Multicolor purge (prime tower / flush into infill/object): When to Use It (and When Not To)
Multicolor
On color changes the printer flushes old filament and primes on a prime/wipe tower; flush volume depends on from→to color.
✓ Use it when: Any multicolor print. Flush into infill/support/an extra object to cut waste.
✗ Avoid it when: Flush into infill on translucent or thin-walled parts (mixed colors can show).
Key settings
- Flushing volumes (dark→light needs more)
- Flush into objects' infill
- Flush into objects' support (default on in Bambu Studio)
- Keep prime tower enabled
- Prusa: Wipe into this object's infill
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More techniques
Ironing · Fuzzy skin · Supports / organic (tree) supports · Brim · Seam placement · Variable / adaptive layer height · Modifiers (height range / mesh)