I’ve had the AMS since launch so I’ve never really thought about the rear spool holder, but is it right that they’ve only just added support for using it in studio? Surely not?
I was rather hoping it meant we could use it alongside the AMS for 5 colours in a print…
The new “spool holder support” just shows the new filament config for the spool holder from the printer on the device tab. It does not, nor will it ever, be able to do a 5 color print. Either the AMS or spool holder can be used but never both.
Ah okay so I’m guessing if you disable AMS for your print it will automatically use the spool holder filament? Or would I have to manually load it in first?
yes, uncheck “Enable AMS” when you print.
You do have to have the filament already loaded into the hotend.
If you have an X1, there is a new filament load and unload process to make using an external spool easier vs the old method of manually kicking up the hot end temp and tapping the feed arrows.