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Printer Bambu Lab X1 3D printer Bambu Lab X1 Creality Ender-3 V3 SE 3D printer Creality Ender-3 V3 SE
Verified by SimplyPrint Compatible
Connection methods
  • SimplyPrint Client: Verified by SimplyPrint
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
Not confirmed yet 500+ printers use SimplyPrint
May 2022 August 2023
Made by a company from China China
256 x 256 x 256 mm 220 x 220 x 250 mm
Bambu Lab AMS, Bambu Lab AMS 2 Pro, Bambu Lab AMS HT Unknown
Fully enclosed Open frame
Yes Unknown
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC) PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles
Unknown 250 mm/s
Motion system CoreXY Bed slinger
Yes No
1 1
Unknown No
Unknown No
300 °C 260 °C
Up to 110 °C Up to 100 °C
Wi-Fi, SD card SD card
Prints from microSD card Unknown
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
256 x 256 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 The maker's own Marlin
No Yes
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mostly closed 2.3 of 5 for Bambu Lab · Why Mostly open 3.6 of 5 for Creality · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament Closed: the maker's own spools Bambu Lab's tags are encrypted: only Bambu Lab's own spools are recognised automatically. SimplyPrint reads them through the printer. How it works Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads Creality's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like Creality's own. How it works
Where to buy Not sold by our partner stores
Creality Store
TECBEARS
All its stores

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