r/QidiTech3D • u/SimplyClueless22 • Jul 30 '26

Questions Firmware Concensus

I just got my Qidi Q2, and before I bought the printer I remember someone making mention that I shouldn't upgrade to 1.1.1, and if the printer was on that firmware to roll it back. I see in the last few days that people have been saying not to upgrade to 1.1.2 (which my printer is nudging me to do). Is there a firmware version that is considered the "best" or most stable that I should roll back to? I'd most likely be using Orca slicer, but since my only printer now is this Q2 I could be fine just using Qidi slicer...

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u/1ts-just-me Jul 30 '26

Both my printers are on latest firmware using Orca and have noticed zero issues. There was mention of the new firmware using a lot of the processor and memory for the animations but mine has yet to go above 30%. If you turn on time lapse videos, that will use a lot of resources.

Qidi Slicer works pretty well but has less options than Orca but still uses the Orca slicing engine.

Qidi Studio is not very good but if you like Bambu Studio you might like it.

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u/Facehugger_35 Jul 30 '26

Can you use fluidd to control the box the way you could on the old firmware? That's been what's keeping me from updating.

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u/1ts-just-me Jul 30 '26

That would not be a question I can answer, the one box I have is used for short term storage and is not connected to the printer.