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Get an AMS (midwest.social)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

“Get an AMS” they said. “You can do multicolor prints. Up to 16!”

Me: What is “color”?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

It's worth it for the dry storage and automatic loading alone. Printing multiple objects one after another on the same bed and same print job, but with different materials is also a great feature and huge time saver for small parts. For actual multi-material prints the best use cases are imo writing into the first layer with a different color or using 2 different non-adhering materials for a thin layer between supports and the part. All of these things require very little filament changes and significantly improve the usage experience.