pretty sure the actual release for all of these new stuff will be formnext next month, i’m guessing on the 18th or 19th
2 different product lines though. The scanner is not directly competing with the printer.
Both said November. I expect formnext to not just have the H3C. I wouldnt be suprised if they dropped the X2D pro at the same time.
That’s what I meant: launching 2 new printers a few days or weeks from each other: the H3C and the (potentially) X2D Pro (or whatever they gonna call it). That would definitely impact their sales… though, price wise might not result in a very large impact.
Ok. Yeah I was only referring to the H3C and S1.
Releasing the X2D Pro at the same time was an after thought. Because in the same sense that the S1 is not competing with the H3C, I dont really think the X2D pro is competing with the H3C since the pro is being advertised to a different audience.
My guess is that R1, S1, H3C, P3C are warm-ups, part of an opening act. The real show this year will be the next X printer(s) (excluding X2D Pro).
Care to elaborate?
The ultimate (and long awaited for) X3C?! It might happen, though I think it will happen only next year, sometime in Q1 or Q2.
The reasoning/speculation:
R1, S1 are not printers. H3C is printing+ some other functions so it is a specialty printer, not a pure 3D printer.
3D printing is still the core business of BL. P3C will be a pure printing machine but it is not the same as the top tier X series.
So the next X series printer will come out with some real impressive tech/features.
Alright. I am not expecting much though.
This is not X1 kickstarter days. If we are going to see some new and impressive features, its going to be in the H series machines.
The H printers are like trucks while the X and P are like cars. Trucks don’t replace luxury tricked-out cars.
What to expect from the X2D Pro:
- an ethernet interface with switch
- included tungsten carbide nozzles
- maybe higher temperatures bed and nozzle
- better filtration
I guess not all the options the X2D has attached outside will be inside?
What I expect with the S1 is AI software is the big enhancement. But that is not really original. Even if they are better when released. I am sure it will have its problems, and will evolve over time.
The big problem with scanners is they capture too much detail. Or if the setting are right for one part to not capture the unwanted surface texture. It looses detail where you need it.
The problem with the S1 is the target market average Joe will expect too much. And will not bother dialing in the settings for its specific model. Yes there are work arounds for it all but average Joe will be mad at Bambu.
I recently watched a guy set up a turntable on his kitchen table. The turntable was black with little white dots arranged in a pattern. At the perimeter of the turntable he set a few pyramid shaped objects that were also black with white dots arranged in a pattern. He then placed a ceramic figurine in the middle of the turntable. Then he set up a fixture where he placed a Creality 3D scanner. He hooked a cable between his scanner and his computer, adjusted the lights, and then began slowly turning the turntable. In a few minutes the figurine appeared on his computer screen. He did a few commands and then exported the mesh file which he then imported into Bambu Studio, sliced it and printed it out on his printer. I expect the Bambu 3D scanner to be at least that capable.
@3dEd That does not sound like Utopia. I expect a good workflow in the software with interfaces to CAD software and simple modelling tools integrated. To have a smooth process where you know what is required to do and guidance/training is maybe more important that absolute precision. Point cloud and stl is one thing, reverse engineering and a sketch from the item another thing.