Filament Color Swatches

Bambu Filament and Accesories
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Yea. I just got my X1C and I was bummed that it did not come with swatches! I don’t like guessing either as the filament comes at a premium price.

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They are available in the EU store, too.

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I bought the filament swatches when I got my A1 not knowing that the A1 came with swatches - not mentioned in whats in the box. It also came with the bearings pack for the jet engine. I would have liked the swatches to contain the silk filaments.
(AU Store)

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Also as an FYI for anyone else purchasing them, the ASA filament swatches are not included.

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I got my X1C yesterday and no swatches and no voucher for one. Seems a bit off to have to pay for one when cheaper models have them shipped for free. :sob:

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Available for £10 on the UK store

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Try these.

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I bought the BL swatches but now have new materials (like TPU) that are not included in the BL swatches they sell so I want to print my own.

I found the swatches that others mentioned at…

https://www.printables.com/model/591778-bambu-lab-original-filament-swatches/files

…which is great but what’s the best way to get text on them?

I’m curious how BL does it. Do they just use Bambu Studio’s text function, then the move tool to move the text right down to the surface of the swatch and use another color (like black) for the text?

Just curious if others have found a simple system for this and what it might be, I kind of want them all to look the same because clearly there is something wrong with me. Thanks!

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The text is printed on the swatches post manufacturing. Many of the swatches are actually injection molded.

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I was wondering if it was added after the fact, it looks too good and smooth. Thanks Jon!

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I am glad I found this post… I searched the store for “swatches” and found nothing! I also couldn’t find them by browsing.

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They sell them now as accessories

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does a1 mini come with them too

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No, they don’t ship with the swatches anymore. At least my mini didn’t come with them and I purchased them separately.

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I just opened a new A1 box yesterday and it had the filament swatch included.

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Really? I’m going to have to dig through my mini box to see if I missed it LOL

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yeah, was in the black foam section - long slender cardboard box.

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For those of us that have the swatches, it would be nice if BBL included the correct swatch with each real of filament purchased. That way we can maintain an up to date catalogue of colors available.

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Double checked my A1 Mini’s box, which I purchased June of this year, and it definitely didn’t come with the swatches. Decided to check the A1 I purchased for my sons Christmas present and it has the swatches. So yeah, I’m guessing that it may or may not be included depending on stock.

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I disagree with this because, while it’s nice to have a swatch for the filament, every time you buy the same filament you would get an identical swatch which would be useless. I would have hundreds of white/black/blue ABS swatches.

Luckily we have these nifty machines what allow us to print our own singular swatches of each filament :slight_smile:

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