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Printer Anycubic i3 Mega 3D printer Anycubic i3 Mega Anycubic Kobra 2 3D printer Anycubic Kobra 2
Compatible Compatible
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
50+ printers use SimplyPrint 100+ printers use SimplyPrint
2017 May 2023
Made by a company from China China
None listed yet
210 x 210 x 205 mm 220 x 220 x 250 mm
Open frame Open frame
PLA, PETG, ABS & ASA PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA
100 mm/s 300 mm/s
Motion system Bed slinger Bed slinger
No No
1 1
No No
No No
260 °C 260 °C
Up to 110 °C Up to 110 °C
USB, SD card SD card, USB
Prints from Unknown microSD card
No Yes
No Yes
210 x 210 mm 220 x 220 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Marlin Marlin
Yes Yes
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mixed 3.0 of 5 for Anycubic · Why Mixed 3.0 of 5 for Anycubic · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads Anycubic's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like Anycubic's own. How it works Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads Anycubic's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like Anycubic's own. How it works

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