More Filament Settings Functionality (Don't Slow Down Outer Walls)

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I’ve seen this posted on here before but wanted to bring it up again so that hopefully we can get this feature added into a new update soon.

In OrcaSlicer there are a lot more options within the Filament Settings menu to change how you want your filament to behave.

One of the best features in my opinion can be found within the Filament Settings > Cooling section (as can be seen in the screenshot below).

Filament Settings Menu
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From here you are able to choose the option “Don’t slow down outer walls” (outlined in red above) which is something I use HEAVILY and I know a large amount of the community does as well.

This comes in extremely handy especially when printing with PLA Silk to avoid changes in the finish of a print.

In BambuStudio (and OrcaSlicer as well) you have the option to “Slow printing down for better layer cooling” and by turning this feature off you can achieve some similar results, but it also forces the entire model to print at a higher speed when in reality all you need is to change the speed of the outer walls.

I know the community would really love this to show up in a future update.

For myself personally the only reason I haven’t completely switched over to BambuStudio is this setting alone.

Please @BambuLab add this feature in the next update!!!

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Thank you for sharing that feature. I was not aware of it’s presence in Orca.

On the subject of feature requests though. You do realize that Bambu pays zero attention to these requests, right?

Bambu Studio enhancements follow a playbook. They are as follows:

  • Does it sell more filament?
  • Does it sell more printers?

If the answer isn’t yes to either of these, then the chances are somewhere between slim and zero that Bambu will spend the resources. Even those features that Orca has already developed only see 1 in 5 ever make it into Bambu Studio.

But the real question:

If you like Orca—and most people do—what advantage is there to using Bambu Studio at all? I’m genuinely curious. Especially now, with the recent rollout of the draconian Bambu Connect feature that nobody asked for and nobody seems to like. Despite Bambu’s gaslighting claims that it’s for our own good, it does nothing to enhance security and instead poses a significant invasion of privacy.

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Thank you for your suggestion.

We have shared this idea with the Bambu Studio team for their consideration in a future update.

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I use OrcaSlicer mainly but have to use BambuStudio for my H2D because Orca does not have a preset for that as of yet. And there are some features I prefer in BS over Orca like the new prime towers.

Overall they are extremely similar and if BS would just add that 1 feature in I would completely switch over.

It’s also nice that BS updates the filament settings when they roll out new filaments while Orca is usually several months behind, as an example Orca still doesnt have a preset for TPU for AMS.