Files & models

• 3MF splitting feature (Bambu Lab)

  In this article, we'll go over the SimplyPrint 3MF plate splitting feature in SimplyPrint. What is "3MF plate splitting"? Some printers - notable Bambu Lab printers - store their print-files ("Gcode files") in a .3mf file. A 3MF file works the same way as a ZIP file; it's a file, with multiple files and potentially folders inside! Now, when a 3MF file is imported into SimplyPrint, we scan it to determine which kind of file it is; Is it a 3D model? _(3MF files is originally a 3D mPopular

• All about the Gcode Analysis feature

  In this article, we'll cover the mysterious "Gcode Analysis" that SimplyPrint performs on any printable file you upload through our platform. What is the Gcode Analysis? When you upload a file to SimplyPrint that can be printed - often times a .gcode file, we read through the entirety of the file's content, to gather information about the file, that is used in many aspects of your SimplyPrint usage. Once a file is uploaded, the Gcode Analysis kicks in, reading through the entire file,Popular

• All about the "Custom Fields" feature

  All about the "Custom Fields" feature The Custom Fields feature lets you add your own data fields inside SimplyPrint - for print jobs, files, users, printers, and filament spools. This guide covers what you can do with custom fields and how to set them up. The Custom Fields feature is part of the Print Farm plan. Custom fields are not available in the SimplyPrint mobile app yet. You can manage and view them on the web. What is it? Custom fields let you track information that isn'tSome readers

• Browser extensions; send Thingiverse & Printables files directly to SimplyPrint

  In this article, we'll talk about the browser extensions for SimplyPrint, what they do, how they work, and how to install them! What are browser extensions? Browser extensions (also sometimes called "plugins"), can extend the capabilities of your browser, and this is just what the SimplyPrint browser extensions does as well! Extensions can be installed via the official extension "store" / "marketplace" of your browser. What is the SimplyPrint browser extension? The SimplyPrint browser exSome readers

• Uploading files and splitting multi-plate 3MF files

  Upload by drag and drop or the upload button on the Files page. A sliced 3MF (.gcode.3mf) prints as-is on Bambu Lab, the QIDI Q2, and Creality, Anycubic and Flashforge printers on the SimplyPrint Client - but not on the Anycubic Kobra X, Kobra S1 or Creality K2 Plus, which need plain .gcode (take plate_1.gcode from the 3MF's Metadata folder, or turn off Use 3MF instead of G-code in OrcaSlicer). A sliced multi-plate 3MF opens the plate splitter to save each plate as its own file. On Print Farm and Enterprise, a slicer project 3MF is imported as a Project, and the splitter offers Create project. A sliced 3MF that only holds gcode (Bambu's Export plate or Export all sliced file) stays a file, even renamed to .3mf. Projects can't be turned off.Few readers

• The file manager: your 3D printing file library in the cloud

  The file manager: your 3D printing file library in the cloud The file manager is where every model and sliced file you use in SimplyPrint lives. Think of it as a Dropbox or Google Drive built specifically for 3D printing - it stores your files, shows a 3D preview and print details for each one, and lets you start a print on any of your printers in a couple of clicks, from anywhere. This guide is the overview of how the file manager works. It links out to deeper guides on folders, uploading,Few readers

• The file detail panel: previews, print details and actions

  The file detail panel: previews, print details and actions Click any file in the file manager and a detail panel opens on the right. It is the single place to see everything SimplyPrint knows about a file - a 3D preview, the parsed slicer settings, print time and cost, which printers can run it - and to act on it: print, queue, slice, download, move, rename or delete. This is part of the [file manager](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-file-manager-your-3d-printing-file-library-in-tFew readers

• Folders and shared folders: organize your file library

  Folders and shared folders: organize your file library Folders keep your file library tidy, and shared folders let a whole team work from the same set of files. This guide covers creating, renaming, moving and deleting folders, plus how shared (organization) folders work and who can see, upload to, or change them. This is part of the file manager documentation. In this guide [PFew readers

• Print thumbnails: where they come from and why one is missing

  SimplyPrint makes the thumbnail shown in Files, the print queue and on printer cards in your browser when you upload a file; add a missing one with right-click > Generate thumbnail in Files (needs WebGL), while the picture on the printer's own screen comes from your slicer's G-code thumbnails setting.Few readers

Projects

• Pre-sliced files in a project: sliced 3MF (.gcode.3mf) and G-code

  Projects in SimplyPrint lets you keep files you sliced yourself, in Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer, and print them exactly as they are. This guide covers what happens to a sliced 3MF (.gcode.3mf) or G-code file in a project. Projects is included in the Print Farm and Enterprise plans. Many farms already slice in their own slicer and don't want that work redone. This guide is part of the [Projects documentation](/en/article/projects-everything-for-one-thing-you-make-from-partFew readers

• Creating a project in SimplyPrint and importing STL, 3MF and sliced files

  Projects in SimplyPrint lets you start from the files you already have, whether that is an STL, a slicer's 3MF or a file you sliced yourself. This guide covers the three ways to start a project, the New project dialog, how each kind of file comes in, and adding parts later. Projects is included in the Print Farm and Enterprise plans. This guide is part of the Projects documentation. TableFew readers

• Plates, printer setups and slicing in a project

  Projects in SimplyPrint lets you print the same parts on every kind of printer you use: each kind is a setup, and every plate gets a print file for each setup. This guide covers adding setups, arranging plates, the plate editor and slicing. Projects is included in the Print Farm and Enterprise plans. This guide is part of the Projects documentation. Table of contents [Setups: the printerFew readers

• Projects: everything for one thing you make, from parts to print files

  Projects in SimplyPrint lets you keep everything for one thing you make in one place: its parts, the printers it prints on, its plates and the print files for each printer. This guide covers who Projects is for, what you can do with it, the building blocks of a project and where projects show up in SimplyPrint. Projects is included in the Print Farm and Enterprise plans. It is marked Beta in the panel. If you make the same thing again and again, the files for it pile up: an STL pFew readers

• Projects and the Shop: making a Shop product from a project or variant

  Projects in SimplyPrint lets you make a Shop product from a project, or from one of its variants, so every order prints the right parts on the right printers. This guide covers what a product can be made from, mapping a product and each of its variants to a project, and what happens when the project changes or an order is released. Projects is included in the Print Farm and Enterprise plans. The Shop is rolling out to a closed pilot first, so some accounts won't see it yet. EverytFew readers

• Printing a project: Add to print queue, Start print and AutoPrint

  Projects in SimplyPrint lets you print a project as one thing: you choose what to make and how many, and SimplyPrint uses the print files that fit the printer. This guide covers adding a project to the print queue, starting it on a printer, and how AutoPrint and the queue treat it. Projects is included in the Print Farm and Enterprise plans. The print queue is part of the Pro plan and up. This guide is part of the [Projects documentation](/en/article/projects-everything-for-one-thingFew readers

• Downloading, exporting and deleting a project

  Projects in SimplyPrint never locks your work in: you can take a project's parts, plates and print files out at any time and open them in your own slicer. This guide covers every download, exporting for another slicer, and what happens when you delete a project. Projects is included in the Print Farm and Enterprise plans. This guide is part of the Projects documentation. Table of contentsFew readers

• Sizes, colors and variants in a project: options, variants, sets and SKUs

  Projects in SimplyPrint lets you describe what changes between the versions of one thing you make, such as Size and Color, and SimplyPrint works out the variants and what each one prints. This guide covers options, variants, sizes, colors, sets and SKUs. Projects is included in the Print Farm and Enterprise plans. A planter in three sizes and four colors is twelve things to print, but it shouldn't be twelve sets of files. This guide is part of the [Projects documentation](/en/articleFew readers