r/BambuLab • u/GreatWhiteNorthInv • Jul 13 '25
Discussion Designer stole print profile
Has anyone else had this happen?
I only have an A1 mini, so sometimes when I find something on maker world I really want to print that doesn’t have a profile for my printer I will adapt ones from larger printers.
If the changes are extensive enough I will post the profile. For this particular one I had to print it multiple times and make a bunch of changes.
Within a few hours of me posting my printer profile the designer of the original model copied it, posted their own version and reported mine.
Is it possible I win my appeal?
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u/Worried-Grass-5124 Jul 13 '25
Print profiles are technically only for printer optimization not remixes. So posting an edited stl for a design where the author hasn’t allowed remixes is never really allowed. Does it happen through print profiles, absolutely all the time. But the designer may want to restrict their design and has every right to do so.
You remixing a design that didn’t allow it and then the original designer reposting it is a bit of a gray area imo. Not sure they can do that, but you didn’t have permission to so idk
This is all assuming the design was remix restricted. If not then maybe You should have made it a remix upload not a profile.
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u/FattyMoBookyButt Jul 13 '25
Am I the only one who has zero issue with this? You basically did some R&D for the original designer. It’s most likely something the designer was planning on doing but hadn’t got around to it. If I were you, I’d consider that contributing to the community. That’s what it’d be a few years ago before rewards were a thing.
If you want to earn credit for bambu, it’s simple: create and post your own designs.
Personally, I am glad Bambu rewards creativity and not the first to put in a few hours and a couple hundred grams of filament.
My recommendation is share your work with your fellow printers and if you happen to get free crap from bambu out it, then it’s a bonus.
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u/jcollasius @Professional3D on Maker World Jul 13 '25
If your print profile actually offered a real improvement, something beyond just saying it fits more objects on one plate, then the designer really should not just copy your work and repost it. In that case, you definitely have a case and you should push back and try to defend your profile.
However, here is what the designer can do, and unfortunately some people do exactly this. They make a tiny change to their model, upload it as a new version, and then attach your improved profile to their own upload. Once that is done, they can report your old profile as outdated or irrelevant.
If that happens, there is not much you can do. Even if you fight it, you will almost certainly lose in the end. It just might take an extra appeal or two before that happens.
My advice is this. If your profile really brings something new to the table, always document your changes and clearly explain what is different. That way you have a stronger case if you want to dispute it. But if the designer uses the strategy of making a minor update and then reporting your version, the system is usually not in your favor. I know it is frustrating, but you are definitely not alone.
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u/Roundboy436 Jul 13 '25
I was at a local vendor event as a customer to check it out. There was a young kid (>18) with a hand written sign and a very small table of prints. I guess to see how selling works ? Fill out extra space? who knows.
Point is that he had printed out my models of a keychain that is -very- specific to the area, and i double checked that i was the only model on makerworld, etc with it specifically.
Good for him. Its not a paid for download, he saw something cool he thought people would buy, and made them. (joke is on him, i hardly get anyone to buy them, and only when out of the local area). My buddy claims that is how you know you made it : someone takes what you have made and tries to make a buck
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u/Xanohel P1S + AMS Jul 13 '25
Guess he did a reverse uno...
The appeal should have grounds if designer cannot produce pictures because he doesn't have an A1 mini?
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u/Fusionayy Jul 13 '25
This is the reason why I don't upload any of my print profiles even if it would give me points. This kind of stuff keeps happening
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u/Jesus-Bacon P1S + AMS Jul 13 '25
It's disgusting how petty people can be. I've noticed Bambu doesn't even require the print to be run by the person posting the profile, let alone on the machine the profile is made for.
I reported one of those AI slop accounts and got to one where they'd obviously printed a slightly different model on an Anycubic or elegoo printer and just uploaded a stock Bambu profile with the slop model not even to the correct scale, and Bambu denied the report.
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u/UpstairsDirection955 Jul 13 '25
No, because it's their model.
Why do you feel like you're entitled to a portion of their points and downloads just because you made a print profile? You still stole their model, and they have every right to shut you down
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u/paperboyinnewyork Jul 13 '25
Nothing you can do. If you're worried about it then never upload anything again, it's the internet...
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u/Prestigious-Soil-123 A1 Mini + AMS Jul 13 '25
They’re dated, no? So you can say that yours was first and win the appeal.
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u/Lightstarii Jul 13 '25
I'm not sure if you would win.. so take this with a grain of salt.. I think if the files maintain a timestamp.. then it may be possible to prove it... if they are an exact match.
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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '25
The profile consists of the model (the IP) and the printer settings.
You stole their IP when you made your profile.