Onshape is also good, the free version has all the functionality you could want unless having private models is important to you

In fairness to multicolor printing in general, he couldn’t have picked a worse multicolor model for generating waste. You want to optimize for as few color changes as possible. Just the other day I printed some pokeballs in full color and it was (iirc) around a 0.4:1 waste:print ratio - which is still a fair bit of waste, but nothing like 2.5, thanks to the fact that the colors are layered.

Gradients are the absolute worst thing for multicolor printing, this printer was probably doing 3-6 color switches per layer

I’ll check it out! Thanks

That’s interesting, the Bambu slicer actually does let you control how much, if at all, you purge during switches - I might try just setting it to 0 and seeing what I end up with…

The Bambu slicer does offer such a thing, the results vary depending on the colors in question though, if the color it’s purging is black, and most of the print is white, then the black that gets flushed into the infill is going to be pretty visible under the white outer walls. This can be mitigated by thicker walls, and ofc its less of an issue when dealing with colors of different, but similar, shades

I’ve found that the best way to reduce multicolor waste is to try and setup your model in the first place so that it uses the smallest number of color changes possible, but ofc whether or not you have much control over that will depend largely on the model in question

At that point though, you may as well start regulating the purchase of lumber, since it sounds like you could just as easily make the printed components in a basic workshop as with a 3d printer

if you actually think that’s possible, then I have a challenge for you: make a functioning gun out of cheese

Sounds like something Mythbusters would’ve taken on back in the day lol

I’ll never understand how/why so many people seem convinced that Pokémon is a franchise targeted at adults, then get mad when the games are clearly made for kids

My wife does this… She’s damn lucky she’s the love of my life 😅

Idk what phone you have today (though it sounds like android) , but by those standards I can almost guarentee that you already have a phone that does similarly privacy invading things

Then opt out?

Microtransaction

I’m from a 3rd world country and my family doesn’t have enough letters. Please send help

I totally agree. All their games feel like they just slap IPs ontop of a standard mtxn-stuffed mobile game - one that’s had AR lazily tacked on

I’ve got the P1P (and am waiting for the P1S upgrade kit) and I’ve got to say I absolutely love it.

I know it’s not popular on here because it’s proprietary, and a lot of people in this hobby don’t like the “It just works” mentality as opposed to the “I custom built this from scratch” outlook, but I got into 3d printing because I want to print things, not because I want to spend loads of time fiddling with my printer. I spend plenty of time fiddling with my various creations and custom models, I just want a printer that I know will reliably print what I’m asking for and use my time and energy on creating things.

I also went back and forth over the X1C over the P1P (The P1S didn’t exist when I ordered mine), but from what I understand the differences between the X1C and the P1(P/S) are very incremental. The lidar is nice, and does improve print quality, but having looked at some comparisons, the end-result difference is very minuscule. As for the screen, I honestly don’t see why people are so fussed about the smaller screen - I use Bambu Studio for kicking off all my prints, so the only thing I really use the build it screen for is checking up on print times when I don’t feel like going up to my PC, or changing filament, and it works fine for those purposes.

Especially now that the P1S offers a high quality enclosure, I think the value add for the X1C doesn’t make a ton of sense, You can literally buy 2 P1P’s for the cost of a single X1C, and I don’t personally feel that the improvements to the X1C justify that price difference unless you really need the absolute highest possible print quality.

Repair-ability is the usual issue most people take with Bambu printers, because it’s proprietary - but their replacement parts are super affordable, and I’ve yet to hear actual testimonial from a Bambu printer owner who had their printer die on them and was unable to get it fixed. The proprietary nature also makes people worried about “what if Bambu goes out of business in a few years”, which is valid - but given that they’re one of the biggest players in the consumer 3d printing industry after only a short time in the market, I really don’t see them going anywhere any time soon

tl;dr - The p1p was my first entry into 3d printing, and the only complaint I’ve got so far is that the P1S upgrade kit is backordered to August. Otherwise it’s been a practically flawless entry into 3d printing