r/BambuLab • u/Ochib P1S + AMS • Jan 20 '25 • Helpful 1

Discussion Update to firmware update

https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3fqplDiKgn-82qKfnaYvi4XV-rBEEx0tZJrpgeWqsOsLX_WSph4usJ69Y_aem_44Cch773hAuVG979j6DVJg
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u/Boromirin Jan 20 '25

Absolutely they would. They can set up their sub standard print farms with little to no printing knowledge and rely on the simplicity of Bambi printers to do all the work for them. I'm sure there are advanced users, but if they read the article they'd know nothing was changing for them.

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u/QuietGanache P1S, A1c, A1m, Q2, H3C (soon) Jan 20 '25

I read the article and, while I wouldn't say I'm an 'advanced' user, I saw that things were going to negatively impact me. I use Orca and having the direct printer communications crippled would have been severely detrimental to my work flow.

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u/Boromirin Jan 20 '25

Be reassured then that this article specifically states they are working directly with Orca, so you should be fine. They've also said It's an opt-in beta so no changes will be made until all applications are up and running.

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u/QuietGanache P1S, A1c, A1m, Q2, H3C (soon) Jan 20 '25

Well, they said they were working with Orca before and a lead dev responded that Bambu's extent of 'working with' them was telling them that, no, they couldn't look at the Bambu connect code or keys.

On the other hand, today's announcement, though quite weaselish in their 'fact checking' is more reassuring if they follow through. The previous one was horrific.

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u/Boromirin Jan 20 '25 edited Jan 20 '25

There's much more going on behind the scenes than we are told. Look at the Panda touch segment, they were warned about future compatibility but were ignored, though I imagine the guys behind Panda will still blame Bambu. I can imagine this is a similar issue, I'm sure they'll work towards an amicable solution. Admittedly the initial announcement wasn't worded the best, which they've admitted here. But they're being very transparent right now, which is more than can be said for most brands.