Bambu Lab (often just "Bambu") is a company that produces 3D printers and associated software. They're responsible for [several lines of printers](https://bambulab.com/en-us), [Bambu Studio](https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio) (of which Orca is a fork of), and [MakerWorld](https://makerworld.com/en), a site that hosts ready-to-go project files native to Bambu Studio.

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# Privacy Concerns

## Closed-Source Software

Several components of the Bambu ecosystem are closed-source, such as:

* The printer firmware;
* Whatever middleware they put in to send shit to the printer; and
* The Bambu Studio network plugin

## Connectivity in LAN Mode

As of Dec 2023, Wireshark analysis was performed on an X1C with an at-the-time up-to-date firmware. No data left the device except to reach out to a timesync server:

https://nikolak.com/bambulab-x1c-network/

I personally have yet to see the slicer's closed-source networking plugin analyzed in the same way.

Firmware revisions released after this time may not behave the same way.