---
kind: personal-project
id: multicolor-without-ams-reference-2026
status: reference
created: 2026-05-11
target-completion: living reference (no completion target)
---

# Multicolor Without AMS Reference Guide — Index Entry

## Summary

Evergreen reference document for multi-color manual-swap 3D printing on Bambu A1 without AMS. Consolidates community best practices, official Bambu documentation, and lessons learned from Sam's own prints into a single brand-styled reference.

## Active artifacts

- [print-guide.html](../../personal/multicolor-without-ams-reference-2026/print-guide.html) — v1.1 canonical reference
- [intake.md](../../personal/multicolor-without-ams-reference-2026/intake.md) — project intake

## Status updates

- 2026-05-11: v1.1 published; supports the Pirates v3.1 print and any future non-AMS multi-color work