What is Lightbox Maker (MakerLab)?
Lightbox Maker is a MakerLab tool from Bambu Lab for designing backlit light boxes. You combine your own images with text and other elements, and the tool turns them into a layered panel that glows when an LED light source sits behind it. Everything happens in the browser after signing in to MakerWorld.
The results are made for multi-color printing. Creators on MakerWorld publish light boxes made with it using four-color and eight-color print profiles, where filament order and layer thickness decide how the light comes through. That makes it closer to a light-up poster than a classic white lithophane.
It suits Bambu Lab owners with an AMS who want fan art, name signs or logo lights for a gaming room, shop counter or child's bedroom. You still need to source the LED lighting, and a single-color printer will not get the full effect. A free MakerWorld account is required.
What you can make
- Multicolor light boxes
- Logo and name light signs
- Fan art light panels
How to use Lightbox Maker
- Sign in and open Lightbox Maker
- Add your images and text to the canvas
- Arrange layers and colors
- Export the print file and fit an LED light behind the print
What you'll need to print it
Filament and parts that suit what you make with Lightbox Maker.
Multicolor PLA
Multicolor filament systems
LED strips
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Lightbox Maker pros
- Combines images and text in one design
- Made for four- and eight-color prints
- Runs in the browser with Bambu print profiles
Lightbox Maker cons
- Best results need an AMS or other multi-material setup
- LED lighting bought separately
- MakerWorld account required
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