{
  "question": "What filament prints clear/transparent?",
  "slug": "transparent",
  "useCase": "transparent",
  "useCaseLabel": "Clear",
  "updated": "2026-10-16",
  "shortAnswer": "Translucent PETG and PCTG are the clear-filament rows in this catalog, and a gap-free print is the process people describe, with no optical transmission percent stored.",
  "recommendedMaterials": [
    "petg",
    "pctg",
    "pc"
  ],
  "printerConsiderations": [
    "A comment on r/FixMyPrint 1ob77w8 says clear PETG wants a smooth build plate, very slow speeds stated as 20–50 mm/s, 100% rectilinear infill aligned with the top and bottom, and slight over-extrusion. Those are that comment's settings. They are not written onto the PETG rows.",
    "The same comment mentions a Bambu article. The URL is not in the supplied text, so this page does not invent one.",
    "A comment on r/3Dprinting 113p9gp says to print hot, slow, and wide, and to over-extrude, and guesses at a crystal structure. The guess is not adopted as a material fact."
  ],
  "pros": [
    "The ranked clear rows exist: two translucent PETG products and a PCTG product with a datasheet.",
    "Speed and infill advice stays labeled as a comment, next to the catalog speeds that differ from it."
  ],
  "cons": [
    "No row stores an optical transmission percent. Clear in the product name is not a measured haze value.",
    "True clarity needing post-processing is the editorial summary. These sheets do not list a post-process."
  ],
  "community": "The editorial summary says clear prints need PETG or PC, printed hot, slow, with thick layers and 100% infill or no gaps, and that true clarity needs post-processing. The bank's recommended materials are PETG and PCTG. PCTG is in the catalog. A comment on r/3Dprinting 113p9gp says hot, slow, and wide, with over-extrusion. A comment on r/FixMyPrint 1ob77w8 names 20–50 mm/s, a smooth plate, 100% rectilinear infill, and slight over-extrusion for clear PETG, and mentions a Bambu article without a URL in the excerpt. Bambu PETG Translucent's own sheet lists speed up to 220 mm/s, which is a different number and stays on that row.",
  "related": [
    "petg_print",
    "pc",
    "plate"
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "Is 20–50 mm/s the catalog speed for clear PETG?",
      "a": "No. That range is a comment on r/FixMyPrint 1ob77w8. Bambu PETG Translucent lists print speed up to 220 mm/s, a nozzle of 220–250 °C (428–482 °F), and a bed of 70–90 °C (158–194 °F). ELEGOO PETG Translucent lists 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and 65–75 °C (149–167 °F) and does not list a speed."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is PCTG in the catalog?",
      "a": "Yes. extrudr PCTG lists a nozzle of 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and a bed of 70–90 °C (158–194 °F) on its technical data sheet. The row does not store a clarity percent, a drying time, or a post-process."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Bambu PETG Translucent technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0574/3116/2995/files/Bambu_PETG_Translucent_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf?v=1704680051",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "extrudr PCTG technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://s3.extrudr.com/extrudr-media/datasheets/tds/tds-en/pctg-TDS-en.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bambu Lab PC technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0645/5876/0155/files/Bambu_PC_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Open Filament Database, ELEGOO PETG Translucent",
      "url": "https://api.openfilamentdatabase.org/api/v1/brands/elegoo/materials/PETG/filaments/petg_translucent/index.json",
      "kind": "other"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting 113p9gp",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/113p9gp/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/FixMyPrint 1ob77w8",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/FixMyPrint/comments/1ob77w8/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting 1ds8ap2",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1ds8ap2/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting se46uc",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/se46uc/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/BambuLab 1mn27m5",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1mn27m5/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "note": "Bambu PETG Translucent technical data sheet. Nozzle 220–250 °C (428–482 °F), bed 70–90 °C (158–194 °F), drying at 65 °C (149 °F) for 8 h, and print speed up to 220 mm/s. The sheet speed is not the 20–50 mm/s comment below.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "PETG Translucent",
      "material": "PETG",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/petg-translucent",
      "nozzle": "220–250 °C (428–482 °F)",
      "bed": "70–90 °C (158–194 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0574/3116/2995/files/Bambu_PETG_Translucent_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf?v=1704680051",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "note": "ELEGOO PETG Translucent from the Open Filament Database. Nozzle 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and bed 65–75 °C (149–167 °F). A drying temperature of 65 °C (149 °F) is stored and the hours are not.",
      "brand": "ELEGOO",
      "product": "PETG Translucent",
      "material": "PETG",
      "url": "/brand/elegoo/petg-translucent",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "65–75 °C (149–167 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "note": "extrudr PCTG technical data sheet. Nozzle 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and bed 70–90 °C (158–194 °F). Drying is not stored. PCTG is a real catalog material. Clarity percent is not on the row.",
      "brand": "extrudr",
      "product": "PCTG",
      "material": "PCTG",
      "url": "/brand/extrudr/pctg",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "70–90 °C (158–194 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://s3.extrudr.com/extrudr-media/datasheets/tds/tds-en/pctg-TDS-en.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "note": "PC is the other material the summary names for clear parts. Bambu PC lists 260–300 °C (500–572 °F), a bed of 100–120 °C (212–248 °F), and drying at 80 °C (176 °F) for 8 h. That is a print range, not a clarity grade.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "PC",
      "material": "PC",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/pc",
      "nozzle": "260–300 °C (500–572 °F)",
      "bed": "100–120 °C (212–248 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0645/5876/0155/files/Bambu_PC_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    }
  ]
}