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