So I was greeted this morning with a new firmware update option and after reading the release notes, I updated my printer. Now i will say I love companies that release firmware updates. This usually indicates they are listening to community feedback and fixing issues. One thing I did notice which was not there before is flow calibration in Bambu Slicer. Although it is not enabled the text is still there. perhaps it will be enabled in a future release. One can only hope they can enable it the way the A1 series has it.
Other than that everything else seems to be on the backend.
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Unfortunately this seems to refer to the “Calibration Flow” as in the flow of steps in the standard calibration process and not flow calibration.
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Would be easier for everyone if BL used the same terminology as the rest of the planet…
They keep calling kfaktor as “flow” which is quite stupid imo. We all call it either pressure advance or kfaktor… no need to add a third one is it. Flow dynamics is easy to confuse some users with flow calibration.
One should only use automatic calibration to get in “the ballpark” and always do manual calibrations for a better tune.
I dont have p1, but x1. But the option for both PA and flow multiplier always was on the “calibration” tab to the right in BS. I suggest having a look at Orca is you are used with Bambu Studio, more to fiddle with there. Also allows you to set a fixed PA for each filament and some other quality of life options like tab to switch between views, ability to move the options window to a secondary monitor to have the main for the model alone.
Sorry for ranting on, But these are important factors imo.
Bl make a good machine and ecosystem, but its not perfect. Yet…
hmmm where did you find that calibration screen in Bambu studio?
in Bambu Studio, click the device tab and on the far right, you have calibration.
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I understand and agree, same as bed leveling vs tramming… either way or whatever it is called, my A1 and A1 Mini both have flow calibration without lidar, I am not sure if they can do it with the stepper drivers same as sensorless homing but it really should not be missing from the P1P.
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The A1 series use a different toolhead that includes an eddy current sensor whith whixh to perfom the flow calbiration, the P1 series does not have that.
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The results i get from the automatic calibrations are not all that accurate imo.
They state 10% jitter in the results but im getting around thirty at most, so i quickly found out that a manual calibration is needed to get the extrusion rate and kfaktor dialled in.
They will get you in the ballpark, but close is no cigar to me. Manual is the way to go for accuracy.
Have you tried Orca Slicer for its calibration features yet? Im having great success with it.
On the top of the window there are tabs. Prepare, preview, device and calibration.