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The Blender SimplyPrint integration - how to set up and use

What is the Blender SimplyPrint integration?

The Blender SimplyPrint integration allows you to export 3D models directly from Blender to SimplyPrint, making it easy to go from modeling to printing in just a few clicks.


Features

  • Export .STL, .OBJ, or .3MF files directly to SimplyPrint
  • Choose whether to **start a print **on one or multiple 3D printers-
  • Or queue the print-
  • Or save the file to your SimplyPrint cloud storage.

How to set up SimplyPrint support in Blender


Step 1 - Download the addon

Download the addon from here or go to https://simplyprint.io/integrations/blender and click the Download button


Step 2 - Install the addon inside Blender

  1. Open Blender
  2. Go to Edit → Preferences → Add-ons
  3. Select Install from Disk... in the top-right dropdown
  4. Find and select your downloaded file
  5. Enable it in the list of addons if it's not automatically enabled


Step 3 - Log into SimplyPrint


  1. Open the SimplyPrint panel (right sidebar, N key)
  2. Click Log In
  3. A browser window will open
  4. Authorize the addon by clicking Allow in the bottom-right
  5. Close the tab and return to Blender, you should now be connected


Using SimplyPrint in Blender

SimplyPrint currently has two main ways to interact with it from Blender.


Exporting from the SimplyPrint side panel

Blender's side panel you can find the SimplyPrint tab where you can:

  1. See your login status
  2. Configure your export format and whether you want to apply model modifiers before export
  3. Filter which objects to export
  4. And send to SimplyPrint!


Sending to SimplyPrint from the export menu

the top left of Blender under File→Export→SimplyPrint you can find a modal which allows you to export directly to SimplyPrint inside of there you can:

  1. See your login status
  2. Configure your export format and whether you want to apply model modifiers before export
  3. Filter which objects to export
  4. And send to SimplyPrint!


After sending to SimplyPrint

After exporting to SimplyPrint a browser window will open which will allow you to save your model, slice it, or add it to a queue.


Removing the SimplyPrint addon from Blender

To remove the SimplyPrint addon from Blender you need to do 2 things:


Step 1 - Clear your local SimplyPrint data.

  1. Go to Edit → Preferences → Add-ons
  2. Find and collapse SimplyPrint in the list by clicking on the arrow to the left
  3. Scroll to the bottom
  4. Click the Clear Local SimplyPrint Data button


Step 2 - Uninstall the SimplyPrint Add-on

  1. Go to the Get Extensions tab
  2. Click the dropdown on the right
  3. Click the Uninstall button




Updated on: 16/04/2026

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