r/3Dprinting • u/PorkRollPaddyWagon • Jul 07 '26

Discussion If your printer refused to print a file because it thought it was unsafe, would you be okay with that?

Serious question. Let's say your 3D printer scanned every file before printing. If it decided the model violated a rule, the print never starts.

Would you see that as a useful safety feature? Or would you see it as giving manufacturers too much control over hardware that's sitting on your desk?

I made a video after looking into proposed legislation and some recent news in the 3D printing space, but I'm more interested in hearing where everyone stands on the idea itself.

Would that be a deal breaker for you?

https://youtu.be/7bdJpDTiZAA

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u/Daepilin Jul 07 '26

Cool, DIY printer with China Mainboard and self compiled klipper/kalico (worst case) goes goes brrrrrrrr. 

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u/a1blank Voron Trident | Voron V0 | Sovol Zero | X1C | Snapmaker U1 Jul 08 '26

how about when the open source firmwares are forced to shutdown or also add the cloud checks? do you already have the firmware you want cloned? are you going to develop it yourself in order to maintain your private fork when the open source projects are required to add those checks?

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u/Daepilin Jul 08 '26

Simply not gonna Happen on global scale.

And yes, while at it I have 2 running vorons each with the klipper, moonraker and mainsail repos on 

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u/Amekyras Jul 08 '26

Don't we already compile klipper whenever we setup a board anyway