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.
Interactive adaptive layer height editor
The Cloud Slicer supports adaptive layer height as a setting, but it does not currently include the interactive desktop-style graph editor for painting or editing the layer height curve along the Z-axis.
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, but 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.
Simultaneous multi-plate slicing
The Cloud Slicer supports multiple plates, but plates are sliced one at a time.
Slicing all plates at once is not currently available.
PrusaSlicer engine limitations
The features below are available in the Cloud Slicer with compatible engines such as BambuStudio-style engines, but are not available when using the PrusaSlicer engine.
Feature | Compatible engines | PrusaSlicer engine |
|---|---|---|
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
- 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: 26/05/2026
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