🎨 Multicolor Printing with AMS (Automatic Material System)

When the AMS (Automatic Material System) is connected to the 3D printer, we can:
✅ Automatically switch filaments
✅ Print different colors on the same layer!

👉 This allows us to create stunning multicolor models and complex designs that would otherwise be impossible to achieve!

🔹 Multicolor Printing Process

1️⃣ Selecting Filament & Colors

• In the "Filament" tab, choose the colors and materials you want to use.
• ⚠️ You CANNOT mix different material types! (e.g., PLA & ABS or PLA & PETG).
• 🔹 Different materials can only be used for supports (e.g., PLA + PVA).

2️⃣ Assigning Colors to Objects

• In the "Object" tab, select your object.
• Next to each part, choose the color you want based on the filaments you added earlier.
• The model in the slicer will update visually, showing exactly how it will print!

⚠️ Ensuring the Correct Print File (Avoiding Color Mistakes)

🔹 If you send the print directly from your computer to the printer, color mistakes may occur!
✅ Solution:
✔️ Prepare the print on your computer
✔️ Send the file to the printer (without starting the print)
✔️ Start the print directly from the printer – This ensures the colors are assigned correctly!

🔹 If Colors Are Mixed Up…

📌 If the printer blends incorrect colors, you may need to increase the "Flushing Volume".
🔹 Flushing Volume determines how much filament is purged when changing colors, ensuring the nozzle is clean before printing the next layer.
🔹 You can adjust this in the Filament settings.

🏗️ Prime Tower – Do You Need It?

📌 What is the Prime Tower?
✅ A small printed tower where the printer purges filament before switching colors.
✅ It improves color transitions by preventing color contamination.

🔸 When You DO NOT Need a Prime Tower:

✔️ If you are making only one color change per layer.
✔️ Example: A blue nameplate with white letters – since the color change happens between layers, no Prime Tower is needed.

🔹 When a Prime Tower is REQUIRED:

✔️ If you are changing multiple colors within the same layer.
✔️ Example: A model with colorful details on every layer – the printer must clean the nozzle after each color change.

🎥 Want to See It in Action?

🔹 To fully understand how to prepare multicolor prints, check out the workshops!
🔹 There, we prepare various multicolor models, organize components correctly, and achieve the best possible results!

🎯 Final Thoughts

✅ If you have AMS, use it to create amazing multicolor prints!
✅ Ensure you are using compatible materials and correct flushing settings!
✅ To avoid color mismatches, start the print from the printer, not the computer!
✅ Use a Prime Tower when switching colors within the same layer!

🚀 Now we’re ready to move on to multicolor printing WITHOUT AMS! 🎨🖨️