What a first world problem. I have an Apple machine and a Wintel machine. I can install Bambu studio on both. I do some work on both machines. Is there some way to share filament definitions between them. It used to be less of a problem but now being able to put the flow ratio in filaments I see it as more of a problem to have definitions that do not match on the machines.
It would be real nice if I could access the same prints on both, but I would settle for filament. I know the whole sending stuff to China thing, and I don’t care, the commies can have my filament definitions. I know with the two machine thing I WILL endup updating something on one machine and forgetting it on the other.
Wait a minute. I have a NAS. Using Google I found, I think, where Bambu stores stuff. I could not find how to tell Bambu where to look. I figure I could move stuff, presets and projects to the NAS and use them from either.
Why don’t you just run it from the Windows machine (where Studio is fully supported)? Install Chrome remote desktop on the PC and the Mac and then access the PC using remote desktop from the Mac. Running full screen, remote desktop is a pretty darn close approximation of the local desktop experience. Fast enough for video, even.
I have computers scattered all over the house. This is how I run them from the comfort of my one primary tower machine with it’s full size keyboard and large expansive display. And with a chair that reclines.
I use an old, very slow, PC in the shop, a semi-old laptop that floats around the house, and a much newer, more powerful tower in my office. The Studio (and OrcaSlicer) filament and process profiles stay in sync through the Bambu cloud. If you don’t see changes on one machine reflected on the other one, log out of Studio and log back in. You should be asked to synchronize your data.
Remote Desktop (RDP) is another good option if you don’t use the Bambu cloud. The Windows version requires Windows Pro on the serving computer, but there are third party options.
I have Studio (synchronized) on the shop PC for the rare times the office PC is not turned on, but that is about the only application installed there. Most of the time, using RDP gives me access to all the speed, graphics processing power, files, and apps of the office computer, using any of my computers. I’ve also used RDP on a Linux machine to access the Windows PC. Since there is only one installation for each application, I only need one license, and have only one installation to keep updated.
