is curas interlock feature for intelocking two materials
(petg/tpu) patented, or why is it missing in bambu studio?
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That is not the case. Here is the source code on the Github page.
However, I believe that the answer to the question is that Bambu Studio is not based on Cura but rather Prusa. However, the interlock feature is represented in the connectors function found in the cut tool.
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I do not think this is related to entirely disconnected sections of models using the cut tools to connect them.
I believe it is about the interlocking feature where one material slowly merges into another across multiple layers, like teeth grabbing something.
Like the photo:
As described here.
I have not been using Cura since I bought a BL printer, but if the feature base is the same as it was, you can not use it in a BL printer.
The interlock feature requires a dual extruder system.
I might be wrong if things evolved.
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i cannot see why it shouldnt work with an AMS.
Provided the materials are compatible with the AMS, an interlock feature as shown in my earlier response would be possible if it was ever added to BS.
Anything + TPU would not be possible as TPU is currently not supported (by BL) in the AMS and their slicer would likely enforce that limitation despite attempts to have TPU function in the AMS.
That isn’t interlock, that is support for multi tool printers like the Prusa XL or the printer I donated a few years ago when I gave up on 3D printing (before I jumped back in with BL), the TENLOG TL-D3 Pro.
It supports multi-tools (or each side of the IDEX the TenLog has) now, which gives it support for materials of different types and different nozzle sizes rather than the interlock feature which can use multi-tool and IDEX printers, but, could be used with an AMS.
The difference is, that the feature you pointed out allows the slicer to have very different profiles including nozzle sizes when using a different tool. That helps (as in the example shown)when you need fast thick infill, but, smooth outer the surface, or when the model requires a 0.2 nozzle for fine text, but only in a small area, the rest of the model uses a 0.4mm nozzle for speed.
The interlock creates an interlace between two different types of materials so those that normally would not join are essentially sewn together through lower and upper layers and the side walls.
It is like interleaving your fingers and trying to pull your hands apart rather than the hands being open and they slide apart without anything to stop them.
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We do NOT wish to see your image collection!
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lol, screens of slicers and wiki are all I have. However, wish granted.
That is it.
If a picture is worth 1000 words, imagine how much the right picture is worth.
I hope there is some positive movement into getting a BL-approved way of using TPU in the AMS.
That, coupled with the interlocking feature would allow a huge amount of models currently impossible without compromises.
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