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Re: Grid: Free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer

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Post by bityard »

reactordev wrote: post #3

Now if we can only get an offline printer…

I bought a bambu p1s recently and it can be used entirely offline.

You can import models to orcaslicer (open source), do your slicing, and export the g code file to SD card.

If you want to skip the SD card, block the printer's mac/ip address at the firewall and set up WiFi. Then send the print directly from orcaslicer.

That being said, my gut says bambu is going to slowly require a persistent connection to the cloud at some point. Maybe they think they are an EV car company.

Re: Grid: Free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer

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Post by auggierose »

abdullahkhalids wrote: post #26

OT: Why is that Alphabet, Mozilla, Apple, etc can get together to create web standards that allow anyone to create software that works cross-platform - only a browser is needed, but Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Canonical, etc can't get together to create standards that allow anyone to create software that works cross-platform?

You answered the question yourself: There is already a standard that allows anyone to create software that works cross-platform: the browser.

Re: Grid: Free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer

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Post by reactordev »

observationist wrote: post #19
reactordev wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://youtu.be/kS-9ISzMhBM They’re trying to introduce legislation that would require 3D printers to be online so that if you try to print a firearm, it won’t let you… Granted, today, you can print offline. Tomorrow? A firmware update might just brick it the next time it goes online or won’t be able to read the grbl

These people are so ridiculous. It'll fail on 1A and 2A grounds, not to mention challenges implicit from 4A and 5A considerations. They can't ban arbitrary information, even dangerous information, and there's a presumption of regularity - you're presumed innocent of wrongdoing absent evidence, so they can't legislate the assumption of criminality by default. They can't ban private creation of firearms and weapons, so…

Do any A’s matter under this administration?

Re: Grid: Free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer

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Post by hahahahhaah »

abdullahkhalids wrote: post #26

OT: Why is that Alphabet, Mozilla, Apple, etc can get together to create web standards that allow anyone to create software that works cross-platform - only a browser is needed, but Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Canonical, etc can't get together to create standards that allow anyone to create software that works cross-platform?

Simple. It is not in their interest to do this. It is a lot of work, for no revenue.

Re: Grid: Free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer

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Post by bdcravens »

bsimpson wrote: post #28
s0a wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

no shared lineage. Cura and Kiri started around the same time (2011/2012), but as completely separate projects. Cura is a C++ desktop app and Kiri has always been 100% browser-based (no cloud, all computation in the browser sandbox). the licenses are different, too. Cura/Prusa/Orca are GPL based and Kiri is MIT.

I'm not talking about Kiri; I'm talking about the mainstream derivatives of Slic3r.

Yes, Slic3r -> Prusa Slicer -> Bambu Studio -> Orca Slicer.

Many "official" slicers (Elegoo, Creality, Anycubic, and I imagine others) derive from Orca.

Re: Grid: Free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer

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Post by qmr »

abdullahkhalids wrote: post #26

OT: Why is that Alphabet, Mozilla, Apple, etc can get together to create web standards that allow anyone to create software that works cross-platform - only a browser is needed, but Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Canonical, etc can't get together to create standards that allow anyone to create software that works cross-platform?

Apple ain't getting their 30% when you're running shit in your browser.

Re: Grid: Free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer

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Post by jacquesm »

pests wrote: post #24
WJW wrote: post #9

Am I weird in not being too surprised? It don't have experience with wire EDM but every toolpath generator or slicer I've ever used was just local software.

Bambu Labs ~recently had some drama around requiring an account / harvesting data for their machines. Might be what that's about.

Bambu is great hardware but the software (and the firmware) is just terrible.

Re: Grid: Free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer

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Post by greenavocado »

reactordev wrote: post #33
observationist wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These people are so ridiculous. It'll fail on 1A and 2A grounds, not to mention challenges implicit from 4A and 5A considerations. They can't ban arbitrary information, even dangerous information, and there's a presumption of regularity - you're presumed innocent of wrongdoing absent evidence, so they can't legislate the assumption of criminality by default. They can't ban private creation of firearms and weapons, so…

Do any A’s matter under this administration?

Washington state lawmakers, led by Democrats, have introduced bills like HB 2320 and HB 2321. HB 2320 is sponsored solely by Rep. Osman Salahuddin (D-48th District), focusing on prohibiting 3D printers and CNC machines for untraceable firearms. HB 2321, pushing printer DRM requirements, similarly lacks Republican co-sponsors based on available details. In Washington where this is going on in the state House Democrats hold 59 seats, Republicans hold 39 seats and in the state Senate Democrats hold 30 seats, Republicans hold 19 seats. These Democrat-sponsored bills passed initial House committees along party lines, with no Republican co-sponsors or primary support

Virginia Democrats are advancing multiple gun ban bills in the 2026 session, including assault weapon sales bans and magazine capacity limits, primarily through Democrat-controlled committees. Virginia's General Assembly has a slim Democratic majority sponsoring and pushing these measures without Republican support.

Bills like house SB 217 (assault weapon ban) and HB 271 (semi-auto ban) were approved in the Democrat-led Senate Courts of Justice Committee strictly along party lines. Sponsors such as Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim (D) lead these efforts, facing opposition from Republicans like Del. Terry Kilgore (R). They await full Assembly votes and signature from Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.

In NY State, Democrats, holding supermajorities in the Assembly (103-47) and Senate (42-20), champion Governor Hochul's 2026 State of the State proposals. These include criminalizing unlicensed possession/sale of CAD files for 3D-printed guns (via Penal Law amendments), mandating 3D printer safety standards to block firearm production, and requiring recovery reports to state police. Key bills like S.227A (Sen. Hoylman-Sigal, active in 2025 session) target 3D-printed ghost guns/silencers as felonies; related A2228 pushes printer background checks.

Republicans offer no sponsorship or support, labeling Hochul's agenda and bills like S.227A "anti-gun, anti-speech" infringements on Second Amendment rights and innovation for non-gun printing. NRA-ILA criticizes them as futile against criminals while burdening hobbyists

In my opinion the ICE unrest is a smoke screen. There is a separate fully frontal assault on personal liberties impacting normal American citizens happening right now and it is happening while all the attention is on Minneapolis!

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2320&Year=202...

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2321&Year=202...

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20260127/virginia-gun-contro...

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S227/amendme...

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2228

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