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3/31/2026 2:00:31 PM EDT
I don't have my dry-print set up complete, but sometimes I'll leave a roll on the printer for 24-48 hours.

Question - how long will you leave a roll out before re-drying?  Is placing it back in the dry box w/ desiccant just as good? (but slower).
3/31/2026 2:29:28 PM EDT
[#1]
Completely depends.

My office at work is low humidity and ABS stays good in open air for weeks. At home it becomes unprintable in under two days.
3/31/2026 2:31:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Leisure_Shoot][Edited] [#2]
it seems like a lot of people keep it in a container with re-usable color-indicated desiccant.
You don't have to buy/use all color-indicating variety, you can just mix some in to the plain white kind.

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Always blame autocorrect.
3/31/2026 6:37:29 PM EDT
[#3]
My house runs about 50% +/_  I have to look at my A/C drip pan b/c I think some of it's going back into the system.  Moving forward I', trying to remove it after the print but sometimes it sits overnight or the next day.

I might pull the trigger on the MMU system.

@Blob does Orca talk to a MMU unit?
3/31/2026 6:52:49 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By bmarshall1:
My house runs about 50% +/_  I have to look at my A/C drip pan b/c I think some of it's going back into the system.  Moving forward I', trying to remove it after the print but sometimes it sits overnight or the next day.

I might pull the trigger on the MMU system.

@Blob does Orca talk to a MMU unit?
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The printer talks to the MMU. The slicer tells the printer when to change colors.

But if you mean like how bambu has RFID tags in the spools to automatically know what kind of filament is loaded, then no.
4/4/2026 12:54:52 PM EDT
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The printer talks to the MMU. The slicer tells the printer when to change colors.

But if you mean like how bambu has RFID tags in the spools to automatically know what kind of filament is loaded, then no.
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Originally Posted By Blob:
Originally Posted By bmarshall1:
My house runs about 50% +/_  I have to look at my A/C drip pan b/c I think some of it's going back into the system.  Moving forward I', trying to remove it after the print but sometimes it sits overnight or the next day.

I might pull the trigger on the MMU system.

@Blob does Orca talk to a MMU unit?


The printer talks to the MMU. The slicer tells the printer when to change colors.

But if you mean like how bambu has RFID tags in the spools to automatically know what kind of filament is loaded, then no.

For clarity, being new to Orca, I was questioning will a sliced Orca print communicate with the MMU in order to change colors when needed, I cannot imagine it would not.

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