Multiple Filament Management for Da Vinci Printers

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This thing is designed for Da Vinci printer owners who have a chip resetter and use external filament spools, but get tired of fishing new filament through the printer's cover slot and then feeding it manually through the guide and into the extruder each time they change filaments. It includes a feed-thru guide that fits the extra hole in single-extruder printers and three additional "manifolds" that snap into the rectangular opening just below the factory-installed guides inside the rear of the printer. Choose one: 6, 8, or 15 openings, whatever suits your needs best. To keep track of several different pre-loaded filaments, there are also three retainers with 6, 8, and 13 slots to receive and retain filament ends inside the printer, ready for quick changes. I started with the six spool arrangement shown in the photos, but my installation has evolved into one using the 15-hole guide and two of the 8-slot retainers, mounted on each side of the printer's interior. Printer Settings Printer: XYZ Da Vinci AiO 1.0 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: Good Infill: Default Post-Printing These parts are simple and ready to use right after printing. The filament guides just press and snap into place, and I used 3M double-stick foam tape to fasten the retainers to the surfaces shown in the photos. I usually trim the filament ends immediately after unloading; this makes it easier to insert them into the retainer and gets them ready for their next use. My filament spools reside on shelves behind the printer, but any arrangement that lets you feed various filaments through the slot below the rear of the top cover should work fine. Designing This Thing I used 123D Design software. It wasn't too difficult.