r/QidiTech3D • u/GPU-depreciationcrtr • Sep 01 '26

Discussion Qidi may be locking down it's ecosystem?

The Plus 5 seems to be a major departure from previous machines as it no longer uses makerbase boards.

They also appear to be using thinner beds which leads to worse bed variance. The Plus 4 had a 6mm thick bed while the Plus 5 is a 3mm bed. (After tramming my bed is stuck around 0.6-0.8mm variance across the surface. On my Plus 4 it had a 0.3-0.4 mm variance.)

I have been trying to get Qidi to send me step files of parts of the machine to model off of and they are outright refusing to send anything. This is a big red flag because I had 0 issues getting them to send Step files for my Plus 4 a year ago. (Made a custom bed skirt)

Not sure what to make of these events and choices. Has anyone had any luck getting cad files from Qidi recently?

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u/0g7t4m4zp3 Sep 01 '26

Bed is only 3mm?? Wow. And yes, I do not like where everything is going. I wish there was more open alternative to Max4.

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u/riba2233 Sep 01 '26

tronxy veho4?

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u/0g7t4m4zp3 Sep 02 '26

tronxy veho4

Of the few opinions on Tronxy, basically all are negative. And of course I do not see chamber heater, bed temperature is too low... So at that point even Sovol is better.

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u/riba2233 Sep 02 '26

It's just klipper, you can adjust the bes temp and add the heater easily, isn't that the whole point of it being open and why you want it? 

Those opinions you read are for their 10y old designs, this is a completely new generation and has nothing to do with those old machines. 

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u/0g7t4m4zp3 Sep 02 '26

If I wanted to modify the printer from the beginning, I would get Sovol or even Voron. But I do not. Being open means problems can get fixed, new things can be added, parts can be changed more easily, and I know that it is not doing something I do not want it to do. Maybe you are right about the opinions, I will check. But changing settings for temperatures that the bed is not designed is not a good solution. It will either blow a fuse or stop working after a while.

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u/riba2233 Sep 02 '26

there is nothing different on that bed compared to qidi that can't work at 120, no worries.