So, I have my X1C in lan only mode, it is printing, and I wonder why Bambu studio keep connecting with Cloudflare and amazon AWS (I assume that is where bambu is hosting…)
To me, Studio should check if there is an update and then get of the internet. It should not be connecting to the internet, unless I am browsing models or download updates. While just doing nothing, it has no business being on the internet… So please Bambu, give me a way to control Bambu Studio internet connections…
Have you tried Orca Slicer? I don’t know if it has the same issue but it is worth a shot.
Not yet, I like the Bambu printer/studio eco system, but if they don’t tone down their “internet connections to wherever”, I am dumping my X1C and get the new Creality…
I am working on a lot of confidential stuff and it appears as if the printer in Lan mode is reasonable secure, but now I am worried what Studio is uploading and where…
Orca Slicer is a fork of Bambu Studio, so it’s pretty seamless to switch to it. It even uses the stupid network driver that Bambu printers require. Its features typically contain all of the Bambu stuff, plus extras from Prusa Slicer.
Most of the network communications you are seeing are a result of Bambu being cloud oriented with much of their product stack. An example is that Bambu Studio has integrations with Maker World, which as you can imagine would mean it’s going out periodically to update model lists and other print information. Orca Studio doesn’t have the same level of integration, so you shouldn’t see this type of traffic. Might be worth a try for your scenario.
Thanks for the advice. I am aware of orca slicer, but to me it is the combination of the printer and slicer. If Bambu persist to have productivity software connected to the internet, I am going to drop them. Many of us are using 3D printing to make a prototype and do some functional testing, all before patents are filed. Therefore, I (not Bambu) should be in control of what software(for confidential stuff anyway) connects to the internet. There is absolutely no reason for studio to get on the Internet unless I allow it to. I tried controlling it in my router, but that is just not practical.
In the end, Bambu is not mission critical, so I will give it a few more months and will stop using their products all together…
I understand what you’re saying, but Bambu Studio is designed for your average consumer and not geared towards business users. Heck, most consumer grade software is similar and likes to be chatty with the internet with no user control over it. These people just want seamless integration with their printer, computer, phone, and model repository (Maker World). Bambu makes that possible by keeping everything communicating to their cloud servers. Your requirements and use case are not your typical consumer for the Bambu printers and software.
I do agree though, I’d love to see Bambu take steps to give us the option to remove the connection to the cloud all together. Since they introduced the X1E, I’d hope they would get their slicer more in line with business requirements or create a fork that’s not beholden to the cloud. Time will tell where that side of their business goes. I know I sound like broke record … BUT Orca Slicer includes that feature with “Stealth Mode” which disconnects you from Bambu’s cloud services. Bambu just needs to merge that with their slicer 
Having Bambu Studio running locally only will be great. The only always-on connection it needs is to the printers on the same LAN. For occasional updates, owners can connect to the internet to get them and then disconnect right after.
My opinion exactly…no need to be on the web all the time…
Not trying to be pushy but I just want to make sure you understand that Bambu Studio and Orca Slicer are EXTREMELY close to the same thing.
Orca has a few things different but I had to go looking for them. The only big change is that it is not as in-your-face integrated with Maker World which I prefer. Since the code runs through different hands and the Maker World stuff has been removed, you may not see all the network traffic you are worried about.
Your’e not pushy at all and your advice is good… I have used ORCA in the past, and like it a lot, but the Studio integration with the Bambu printers for Calibration, AMS, etc… is part of the reason why I wend with the X1C (over a printer with larger build volumes…) If I cannot use their eco system, then I’ll just get rid of my A1C and go with another brand altogether. I have a BIG issue with Bambu continuously looking of the shoulders of new technology creators (me…) and insisting on debilitating their products with this “strategy”
Can you elaborate on which integrations are missing from Orca Slicer? I’m fairly new to Orca, but I haven’t found it to be lacking in any way, as of yet.
Thanks.
The functionality for calibration and AMS integration are all there. Heck, I’d even say Orca’s calibration is better since it gives you other tests you can do to fine tune things if you wanted. The only thing you’d be missing is the integration with Makerworld, all the things you care about are there in Orca. I’d highly suggest giving a shot if you haven’t used Orca with your Bambu printer yet to see how it’s the closest solution to what you’re looking for.
I am not having issues with Bambu printer/studio integration or with missing features. To me the integration is a little too good;
For me it is mainly Bambu’s persistence to connect me to their servers and then seem to be hell bend on downloading my confidential work to their servers…even with the printer in Lan only mode, they keep studio connected/connecting to their servers… when I startup studio, it connects to 2 clouds and a large amount of data is transferred…I don’t know or control what is send, and that is a huge problem… it only needs to check if their is an update and ask me if I am ok with syncing any of my settings or anything else to their clouds. I do not trust any company or software that has full access to my designs/technology and then is uploading data (can’t see or control what data) to their clouds… keep in mind that Studio is tightly integrated to with a Model repository. So in theory (possibly likely) Bambu can collect the artistic work/inventions/technology from hundreds of thousands of users around the world.
So they need to update their printers and studio to stop uploading without my specific permissions… Lan only mode is not good enough!
I plan to contact the US government and alert them of this possible technology stealing scam!
While I completely and totally agree with you in principle, I would be willing to bet a good dinner including adult beverages that there is language in their license agreement for both Studio and the printer itself talking about data they have access to, and you agreed to it.
If you want to gripe about anything to the government, I would start with the huge license agreements that not only does no consumer actually read, the companies who pay their lawyers to write them don’t read them and they know no one but those same lawyers read them. How is it possible to hold someone to a legal document that everyone knows no one reads?
It’s not about wether I agreed to it…I bought the printer because it had a ”privacy" (Lan only mode) only to find out their slicer (vital part of why I wend with Bambu) is sending lots of data that I do not control…
…but you can control it with a properly air gapped LAN.
It’s not my LAN, it is the studio software that uses even a wired LAN on my desktop to hookup without approval to the Bambu servers…only way to stop it is to block some IP addresses at the router or at the PC firewall… which at that time destroys a big part of the Bambu ecosystem…
so that goes back to my original point… Bambu has no good reason to download from Studio or the printer any of my work… Bambu is not just selling printers, they are using their eco system for mining the ideas of 10’s of thousands creative individuals… you should be concerned…
And you agreed to the license agreement for the Studio software, no?
What does the license agreement have to do with anything? They clearly market their product as secure via the Lan only mode, Studio is a platform for mining (stealing) creative ideas from their customers… All I want is an option to stop Studio from uploading my stuff… not that difficult or too much to ask…
lol the fact you think they give a ■■■■ about what you are designing and are “hell bend? on downloading your confidential work” Is laughable. You aren’t serious are you? I’ve got a great tin foil hat that will filter it all out of your network for ya. 
