I have two Bambu P1S units with Panta Touch devices attached. I am running a small printing business, and I want to create USB drives for prints I will be doing repeatedly so that I don’t have to bother with re-slicing. My basic thought process would be:
In OrcaSlicer, set the filaments I need (let’s say AMS A1 Black, A2 White, A3 Clear) and assign them to the models as usual.
Export as a 3mf file and save to a flash drive.
Document the correct filament order so that in the future I can make sure to load the AMS units with the same filament order.
Print at any time once the filaments are loaded.
Does this work? Or is it necessary to tell the 3D printer what is in each slot prior to doing the print job?
once you slice the design, choose the option export plate sliced. this will export the gcode, which you then put on your usb drive, with this file you no longer need to slice the file (which you would need with a 3mf) and can print directly from the printer
@h3li0 Thank you for writing. Just so I understand, once I do that plate slice, it will automatically use the correct AMS spools as long as I put the spools in the same slots as when I slice? Or do I still need to tell the printer (though Orca or the Panda Touch) what is in each slot?
it should be there already, so as long as you’ve not changed the spools in the ams you should only need to press print, but nothing like giving it a test to see if it’s working for you
I think that slot selection happens after slicing, so the AMS slot is not part of the Gcode.
At least on the X1C, when I print a presliced file or one I printed before, then I have to select the slot again and settings like bed levelling. I guess it is the same on the P1S and P1P
PANDATOUCH is a useless junk.
Cant print GCODE file.
Cant show GCODE state.
No GCODE manual input.
No advanced features at all.
The only benefit is AMS access. Thats it.
