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Add the ability to connect Bambu Lab printers in LAN Only Mode #8099

@Jwn5k

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@Jwn5k

Is there an existing issue for this feature request?

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Is your feature request related to a problem?

Bambu Lab is changing how third party apps talk to their printers over their cloud services for "security" reasons, It is a problem for every person with a Bambu Lab printer of any kind that uses their networked/cloud features as well as any third party slicer programs that talk to the printers.

Which printers will be beneficial to this feature?

Others

Describe the solution you'd like

Add the ability to bind a printer over the LAN network using the provided "LAN Only Access Code" in the format of "00000000" in any combination of letters and numbers, that the Bambu Lab printers have specifically for LAN only mode. Bambu Studio has this feature next to Bind With Pin when adding a new printer, and using a Pin needs to be connected to the internet to work, whereas the LAN only mode does not need to.

Describe alternatives you've considered

  1. Using Bambu Studio; This is the most practical solution as it has the capability built in
  2. Using an SD card; This is not the most elegant solution, but it is the simplest, but not being able to use a fantastic feature on a product (wireless printing) is quite a downgrade in convenience, ESPECIALLY if one has multiple printers, such as in a print farm.

Additional context

I am justifying this as means to keep Orca Slicer relevant to not have to go through yet ANOTHER translation layer as well as the Bambu Lab cloud service already due to the changes coming in firmware 01.08.03.00 (for X1 Carbon at least) that will outright block ANY app, including Orca Slicer, from accessing it's printers through their cloud services at all unless it uses another piece of software, Bambu Connect. This is a cludgy and non-user friendly thing Bambu Lab is doing, and I'd rather not give up Orca Slicer, as it has features that Bambu Lacks, such as great 3rd party printer support. This is a video on what Bambu Lab is changing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIyaDD8onIE as well as checking on this very GitHub repo seeing that it is a major issue for Orca Slicer! What I have done is I have blocked internet access for my X1 Carbon on my network so that it can't phone home and be prompted with said upcoming software update. I would rather lose out on cloud "features" for staying in more control for my own sake, then having Bambu Lab get what they want in this anti-consumer choice. Shame on Bambu Lab.

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