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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:24.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
24.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
26.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Introduction to
Filament Grouping Strategy for Dual Nozzle Printers</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:19.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
7.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><a name="heading_0"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:#3370FF'>1. </span></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Background</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When
switching between different filaments for printing on a single nozzle (hot end)
printer, it is necessary to&nbsp; use a certain amount of new material to flush
the residual material in the hot end, to avoid color mixing during printing.
The flushing values vary between different materials, and the specific values
can be viewed on the filament page of Bambu Studio. You can refer to the wiki
to learn more: </span><span lang=EN-US><a
href="https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-studio/reduce-wasting-during-filament-change"><span
style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3370FF;text-decoration:none'>Reduce
Waste during Filament Change</span></a></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For
a dual-nozzle (hot end) printer like the H2D, the optimal way to print two
filaments is to print different filaments with different nozzles. In this case,
switching between filaments only requires switching the nozzles rather than
flushing the old filament with the new one. Switching nozzle printing can also
reduce the number of filament flushes when printing more than two filaments.
This article will introduce filament grouping strategies for dual-nozzle
printers to achieve the most efficient or convenient multi-material printing
method.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:19.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
7.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><a name="heading_1"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:#3370FF'>2. </span></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Multi-color printing sequence</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Different
printing sequences have different filament switching sequences, resulting in
differences in the flushing volume. The slicer will calculate an optimal
printing sequence based on the flushing volume between the filaments, to
minimize the waste amount. For example, if the total flushing amount of
filament sequence 1-&gt;2-&gt;3 is greater than that of 1-&gt;3-&gt;2, the
latter will tend to be used as the printing sequence for this layer. For
detailed information on manually adjusting print sequences, please refer to: </span><span
lang=EN-US><a
href="https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-studio/parameter/filament-sequence-for-different-layers"><span
style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3370FF;text-decoration:none'>Set
the filament printing sequence for different layers</span></a></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US>&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US>&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=259 height=149 id="Drawing 1"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image002.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#8F959E'>The flushing
amount obtained through the automatic allocation of the printing sequence<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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border-left:none;padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 1.5pt 6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=265 height=147 id="Drawing 3"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image004.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#8F959E'>The flushing
amount obtained through the manual setting of the printing sequence<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:19.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
7.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><a name="heading_2"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:#3370FF'>3. </span></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Grouping restrictions on
filaments</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Due
to the physical limitations of the printer, different nozzles have their own
printable area limits (</span><span lang=EN-US><a
href="https://bambulab.feishu.cn/docx/HY2pdfEtfojn6DxksXLczDStnQa"><span
style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3370FF;text-decoration:none'>Introduction
to the printable range of H2D dual nozzles</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>). As shown in the figure below, when
the part of the model printed with a filament is placed in the left nozzle or
right nozzle only area, then it can only be printed using the corresponding
nozzle.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=552 height=458 id="Drawing 4"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image005.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In
addition, based on the physical design of the tool head and the characteristics
of the material, each nozzle has other printable filament limitations, with
specific limitations as follows</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Group
restrictions:</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>&#8226;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>TPU
material can only be printed with the right nozzle. (Priority: High)</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>&#8226;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>CF and GF
materials can only be printed with the left nozzle. (Priority: High)</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>&#8226;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When the
height of the part exceeds 320 mm, it should be placed in the printable area of
the right nozzle. (Priority: Medium)</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>&#8226;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When
parts are placed in the left-nozzle-only or right-nozzle-only area, they need
to be grouped to the corresponding nozzle for printing. (Priority: Medium)</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>&#8226;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Filament
can be printed with both left and right nozzles, it's recommended to print with
the right nozzle. (Priority: Low)</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US>&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:19.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
7.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><a name="heading_3"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:#3370FF'>4. </span></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Filament-saving mode</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Since
material switching between different nozzles does not require flushing, the
entire flushing amount comes from switching filaments from the same nozzle.<b>
To reduce filament waste during switching,&nbsp; the filaments with a large
switching volume should be assigned to separate nozzles. </b>The default
material grouping strategy used in Bambu Studio is the filament-saving mode.
You can see a total of 3 modes in the floating window of the slicing button.
Select &quot;Filament-Saving Mode&quot; and click on slicing to obtain the most
filament-saving printing. The logic of this strategy is briefly introduced in
the following sections.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=390 height=299 id="Drawing 5"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image006.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When
you set the pairing relationship between AMS and the left and right nozzles,
and synchronize the AMS information in Bambu Studio, the slicer can calculate
how many filaments are connected to each nozzle.&nbsp; If no AMS is connected
to the printer, the slicer defaults to allowing the nozzle to load one filament
through the external spool. Then the slicer can achieve an optimal filament
grouping to ensure minimum flushing waste is attained under the calculated
printing sequence. The principle is to group the filaments with more common
layers and larger flushing amounts into as many different nozzle groups as
possible.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>To
sum up, the grouping algorithm mainly needs to consider the following points,
and the priority of each point is reduced in order.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Whether
the material is a non-printable filament for the nozzle;</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The upper
limit of filament in AMS connected to the nozzle;</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Minimize
the filament flushing amount;</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Minimize
the color gap (Delta E) to the filament in the AMS connected to the nozzle;</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Since
the grouping logic is more inclined to reduce the flushing amount rather than
the closest color, after slicing, the user needs to check whether the filaments
are placed in the corresponding AMS of the left and right nozzles according to
the &quot;Filament Grouping&quot;, and appropriately adjust the position of
each filament in the AMS. Otherwise, the filament automatically assigned to the
nozzle may not be selected in the sending task window.</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>As
shown in the following GIF, <b>once the sliced filament is assigned to a
specific nozzle, it cannot be forcibly changed to a filament from another
nozzle when sending the task. Even if there is a filament of a closer color
from the other nozzle.</b> So we can only manually adjust the position of
filaments in AMS to achieve the most filament-saving printing.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=552 height=266 id="Drawing 6"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image007.gif"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:19.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
7.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><a name="heading_4"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:#3370FF'>5. </span></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Convenient mode</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Unlike
the filament-saving mode, the convenient mode groups filaments entirely
according to the filaments placed in the AMS, regardless of the sliced model.
Under this strategy, efforts will be made to match the filament grouping
results as closely as possible with the filaments placed in AMS (color, type,
etc.).</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This
option tends to group based on the user's existing filament placement, <b>which
may waste more filaments for flushing, and in most cases, there is no need to
adjust the position of the filaments separately. Suitable for scenarios where
users are not near the printer and remotely initiate multi-material printing
tasks.</b> We suggest that you resynchronize the AMS filament information
before using this mode for slicing. You can select &quot;Convenient Mode&quot;
in the floating window of the slicing button, and the sliced filaments will be
grouped according to the actual filaments placed in your AMS. After slicing, it
can be seen that the optimal grouping (filament-saving mode) saves more
filament amount compared to the convenient mode.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The
grouping algorithm under this strategy mainly considers the following points,
with the priority of each point decreasing in order:</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Whether
the material is a non-printable filament for the nozzle;</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Consistency
between sliced filaments and filament material types in AMS;</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US
style='color:#3370FF'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Minimize
the color gap (Delta E) to the filament in the AMS connected to the nozzle;</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=552 height=266 id="Drawing 7"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image008.gif"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:19.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
7.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><a name="heading_5"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:#3370FF'>6. </span></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Custom mode</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Suppose
you are not satisfied with the auto filament grouping strategy. In that case,
you can click on &quot;Regroup filament&quot; in &quot;Filament Grouping&quot;,
and then manually adjust the filaments in the left and right nozzles in
&quot;Custom&quot;. After slicing again, you can see that the optimal grouping
(most filament-saving) method saves more filaments than manual grouping. <b>Note:
Filament-saving strategy only considers saving filaments, so sometimes there
may be more filament changes in filament-saving mode than in convenient or
manual mode, which is normal.</b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=552 height=266 id="Drawing 8"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image009.gif"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>You
can also directly select &quot;Custom Mode&quot; in the floating window of the
slicing button, which will allow you to customize the group of slicing
filaments to the left and right nozzles before slicing.</span></p>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'>
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<td width=286 valign=top style='width:214.5pt;border:solid #DEE0E3 1.0pt;
padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 1.5pt 6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=270 height=211 id="Drawing 9"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image010.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US>&nbsp;</span></p>
</td>
<td width=266 valign=top style='width:199.5pt;border:solid #DEE0E3 1.0pt;
border-left:none;padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 1.5pt 6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=250 height=143 id="Drawing 10"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image011.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US>&nbsp;</span></p>
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</tr>
</table>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=552 height=266 id="Drawing 11"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image012.gif"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:19.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
7.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><a name="heading_6"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:#3370FF'>7. </span></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Plate settings and global
settings</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For
different scenarios, the grouping strategy is divided into different levels of
parameters: plate settings and global settings. Before slicing, <b>if you
manually set a strategy for the plate, the plate settings will override the
global settings.</b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>On
the right side of each plate, after clicking the corresponding icon, there will
be a pop-up window, where you can see the filament grouping mode used by the
current plate. You can set the mode for a single plate, including Auto
(Filament-saving and Convenient mode), Custom, and Same as Global.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=552 height=459 id="Drawing 12"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image013.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US>&nbsp;</span></p>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'>
<tr>
<td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 1.5pt 6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=260 height=149 id="Drawing 13"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image014.jpg"></span></p>
</td>
<td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;
border-left:none;padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 1.5pt 6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=260 height=96 id="Drawing 14"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image015.jpg"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If
you have separately set the grouping mode for a certain plate, after slicing
the single plate, the floating window at the slicing button will prioritize
displaying the strategy of the current plate. However, there will be a global
setting icon placed after the corresponding mode to remind the user which
strategy is used for global slicing. If no separate mode is set for the plate,
the floating window will prioritize displaying the global settings.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=420 height=298 id="Drawing 15"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image016.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When
slicing all plates, always display the global grouping strategy to facilitate
the setting for all plates. But the filament grouping method set for a single
plate still takes effect.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=409 height=292 id="Drawing 16"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image017.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In
the manual grouping window, only the filaments in the current plate are
displayed when slicing a single plate, and all filaments are displayed when
slicing all.</span></p>
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style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'>
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<td width=260 valign=top style='width:195.0pt;border:solid #DEE0E3 1.0pt;
padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 1.5pt 6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Slice plate</span></b></p>
</td>
<td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;border:solid #DEE0E3 1.0pt;
border-left:none;padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 1.5pt 6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Slice all</span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=260 valign=top style='width:195.0pt;border:solid #DEE0E3 1.0pt;
border-top:none;padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 1.5pt 6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=243 height=140 id="Drawing 17"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image018.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US>&nbsp;</span></p>
</td>
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none;border-bottom:solid #DEE0E3 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DEE0E3 1.0pt;
padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 1.5pt 6.0pt'>
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margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span
lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=276 height=179 id="Drawing 18"
src="filament_group_wiki_en.files/image019.jpg"></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US>&nbsp;</span></p>
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