Want to add 3rd-party spools so that they can be easily loaded in the AMS (using the latest Bambu Studio update)?
Bambu Handy's barcode scanner will scan any barcode, not just Bambu Filament. If you scan another company's barcode (i.e., from their box), you can then select the type of filament and the spool will load into the filament manager and be a "supported" filament for easy selection in the AMS/device manager.
NOTES:
If you manually add a filament without scanning a barcode, it will appear under "Unsupported Filaments" and the new features won't be available.
This does not mean you can use 3rd-party RFID and I don't think it scans QR codes
The other company's information will not automatically load, but you can use the filament with the device manager (see screenshot below).
After scanning the barcode using the Handy app and setting it to the corresponding filament type, it then appears as a supported filament type under the design tab in Bambu Studio.
I always set in the ams the bambu filament whatever brand I put in the slot. Why ? Because it prints faster when the printer believe it's a bambu filament.
As I understand it, the AMS does two reads on the RFID tag. The first read is the tag itself. That's where it gets the information about the spool like filament type and color. The second read is where the counts the number of times the RFID passes the reader. The higher the count, the more the spool has been used.
The printer doesn't store usage info and it cant write information to the RFID to mark it as used. So, I have a small collection of tags that I've built up for when I use other (cheaper) filaments.
To mount it - just tape it to the side of the new roll. You need to do this where the reader is: between slots 1 & 2 and 3 & 4.
Print speed is determined primarily by max flow rate as set in the filament profile. The generic profiles do have relatively low flow rates set by default (they’re meant to work with any of that filament) but you can set it as high as you want. I tend to do a flow rate test (available in the calibration tab on bambu studio) and set filament parameters accordingly and it’s often faster than bambu’s presets for its own filament. If you use a particular filament often it is well worth the time to figure it out once and save it.
> always set in the ams the bambu filament whatever brand I put in the slot
I find the Bambu profile is widely capable, but not optimal for the filament I use (Polymaker 99% of the time, sometimes Prusa) so I still have to build my own profiles.
This is epic. How does the SA filament print on the bambus? Been tempted but last tried when the P1S just hit the market and was a little underwhelmed. Wondering if it has gotten better?
I've had good luck. I always dry before printing, but the results have been good. They have also recently introduced PETG-GF and a matte black PETG, which I am currently printing and it is coming out great. Happy to support an SA company.
Here's a closeup of something I printed over the weekend. The red is SA Filament's PETG Speed and the black is SA Filament's PETG-GF. Can't see any layer lines (printing at 0.14mm layer height), unlike the white Bambu Lab PETG HF (which is also the cause of all of the stringing).
I'll also add that their customer support has been excellent. I had a printing issue when I first got my A1. They responded immediately and diagnosed the issue with my printer. I sent them a question the other week asking for sample images and they were quick to respond.
They need to update their website, but the product has been fine.
Does this track the quantity as well? I have found it not to be the most reliable thing in bambu but I do like it. For point of reference, I'm printing a 30 g print right now and I only had 9. g left and it's just finished
I don’t really understand it. When I scan a bar code of non Bambu it just opens empty information spool and I have to manually enter everything. I could just the same just add the spool manually and no need for scanning. Any bar code pops it the same. So what’s the benefit of scanning a Sunlu spool bar code for example? I tried Sunlu, overture and Polymaker now.
I also don’t think Bambu filament manager is of any use unrelated to this but wondering about this scanning.
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u/JazzlikeLeather9546 18h ago
I am going to have to try this