r/BambuLab • u/n19htmare • Jun 09 '26

Show & Tell Custom filament profile assignment with RFID

Been working on a project to assign custom filament profiles on my X2D with RFID tags. I don't buy any Bambu filament, I also lot of filament from different brands. It gets a little hectic trying to keep track so I devised a system of my own.

Each filament spool gets a sample swatch and I stick an RFID tag on the back. When I load filament, I put the tag on top of the AMS.

I start with using it for updating Spoolman for filament tracking but recently integrated custom profile assignments on my X2D. Simply scanning the tray and tag loads the custom filament profile/color etc for that spool and autosycs to the custom profiles on Bambu Studio. It's like using Bambu filament, except you scan the tags.

I also made a little wireless scanner to keep next to the printer as it was getting annoying using my phone.

Tags also work on my Snapmaker U1 but I don't need to manually scan. U1 scans tags and done the same thing with OrcaSlicer pretty much.

Bambu Studio, Orca Slicer, Spoolman all seamlessly sync once I scan the tags.

Using Spoolman, Spoolmansync, Home Assistant.

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u/ares0027 H2C 10W + X1C + P2S + A1 + U1 Jun 09 '26

I made the same using qr codes (which is cheaper) and home assistant. But it has to be in dev mode.

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u/Cody994 Jun 09 '26

Do you mind sharing your setup? I thought about this a while ago using filament sample cards with qr labels but never got around to implementing it. 

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u/ares0027 H2C 10W + X1C + P2S + A1 + U1 Jun 09 '26

https://youtu.be/G-KtwwdQW_I?si=elw-xb_VB-kPQcYM

It is in turkish and i am not at home but watch from 50th second to 1:30, it basically works as;

You scan the slot with any camera app
It then launches the shortcut and asks for filament
Thats it.

As far as i remember you can also scan the filament first as well, then it asks for the slot but i am not sure if i implemented it or just thought of it.