machbar 3D FilamentPilot IMPACT ON PRINT RESULTS — INTERACTIVE With FilamentPilot — knowledge centrally managed, used in a structured way WITHOUT FilamentPilot WITH FilamentPilot ON Save experience USER enters knowledge KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE ▶ DIRECT INPUT — UNIQUE 🎓 Your own print experience Personal know-how ▶ YouTube & community Apply tips directly 👥 Friends & colleagues Pass on & share 📋 Tests & ratings Stars, tags, notes ★ In no other software PRINTERS & SPARE PARTS 🖨 Printer records Type, year, configuration ⚙ Nozzle tracking Type · size · print hours 🔧 Spare parts & plates Stock, usage, status 📋 Maintenance history What was replaced when TDS / SDS Technical datasheets 📐 Tensile strength (MPa) 🌡 Vicat temperature (°C) 📏 Elongation at break (%) ⚡ Impact strength 📄 PDF attachment (TDS/SDS) STRUCTURED DATA VALUES ▶ IMPORT & SOURCE 🛒 Purchase links (up to 3 URLs) Store links built in 🤖 AI datasheet import Reads the PDF automatically 🏭 Load manufacturer profile Ready-made FP JSON, no retyping machbar 3D FilamentPilot Central knowledge database All filament data, centralized Ratings & tags Cheat sheet at one click Cross-slicer export Advisor · comparison · history NAS / NETWORK Workshop database server Up to 5 PCs + tablet Smartphone access ↕ bidirectional sync Workshop licence SLICER IMPORT 6 supported slicers, incl. Orca forks FILAMENT PROFILE Print temperature · flow rate Material · cooling · retraction ↑ Solid import (material-specific) PRINT PROFILE Layer height · nozzle · wall gen. Adhesive · brims · supports - - Context import (printer-specific) SYNC & TAKEOVER 🔗 Print profiles firmly linked 🖨 Printer taken over automatically ↻ detects changes to the slicer profile → CROSS-SLICER EXPORT One profile, every slicer 6 supported slicers incl. Orca forks — more can be added ★ REAL-WORLD RESULT 📄 CHEAT SHEET PDF Grauts PETG clear Print temperatures · flow Key values · QR · A5 PDF → Printable / digital → open 📱 QR CODE & SHOP Purchase links · smartphone QR right at the printer Reorder link instantly at hand → Up to 3 URLs / card ✓ PRINT RESULT ✓ Optimal parameters ✓ Reproducible results ✓ Fewer failed prints ✓ Material efficiency KNOWLEDGE SCATTERED — EACH SOURCE ON ITS OWN — THE USER IS THE LINCHPIN Plate: PEI textured? Smooth? Adhesive?? 3D glue?! Flow 0.97 … or 0.95? I used a brim … was it 5 mm? Drying: when, how long? ? ! USER Knowledge · experience · memory entered manually 🎓 OWN EXPERIENCE Personal know-how Stored in your head Proven · personal · not shareable → stays with the user 📝 NOTES & SCRAPS Paper · local files · Excel Works for one person At the printer, on the PC, in the cloud → not synced at the printer ⚙ SLICER SETTINGS Stored in the slicer · PC-bound OEM profiles well-tuned Bambu/Prusa own filaments: great → only available on this PC 🖨 PRINTERS, NOZZLES & SPARE PARTS Printer overview personal notes Nozzle changes from memory / calendar Spare parts Excel / order history → not linked to filament ▶ YOUTUBE & COMMUNITY Valuable source · not consolidated Good starting point Tips researched — but temporary → has to be searched again 📐 TECH. DATASHEET PETG-1050-V.1.001.pdf Tensile strength · Vicat Print parameters · key values → open ⚠ SAFETY DATA SHEET PETG_788585_S_de_de.pdf Handling · storage → open 🛒 PURCHASE LINKS & SOURCES Browser bookmarks · order history Known — but not centralized Spread across browser, email, store → not linked to filament LIMIT 1 person 1 slicer 1 PC SLICER Manual input · PC-bound ✓ Works well: OEM filaments (Bambu, Prusa...) Your own printer ecosystems ~ Gets more work: Third-party filaments Switching slicers · multiple PCs Workshop use with colleagues ✓ PRINTER-BRAND FILAMENT Good results Factory profiles well-tuned ~ THIRD-PARTY FILAMENT ? Experimental Determine parameters manually Experience stays with the user PRINT RESULT depends on filament source ⚠ SOURCES OF ERROR Kept in your head — or lost ? Build plate + adhesive PEI textured? Glass? · 3D glue? UHU? None? ? Dry: yes / no? If yes: how hot, how long? ? Brim: needed? Which type, which width was enough? ? Support distance (Z-gap) How many mm Z-gap to release? ? Support material Which material as support structure? ? Material compatibility Sticks to it? Releases as support? → All from memory — nothing saved WITHOUT FILAMENTPILOT — AN HONEST ASSESSMENT ✓ Works well for: Standard filaments from the printer brand Single person · own ecosystem Fixed printer · fixed slicer Experience stays personal & local ~ Gets complex with: Third-party filaments from various brands Workshop · multiple PCs · colleagues Switching slicers · passing on knowledge Managing TDS/SDS data in a structured way ↑ For more ambitious needs: switch FilamentPilot ON Knowledge / experience Sync / slicer import Output / result TDS/SDS · NAS Without FilamentPilot © 2026 Jens Kleinheider — machbar 3D (machbar3D.com) · All rights reserved · filamentpilot@machbar3D.com FilamentPilot — as of: Version 2.3.8 machbar3D.com ← Back to website
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