I finally got multi-color working on my Creality K1 Max using the 3D Chameleon.
Decided to make a 2 color benchy and scaled it down to 75% to save time, along with 0.25mm layer height.
So far the Chameleon has been pretty picky with filament, but when it works it works well! This print is with silk gold and matte black. I have even gotten 95A TPU to print with it surprisingly!
I modified the color-change code so it takes 1 minute less, which makes a big difference when you have hundreds of color changes.
Next up, 4 color benchy. Probably will be 10 hrs lol
no, this was a print for myself to test the Chameleon. I don't sell any multicolor prints as of now.
I prefer non-proprietary parts and unlocked software you get with a rooted K1. I can edit my klipper configs directly.
This is not my multicolor-specific machine. It will be used mostly for single color regular prints
Ah I see! Did you see Bambu has an open source-ish option now with the community firmware?
Yeah that is pretty cool how Bambu is dealing with it too, but not the same as having full root access to the Linux computer that runs the printer.
I can SSH into my K1 and change things, install programs, etc. I even changed my Start_Print sequence to stop doing all the time-consuming calibration for every print. Sometimes I am just prototyping and dont want 10 min of calibration for a 3 minute print.
I hear you on that. I ended up getting a Qidi Max 3 for that reason.