OK someone told me to purchase or print a Y splitter for printing outside of the AMS with a external spool. Here is my question. Do I need to up plug the power cord that goes from the X1-Carbon to the AMS hub?
I think when I leave it plugged in the AMS wants to somehow run even though I selected an external spool.
Any help would be appreciated.
No, you do not need to unplug the AMS. The Y-splitter goes between the output of the filament buffer and the input of the printer so you can bypass the AMS when needed without removing the PTFE tube. Here’s a picture from one of the many y-splitters on printables. The Y-splitter is not necessary as you can just temporarily disconnect the AMS if you want.
When you print using Bambu Studio (or Orcaslicer) just click the ‘+’ near the AMS filament section and define the external filament. You can use the load/unload functions on the printer screen to load your external filament prior to sending the print job.
When you send your print job make sure to uncheck the Enable AMS box. Then all filament handling is up to you like any other standard 3D printer.
Thanks for the reply. Im still missing something as I clicked the “+” and added the TPU filament (see picture). I then loaded my TPU filament using the touchscreen on the X1 (See picture). added my part to Studio. I then Sliced and hit the Print Plate button. I unchecked the Enable AMS box but as you can see in the picture, its not saying TPU but PLA. Did I miss a step?
You probably sliced the model with PLA? Select the model and hit the 5 key on the keyboard to change the filament to the TPU you have defined in “slot 5”. Alternatively you can right click and Select Filament.
So I take it that Slot 5 is just a position and has nothing to do with the AMS. I thought I selected it before I sliced it and once I click the Print Plate it didn’t change to use what I defined as Slot 5 (TPU). I’ll try again and report back.
That did it. Thanks.
