Sorry I did not want to high jack your question to Qball, but i cant help it.
Pay once - Cry once sorry I learned the hard way myself my Bambu Lab is printer number 4 - And already now after one and a half year it is my overall cheapest printer, and by far the fastest, best printing and most reliable. The previous printers needed upgrades to perform better and before you know it you have spent more money on a printer that never comes close to a Bambu Lab.
My Bambu Lab printer allowed me to changed the way I design stuff.
Since i bought this printer I never have used Brim - not even when printing ABS.
Only one printer to consider - Bambu Lab P1S Combu with AMS system.
You will never look back - And remember the AMS system is important ... not only for changing colours but more to be able to print another filament type for the support interface layer. Look here at the cut out for the barrel. The body is printed in Petg. Since Petg and PLA does not bond well together the two top layers of support is printed with PLA with 0.0mm gap. It means that i can easily remove the support - and the supported area will look like this.
The change of filament will be done automatically in the AMS 4 spool holder. And you there will be a little waste of material everytime it changes filaments. But i guess the cost for like this is 3-4 cent for a magazine like below.
View attachment 576570 Software for a beginner - Hmm its a challenge if you are at ground zero in 3d and design experience.
But Autodesk Fusion 360 can be downloaded in a free home user version - This can do everything you need - and it is possible to learn how to make designs from idea to finished model only from watching tutorials on Youtube.
You can always start learning 3d design by yourself before buying a printer. It is fun and you get a good feeling when you can spin your first model on the screen.
Other beginners start by using Tinkercad - but with that you are very limited, and all knowledge you learn will be wasted, if you want to learn Fusion 360 or another serious 3d Cad programme.
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