Is there a reason why we can only choose from the preset materials for the Ext Spool and not from saved user presets?
It also seems like this is redundant when the filament has been chosen in the Filament section in the Prepare tab. All the other adjustable parameters are saved here except for the K Factor which I guess I don’t understand the separation. I guess I’ll eventually get used to making the change under the Device tab but I’m a lot more likely to prepare/slice/send than also going there to pick the filament a second time.
This comes up a lot. It would certainly save a lot of confusion if one could select user presets on the Device tab, but one can also set these on the printer itself. For better or worse, Bambu restricts what you can use on the Device tab to the system presets that presumably the printer also knows about.
What you set on the device tab specifies general filament properties: filament type and color, a small subset of brands and styles. This is also where you can select a saved flow dynamics setting, if there is one for this combination. Extending this to user presets would complicate this, though it could be managed.
Given the number of times people complain about this, I’d encourage Bambu to come up with a more intuitive system for selecting filaments.
I don’t like the way Studio stores calibrations on the printer, or the fact that the printer does not recognize my User presets. I understand that Bambu is working toward “Tap a model & Print” capability without a computer or slicer, but they are still far from that goal. The settings are in the Bambu cloud, please use them! This one of the reasons I use OrcaSlicer for my prints.
I don’t have an AMS, and no longer bother with changing filament settings on my X1C…
It’s just as easy to load/unload by manually setting the nozzle temperature and manually operating the extruder.
The filament presets stored in my computer (and cloud) and sent by OrcaSlicer apparently override the printer setting as my prints remain good even though I change filament types without changing the setting on the printer.
When you say it can be selected on the printer, I assume you’re talking about the X series? I have a P1S and to my knowledge that’s beyond it’s capabilities. I’m still not sure I understand the reasoning when it only has a few options beyond Bambu and generic filaments and there are so many variations of “generic”. It also seems like something that could be saved under the main filaments tab and sent with the rest of the print info and just seems strange to split it up. I guess I don’t see how it would complicate anything when there are so many other properties that can be adjusted and saved, for a specific user preset. With the concept of Makerworld, it seems like all this info is something that could even be downloaded for various brands, types, colors, etc or even the option to download an average for multiple uploads of the same thing, to get people closer before calibrating for themselves. I can’t imagine many people are choosing a filament that they aren’t actually printing with and not in the printer.
I imagine it also has something to do with the RFID information saved on Bambu filament that helps justify the “feature” but it seems like there’s much more useful info that isn’t included and doesn’t seem necessary unless I’m missing something. I’d be curious if it’s similar and split up in Prusa Slicer but haven’t tried to find out yet.
I haven’t had the printer that long, don’t have the AMS, and haven’t tried calibrating that many filaments yet so maybe what’s there is “close enough” for most variations.
I had another question but was multi tasking and was hoping I’d remember but it seems to have floated away for now.
I don’t have a P1 series printer, so I don’t know how one does this on those, but I would be astonished if it was not possible. The system filament choices include a smattering of non-Bambu filaments, and of course the Generic options, so there’s no dependency on the RFID chip. It does seem odd to me that the info is stored on the printer, but indeed it is.
TBH, I haven’t found the calibrations all that helpful - maybe if you had issues and wanted to see if it helped, fine, but the flow numbers I get from either automatic or manual calibration are very close. Flow Dynamics ¶ calibration is more helpful on prints that have corners. I have an X1C, so I can take advantage of the automatic calibration. OrcaSlicer has a nicer PA calibration pattern than the manual one Studio provides.