May I know what RFID models you have there?
I’d settle for being able to edit the color on a given spool and override what is programmed on the RFID tag.
I would like to generate my own tags with my own settings. If they would either drop the encription (give us a user key for our machine or make it unencrypted for user-filament profiles) or allow us to have some type of key, this would be completely doable with Flipper: Look up Flipper RFID and there is complete info. I’ve already written, read, and copied NFCs with ease. RFID should’t be much different with the Flipper. I dial in every filament with fine detail and sometimes special options. I would LOVE to be able to save that on the RFID. This would increase the utility of the system dramatically. I love my Bambu as it is, but I would like to see this capability researched and fulfilled. 
This is a request I mentioned to bambu labs directly a year ago, response was they have no plans on selling the RFID tags separately but terms of releasing the technology to 3rd parties could be implemented in the future.
I was left with that…
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This would be a great feature, I definitely would buy some of these. The ability to transfer the RFID tags from one spool to the next would be awesome.
It would be a good idea but not the part of the structure Bambu is built around. They’ve implemented a lot of proprietary technology within their system and it’s going to be set that way.
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There’s some chatter on the Orca Discord by the Devs about re-using RFID tags and how this would be implemented. It’s going to happen, just not sure where first - and the code can then be ported between Orca, Bambu Studio, PrusaSlicer and Slic3r.
One person mentioned that they’re already doing it - just some data like the filament odometer is incorrect. That data is saved on the printer, so when someone figures out how to zero or reset it, then a tag can at least be placed onto a non-BL spool of the same material and colour.
This will map the SN in the tag to the filament preset in the slicer, although the settings won’t be a 100% match.
Can’t be too difficult to solve…
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Filament usage is only estimated by the slicer calculations of meters used. That usage is then stored and referenced for next time that nfc chip is used. Counting The rotations of the spool would be a terrible way to calculate it
Agree. They have invented something nice, which provides a stand-alone feature for their filament. And will make sure that people buy their filament. Pro blem: Filament is often, to often, sold out. At one time they were able to state a date when store would be filled up again. But that fails most of the time. For me, I don’t really need these RFID tags, I have eyes and can see whether/when a spool is empty. Or have s econd spool with same type/colour which will be used when the first one is emtpy…
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Why not buy 1-roll of Bambu that matches your filament and then respool your filament on to that spool when it empties??
I use mostly Black and Grey PLA. Their profile works great with my Filament, so I plan to get some preloaded spools that match my standard colors.
there are several semi-automatic respoolers available, I printed the one on printables. Just takes a few minutes to respool. Also gives me the option to buy larger 3kg spools…
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Can you please tell us the e-mail address you wrote to? I think it certainly makes more of an impression if many of us write there independently of each other and express this wish than if just one person does it.
I’ve opened this ticket a while ago though there’s not much action [Feature Request] Allow use of NFC stickers to save filament settings for a spool. · Issue #1662 · bambulab/BambuStudio · GitHub
bbl have stated that they want a closed system, along the likes of Apple. There is no benefit for bbl to give the code/sell rfid tags. Sort of similar to epson et al wrt. chipped inkjet cartridges. However the incentive for others to crack the code was higher for ink, since you couldn’t simply refill, or use another brand, until the code was cracked. No real point to spend much effort on cracking the rfid code on bbl filament, since you can use other filament/reload bbl spools as much as you like, and other filament brands can be cheaper and better, with more choice and reliable supply. Anyway, the tag code is less than half the problem/solution.
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You can email any of their support services or simply create a ticket within support and/or the general support page on their main website > support tab.
But as stated within this topic, Bambu labs has made an official concrete statement saying “there are no plans to sell RFID tags or allow 3rd party tags, but we will consider this in the future”
Now that creality and anycubic have implemented the same technology it shows that this could be a standard within automated material systems but definitely not in BL’s eyes. Honestly I haven’t found it really useful nor being a feature I’d care about if it went away.
Don’t fix something that isn’t broken.
Nobody does that. But it would be so practical if it were available to everyone. Not only AMS and Studio can handle this information, other developers could also write a kind of inventory software for all the filaments we users have lying around.
It would honestly, writing or transferring some basic profile info to an RFID (NFC) chip wouldn’t be hard at all but it’s not something worth time of Bambu Labs to take on.
It works for their system and their filaments. Keep it basic and focus on other areas that need improvement.
There are quite a few respoolers on printables. I have been trying to figure out which one is best. Since you seem to be happy with yours, I think I’d like to try it.
The price of the BL filament is so cheap it’s impossible to see what advantage there would be buying it from Amazon
When Amazon in the U.K. sells filament for less than £11 per kg spool for a high-quality PLA+ vs £26 for BL PLA Basic I can see the advantage.
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I would love RFID opened up where we could make it work for us and 3rd party filaments and would instabuy a collection of blank tags and a programmer.
I think Bambu may see RFID as a customer lock-in for filament sales, though. If only they didn’t swap in crummy filament without proper RFID settings to blow that away.