The print queue

• Auto-Matching Queue Items to Printers

  Auto-Matching Queue Items to Printers The SimplyPrint platform features a powerful and intuitive system for automatically matching your 3D print jobs with the appropriate printers. In this article, we will break down the process and criteria of auto-matching, to help you understand how SimplyPrint ensures your printing operations run smoothly and efficiently. Auto-Matching is a big part of our AutoPrint: put your 3D printer on autopilot (/en/article/autoprint-put-your-3d-printer-on-autoSome readers

• The print queue: manage, schedule and automate your prints

  The print queue: manage, schedule and automate your prints The print queue is your central hub for organising, prioritising and automating print jobs across all your printers. Whether you run a single machine or a farm of a thousand, the queue lets you line up files, decide what runs where, and let SimplyPrint match the right file to the right printer for you. This article is the home base for the whole feature: it explains what the queue is, walks through every part of the page, and points yFew readers

• The print queue to-do list: what to change to unlock more prints

  The print queue to-do list: what to change to unlock more prints The To-Do tab turns your whole queue into a short, prioritised checklist of physical changes - swap this filament, change that nozzle, refill a spool - so the person walking in each morning knows exactly what to touch to get the most printers running. This article is part of the print queue and explains how the to-do listFew readers

• The print queue timeline: see your whole farm on a Gantt chart

  The print queue timeline: see your whole farm on a Gantt chart The Timeline tab turns your print queue into a live Gantt chart on a real calendar, so you can see exactly what every printer is doing now, what runs next, and when the whole queue will be finished. This guide explains what the timeline shows, the two ways to read it, how the "until all done" estimate is calculated, and the controls that make it work on a wall screen.Few readers

• Adding items to the print queue: files, plates, custom fields and the API

  Adding items to the print queue: files, plates, custom fields and the API There are several ways to get a job into your print queue: pick a file from your library, add it straight from the slicer or files page, split a multi-plate 3MF into separate items, or push jobs in automatically through the SimplyPrint API. This guide covers each route, plus the options you set on an item as you add it (amount, tags, allowed printers, deadline) and how order numbers fit in.Few readers

• Working hours and expected finish times in the print queue

  Working hours and expected finish times in the print queue A print that ends at 3am isn't really done until someone walks in and clears the bed. SimplyPrint uses your working hours and bed-clear time to give you honest finish estimates, so the numbers you see match what actually happens on the shop floor. This article explains how to set your working hours and turnaround time, how the expected-finish column reads them, and how the printers-page farm overview shows what will be done before youFew readers

• Queue groups: organize your print queue by printer or purpose

  Queue groups: organize your print queue by printer or purpose Queue groups split your print queue into tabs so you can organise jobs by what they need or which printers should run them. This guide covers what a group is, how to create and edit one, the one thing people most often get wrong about printer assignment, virtual queues, per-group file types and approval, and which use cases groups are (and aren't) the right tool for.Few readers

• Scheduling and printer distribution: how SimplyPrint assigns prints

  Scheduling and printer distribution: how SimplyPrint assigns prints When SimplyPrint picks which queue item to start next, and which printer to start it on, it follows a set of rules you control. This article explains the scheduling and printer distribution settings that drive both 1-Click Print and AutoPrint (https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/autoprint-put-your-3d-printer-on-autopiloFew readers

• Why won't my printer print this queue item? Using the queue inspector

  Why won't my printer print this queue item? Using the queue inspector A queue item is sitting there, a printer is free, and nothing happens. Almost always this means the item and the printer don't match on something - the wrong filament, the wrong nozzle, or a group rule that's keeping them apart. SimplyPrint can tell you exactly which one. This guide shows you how to open the printer-compatibility view (the Queue Inspector), read the reason, and fix the one thing that's blocking the prinFew readers

• Print queue settings: deadlines, columns, beds and reordering

  Print queue settings: deadlines, columns, beds and reordering This guide walks through the queue settings page, found under Settings Queue, and the Reorder tool in the queue toolbar. You'll learn how to turn on deadlines, choose which table columns show, control the basic 1-Click Print behaviour, where working hours live, and how to bulk re-sort your whole queue. The queue settings page is part of the wider print queue (https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/the-print-queue-manage-schedulFew readers

• Queue approval: review and approve prints before they run

  Queue approval: review and approve prints before they run Queue approval puts a review step between a user submitting a print and that print reaching a live printer. When it's on, a submitted item lands in a pending approval lane, and an approver checks it, sees the cost and what it will use, then approves, denies, or sends it back. It's built for classrooms and shared labs where a teacher or lab manager wants the final say before filament gets spent. This article is part of the print queueFew readers

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AutoPrint & bed clearing

• AutoPrint: put your printers on autopilot

  AutoPrint: put your printers on autopilot AutoPrint starts the next matching item from your print queue automatically, the moment a printer is free and its bed is clear. Pair it with a way to clear the bed between prints and your printers keep running on their own, day and night, working through the queue without anyone clicking start. This is the hands-off sibling of 1-Click Print and thePopular

• The "Staggered Start" feature

  The "Staggered Start" feature Staggered Start helps print farms - or anyone with more printers than their fuse panel can comfortably handle - start their entire fleet at once without tripping a breaker or overloading their network. It works by capping how many printers can be in the heat-up phase (or downloading files) at the same time. Once a printer reaches temperature and starts printing, the next printer in the queue is released to begin heating, until all pending prints are running.Few readers

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• The standard push-off clearing method for AutoPrint

  The standard push-off clearing method for AutoPrint The standard print-head push-off is the built-in way to clear a flat, rectangular bed without any extra hardware: the toolhead sweeps across the bed and pushes the finished part off the front edge. It is the simplest clearing method to try, and it works on most standard Cartesian printers. This guide covers how to select it, what SimplyPrint does each cycle, and how to make push-off reliable.Few readers

• The belt printer clearing method for AutoPrint

  The belt printer clearing method for AutoPrint Belt printers, also called infinite-Z printers, carry finished parts off the end of the belt as they print, so the bed clears itself. That makes them a natural fit for AutoPrint: there is no plate to swap and no part to push off. This guide covers how to select the belt printer method and what SimplyPrint does each cycle.Few readers

• The swapmod clearing method for AutoPrint

  The swapmod clearing method for AutoPrint swapmod is an automatic plate-switching mod for the Bambu Lab A1 Mini, made by swap-systems. Instead of pushing the part off, it swaps the whole print plate for a fresh one between prints, so SimplyPrint can keep the queue running unattended. This guide covers what swapmod does, how to pick it as your AutoPrint clearing method, and the one setting plate-swappers always need.Few readers

• The 3D-Printomat clearing method for AutoPrint

  The 3D-Printomat clearing method for AutoPrint 3D-Printomat is an automatic plate-changer for the Bambu Lab A1 series. When a print finishes it pushes the bed off and grabs a fresh plate, so SimplyPrint can keep the queue running unattended. This guide covers what it does, how to select it as your AutoPrint clearing method, and the plate-limit setting it needs.Few readers

• The Printflow3D clearing method for AutoPrint

  The Printflow3D clearing method for AutoPrint Printflow3D is an automatic plate-changer for the Bambu Lab A1 Mini. Like other plate-swappers, it switches the whole print plate for a fresh one between prints, so SimplyPrint can keep the queue running unattended. This guide covers what Printflow3D does, how to select it as your AutoPrint clearing method, and the plate-limit setting it needs.Few readers

• The JobOx clearing method for AutoPrint

  The JobOx clearing method for AutoPrint JobOx is an automatic plate-switching mod that swaps the whole print plate between prints. It supports several Prusa printers and the Bambu Lab A1, so SimplyPrint can keep the queue running unattended across a mixed fleet. This guide covers what JobOx does, how to select it as your AutoPrint clearing method, and the plate-limit setting it needs.Few readers

• AutoPrint clearing methods: every way to clear the bed

  AutoPrint clearing methods: every way to clear the bed For AutoPrint to start the next print on its own, the bed has to be empty first. The clearing method is how that happens, and SimplyPrint supports several: from simply removing the part yourself, to a gcode script that sweeps the bed, to a hardware mod that swaps the whole plate. This guide explains the method types, how to choose one, and links ouFew readers

• The FarmLoop clearing method for AutoPrint

  The FarmLoop clearing method for AutoPrint FarmLoop is an automatic print-removal system for Bambu Lab printers, built by 3D Farmers. It clears the finished part off the bed so SimplyPrint can start the next print on its own. This guide explains what FarmLoop does, how to pick it as your AutoPrint clearing method, and what makes it different from every other method in the list.Few readers

• The AutoClear clearing method for AutoPrint

  The AutoClear clearing method for AutoPrint AutoClear is an automatic print-removal system for the Bambu Lab X1C and P1S. It opens the printer door, helps the part cool, then pushes it off the bed, so SimplyPrint can start the next print on its own. There is no plate to swap and no stack to refill. This guide covers what it does and how to select it as your AutoPrint clearing method.Few readers

• The AutoSwap clearing method for AutoPrint

  The AutoSwap clearing method for AutoPrint AutoSwap is an automatic plate-switching mod that swaps the whole print plate between prints. It supports the Bambu Lab A1 and the Anycubic Kobra 3, so SimplyPrint can keep the queue running unattended. This guide covers what it does, how to select it as your AutoPrint clearing method, and the plate-limit setting it needs.Few readers

• The Loop clearing method for AutoPrint

  The Loop clearing method for AutoPrint Loop is an open-source, DIY bed-clearing mod for the original Prusa MK3S+. It knocks finished parts off the bed so SimplyPrint can start the next print on its own, with no plate stack to refill. This guide covers what Loop does, how to select it as your AutoPrint clearing method, and how the cycle runs.Few readers

• The 3DQue Ejection Kit clearing method for AutoPrint

  The 3DQue Ejection Kit clearing method for AutoPrint The 3DQue Ejection Kit clears finished prints off the bed using the print head, so SimplyPrint can start the next print on its own. According to 3DQue it works on a range of Cartesian printers, and it has no plate stack to refill. This guide covers what it does, how to select it as your AutoPrint clearing method, and how it relates to the built-in push-off method.Few readers

• The Chitu PlateCycler clearing method for AutoPrint

  The Chitu PlateCycler clearing method for AutoPrint The Chitu PlateCycler is an automatic plate-switching system for the Bambu Lab A1 Mini, made by ChituSystems. It swaps the whole print plate between prints, so SimplyPrint can keep the queue running unattended. This guide covers what it does, how to select it as your AutoPrint clearing method, and the plate-limit setting it needs.Few readers

• The Innocube3D Swapmod A1 clearing method for AutoPrint

  The Innocube3D Swapmod A1 clearing method for AutoPrint The Innocube3D Swapmod A1 is a fully mechanical plate-swap mod for the Bambu Lab A1. It ejects the finished plate and loads a fresh one between prints, with no firmware or wiring changes, so SimplyPrint can keep the queue running unattended. This guide covers what it does, how to select it as your AutoPrint clearing method, and the plate-limit setting it needs.Few readers

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Starting a print

• The "Skip object" feature

  Skip Objects Feature The "Skip Objects" feature, also know as "Cancel Objects", allows you to selectively skip individual objects during a multi-object print, giving you greater control over your print jobs. This can be useful when one object fails but others are printing successfully, or when you want to prioritize certain objects over others. You can skip objects directly in SimplyPrint after starting a print, by clicking on the skip button on the printer. The skip object button will appearPopular

• The "Reprint" / "Print again" feature

  In this article we'll cover the "Reprint" feature in SimplyPrint, how it works, when it works, and frequently asked questions. What is the reprint feature? The reprint feature allows you to instantly, or after a while, print the same file again; no matter whether the file has been saved to "Your files" or the print queue, or it may be a finished print queue item. The reprint button can be accessed a couple of ways; When a print is finished, in the "Print removed?" / Bed-clearing popupFew readers

• 1-Click Print: batch start prints across your printers

  1-Click Print: batch start prints across your printers 1-Click Print reviews your whole queue, matches the next jobs to every printer that can run them, and starts them all at once. Instead of walking from printer to printer starting jobs one by one, you get a preview of exactly what SimplyPrint will print where, then start the lot with a single click. It is the fastest way to fill a farm at the start of a shift.Few readers

Print history & statistics

• All About the "Print Cost Calculations" Feature

  All About the "Print Cost Calculations" Feature Introduction At SimplyPrint, we understand how critical it is for you to keep track of your printing costs. To help you with this, we have introduced the "Print Cost Calculations" feature. This feature helps you calculate the cost of each print job, providing both basic and advanced calculations to cater to your specific needs. Basic Print Cost Calculation Available to all users, the basic calculation considers only the cost ofPopular

• The print history feature: your searchable log of every print job

  The print history feature: your searchable log of every print job Every print your printers run is logged automatically in SimplyPrint. The print history page is a searchable, filterable table of those jobs, with filament used, time taken, cost, who started it, and how it went. It is the audit trail for a print farm and the "who printed what" record for a school or workshop. This guide covers the print history table, its columns, the filters and search, archiving, CSV export, and the per-jobFew readers

• The statistics dashboard: track your printing at a glance

  The statistics dashboard: track your printing at a glance The statistics page turns your print history into a dashboard of numbers and charts. It is where you see how much you have printed, how reliably, how much filament you have used, what it cost, and how busy your printers have been. You will find it under Statistics in the left menu, or at simplyprint.io/panel/statistics. |Few readers

• How to read the print job timeline

  How to read the print job timeline Open any job from your print history and you will see a timeline at the bottom of the page. It is a chronological record of everything that happened to the print, from when the file was created through to a clean bed. While a print is running, the timeline updates live, so you can watch events appear in real time. This guide explains every kindFew readers