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Anybody got any tips on what to print, i'm curious to see it.

I weighed it and it's about 15/16 gram, but my x1c also uses up some filament before it starts printing.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Anything with a lot of sharp angles should show it off pretty well. You could try making one of the geometric vases since they don't use much filament being that they're single walled.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Alternatively, something with a generally round or cylindrical shape will also show off a smooth transition between colors as you turn it around the Z axis.

[–] spitfire 5 points 2 weeks ago

Probably a vase or something using vase mode

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Is it the color shifting filament, or coextruded type? I've used coextruded red-yellow-blue that looks really great when the prints were done. The three blend as they melt, so you get a rainbow effect of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple that shifts as you turn the finished piece. Anyway, for a short length of filament like you have, try doing a standard test print like a benchy or any small figure. Even if you end up short of filament to finish, you'll have an idea of how the filament will look if you end up buying a roll.