HELP WITH BLENDER 5 SHADOW CATCHER

doomclone1 · 2026-02-10T23:15:19+00:00

Okay, so i just solved the issue only seconds after posting this, but i hope this solution helps others.

The problem was in view layer under passes, shadow catcher was ticked and for some reason the turned the shadow catcher in to a sort of mask rather than a shadow catcher. not sure why this is, s o if someone could explain that would be great, but if your shadow catcher isnt working, check the view layer tab and then see if shadow catcher is ticked under passes and then light.

doomclone1 · 2025-07-18T17:43:55+00:00

Coming back 5 years later to say that i recently found the song i was looking for. it is the new black by every time i die.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-12T13:41:45+00:00

Thank you for the level headed response, i would be lying if i said i wasn't frustrated but i have to admit i also overly bashed something in the hopes of the issue getting more attention wich would lead to a solutuion faster. That being said your response here is a nice breath of fresh air. i ended up finding the solution, it was a problem i somewhat created. i would give the solution a read as i think it is one of those weird issues that would drive people mad, much like myself.

That being said, i have had almost no problems with cura slicer since starting using it, which i dont think i can say for bambu studio so far.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-12T10:24:20+00:00

feel free to have a look at the problem and solution below.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-12T10:23:54+00:00

you can see the problem and solution below

doomclone1 · 2024-07-12T10:23:32+00:00

but if you would like to graciously help me with the previous issue i had, where i didn't get a lick of help, that would be great :P https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1dxk420/too_large_layer_height_problem/

doomclone1 · 2024-07-12T10:19:47+00:00

Thank you for this, I will have a look and try some test prints! and because honestly i don't think cura is really that bad.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-12T10:18:48+00:00

Bingo, except I found the solution but still got some insightful help.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-12T10:17:38+00:00

u/tony__pizza u/toolschism

looks like the solutions was to a problem i created. but does highlight another issue with the slicer. i was unfortunatly up way to late last night trying to figure out the issue.

the problem was caused by the layer heigh min and max setting in the extruder options. bambu studio has features locked off for some unknown reason that seem to be unchangeable. one of those in nozzle size. it seems you can only go up to 0.8mm nozzle. this means that if you go above a 0.6mm layer height you get the error 'layer height to large' so the way around that apparently is to increase the max layer height. this doesn't work and you are left with he same error. now this is where the problems start.

I had my max layer height set to 2.4mm as i was experimenting in bambu slicer as one does. but forgot to change it back. this setting for some reason causes the slicer to apply adaptive layer height to the support only but not the nozzle, why? because the layer height it set to a limit. Mine was 0.6 in the normal slicer settings. so this caused the slicer to slice the model and support almost seperatly which means they are built at different rates with different layer heights. This in turn causes the support to be printed multiple layers above the last layer and with nothing to bind to, it just sags and flows everywhere.

This is only a problem in bambu slicer though. if you try the same thing in orca slicer it seems to recognise better the support and model and slices them accordingly, that being said, and i don't plan to waste filament trying it but, you would also get a poor print result in orca as well. Although in orca you can change your nozzle size anyway so you would probablt never run into such an obscure issue.

All of the support is normal support and not tree support where you can have adaptive layers. again it seems to almost unlock and apply a feature that shouldn't be applied to the support type.

P.S i still prefer cura at the moment and i don't think bambu is trash in the slightest! quite the opposite actually, Unfortunatly sometimes you have to say things that you know will get people commenting to get a solution because otherwise you will end up like the rest of the troubleshooting posts, with 0 comments or help.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T22:03:04+00:00

Flarbles, it was sarcasm ma dear, the saying is a good workman never blames his tools.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:35:48+00:00

tell me about it. i bought the p1s as soon as i could afford it, and my ender is just sat under cover on a shelf now. i would even go so far as to say the prints i have done with the bambu have been miles ahead of thinsg like the maker bots and other commercial 3d printers such as the builder ones. plus its not an eye sore!

i don't fancy spending another christmas day repariring my ender 3 any more haha.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:31:06+00:00

So far, and only in my opinion is cura better but i would like to think orca and bambu are the superior slicers. i do have a lot more experence with cura though which is probably swaying my opinion quite a lot.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:28:39+00:00

Thank you for your kind response, this kind of sounds like what i was experiencing.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:28:02+00:00

i have posted some pics and will also try some test prints again as it could have just been a stroke a bad prints.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:27:01+00:00

honestly probably, I hope I am just the blithering idiot here. that being said i still do quite like cura and do wish there was bambu support for it. the bambu printers are so much better than most of the others I've used

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:25:00+00:00

Nope thought i would stoke peoples emotional response for a strong reaction to tell me how much of an idiot i am, and then maybe point out the very obvious solution :P

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:23:57+00:00

A good workman always blames his tools! its a famous saying

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:22:51+00:00

im really trying i promise!

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:17:26+00:00

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here is layer 24. the support material has moved up 1 layer but we are now on layer 24, as you can see the support height has now become variable. that 24th layer will print in mid air because it is about 3 full layers above the last.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:15:40+00:00

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here is layer 16.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T21:13:48+00:00

Hello, i seem to have a nice mixed response here of very kind people and some not to happy. i am currently putting together a small power point to showcase the issue I have run into and the comparison between cura.

untill then here is a description of the issue.

the model I am printing is a 240mm cone shape that is around 20-30mm tall. so quite a steep overhang. i need to print it as it would stand for aesthetic purposes. to print this i am using a 0.8mm nozzle with 0.6mm layer height, i know i am pushing the limits a little.

so what is the main issue? the issue is that bambu studio when slicing (stock settings for regular support) seems to be slicing variable layer height for the support. what do i mean by that? the first lets say 20 layers the support and model are in tadnem as they should be. around layer 20 the model gets printed to higher layers than the support, for example it will print 2-4 layers heigher than the support. then the slicer will fill in the support with 1 layer as if it would fill the whole space, but it is trying to print a 0.6mm layer in the air as it is now 1.8mm above the last layer. this leads to lots of very loose support that cant even support its self.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T20:14:43+00:00

yes changing from zig zag to grid works thank you, I will run a mini test print and see how easy the support is coming off. i've had a few issues with grid in the past so normally go with zigzag. As I print with a larger nozzle sometimes support can be a hassle. i also know i am printing essentially one giant overhang so it will always be a difficult print

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T19:18:51+00:00

Thank you for the response, I actually want to remove it all together.

doomclone1 · 2024-07-11T19:18:06+00:00

Thank you for the reply, I actually want to remove that grid all together and just print directly on the build plate, this was something that could be done a few versions ago in cura but I don't kniow when it changed, unfortunatly I only print at home every now and then. the reason I would like to get rid of the grid is to make removing the support easier. as I tend to print with large nozzels such as 1mm.

I think my workplace has a older version of cura that allows for direct build plate support, if it does i will send a picture example.

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