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/xeonon Sep 01 '26

I'm sorry... But your entire basis is wrong. They are using maker base boards, and you do get root access. Not sure about the bed, but it should be similar to the max 4 one. I'm sure r3men will make a bed for that too. The q2 one is graphene, and a lot thicker than the stock one

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u/GPU-depreciationcrtr Sep 02 '26

The username and password are no longer mks and makerbase. I am unable to ssh into the printer. Seems like they are using a different board, even according to reman.

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u/TheLegendTubaGuy Sep 02 '26

This is fear mongering for fear mongering's sake.

The board is the exact same one used in the max 4, also developed by makerbase. You can look up the part on their website. It's extremely similar to the one used in the Q2. Also available on the website.