Bambu Lab Blog

Boost: Major Update on MakerWorld Incentive System

How to measure the contribution of a model to a model sharing platform? How to distribute limited incentive to boost the growth of the community? These have been the most important questions since day one. In the very first version of the MakerWorld incentive system, we measured contributions simply based

Custom Firmware Plan and Our Principles on Ecosystem

We're honored by the increasing number of projects launched to improve the performance of Bambu Lab printers. Everyone appreciates a thriving ecosystem where diverse individuals and companies collaborate to enhance a product. As a young company that has just completed the first round of our product launches, with

New Launch of MakerLab Experiments

Since we launched MakerWorld last year, we have received a wealth of high-quality, diverse models. We also felt the strong desire, especially from users who are not proficient in CAD, to create their own models. Thus, we introduced MakerLab to empower every user to craft their own unique models. MakerLab

Customer Support Update

Considering the recent circumstances, we believe it is important to share with our users the current status of our customer support. It is our responsibility to inform our valued users of the challenges we are facing. More importantly, we are committed to being as transparent as possible, which is why

A1 Recall Update

This is an update to the recall announced in A1 Heatbed Cable Callback. I would like to start by thanking everyone for their patience in this matter. We apologize for not updating this situation quickly, but we are still working around the clock to learn more about this problem and

A1 Heatbed Cable Callback

We have an update on this issue: A1 Recall Update Below is the previous information: We’ve recently received a few feedback concerning unstable temperature readings and heating issues of our A1 printers. We’ve conducted a comprehensive investigation and believe that we need to take action to ensure the

Introducing Our CPO: Spaghetti, the Cat!

We at Bambu Lab are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our team – a charming, two-month-old tabby cat named Spaghetti. Today marks not just the beginning of her journey with us, but also the inauguration of a unique position: Chief Patrol Officer (CPO). Spaghetti's journey to Bambu

Rooted: The Good the Bad and Freedom of Choice

As many of our customers may have already noticed, there is a third-party firmware being developed by the X1 Plus team, which has become a hot topic in the community. Our first awareness of this firmware was through some Youtube videos, which led to my last blog post. Initially, we

Setting the Record Straight

This is the third iteration of my article. Reflecting on my first two attempts last night, I admit my mindset wasn't ideal. While I strive to stay calm, professional, and diplomatic as a representative of Bambu Lab, at times, my emotions have prevailed, particularly when agitated. Recently, a

Bambu Lab x E3D: Our First Step to Embrace the Aftermarket

We are excited to announce our very first ecosystem collaboration project, a state-of-the-art high-flow hotend by E3D—the legendary hot end supplier who nourished a whole generation of desktop FDM printers. Bambu Lab and E3D share the vision of future manufacturing. Today, we condense this vision into a jointly developed

MakerWorld Progress and Upcoming Adjustments

MakerWorld's open beta has been live for 20 days now. In these 20 days, we've garnered tremendous support from creators and users, acquired a multitude of models, and of course, encountered various bugs, received feedback, and addressed complaints. Nothing paints a clearer picture of a new

MakerWorld Drama - The Things We Did and Didn’t Do

Kickoff We kicked off the MakerWorld Open Beta on the 21st of September and we believe it was warmly received by many creators who began importing their models to their MakerWorld accounts from other online sources like Thingiverse and Printables. New innovative features, such as One-Click Printing, allow newcomers to

MakerWorld: A Guide to One-Step Printing

MakerWorld sets itself apart with its one-step printing functionality integrated seamlessly into the Bambu Handy APP. Our team dedicated significant time and effort to refine every aspect of this feature. The primary goal was to eliminate technical hurdles, ensuring that 3D printing becomes easily accessible for a wider audience. In

MakerWorld: A Community-Driven Gateway to the 3D Model Universe

At Bambu Lab, we are on a mission to make 3D printing accessible to everyone. Our journey began with a desire to simplify 3D printing for makers like you. However, we soon discovered that an easy-to-use printer was only part of the solution. Many beginners wrestle with challenges such as

Update for Cloud Downtime

What happened? After further investigation, we are able to provide more information about the Cloud Outage we suffered on August 15, 2023. The root cause of the issue was related to the MQTT SDK used in the cloud connection. One of the two MQTT SDK clients was disconnected due to

Initial Investigation in the Bambu Cloud Temporary Outage

Latest Updates (2023/08/18): Update for Cloud Downtime On August 15, 2023, between 10:03 and 11:10, and again from 12:11 to 12:23 UTC, we experienced an unexpected cloud outage. This interruption caused some disconcerting issues that we are keenly aware of and deeply concerned about.

Bambu Lab Anniversary: year in review

The last 12 months have been quite a journey In the end of June 2022, almost exactly 365 days ago, as of writing this blog post, the first X1C was shipped to our very first customer. At that time, we were filled with a mixture of excitement and nervousness, wondering

Bambu Carbon Fiber Filaments

We hope to lower the bar to allow more people to experience 3D printing with carbon fiber and we hope Bambu filaments will be your first choice.

Company News

Let the arms race begin

The Beginning of a New Era First of all, I want to congratulate Prusa wholeheartedly for beginning to ship the long-awaited XL and for the MK3's successor, the MK4. No one understands better than us the difficulty of taking a brand-new design from concept to mass production, especially

Introducing Bambu Lab P1P Design Contest

We are very happy to announce that we have partnered up with Thangs 3D to host a design contest which could win you a brand new Bambu Lab P1P 3D printer! All you have to do? Design or remix a BambuLab P1P Enclosure or accessory! Remix existing modplates, create new

Quality Assurance and Operations Update

We apologize for the lack of updates, and we fully understand that one is overdue. In the background, a lot has been going on to step up our customer support workforce, but we still kept our ears to the ground and took note of all your feedback shared on social

P1P Firmware And Customer Support Update

New P1P Firmware hotfix and BambuStudio release A hotfix for the P1P firmware along with BambuStudio v1.4.2 has been released. We’d like to thank everyone for their valued feedback in helping us improve the firmware. Some of the features you can expect with this firmware release include

Thermal Runaway?

There has been discussion online after Nero3D performed some tests in his recent livestream about the way Thermal Protection works on our printers. We thank him for the detailed testing, but we believe that there has been some misunderstanding on this matter. 1. There is thermal runaway protection in the

Christmas Gifts from Bambu Lab

The season of giving is upon us, so we felt it would be appropriate for us to partake in this tradition, and give our customers something to look forward to this season in the form of two gifts. We will be releasing a major software update that will contain a

AGPL compliance of Bambu Studio

We'd like to address Roy Sigurd's claim, recently posted on his blog, which alleges that Bambu Lab, through its slicer Bambu Studio, failed to release the source code belonging to a plugin used in Bambu Studio which communicates with Bambu Cloud Service, and therefore not abiding