Seems like the AMS is just really handy and almost a requirement for easy, no mess or pain prints. Thank you much for your video, you taught me more than several others. ❤
Exactly. It's a manual process and if you only have a couple of filament changes it's not too bad, but if you have many changes it becomes a big chore. Thank you for watching and commenting.
At first I was thinking "Why would anyone need this if they have an AMS?" Then I read your description. This would work perfectly for TPU since you shouldnt run that through the ams. Nice video as always.
Really appreciate this. I've had a Prusa Mk2.5 for YEAAAAARS, and finally upgraded to a basic A1. 99% of my prints are single color but it would be nice to every once in a while have the top layer of a black or dark color print have white text or maybe the other way around. Now this video is nearly a year old so maybe there is a slightly more automated way to do this? But doing it manually doesn't seem too bad. Cheers!
@@ashleys3dprintshop Aye awesome and thanks for the reply. Will be trying a change at some point soon. Right now just trying to get through a bunch of old filament.
My ‘unload’ and ‘load’ buttons in the filament menu are just greyed out. Physically moving the spool seems to work- but I will check the ‘switch color at layer’ option out in the future.
Normally I would say there isnt much of a downside for most filaments. There is a potential issue with "low temp" filaments. If you use the load/unload filament there is a potential issue of a clog. The load/unload heats the nozzle to 250C, albeit briefly and some low temp filament cooks in the hotend. Not a firehazard or anything just a potential clog. I saw it twice with TPU and a wood filament but it was a very rare occurrence. The last reason would involve a few cents worth of filament waste or needing to purge more during dark/light color swaps. Excellent question. 😊
@@ashleys3dprintshop Great video Ashley, very insightful. I will try to do the color change, but using the load/unload feature of my P1S as suggested by bluefin66... I am using basic pla from Bambu labs, so I think there will be no issue with the temperature...
I have found that when the printer is paused it won’t actually let you use the load menu to load to a different slot in your ams. The buttons are greyed out so I have to manually unload it and physically replace whatever color is in that slot with the one I am trying to switch to. The ‘control’ menu is the way to go, as at least we have control over the extruder, and hotend.
With text I think it’s better to model an indent and add color, but swapping filament is nice for bigger chunks of a print that you want in a different color
It would be nice to be able to use the ‘filament menu’ to do the swap, but this does seem to work. I have an AMS but I didn’t want an unnecessary waste of a purge tower and just wanted 2 colors starting at a certain point.
@@Jookeerrsomeone asked for a full manual change demonstration.. It's especially helpful, on a p or x series if you block the cutter part, to get the full 256 cube area, that the exclusion area blocks. Otherwise load/reload works fine. 😊 Thank you.
Hello. It can be done...with a huge caveat. You would have to manually pause the print and swap filament. The slicer can only pause at layers starts which will cause a single layer bump out. So ideally an AMS works best, manually way or make the color parts separately and assemble.
Would there be a way to print one color in filament tube 1 and then switch to color in filament tube 2 without having a AMS. This way you would not have to unload filament tube 1 and load a new color into filament tube 1. I have two filament holders on the top of my A1.
This is the way to do it. Pausing the print at the layer height, cutting the filament in the hotend, pulling the red out. Then- going to the control menu, making sure the hotend is at least 170C, using the extruder control to feed until it changes color. Then you resume. My ‘filament’ menus ‘load’ and ‘unload’ options are greyed out when the printer is paused.
Hello. If you are using a Mac you can hold the "control" key on the keyboard and click using the mouse. This will act as the right click. The is a way to turn on right click as well in system preferences/settings. Thank you for the question.
Seems like the AMS is just really handy and almost a requirement for easy, no mess or pain prints. Thank you much for your video, you taught me more than several others. ❤
Exactly. It's a manual process and if you only have a couple of filament changes it's not too bad, but if you have many changes it becomes a big chore.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
At first I was thinking "Why would anyone need this if they have an AMS?" Then I read your description. This would work perfectly for TPU since you shouldnt run that through the ams. Nice video as always.
Exactly!
Thanks! Especially for the step sheet. Made it easy to do a screen grab for when i actually do the filament change. 😉 😜
Glad I could make it easier!
Keep up the great videos.
Thank you very much. Got a bunch more planned out. 😁
Really appreciate this. I've had a Prusa Mk2.5 for YEAAAAARS, and finally upgraded to a basic A1. 99% of my prints are single color but it would be nice to every once in a while have the top layer of a black or dark color print have white text or maybe the other way around.
Now this video is nearly a year old so maybe there is a slightly more automated way to do this? But doing it manually doesn't seem too bad. Cheers!
Yes you can just hit the unload filament button,
I went with the manually way in this case as i'm a glutton for punishment. lol.
@@ashleys3dprintshop
Aye awesome and thanks for the reply. Will be trying a change at some point soon. Right now just trying to get through a bunch of old filament.
My ‘unload’ and ‘load’ buttons in the filament menu are just greyed out. Physically moving the spool seems to work- but I will check the ‘switch color at layer’ option out in the future.
Is there a downside to using the printer menu to "unload"/"load" filament and then resume, instead of setting temps and retracting/extruding manually?
Normally I would say there isnt much of a downside for most filaments. There is a potential issue with "low temp" filaments.
If you use the load/unload filament there is a potential issue of a clog. The load/unload heats the nozzle to 250C, albeit briefly and some low temp filament cooks in the hotend. Not a firehazard or anything just a potential clog. I saw it twice with TPU and a wood filament but it was a very rare occurrence.
The last reason would involve a few cents worth of filament waste or needing to purge more during dark/light color swaps. Excellent question. 😊
@@ashleys3dprintshop Great video Ashley, very insightful. I will try to do the color change, but using the load/unload feature of my P1S as suggested by bluefin66... I am using basic pla from Bambu labs, so I think there will be no issue with the temperature...
@@mikepollux That would certainly be easier if you are using filament with similar temps. 😀
I have found that when the printer is paused it won’t actually let you use the load menu to load to a different slot in your ams. The buttons are greyed out so I have to manually unload it and physically replace whatever color is in that slot with the one I am trying to switch to. The ‘control’ menu is the way to go, as at least we have control over the extruder, and hotend.
With text I think it’s better to model an indent and add color, but swapping filament is nice for bigger chunks of a print that you want in a different color
Excellent tip
What about the K value and filament settings?
They are not the same for every roll.
It would be nice to be able to use the ‘filament menu’ to do the swap, but this does seem to work. I have an AMS but I didn’t want an unnecessary waste of a purge tower and just wanted 2 colors starting at a certain point.
So helpful! thanks man
Thank you for watching and commenting. 😀
Where does the print-head go when the 'pause' code is executed?
Why are you changing filament manually? I always go to menu / feeding / unload and then load when another color is ready to load.
@@Jookeerrsomeone asked for a full manual change demonstration..
It's especially helpful, on a p or x series if you block the cutter part, to get the full 256 cube area, that the exclusion area blocks.
Otherwise load/reload works fine. 😊
Thank you.
how u print the same but whitout bump? 2 colours on the same layer?
Hello. It can be done...with a huge caveat.
You would have to manually pause the print and swap filament. The slicer can only pause at layers starts which will cause a single layer bump out.
So ideally an AMS works best, manually way or make the color parts separately and assemble.
@@ashleys3dprintshop i have ams, but i want to prit tpu .. :\
Would there be a way to print one color in filament tube 1 and then switch to color in filament tube 2 without having a AMS. This way you would not have to unload filament tube 1 and load a new color into filament tube 1. I have two filament holders on the top of my A1.
This is the way to do it. Pausing the print at the layer height, cutting the filament in the hotend, pulling the red out. Then- going to the control menu, making sure the hotend is at least 170C, using the extruder control to feed until it changes color. Then you resume. My ‘filament’ menus ‘load’ and ‘unload’ options are greyed out when the printer is paused.
* red to rest.
Hi, I just would like to print my model in two colours.
unfortunately on my mac, the right click doesn`t work.
I have no idea what to use instead.
Hello. If you are using a Mac you can hold the "control" key on the keyboard and click using the mouse.
This will act as the right click.
The is a way to turn on right click as well in system preferences/settings.
Thank you for the question.
Waffle Waffle for 4 minutes before getting to the subject. Very painful to watch.
Thanks for the feedback.
There are time stamps
0:15 basic steps
3:30 slicing
4:30 swap colors
6:53 settings