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!!!
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.
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.
Until the day I discovered this specific setting in Orca Slicer, the color banding on the outer walls of my printed models was a persistent issue for me. The day I learned about it, I immediately switched to Orca, and I was satisfied with the results. For a year, I used only Orca.
During that time, H2D was released, and Bambu Studio received numerous updates. I assumed that by now, they must have addressed many of the earlier shortcomings. Thinking that the original software is usually better maintained, I decided to update the firmware on one of my X1C printers yesterday and give Bambu Studio another try.
After all, there has been a consistent stream of user requests regarding this specific feature on the official forum. I thought, surely, they wouldn’t have ignored these requests for so long. I was wrong. It turns out Bambu still hasn’t added the necessary settings to address these concerns. I was genuinely disappointed.
Bambu Lab, once a disruptive force that brought new energy to the 3D printing world and shook up the industry, now seems to have lost that momentum. They’ve begun ignoring what may appear to be minor feature requests, despite the serious issues these omissions cause for many users.
The 3D printing industry has gone through many ups and downs. Over time, most players have found their place. But it seems likely that Bambu Lab will soon face the same disruptive force it once embodied. These small, seemingly harmless requests—currently dismissed or overlooked—will eventually erode user trust.
Sooner or later, someone else will come along and do things the way they should be done. When that happens, Bambu Lab will look back and realize that these little ignored requests piled up into a mountain of friction—one that will cost them years and millions to undo.
