#OrcaSlicer doesnt work....

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zenith matrix
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First i printed with Bambu Studio and i want to switch to OrcaSlicer. I set it up the same as for Bambu, but my printer cant find OrcaSlicer or something, although i succesfully added my printer. I have no idea whats wrong. Can someone help please? The internet connections look fine, i use 5g hotspot for it. For Bambu that worked

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warped yoke
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You have not mentioned switching to LAN mode and developer mode on the printer. Last I heard, those were both required for Orca to talk directly to a Bambu Printer.

Alternatively, in Orca, instead of printing, you can click the arrow next to Print, then select "Export plate sliced file". Then click "Export plate sliced file", and save it somewhere (like Windows Downloads, which is automatically sorted newest first -- which helps wich the next part. Then, install and open "Bambu Connect" from Bambu. Login and make sure you can find your printer. Then use "Print" at the top of the window to open a tab that will let you click "Import Gcode 3MF", select that sliced .gcode.3mf file, and click Print. Finally, you will set your usual last options (bed levelling, etc.).

This comes from Bambu doing something they call "Security" (which lots of people will bash). Orca could have made this a easier. for us, but they chose to protest Bambu... So, maximum effort.

gentle hemlock
zenith matrix
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I do have a Bambulab printer indeed

warped yoke
little osprey
zenith matrix
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Did you use stealth mode on Orca?

little osprey
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Will have to look up which version. But at work now.

zenith matrix
wanton hearth
# zenith matrix Howw?

Additionaly to lan and dev mode You have to be on fw 1.0.7 for p1s (or downgrade with Bambu Handy to). Nothing worth to upgrade since it and You'll have the best compatibility with Orca (like before bambu "gate" case ).

little osprey
zenith matrix
zenith matrix
gentle hemlock
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Is 2.3.1 the latest of orca?

So orca is on the list of software blessed by BL to use?

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Wait.

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With the latest P1S firmware and latest Orca Slicer, you do have to use Bambu connect. But if I downgrade P1S to 1.0.7 FW (what is current FW?), I can connect no problem?

little osprey
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Later firmware have the requirement to send the data through bambu.

gentle hemlock
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I tried it over the weekend (Orca+Bambu Connect) and it’s a fairly smooth workflow. Worth it to get the benefits of Orca.

warped yoke
# gentle hemlock I tried it over the weekend (Orca+Bambu Connect) and it’s a fairly smooth workfl...

I really wish Orca would implement a one-click to send the sliced g-file to bambu connect via the bambu connect URI.

It is a nuissance to have to select the file to save (and sometimes the file dialogs want to change directory), then swap to bambu connect, load the file (remeber, the right directory, and don't forget to select the right file)...

The original statement was that implementing that was not pf value to orca slicer users, but that's completely false. They wanted to push bambu to undo the change, but bambu didn't. In the end, Orca Slicer is just punishing users of Bambu devices for NOT going the direction of this mess of old firmware..... For not doing what the vocal Orca Slicer members want.

Even though I may switch to developer / lan mode, I still think Orca is doing completely the wrong thing....They are just punishing users.

wanton hearth
warped yoke
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You are punishing the users because we cannot get them to change either.

First punished by Bambu, then by orca pointing fingers at bambu. The two are no different.

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Would that I could replace my printer with sobering not built on painful design defects in the hardware, or this misery of the software. But, I can't

wanton hearth
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Bambu is punishing its own users. You agree or not agree to their rules - which can change without notice and reason. Orca is not a slave of BL to agree to everything. Just use BS or their crapy BC. Or stick 😂. They used thye most dangeours weapon against users to secure going everything through them - convinience.

warped yoke
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I am sorry Bambu wronged you. I did not do that. So, this ire should not be directed at me.

Yes, I have a choice in what I do in response: change the settings or not.

"Just use BS or their crapy BC." Now you are the ones dictating how users have to use their printers. That is the exact same thing Bambu did.

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Bambu isn't going away. They aren't backing down. They're exploding in sales.

The protest isn't going to work. It just bashes owners of Bambu printers.

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I have tried to have polite conversations before this one. This "community" throws its ire at the victims of Bambu. The number of their victims will be growing.

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And, no, I don't feel welcome in this so-called "community". You just told me to go away.

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I could rip apart Bambu's problems myself - some likely in greater depth and detail than you.

wanton hearth
# warped yoke "Bambu is punishing its own users." Agreed. As I said, "First punished by Bambu...

Because users are hostages of BL - why do You not press the bad actor for its not fulfilled declarations? Orca is a victim as You are - but they(developer) tried already, and were treated like a shit. I will do the same - BL majority users base dont care at all - and BL know about it, because they wanted exactly that -only users which dont care about other ways because of unconvinience.

warped yoke
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And I have different viewpoints. Mine comes from over two decades of proffessional software development, including embedded software, training in secure coding...

But anything other than "Lan mode" and "developer mode" and I am shouted down and told to leave.

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"Why do You not press the bad actor for its not fulfilled declarations? "

What an assumption you make here. Very, very wrong.

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I'm facing reality.

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"I will do the same"

Please be more specific. It read like you will also treat people "like a shit" - which is how it feels like you have treated me.

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You don't have to bow to Bambu to support its users.

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Don't create a false choice that only serves your ire.

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I very well care about security. I understand the need for it. I understand how they have indescribably badly implemented it.

Your assertion of the majority of users (sterotyping) may or may not be right. I would suggest it is far more complicated than that.

wanton hearth
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Its all smoke and mirrors from BL - annoucing possibility in public and then denial in private for individuals(like orca) asking for that .

warped yoke
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Bambu is indescribably bad.

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But, its users are not Bambu.

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The world is more complex than your false choice.

wanton hearth
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You should ask Yourself - What is the goal of a company (like BL is)? then more actions will be clear for You. Orca isnt a company, but is a threat for their goals.

warped yoke
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If I went to the rules of this discord server, I'm sure it would say something about respecting other people on the server.

Maybe they need to write in, "... except for Bambu users. You can treat them poorly all day long."

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Oh, I could detail some of their goals. As I said, more complex.

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I don't glorify Bambu.

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I just ask that their users not be treated as badly by the Orca community as by Bambu.

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Don't become the enemy you stand against.

wanton hearth
warped yoke
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Given the reality of BL as it is, I make a choice not to change those settings. I don't ask you to make the same choice.

It would be nice to not have the Orca community tell me how to use my printer for the privilege of using Orca.,

But, I really muyst ask - beg even - that the Orca community treat other BL users with respect and dignity.

wanton hearth
# warped yoke I hear you. I understand. And, I am not asking you to change a single setting on...

Its not Orca community telling - its trying to help You maintain the convenience(aka experience). Its a a helping hand, a condensed form from BL explanations telling what is required to maintain previous status quo - "do downgrade, switch to lan and enable dev mode". Its their (BL) words not Orca Community. It was not ultimatum 😉 . And BS (as BC) is crapy 😄 - thats the reason Orca even exist - to give better slicer (better control of outcome and the same experience) for BL users. Unfortunately BL change the experience ...

warped yoke
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It is the community. You don't explain both options and equally support them. You refuse to support one of them. I have read threads that only give one option as though the other does not exist.

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Your ire isn't wrong. It is misplaced.

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"Just use BS or their crapy BC"

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You would be correct that statement is not an ultimatum. But, its just as bad.

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And, I only quote you in this conversation. I have read more than this from others. While I do not wish to hammer you personally, it is more fair to quote you than others.

wanton hearth
warped yoke
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You said it. You took their wrongs and made them worse.

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The blame lands squarely on you no matter how much you wish to delude yourself.

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That is your ultimatum. You said the words.

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And that's the problem with the Orca community. They want to blame BL for acting just like them.

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Your actions and words are your choice - not theirs.

wanton hearth
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I am out. I am just a user not a fighter. Especially against anyone point of view.

warped yoke
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You have been arguing against my point of view from the start. And you don't even know what it is.

You're angry with BL. Try to remember not to take it out on the other victims.

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I actually wish you the best. That's the very heart of "Don't become the enemy."

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Take care.

gentle hemlock
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Oh. Ummmmmm didn’t mean to spark an argument hehe!😅😅

warped yoke
zenith matrix
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wow my post got hijacked XD

gentle hemlock
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Yeah sorry. I had a simple question and it felt like this was the right place, rather than starting a whole new thread. Ooops!

gentle hemlock
warped yoke
# zenith matrix wow my post got hijacked XD

I apologize that it comes across that way.

I want to make sure that accurate information is out there. I understand the anger against Bambu - I have major issues with them to. I believe the anger gets in the way of accurate information.

zenith matrix
zenith matrix
warped yoke
# zenith matrix You should switch to Orca. Its pretty much Bambu, but better. There are a ton of...

And let me second that at least on my A1, I need those calibrations. I also need one that Orca can't do and Bambu won't let me have the results from: heatbed levelling data.

The A1 heatbed (post recall no less!) has massive design flaws... The tram procedure is lawsuit level (never stick your fingers or hands or tools in a moving piece of equipment - even when then rats tell you to!). The three bolt & spring + 1 hinged corner is absolute garbage, requires a locking screw ... Sorry, two locking screws due to the leverage from the front right corner.... And those locking screws can greatly throw your tram off. And, even when it is trammed, the heatbed is warped severely. Meaning, with all their advanced tech, you are stuck tramming and shimming quite manually.

So, everything I can calibrate reduces the odds of bad prints.

zenith matrix
gentle hemlock
ornate oracle
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Ive been out of the loop for a while and just getting back at the 3d printing game. Did a video about how to use Orca way back when BBL just announced the new security measures before Connect was available. Had a look on youtube just now and not finding any updated videos on this. Has anyone seen any good videos on this?

warped yoke
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I have not. I can tell you how to use Bambu Connect, if you wish.
Otherwise, I think you need to set the printer into land mode (and debug mode?) through the printer settings... Then likely restart the printer and it should work the way it worked before the update.