, John. I found the "hairspray" to be better, as the glue was (for me) a bit too strong. Anyway, great videos you're putting up there john.
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Thanks for the tips
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I always appreciate a fellow maker, and I would love to help make your process easier.
To make the color change by layer easier, use the height tool to fill the colors by layer. Since your text is already embossed, this is very easy.
If you wanted to do the coloring even easier, export each color of object separately from fusion and import then all into the slicer. You can then select objects and color each object with a drop down menu. For example, export the parts that will be blue, then export only the parts that will be white, and so on.
As far as the adhesion issue, a brim can help, but I find that cleaning the pei sheet with soap and water is all i need. You can also increase your first layer height and your first layer line width. I also bump my first layer temp up by 10 degrees.
In this video, I think, I use the layer height to colour. In fact I've made the hearts higher by 1mm for that very purpose. Cleaning works better than people realise, agreed. I've heard about the object method, but don't see how it works. So in fusion I'd slice it and export separate parts? Thanks
@@Life_of_John yes, you would export only the parts of each color one at a time.
And yes, you used the layer height to color, but you can use it to color the blue from 0 mm to I think it was 4mm, then the white from 4.2mm to 5mm, then the final 1mm in red. It would avoid all the clicking in between all the letters.
yes, I get ya. Think there was a reason I did it that way. Its a learning curve and I'll jump back and look again. Cheers buddy. Re the slicing, handy to know. Thanks. @@skoomaeater
Went back and re coloured it. Heavens know what I didn't do it layer by layer in the first place! Thx
@@Life_of_John I'm happy to help
Instead of using glue, John. You can spray the print bed with a bit of hairspray. You don't want to use too much. Just a spray will be enough.
I had heard that, any good? Glue was a gift so I'll use that up first thern give the hairspray trick a go. Thank you.
@@Life_of_John No problem, John. I found the "hairspray" to be better, as the glue was (for me) a bit too strong. Anyway, great videos you're putting up there john.
Thank for the info and of course the kind comment. Cheers.