I’m getting nagged to upgrade every time I turn the printer on.
Note: I have not used the X1C/AMS for well over a year due to personal issues (a serious road accident) But now feel well enough to start doing fun things again.
The system is setup to use. Fusion 360 → Bambu Studio → X1C. I remember that I was using Orca but for some reason (which I cannot remember) I had to start using Bambu Studio.
So the question, I remember that there was a big discussion about Bambu locking out 3rd parties, like Orca. I also remember that it was impossible to downgrade to a previous version. Though today in Bambu Handy it appears that downgrading firmware IS possible.
The combination 01.08.02.00 + 00.00.06.44 works fine. So the question. If I allow a full system upgrade is this a good idea, or is there some potential downside?
My X1C isn’t prompting me to upgrade firmware so I assume I’m at the most recent version for printer and AMS units. I haven’t installed the very latest Studio, though. I’m on the last version before this latest version just because I was in a project and didn’t want any gotchas derailing things.
I don’t think that matters for printer firmware version but mention it in case it does.
Anyway, my X1C prints fine on (presumably) the latest firmware versions. No problems at least that I’ve noticed.
My stuff is all powered down and unplugged for some storms or I could give the actual versioning. Sorry about that. Maybe someone with actual numbers will reply.
On the downside part, always a downside with firmware updates. Just don’t do it with storms in the area or during the heat of the day where there’s potential for outages. Most firmware updating now can be recovered if there is a power glitch but I don’t know that’s true with Bambu printers. Might check the Wiki and see if they say. But even if you can recover, it’s always better to not have to.
And this was a while back but there was a firmware update that caught a bunch of folks out because it discovered hardware issues in the printer main board and Bambu had to send out a few replacement boards to get people working again.
It was “kind of” a good thing because it clearly showed a hardware issue.
I’m on your same hardware configuration plus an AMS HT. I use to install the latest firmware’s and Bambu studio version and I never experienced issues. I also use Fusion 360 as a modeling tool.
Thank you for the information. Both, replies I feel are positive. A year ago the upgrade was a one way street with no chance of downgrading. But now it does seem possible using Bambu Handy. Though I do not see the same downgrade option available in BambuStudio-Device-Upgrade.
I have read somewhere that Custom filaments are something of a problem when trying to select them in the AMS?
I am just a hobbyist and though I am sad about loosing the Orcad slicer along with my filament calibrations. I’m sure by now that the slicer in BambuStudio is sufficient for my occasional printing needs.
My X1C and AMS are still on the same firmware versions as yours. I blocked the printer’s IP in my router and went LAN only quite a while back. Because the printer can’t check in with the servers, it doesn’t nag me about updates. Since I don’t depend on Bambu Handy, I don’t miss it but do every now and then use Bambu Companion for IOS which only works when my phone is on my network. I also use Orca Slicer rather than Bambu Slicer, I’ve had no issues doing so and the printer works just fine.
The AMS uses RFID tags to identify filament spools and 3rd party filaments aren’t recognized. There is some provision in Studio to set 3rd party filaments but I haven’t used it to know but it seems possibly problematic?
Anyway, for filaments that print well using the Bambu settings, I just tape old Bambu RFID tags to 3rd party spools. Whenever I finish a spool I harvest the tags and write on them what kind/color filament they are.
Made the mistake when I didn’t have a tag of the proper color to use white PLA on a cyan PLA spool. I was printing with white PLA and it ran out and thinking it had another spool of the same color, it happily swapped over to the cyan which ruined the print. Just a heads up - there can be issues.
Yes, I have been considering to sell the X1C and go for another printer. It seems that after selling the X1C I wouldn’t need to invest much more to go for (say) X2D. But I am just a home hobbiest I dont use the printer that often, its got 430 hrs of use on it.
If I keep the X1C I guess that I would need to look to buy some insurance in the form of essential spare parts which might become unavailable, but which parts and at what cost I have no idea.
The X1C has performed admirably with no real issues. But I have toyed with the idea of a multi colour printer would be nice. So there I am in no mans land.