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Looks ok I guess, will it have some sort of filament feeder? Pushing the filament by hand through these long tubes gets old.
After trying other brands with automation, going back to 100% manual labour for these annoying tasks gets old fast
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Maybe those t-shaped blocks on the sides are that?
Looks ok I guess, will it have some sort of filament feeder? Pushing the filament by hand through these long tubes gets old.
After trying other brands with automation, going back to 100% manual labour for these annoying tasks gets old fast
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Thats 8 motors plus the electronics to drive 8 motors independently…Very much doubt they’re motorised.
Was it mentioned if there was filament runout sensors anywhere?
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Thats 8 motors plus the electronics to drive 8 motors independently…Very much doubt they’re motorised.
Was it mentioned if there was filament runout sensors anywhere?
My guess is on the extruder... if the software is done right, it can pickup the next spool and continue printing.
And for initial loading, one of those little motorized filament pushers start to look really really good 🙂
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Thats 8 motors plus the electronics to drive 8 motors independently…Very much doubt they’re motorised.
Was it mentioned if there was filament runout sensors anywhere?
My guess is on the extruder... if the software is done right, it can pickup the next spool and continue printing.
And for initial loading, one of those little motorized filament pushers start to look really really good 🙂
I would just need 8 arms then.
When I ready to make the choice for the founder's edition I'm probably going for 4. I can't ever think of a reason why I need 8...
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Was it mentioned if there was filament runout sensors anywhere?
I believe during the launch it came up, while the demo version didn’t have it I believe the final version will have them in the splitter box on the side. The indx print head should have one also. But all that said I don’t see any documentation confirming that
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Thats 8 motors plus the electronics to drive 8 motors independently…Very much doubt they’re motorised.
Was it mentioned if there was filament runout sensors anywhere?
My guess is on the extruder... if the software is done right, it can pickup the next spool and continue printing.
And for initial loading, one of those little motorized filament pushers start to look really really good 🙂I would just need 8 arms then.
When I ready to make the choice for the founder's edition I'm probably going for 4. I can't ever think of a reason why I need 8...
If I decide to upgrade, I'd go four too. It's all I have room for and all I would ever need.
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Thats 8 motors plus the electronics to drive 8 motors independently…Very much doubt they’re motorised.
Was it mentioned if there was filament runout sensors anywhere?
My guess is on the extruder... if the software is done right, it can pickup the next spool and continue printing.
And for initial loading, one of those little motorized filament pushers start to look really really good 🙂I would just need 8 arms then.
When I ready to make the choice for the founder's edition I'm probably going for 4. I can't ever think of a reason why I need 8...
If I decide to upgrade, I'd go four too. It's all I have room for and all I would ever need.
I am thinking multiple nozzle sizes and redundancy... at the moment I oriented toward 8...
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Yeah thats where Im at, should remember that later on tools could be more expensive also.
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Switching from MMU3 to INDX means that the build volume, even in its shortest dimension, decreases by about 3 cm, from 22 to 19 cm. For me, that's a deal-breaker right now.
What's your opinion?
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You don’t need a purge tower anymore that’s room back
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99% of the printing I do is functional and the filaments I use don't do well sitting for too long in a dry box even. My ideal printer? The 22 IDEX... but my wallet says 'no'. I would pay a premium (within reason) for a HT Core One: 2 Nextruders, 400 heater, 120 aluminum bed, 65-70 chamber. No interest in multicolor... so do I need 8 tool heads? Just cannot find a use case for me ever. The BL H2D with Vortek fits better but not ready to make that change.
Even with 4 I suppose I might have the following setup:
- 0.4mm nozzle primary filament (PC for example)
- 0.4 mm interface filament (HIPS for example)
- 0.6hf nozzle with a second roll of primary filament
- 0.6hf with support filament.
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I was pretty sure this was also covered, 3cm of physical space not necessarily active bed space. My understanding it’s closer to a 10mm loss
Switching from MMU3 to INDX means that the build volume, even in its shortest dimension, decreases by about 3 cm, from 22 to 19 cm. For me, that's a deal-breaker right now.
What's your opinion?
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Switching from MMU3 to INDX means that the build volume, even in its shortest dimension, decreases by about 3 cm, from 22 to 19 cm. For me, that's a deal-breaker right now.
What's your opinion?
The Y axis is actually closer to 240mm, and its usable for printing if you use a bigger bed sheet. Taking away that bonus area is a bit concerning for me, I use it once in a while when printing bigger stuff.
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I have a H2D (soon to be H2C) with 13 colors being fed to it right next to my Core One - so neither size or multicolor are really issues for me. I'm considering leaving my Core One as a single color machine for more functional parts and my BambuLab as my hobbyist machine for general models etc that I like to print. Saying that, if I do decide to go for the INDX system, previously I was all in for 'go big or go home' but now I will most likely go for the 4 filament version instead - just to deal with my FOMO......
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Highly doubt auto filament feeders will be included - Prusa just don't do all that fancy stuff, even if it does bring quality of life improvements. Saying that, how are the 4 filament spool holders being attached to the sides?
A new redesigned side panel with 4 holders maybe?
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Highly doubt auto filament feeders will be included - Prusa just don't do all that fancy stuff, even if it does bring quality of life improvements. Saying that, how are the 4 filament spool holders being attached to the sides?
A new redesigned side panel with 4 holders maybe?
From Sander (the guy behind Voxel3D):
'So on Core one L I have noticed new holes at convenient spots for the 4 spools each side. I expect prusa to deliver a new side panel that includes these for Core one users (I also expect Core one + has these already)'
I wont be buying new side panels, that wont be cheap. Surely someone will come up with something using the existing side panels and available holes.
Personally I have all my filaments in a nice solution on the wall above my printer, I'm happy with that.
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Switching from MMU3 to INDX means that the build volume, even in its shortest dimension, decreases by about 3 cm, from 22 to 19 cm. For me, that's a deal-breaker right now.
What's your opinion?
As others have said, the INDX docking positions should take up the "extra" 19 mm addressable Y space plus approx. 10 of the specified 220 mm print range. Sure, I would rather not forfeit any build volume -- but if I have to, I actually prefer the reduction to be in the shorter axis. My prints are typically not square or circular in shape, so it's good to still have the longer axis in X without reduction.
For INDX configurations with less than 8 nozzles, I am wondering whether Prusaslicer and the firmware will be smart enough to let us use the full Y range in those areas where no nozzle parking positions get in the way?
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There's more than enough rivet holes. I cant see why a couple can't be used to add holders. I'd expect Prusa to do this rather than aim to sell a new side panel type with additional holes. But if that is the case, I'll look to get my drill out and add the necessary holes if it'll save me the price of a new panel 🤣