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# The SimplyPrint integrations: connect your CAD, slicer and automation tools

# The SimplyPrint integrations: connect your CAD, slicer and automation tools

SimplyPrint plugs into the tools you already use - your CAD program, your slicer, your filament label printer, and the way you connect your printers. This guide is the full catalog: what each integration does, who builds it, and where to set it up. Most of them are one-click "send to SimplyPrint" buttons that drop a model or sliced file straight into your account, ready to slice, queue, or print.

You can browse the live, filterable catalog any time at [simplyprint.io/integrations](https://simplyprint.io/integrations).

| Most integrations here are free and work on every plan - the send-to plugins, browser extensions, connection gateways, cloud storage and sign-in. A few depend on a paid feature: AutoPrint and the automation integrations (Zapier, n8n, Activepieces) are part of the Pro plan, and direct printing to a label printer is part of the filament manager. Each is called out in its own section.

## What's in this guide
* [CAD and 3D modeling - send straight from your design tool](#2-cad-and-3d-modeling)
* [Slicer integrations - print from your desktop slicer](#2-slicer-integrations)
* [Browser extensions - send from Thingiverse and Printables](#2-browser-extensions)
* [Label printers - print filament labels over USB](#2-label-printers)
* [Connection gateways - OctoPrint, Klipper and more](#2-connection-gateways)
* [Cloud storage and calendar](#2-cloud-storage-and-calendar)
* [Sign-in providers](#2-sign-in-providers)
* [AutoPrint hardware - keep printing unattended](#2-autoprint-hardware)
* [Automation tools - Zapier, n8n, Activepieces and the API](#2-automation-tools)
* [How integrations connect to SimplyPrint](#2-how-integrations-connect-to-simplyprint)

## CAD and 3D modeling
These add a SimplyPrint button to your modeling app. Design your part, click send, and SimplyPrint opens in your browser with the model loaded - no manual STL export, no SD cards, no juggling files between programs. You sign in to SimplyPrint once per plugin, then sending is a single click.

| Tool | What it does | Guide |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
| **Fusion 360** | Adds a SimplyPrint button to Fusion's UTILITIES and MAKE panels. Export STL or 3MF - the whole design, selected bodies, or specific components - with Low / Medium / High mesh presets or custom tuning. | [Fusion 360 integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-fusion-360-integration-send-designs-straight-to-simplyprint-bq1h60/) |
| **SketchUp** | Adds a SimplyPrint toolbar plus File and right-click menu entries. Sends the whole model or just your selection, auto-converts inches/feet to millimeters, and warns about non-manifold geometry. | [SketchUp integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-sketchup-integration-send-models-straight-to-simplyprint-1j44999/) |
| **Tinkercad** | Built straight into Tinkercad - no install needed. Send your design to your printer in a few clicks. | [Tinkercad integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/3d-print-directly-from-tinkercad-wirelessly-re6nnp/) |
| **Blender** | Adds a SimplyPrint panel to Blender's sidebar. Pick a printer, choose STL, OBJ or 3MF, and send straight to slicing or your queue. | [Blender integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-blender-simplyprint-integration-how-to-set-up-and-use-k9knfg/) |
| **LutraCAD** | Insole and orthotic design software. Send your sliced insole designs from LutraCAD directly to SimplyPrint. | [LutraCAD integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/lutracad-simplyprint-integration-what-is-it-and-how-to-set-it-up-and-use-qe6a9m/) |
| **FreeCAD** | Tessellate parametric solids on the fly and send STL, 3MF or OBJ to SimplyPrint. Adapts to the active workbench (Part, Mesh, Assembly). | FreeCAD integration |

## Slicer integrations
If you prefer to slice on your desktop, these plugins push the finished file straight from your slicer into SimplyPrint - no SD card, no USB stick. Queue it, save it for later, or print it right away.

| Slicer | What it does | Guide |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
| **OrcaSlicer** | Send sliced files directly from OrcaSlicer to your SimplyPrint account. Built with the OrcaSlicer maintainers. | [OrcaSlicer integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-orcaslicer-simplyprint-integration-how-to-set-up-and-use-1miu532/) |
| **Cura** | The SimplyPrint plugin for Cura, installable from the Cura marketplace. Send sliced files straight to SimplyPrint. | [Cura integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-cura-plugin-for-simplyprint-how-to-install-and-use-hebhsx/) |
| **ElegooSlicer** | Send sliced files directly from ElegooSlicer to SimplyPrint. | [ElegooSlicer integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-elegooslicer-simplyprint-integration-how-to-set-up-and-use-100a9k9/) |

| Prefer to slice in the cloud? You don't need any of these - SimplyPrint has a built-in browser slicer. See [the Cloud Slicer feature](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-cloud-slicer-feature-slice-prints-directly-in-simplyprint-80qgxg/).

## Browser extensions
Our browser extension adds a one-click **Send to SimplyPrint** button to Thingiverse and Printables, so you can import a model straight into your files, queue, or slicer without downloading it first. It also drops a SimplyPrint button on your browser toolbar for quick access to the panel.

There's a version for **Chrome**, **Firefox** and **Edge** - and the Chrome one works in any Chromium browser (Opera, Brave, Vivaldi and others). One guide covers all three:

* [Browser extensions: send Thingiverse and Printables files to SimplyPrint](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/browser-extensions-send-thingiverse-printables-files-directly-to-simplyprint-102vk7j/)

## Label printers
Generate a QR-code or barcode label for any spool in your filament inventory and send it straight to a thermal label printer over USB - no PDF and no import step. A small free desktop client bridges the browser and your printer, and a built-in template editor with live preview lets you lay the label out exactly how you want.

|| Direct printing to a Zebra or DYMO is part of the filament manager, which is included on the Pro plan and up (and available as a paid add-on on lower plans). Generating label PDFs and QR codes is available more widely - see the filament manager guide below for the details.

| Printer | What it does | Guide |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
| **Zebra** | Print labels to a Zebra thermal printer via the free Zebra Browser Print client. Built-in ZPL template editor with live preview - the high-volume choice for labeling a whole farm's spools. | [See how it works](https://simplyprint.io/features/filament-management/labels-scanning/zebra) |
| **DYMO** | Print labels to a DYMO LabelWriter via the free DYMO Connect client. Built-in DYMO template editor with live preview. Pick a spool, click print, peel and stick. | [See how it works](https://simplyprint.io/features/filament-management/labels-scanning/dymo) |

For everything about filament labels and scanning, see [the filament manager](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-filament-manager-feature-track-organize-and-manage-your-filament-inventory-bpy529/).

## Connection gateways
These are the ways your printers actually talk to SimplyPrint. Most users connect with the SimplyPrint Client, but if your printer already runs OctoPrint or Klipper, you can use that instead.

| Gateway | What it does | Guide |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
| **OctoPrint** | Connect any OctoPrint-enabled printer by installing our plugin from the OctoPrint plugin repository. | [OctoPrint setup](https://simplyprint.io/integrations/octoprint) |
| **Moonraker (Klipper)** | Built into Moonraker - add `[simplyprint]` to your Moonraker config to connect a Klipper printer, no extra install needed. | [Moonraker setup](https://simplyprint.io/integrations/moonraker) |
| **Mainsail / Fluidd** | Klipper web interfaces that run on top of Moonraker - connect them the same way. | [simplyprint.io/integrations](https://simplyprint.io/integrations) |

| New to connecting printers? Start with [connecting a printer with the SimplyPrint Client](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/connect-your-printers-with-the-simplyprint-client-nxcgz1/) - it covers the most common path for most printers.

## Cloud storage and calendar
Connect these from your account settings to pull files in or sync your schedule out. Both are connected per user.

* **Google Drive** - store and access your 3D files from Google Drive.
* **Google Calendar** - sync your print schedules to Google Calendar.

## Sign-in providers
You can sign in to SimplyPrint with **Google**, **Microsoft** or **Discord** instead of a password. These are the same accounts schools and businesses use for single sign-on. For organization-wide SSO with auto-provisioning, see [setting up single sign-on with OpenID Connect](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/set-up-openid-connect-oidc-single-sign-on-with-any-identity-provider-yg318w/).

## AutoPrint hardware
AutoPrint lets a printer clear its own bed and start the next job, so it keeps printing unattended. SimplyPrint ships ready-made profiles for a range of bed-clearing mods and ejection systems - from printable STL kits to belt printers and commercial cells.

|| AutoPrint is part of the Pro plan. The Pro plan includes one AutoPrint license, the Print Farm plan includes unlimited licenses, and School and Enterprise plans include it too. The hardware mods themselves are sold by their makers.

The full list of supported methods and how to set each one up lives in its own cluster:

* [The AutoPrint feature: keep your printers running unattended](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/autoprint-put-your-printers-on-autopilot-1hssb9u/)
* [AutoPrint bed-clearing methods compared](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/autoprint-clearing-methods-every-way-to-clear-the-bed-607clg/)

Supported mods include FarmLoop, swapmod, the InnoCube SwapMod for the A1, the 3DQue ejection kit, Printflow3D, Loop, JobOx, the 3DPrintomat, belt printers, Chitu PlateCycler, and the built-in AutoClear and AutoSwap profiles.

## Automation tools
SimplyPrint has native integrations for the big workflow automation platforms - react to print, queue and filament events, and control your printers from the same flows that run the rest of your stack. Each one has its own step-by-step guide:

|| The automation integrations are included from the Pro plan and up.

* [The Zapier integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-zapier-integration-automate-simplyprint-with-7000-apps-hadgdq/) - fully hosted, with the biggest app catalog. Connect SimplyPrint to 7,000+ apps.
* [The n8n integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-n8n-integration-automate-simplyprint-with-self-hosted-workflows-6j8b0h/) - self-hosted workflow automation via the SimplyPrint community node.
* [The Activepieces integration](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-activepieces-integration-automate-simplyprint-with-open-source-workflows-ujr3py/) - open-source automation, on the Activepieces cloud or your own server.
* **Make** support is coming soon - the SimplyPrint app is under review on Make's side.
* For developers, the [SimplyPrint API](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-simplyprint-api-a-quick-intro-for-developers-17fpo7l/) is the foundation everything else builds on.

## How integrations connect to SimplyPrint
Integrations connect in one of a few ways, and knowing which is which helps you set them up:

* **Send-to plugins (CAD and slicers)** - you install a plugin in the other app and sign in to SimplyPrint once. The plugin uploads files to your account. Nothing to configure inside SimplyPrint.
* **Browser-bridge clients (label printers)** - a small free desktop app (Zebra Browser Print or DYMO Connect) lets your browser talk to a USB printer. You install it once on the computer with the printer attached.
* **Account connections (Google Drive, Google Calendar)** - you authorize SimplyPrint to access the service from your account settings, and you can revoke it there too.
* **Gateways (OctoPrint, Moonraker)** - these run on or alongside your printer and report in to SimplyPrint. This is how the printer itself connects.
* **API and automation** - external tools authenticate with an API key or OAuth and call SimplyPrint's API.

| The send-to plugins and label clients don't need any setup inside SimplyPrint - just install, sign in, and go. Account connections and API access are managed from your account settings.

## Related articles
* [The SimplyPrint panel: your 3D printing dashboard](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-simplyprint-panel-a-tour-of-every-area-17vdw7s/) - the home base everything connects to
* [Connecting a printer with the SimplyPrint Client](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/connect-your-printers-with-the-simplyprint-client-nxcgz1/)
* [The Cloud Slicer feature](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-cloud-slicer-feature-slice-prints-directly-in-simplyprint-80qgxg/)
* [The filament manager](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-filament-manager-feature-track-organize-and-manage-your-filament-inventory-bpy529/)
* [The AutoPrint feature: keep your printers running unattended](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/autoprint-put-your-printers-on-autopilot-1hssb9u/)
* [The Zapier integration: automate SimplyPrint with 7,000+ apps](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-zapier-integration-automate-simplyprint-with-7000-apps-hadgdq/)
* [The n8n integration: automate SimplyPrint with self-hosted workflows](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-n8n-integration-automate-simplyprint-with-self-hosted-workflows-6j8b0h/)
* [The Activepieces integration: automate SimplyPrint with open-source workflows](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-activepieces-integration-automate-simplyprint-with-open-source-workflows-ujr3py/)
* [The SimplyPrint API: a quick intro for developers](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-simplyprint-api-a-quick-intro-for-developers-17fpo7l/)