print-buddy (catduckgnaf)MCADConfidence: Medium

A 3MF package built for a real Bambu A1 printed fine but showed no plate preview anywhere because plate thumbnails were never written; separately, the designer's support_threshold_angle of 35 came out as 30 in the sliced G-code while every other designer setting carried over.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Mechanical Designer

Team Size Impact

5x Multiplier

Prototype Delay

3 Days

Est. Annual Cost

$30,000

1 user · 1 month240 min
Rest of team960 min
Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

catduckgnaf/print-buddy Issue #275: Bambu handoff package has no plate thumbnails: no preview on the A1 screen, Bambu Handy or Bambu Studio (plus support_threshold_angle override gap)

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.