Cloud Slicer - Known feature limitations
Cloud Slicer - Known feature limitations
The SimplyPrint Cloud Slicer uses real slicer engines, but it does not expose every desktop slicer workflow yet. Some limitations apply to every engine, while others depend on which engine you choose.
General Cloud Slicer limitations
These limitations apply regardless of the selected slicer engine.
Calibration wizards
Desktop slicers often include guided calibration workflows that generate calibration prints and help you interpret results.
The Cloud Slicer can slice calibration models, and you can add a calibration cube from Add common model in the right-click menu on the build plate. It does not currently include built-in calibration wizards or guided calibration print generation.
Manual color change
Some desktop slicers let you insert a manual color change at a specific layer so the printer pauses for a filament swap before resuming.
This is not currently supported in the Cloud Slicer. You can insert a simple pause at a layer, for example to place a magnet or part into a print, but Cloud Slicer does not currently provide a slicer-managed manual filament change workflow.
Slicing several plates at once
The Cloud Slicer supports multiple plates. In a normal slicer session, plates are sliced one at a time.
Inside a Project (Print Farm and Enterprise plans), the slice button slices every plate that has something on it in one go (it reads, for example, Slice 3 plates). Slice only this plate (or Slice only followed by the plate's name) in the arrow menu next to it slices just the plate in front of you.
PrusaSlicer engine limitations
The features below are available in the Cloud Slicer with compatible engines such as Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, Creality Print and Elegoo Slicer, but are not available when using the PrusaSlicer engine. The Cura and Kiri:Moto engines don't have them either.
Feature | Compatible engines | PrusaSlicer engine |
|---|---|---|
Variable layer height | Available | Not available |
Height range modifiers | Available | Not available |
Per-object settings | Available | Not available |
Parameter modifier volumes with setting overrides | Available | Not available |
Purge to object | Available | Not available |
Paint-on tools | Available | Not available |
Flush or purge volume matrix | Available | Not available |
If one of these workflows is required for a print, choose a compatible engine when possible, or use a desktop slicer for that specific job.
Related articles
- Variable layer height in the Cloud Slicer
- The Cloud Slicer feature: slice prints directly in SimplyPrint
- Supported Cloud Slicer file types
- Multi-color and multi-material printing in the Cloud Slicer
- Cloud Slicer troubleshooting overview
Updated on: 27/10/2026
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