Wood Texture Prints

[Bryan Murphy]

I saw this on Reddit and figured the group would like it.  I am definitely going to try this at some point.  If I understand correctly, the author applied a wood texture bump map to the final model:

Here's the original Reddit thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1pj2fyb/this_cupholder_turned_out_awesome/

Bryan

[W'Ren]

 Beautiful 

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[Bryan Eckert]

This is the technique - you use a model of a log (seriously) as a print modifier.

https://hackaday.com/2025/06/03/add-wood-grain-texture-to-3d-prints-with-a-model-of-a-log/

[3D Printing Tips and Tricks]

Great stuff!

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Bryan - will admit - the part pic looks AWESOME!!!

But, OK - I will be just a Tad bit Cynical...

Although it looks like wood - in regards to Texture - it would be MUCH Nicer to see something like that - but, with something like a Wood filled PLA. As in, if one is going to do the Texture - print something to actually LOOK like wood! But, one reason why they may not do that - is cause it might look a tad hokey - since the texture is there - but, not the color variations! 

All this being said - DANG - I have a project for which this technique could be a PERFECT Addition!!!

-K

[Bryan Murphy]

That's my plan, to try some wood filled PLA and see how that goes.  I've seen some content where they vary the temperature of the nozzle to also vary the coloration to make it look more like real wood.  I'm not sure how to do that but I would be curious to see how the combined effects turn out.

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[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Yeah - NOW you're Talking! Combine the Texture effect with the "burning" of the filament effect to have it changes colors - and to truly simulate wood grain - and that together could produce some great results! If you end up trying to do that - definitely keep us posted. 

-K

[Bryan Eckert]

So I tried this making a small cylinder in the slicer and applying the modifier file. 

Set the infill on the modifier 90 degrees to the main object infill (I.e. infill is normally at 45 degrees so set the modifier to 135), and enable fuzzy skin on the modifier. 

Hard to see on this red filament, but it works great.

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[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

IS this the same technique used by Bryan Murphy???

Ironically - I got a small box of stuff from my storage unit last week - and found TWO Different Test "spools" of Wood type filament samples. 

This is:   

I really, REALLY Need to do a test with this filament. Hopefully it's still Viable - as it's OLD!!!

-K

[Kurt A 3d]

Someone has reimplemented this  in  PrusaSlicer: https://www.printables.com/model/1420021-add-wood-grain-effects-to-your-models-prusaslicer I have not had a chance to look at it yet

Kurt-A

[Kurt]

Thank you Mr. Doppelgänger for pointing this out. I'm really Dying to try this Woo Grain trick. I'm now using the Elegoo slicer. But, if I could get print setting for my Elegoo Carbon but for PS - I would Love to try it!

-K

[Kurt Gluck]

Is the elegy slicer cuts or Prusa derived 

If Prusa you should be able to carefully copy the printer setting over on top of one of the other close printers 

Kurt

On Jan 9, 2026, at 12:46 PM, Kurt <kurt.the...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you Mr. Doppelgänger for pointing this out. I'm really Dying to try this Woo Grain trick. I'm now using the Elegoo slicer. But, if I could get print setting for my Elegoo Carbon but for PS - I would Love to try it!

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[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

YO!!!

Responses below in GREEN below...

On Friday, January 9, 2026 at 1:29:57 PM UTC-5 Kurt Gluck wrote:

Is the elegy slicer cuts or Prusa derived 

WTF?!?! IS this some Typos? It's not really English! Yes - I LOVE to Bust Chops!!!

Are you asking - is the Elegoo Slicer derived from the Prusa Slicer? In fact - I believe BOTH are derived from a Prior slicer - supposedly, I believe - Slic3r - if I am not mistaken! I think MAYBE that answers your supposed question...

 

If Prusa you should be able to carefully copy the printer setting over on top of one of the other close printers 

Yeah - not sure about that. Was hoping one of the Dudes on here that have my Elegoo Carbon might know the TRUE answer...

-K

[Kurt A 3d]

Bearded-One:

TYPOS.  Yep not only dont I use AI I dont use “I” much if I can avoid it. 

Look into OrcaSlicer, it probably has your printer. 

Kurt-A

[Kurt]

Yo there Non-bearded Wonder. Is Orca your current preferred Slicer. I have heard folks love Orca.

-K

[Kurt Gluck]

Kurt

Long ago I used Simplify-3d :-)

I have been using PrusaSlicer.   Prusa puts a lot of work into presets for various filaments, and since my primary printer is the XL that works for me.     

I also use it with PrusaConnect to send jobs to my XL over the cloud.  I have also used PrusaLink for direct connection, but I dont do anything were I am worried about Prusa looking at it, even through I doubt they would.   

The configuration available in it for my sons old MakerGear M2 also works well, and in that case I use its network ability to send jobs to my octoprint that talks to the MakerGear M2.

The avantage to OrcaSlicer is it has a lot of configuration support for tuning in filaments and printers.   PrusaSlicer is more based upon downloading that stuff.

The biggest issue between the two is that Bambo based their slicer on PrusaSlicer making some seriously incompatable changes.   Some were reasonable others not so. 

One reasonable change is that prusaslicer has an older .ini model of configuration data, while Bambos is XML (or maybe Jason, not sure which at the moment).

Since Orca slicer is based upon Bambostudio it has those changes.

Of course features flow back and forth between the slicers since the code is public domain.   

I could tell you I use https://help.prusa3d.com/article/easyprint_898029 but I have done that just to play with it.   It’s a webbased subset of PrusaSlicer.  It’s kinda neat because it means for example a high school student could design a model in TinkerCad then load it into Easyprint slice it and print it, all from their tablet/smart-phone.

Considering your printer I would suggest OrcaSlicer.  Though even though I have it, I prefer Prusaslicer.   Oh - Prusa has said they are having a MAJOR release of Prusaslicer soon.   I mean real major serious reworking of the UI etc.     It’s gonna be release 3.0. 

Kurt 

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Sorry for my Slow reply Kurt.

Simplify3D - COOL! I worked with it starting back in 2019 - and back then - they had not yet fallen behind. In their hey day - they were the top Dog of Powerful Slicers. But, that changed when they dragged their feet for YEARS before making a proper new Release.

Then, starting in 2024 - I started using Prusa Slicer in a BIG way at VM - as I was using purely S3D at Essentium - and the then new release of Cura - by early 2023. But, I still back then greatly preferred S3D. It was powerful - and I could do a LOT of great stuff with it - and, I did at Essentium - with the powerful control to use 2 print heads - especially with multiple processes!

Dang - I've been using PrusaSlicer for a while - was last using it for my Ender3. A Major UI change - I don't know - sometimes that kind F's things up - especially when you are already really familiar with a Slicer!

But, yeah - with the Centauri Carbon - I've been so far sticking with the Elegoo slicer - since, for now it does the trick. I may indeed have to look into Orca some time soon!

-K