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Bambu Labs to implement an authorization and authentication protection mechanism

DavidR8 said:
blog.bambulab.com

Firmware Update Introducing New Authorization Control System

Launching first for X Series printers, with P and A Series updates planned for future release
blog.bambulab.com

Reddit has an excellent post on the development:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1i3gq1t/why_you_should_care_about_bambu_labs_removing
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well this is a huge issue and will likely sway me not to buy a bambu printer.

all the really cool stuff and cutting edge slicing and dicing features are third party application and special scripts. If they implement this bambu connect it may s limit or curtail my options.
 
TorontoBuilder said:
well this is a huge issue and will likely sway me not to buy a bambu printer.

all the really cool stuff and cutting edge slicing and dicing features are third party application and special scripts. If they implement this bambu connect it may s limit or curtail my options.
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Coming closely on the heels of my Anycubic purchase, it confirms my purchase choice.
That said I've already thought about closed environments and how I'd react. My first action would be to rip out the proprietary tech (MCU board primarily) and move to Klipper/Mainsail.
 
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Bambu has said this in the Official Bambu FB group:
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I would be soooo pissed.
Bambu was at the top of my list if/when I upgrade, need to seriously reconsider now.
 
Good thing I'm still on the fence. Got tired of playing with 3D printers years ago and sold all my stuff peak Covid. I just want to use a printer to print stuff now, kinda like how I moved from a homebrew CNC mill to a commercially made (albeit hobby grade) unit - it just works.
That said, I'm not a big fan of sending all my stuff to the cloud, and the Bambu ecosystem of less functionality without the cloud is one factor holding me back from getting their stuff. Its like I can see the CEO's frothing at the mouth with anticipation of the money they will make when they start charging a subscription fee for those cloud services that are not intrinsic to the printer. Same business model as Fusion 360 - give them something for free, corner the market, and then start charging for it.
We are slowly becoming less and less in control of the things we buy, never mind right to repair.
This BS that the cloud is necessary for everything is a horrible lie and just smoke to have more hooks into our data and wallets.
 
I need to do more investigation on the Anycubic I have on order to see if/how cloud dependent it is.
I know with the Bambu you can connect directly but you lose the app functionality, remote monitoring and control which frankly is a big deal to me.
 
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I kind of heard rumblings of this from a 3DP friend before committing to the A1. I was hoping to mitigate cloud bouncing in any event. But now that I've had it for a couple weeks, I do understand the advantages of printing & monitoring remotely. Anyway he said (guessed) SD card mode may be OK & that's ultimately what I may be boxed into if I don't have decent WiFi in shop. So fingers crossed. Maybe I'll hold off trying to set it set up wireless/app till the dust settles.

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I don't expect to be a power user here and haven't had a chance to touch my A1 yet, but is the native software pretty bad for basic users like me? Is everyone using Orca Slicer?

I don't really think I'll be using any remote monitoring and can just set it up to run on LAN if need be.

I'm 100% against this move by Bambu but just want to understand what the native workflow with Bambu is like for basic users.

I still remember when Apple dropped MusicMatch and introduced ITunes some 20 years ago. I stopped buying iPods since, both because I didn't enjoy ITunes and the idea of a closed ecosystem.
 
I'm a 2 week novice, first 3DP, so Bambu Studio is all I know. A few good YouTube tutorials, I can find link to one I'm watching. My buddy told me Studio is quite close to Orca, in some areas better, other areas worse or 'different'. I'll let the experts weigh in on that. I think Orca allows one to output to many common printer formats, including Bambu. That is his workflow more because of Orca familiarity. So now if I understand subject title correctly, that will end soon? ie. Orca can still spit out a file but Bambu is closing the door to importing external app files & must stay inside their slicer ecosystem? Am I interpreting correctly?
 
There has been massive outcry from the community about this change.
I’m far from an expert and don’t have a Bambu machine but as I understand the issue, folks who used Orca slicer to control their machines are going to be cut off and will have to send their prints to Bambu connect to print.
There was a message from Bambu that they were working with the Orca development team on allowing access but the lead orca developer posted on Reddit that Bambu has since backed away from that idea.
 
For what it's worth, my friend who got my A1 for 6 months had no issues with native software and was amazed by how plug-and-play it was. We both held off from getting into 3D printing because we both wanted something that "just works". We both have experience with 3D printers at work, and they were a touch finicky for our liking. I imagine a lot of people in the Apple ecosystem are of the same mentality.

Sounds like basic folks like me may still be happy with the Bambu, and folks printing 24/7 for their Etsy stores are losing big here.
 
As a Bambu user I'm pretty interested in how this will all play out but one thing's for sure.
It's an absolute field day for the "I told you so!" crowd. I just use Bambu slicer and Bambu filaments because they just work and it's easy.
Not sure this will affect me at all but I do understand the uproar. Not a fan of all the slippery slope arguments.
There have been rumblings for years that various industries desperately want some regulation in the 3D printing world to protect their IP.
Governments are starting to get worried about 3D printed firearms and have laws regarding this.
As filaments improve with better strength and durability the possibility of printing functional auto parts or machine parts is real and the industries that make a living manufacturing parts stand to lose. Industries hate to lose and have money to spend on lobbyists.
 
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Sounds like basic folks like me may still be happy with the Bambu, and folks printing 24/7 for their Etsy stores are losing big here
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Exactly. And sadly a lot of the ETSY sellers are ripping off the designs with no attribution, like TEMU has been caught doing multiple times.
 
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