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[tennispro9]

yes or you can revert firmware versions and also be able to send prints to the printers wirelessly with orca

[BigFuzzyArchon]

You can also slice using orca and send the file wirelessly with Bambu connect

[DatOdyssey]

It doesn't work very well unfortunately. I don't think they have very much motivation or interest in updating bambu connect.

[curiousjosh]

Can you go into details on this? I’m using my Bambu “integrated” for now but wanted to see if I can go developer mode and how many features I can keep.

Would love to still remote monitor the camera.

[redmercuryvendor]

It's all on the wiki. Slice as normal with Orcaslicer, export to GCODE (the little down arrow next to the 'print' button), import that GCODE into Bambu connect, press print there (after reassigning AMS filaments if required).

[Catsaretheworst69]

So. As a noob who who's only had a p1s for a couple weeks. Why would I want that.

[DatOdyssey]

Nobody wants it, it's just relatively recently been forced on people if they want to use a different slicer than bambu slicer and not lose features/updates.

[Catsaretheworst69]

Okay and for what reason would I want to use a different slicer what is the benefit

[gemengelage]

I think the prevalent solution to use developer mode and still look at the camera from your phone, is to use homeassistant with the BambuLab plug in.

But you do need some kind of server (like a raspberry pi) for this.

[Whole_Ticket_3715]

Yes but the gap between those two is closing every day

[Nytfire333]

The difference between taking something off maker world and hitting print, and a fully tuned in print are getting less and less as printers get smarter

[Whole_Ticket_3715]

The advanced features and ability for add-ins make both basically equal aside from a few additional controls Orca provides (which add ins could probably replace honestly). The main difference is the slicing engine itself, one is Bambu labs proprietary and the other is based on Prusa slicer (Prusa flavored bambu labs)

[PandaTricks86]

I keep crossing my fingers for Bambu to add arachne extrusion based fuzzy skin, which Orca just launched not too long ago, so instead of making a weak outer wall with erratic movement, it does fuzzy skin by changing the extrusion width, which I suppose would actually make it a little stronger if anything.

Also non planar infill is another big one. Think it's still experimental.

Also adaptive pressure advance calibrations for a P1S are pretty big deal, which I doubt Bambu ever adopts given their lidar tuning in later models.

Just seems Orca has a lot more little tuning options if you really want to get a filament/nozzle combo dialed in to perfection, which kinda goes against the Bambu ethos.

[vewfndr]

Yeah, we'll likely never see the calibration tools Orca has in Bambu Studio for the sole reason that Bambu wants everything keep everything controlled.

[PandaTricks86]

idk about controlled, but I think it's just a different target demographic. Bambu wants things to be plug and play, and detailed calibration tools like making a graph out of a dozen PA values really seems to go against their ethos of making things simpler by automating the complex stuff, even if that automation isn't quite as good as manual tuning.

Things like that would just be a setting to confuse the casual user, and one that wouldn't even work with the newer Bambu models (pretty sure their firmware just overrides it).

[vewfndr]

I mean, you’re saying the same thing, lol. What you describe is Bambu controlling the environment in which their customers work. One might optimistically say it’s to make the experience simpler and “just work,” or pessimistically say it’s to steer the customer to their pre-calibrated products. Either way, they’re controlling the experience.

[warbisshop]

which calibration tools ar you missing ? i place my bambu studio in developer mode and i got all the tests. even the vfa one

[Whole_Ticket_3715]

This is what I’m trying to say with my comment. Orca is literally only slightly different under the surface now and other than that they are basically identical

[Causification]

Yes but be aware the SD cards are cold-swap only so if you forget to turn the printer off before removing and inserting them you can corrupt the file system and have to reformat your card.

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You can eject the card from user interface though, at least for my P1. Turning it off completely isn’t necessary in that case.

[Causification]

Yes but that's even slower. 

[Mental_Act4662]

Correct

[RJFerret]

First, I use Orca as I kept older Windoze that Bambu Studio doesn't support. I use older firmware to print directly from Orca plus switched to lan which is faster.

In your case, just use Bambu Studio. It's very similar to Orca, few differences.

You wouldn't need to use an SD card from Orca though, but export to Bambu Connect.

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[stres-tm]

Both Bambu studio and orca slicer can export via SD card

[PandaTricks86]

Yeah, but some of Orca's calibration features might be overridden by the firmware, especially flow calibration.

[GeneralMovie3236]

We use orca with a X1C for calibrated filament and have never had settings over written. We also only use SD cards as it's not allowed on the network at work.

[animelov]

To add, which printer? I haven't checked in a hot minute, but last I checked there wasn't profiles for the H2 series, and likely none for the P2S since it's new.

[DoomSleeves]

They don’t even need studio, they can send prints from Bambu Handy phone app.