A1/P1/X1 Build Plate Adaptor for H2D

CAUTION: There is a little bit of jerry-rigging going on with this process. Use common sense when applying smaller plates to your H2D; I am not responsible if you damage your machine.

This adapter allows you to use plates designed for the BambuLab A1/P1/X1 series of machines on the H2D. Normally, you wouldn’t know the exact size and position of the plate when preparing your models in Bambu Studio, so there’s a real chance the print might go over the boundaries of the smaller plate and fail. This model, if used properly, makes sure that the smaller plate is lined up perfectly, so your prints won’t go over the edge of the plate.

I personally wanted to use effects plates on my H2D, but Bambu Lab hasn’t released them yet. Accordingly, I designed this model to let me use them safely and without prints failing.

Here’s how to use it:

1. Print the model. It’s two separate parts, but they should fuse in the middle. It’s designed that way so that you can use the full length of the build plate and both nozzles.
2. With your normal H2D plate attached, run a bed level calibration and flow dynamics calibration.
3. Remove the H2D plate, and place the model as shown in the picture above, such that it lines up with the guides for the normal H2D plates.
4. Then, place your A1/P1/X1 plate such that it lines up inside the adapter. If done properly, your smaller plate’s print area should be exactly centered inside the H2D’s print area.
5. Remove the adaptor. You don’t want it potentially blowing around the chamber during a print.
6. Open Bambu Studio, and select the X1/P1/A1 series of printers first.
7. Choose your settings as you would if you were printing it on the smaller printer.
8. Slice the plate, but don’t print it yet. You just want to check and make sure there are no errors and none of the support structures, if any, go over the edge or interfere with other models.
9. Switch the printer setting over to the H2D. It should take all your models and put them exactly in the center of the H2D plate.
10. Edit the H2D settings how you want, but don’t change the position of any of the objects.
11. Make sure you have the correct kind of plate (an effect plate is Smooth PEI, for example) selected in the settings! The printer won’t be able to detect if you are correct or not.
12. Slice, and turn OFF Auto Leveling and flow dynamics calibration. I haven’t tried either of these with only the small plate on–I don’t want to mess up my machine.
13. Hit print! It should automatically adjust the bed height, so the first layer should be fine. 
14. The printer will show an error that your plate is missing; tell it to ignore this and continue anyway. Obviously, it isn’t made to read a smaller plate placed in the middle.
15. Keep an eye on the first layer just to make sure. I haven’t run into issues, but this isn’t an intended use of the machine, so it’s always good to check.

That’s it! I’m not the biggest technical genius when it comes to 3D printers and their settings, so let me know if you have any questions or suggestions to make this process better!

I’ve included a picture of a bed of coins that reach all four edges of the plate without going over in order to prove that my process works. Also included is a picture of some Charizard coins that I printed out with this method–you can see that the effect was applied quite well and the first layer came out nicely.

Happy printing!