# \#Orcaslicer **URL:** https://forum.snapmaker.com/tag/orcaslicer/32.md [Latest](https://forum.snapmaker.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.snapmaker.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.snapmaker.com/tags.md) --- ## [Option to Disable Selected-Part Highlight Glow](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/option-to-disable-selected-part-highlight-glow/43463)
**Author:** [@swaing](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/swaing)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/option-to-disable-selected-part-highlight-glow/43463 "2026-10-23T13:04:12Z")
In Snapmaker Orca 2.4, selected parts now display a very bright white glow/outline. I understand the purpose is to make the selected object easier to identify, but the effect is visually distracting, especially when work… --- ## [Using high flow hotends to actually get a faster print](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/using-high-flow-hotends-to-actually-get-a-faster-print/43731)
**Author:** [@nj4373](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/nj4373)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/using-high-flow-hotends-to-actually-get-a-faster-print/43731 "2026-10-22T12:54:02Z")
Spent hours troubleshooting why my prints were not getting any faster after installing a couple of the Phaetus Libre High Flow hotends. Keyword Searches do not seem to work well in forum threads as this is a know issue … --- ## [Thumbnail and print time via python script](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/thumbnail-and-print-time-via-python-script/43675)
**Author:** [@RickyBobby1200](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/RickyBobby1200)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/thumbnail-and-print-time-via-python-script/43675 "2026-10-17T15:00:30Z")
Thumbnail and print time via python script Hi everyone, After some tinkering with the Snapmaker Artisan and OrcaSlicer, I wanted to share a solution I came up with (with some extended help from Gemini) to get everything… --- ## [Z Contouring](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/z-contouring/43422)
**Author:** [@DarenG](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/DarenG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/z-contouring/43422 "2026-10-16T07:15:17Z")
Update(requested by the OP) For the orginal Filament profile request, please refer to: Last but not least, there is a feature in Orca Slicer called “Z Contouring” that will greatly help improve the quality of prints.… --- ## [Filament Profile and Color Choice Upgrade](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/filament-profile-and-color-choice-upgrade/43664)
**Author:** [@DarenG](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/DarenG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/filament-profile-and-color-choice-upgrade/43664 "2026-10-16T06:01:59Z")
Hello. It would be nice if both the printer filament profiles and slicer profiles could be updated with the lastest naming conventions. For example, Polymaker has updated their entire line. Some of the names being used o… --- ## ["Internal Bridge Density" for a good bridge](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/internal-bridge-density-for-a-good-bridge/43580)
**Author:** [@lucian](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/lucian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/internal-bridge-density-for-a-good-bridge/43580 "2026-10-08T14:02:23Z")
Could you please unlock the option for internal bridge density so that you can set it to more than 100%. The Orca Slicer team understood the importance of this option for printing bridges and removed the 100% limit. Ther… --- ## [Add / Cut Polygon is missing](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/poygon-hinzufugen-ausschneiden-fehlt/43557)
**Author:** [@bx19](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/bx19)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/poygon-hinzufugen-ausschneiden-fehlt/43557 "2026-10-04T12:13:28Z")
This is available in Bambu Studio. The feature "Polygon" (Hexagon) is clearly missing here for adding or cutting out. --- ## [Adding Creality K2 combo to the printer presets](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/adding-creality-k2-combo-to-the-printer-presets/43500)
**Author:** [@Kelcey](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Kelcey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/adding-creality-k2-combo-to-the-printer-presets/43500 "2026-09-28T12:27:17Z")
Right now we have the k2 plus on the list of printers but not the k2. --- ## [Do you use Orca Slicer? What optimizations would you like to see?](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/do-you-use-orca-slicer-what-optimizations-would-you-like-to-see/38067)
**Author:** [@Jade](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Jade)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/do-you-use-orca-slicer-what-optimizations-would-you-like-to-see/38067 "2026-09-19T16:59:14Z")
Please share your reasons for using or not using it, along with any challenges you encounter. :wink: --- ## [SnOrca: Mesh Fixing Only Available in Windows Version](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/snorca-mesh-fixing-only-available-in-windows-version/43418)
**Author:** [@CrazyIvan](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/CrazyIvan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/snorca-mesh-fixing-only-available-in-windows-version/43418 "2026-09-19T07:48:22Z")
(Linux) Add a temperature tower or max flowrate calibration object to the print plate and there is a warning that the mesh is not watertight, but mesh repair is only available in the Windows version. Why??? --- ## [Optional Default to Export G-Code](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/optional-default-to-export-g-code/43395)
**Author:** [@CrazyIvan](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/CrazyIvan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/optional-default-to-export-g-code/43395 "2026-09-17T21:32:04Z")
SnOrca always defaults to “Print” at top right, with a drop-down option to change the function to Export G-Code. For those of us who always want to export G-Code, it’s doubly annoying: It takes a click to open the drop… --- ## [Snapmaker Orca: convert a painted region into a hole or negative part](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/snapmaker-orca-convert-a-painted-region-into-a-hole-or-negative-part/43280)
**Author:** [@Fahrenheit](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Fahrenheit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/snapmaker-orca-convert-a-painted-region-into-a-hole-or-negative-part/43280 "2026-09-06T21:25:00Z")
I would like a way in Snapmaker Orca to turn a painted section of a model into a hole or negative volume. Problem Paint is great for color, supports, seams, and fuzzy skin, but it cannot change geometry. Negative parts… --- ## [Snapmaker U1 – Please add PVA support for 0.2 mm nozzle](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/snapmaker-u1-please-add-pva-support-for-0-2-mm-nozzle/43132)
**Author:** [@Oreste\_Italy](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Oreste_Italy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/snapmaker-u1-please-add-pva-support-for-0-2-mm-nozzle/43132 "2026-08-27T12:09:03Z")
Hi Snapmaker team, I would like to report/request support for an important combination that is currently missing in Snapmaker Orca 2.3.5 stable when using the Snapmaker U1. When the U1 is configured with a 0.2 mm nozzl… --- ## [Missing Orca picture of 3D obect in Snapmaker Artisan](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/missing-orca-picture-of-3d-obect-in-snapmaker-artisan/43088)
**Author:** [@lbjessen](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/lbjessen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/missing-orca-picture-of-3d-obect-in-snapmaker-artisan/43088 "2026-08-23T15:13:39Z")
Is there any efffort to make a patch in Orca for a picture of the 3D model in Sanpmaker Artisan? --- ## [In Snapmaker's slicing process, U1 does not change heads](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/in-snapmakers-slicing-process-u1-does-not-change-heads/42977)
**Author:** [@a\_AaA](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/a_AaA)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/in-snapmakers-slicing-process-u1-does-not-change-heads/42977 "2026-08-15T17:45:25Z")
While printing multicolored layers with Lumina, I noticed that if I add a “pause” command to the G-code, the preview after slicing shows that the layer where the pause occurs will not trigger a nozzle change. Instead, th… --- ## [Help with printing a 2D file in 3D](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/aide-pour-une-impression-dun-fichier-2d-en-3d/42889)
**Author:** [@fred3003](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/fred3003)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/aide-pour-une-impression-dun-fichier-2d-en-3d/42889 "2026-08-07T18:36:24Z")
Hello, I am really sorry to bother you. I need your help. I am new to 3D printing :sweat\_smile: I am "attacked" by a large print. I want to print a figurine. So I ut… --- ## [Make subdivide mix layer height limits dynamic and user-editable](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/make-subdivide-mix-layer-height-limits-dynamic-and-user-editable/42624)
**Author:** [@Wombley](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Wombley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/make-subdivide-mix-layer-height-limits-dynamic-and-user-editable/42624 "2026-07-23T22:41:18Z")
Also I would suggest, @Zoe\_M , that SML (previously “local Z”) has settings for the maximum and minimum layer height allowed for sub-layers. The purpose of the maximum layer height seems strange and could be automatic. … --- ## [Automatic Unload of Filaments After Print](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/automatic-unload-of-filaments-after-print/41897)
**Author:** [@BowenTech](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/BowenTech)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/automatic-unload-of-filaments-after-print/41897 "2026-07-22T06:42:48Z")
I change filament often, almost daily and I would like the option to automatically unload the filament in the toolhead at the end of the print (and keep the other toolheads unloaded until needed to print. I looked around… --- ## [Add a chamber temperature display to the software](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/add-a-chamber-temperature-display-to-the-software/42573)
**Author:** [@Denia](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Denia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/add-a-chamber-temperature-display-to-the-software/42573 "2026-07-20T09:50:01Z")
It would be great if the chamber temperature could also be displayed in Snapmaker Orca and the Snapmaker app, just like it is on the printer’s touchscreen and in the Fluidd interface. On the one hand, the snapmaker has … --- ## [Feature Request - Wall and Top/Bottom layers Material Sequencing](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/feature-request-wall-and-top-bottom-layers-material-sequencing/41270)
**Author:** [@AaronB](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/AaronB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/feature-request-wall-and-top-bottom-layers-material-sequencing/41270 "2026-07-08T14:25:04Z")
FR is for Snorca / upstream Orca (and other, PrusaSlicer etc.) but specifically to leverage the unique capabilities of the U1 and other toolchanger printers. Add a set of multimaterial features which allow setting a wal… --- ## [Single Extruder - X+ Shift on SOME models but not others](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/single-extruder-x-shift-on-some-models-but-not-others/40231)
**Author:** [@JRosen](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/JRosen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/single-extruder-x-shift-on-some-models-but-not-others/40231 "2025-10-29T11:02:07Z")
I’m trying to print multiboard panels and I’ll get one or two good ones, and then suddenly my printer will start doing X+ shifts of various distances ruin whats left of the print. I’m using the same G-Code/Print settings… --- ## [Best Choice for using preset filament profiles?](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/best-choice-for-using-preset-filament-profiles/39393)
**Author:** [@peregrin5](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/peregrin5)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/best-choice-for-using-preset-filament-profiles/39393 "2025-05-09T19:54:47Z")
So I want to use some preset filament profiles, at least as a starting point for tuning. Particularly for TPU which I’m just getting started printing with. I use Overture TPU, and they have a bunch of filament profil… --- ## [Troubleshooting 3DPrint Quality](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/troubleshooting-3dprint-quality/39181)
**Author:** [@Yakbats](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Yakbats)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/troubleshooting-3dprint-quality/39181 "2025-04-03T15:44:09Z")
I am trying to print this part for a Halo ODST cosplay, but the layer lines are really inconsistent and there are even some weird vertical artifacts. I’ve attached a photo near the end of the print that shows the poor qu… --- ## [Cannot connect using Orca](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cannot-connect-using-orca/38427)
**Author:** [@loranger](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/loranger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cannot-connect-using-orca/38427 "2025-02-01T10:11:54Z")
Hi, I try to use the brand new Snapmaker Orca slicer, but fail. I did follow the wiki steps but it seems Luban blocks the connection. Do you experience something similar ? --- ## [Incorrect Machine Start G-Ccode?](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/incorrect-machine-start-g-ccode/38848)
**Author:** [@InventedTiME](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/InventedTiME)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/incorrect-machine-start-g-ccode/38848 "2025-01-27T05:26:14Z")
In Snapmaker Orca 1.1.0, for the Snapmaker J1S, the pre-populated machine gcode line: G1 X{( 0 % 2 == 0 ? -15 : 344 )} E8.5437 F3000.0 (appears three times) sends the extruders off the print bed doing an initial purge … --- ## [Setting up the auxiliary fan in the OrcaSlicer](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/setting-up-the-auxiliary-fan-in-the-orcaslicer/38275)
**Author:** [@Palagach](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Palagach)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/setting-up-the-auxiliary-fan-in-the-orcaslicer/38275 "2024-12-07T16:29:41Z")
Good afternoon! There was a problem when printing in Orca. The auxiliary fan is turned on in the printer settings. In the settings of the rod, the Auxiliary fan is also turned on at 100%, i.e. the airflow should always b… --- ## [Great updates for IDEX/Dual Extrusion and Snapmaker profiles in Orca V2.2.0!](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/great-updates-for-idex-dual-extrusion-and-snapmaker-profiles-in-orca-v2-2-0/38065)
**Author:** [@Jade](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Jade)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/great-updates-for-idex-dual-extrusion-and-snapmaker-profiles-in-orca-v2-2-0/38065 "2024-11-02T03:19:14Z")
There are some great updates for multi-tool and IDEX/Dual Extrusion printers and Snapmaker default profiles in the latest Orca Slicer V2.2.0 ! We can customize the prime tower settings under the Multimaterial section. ht…