Formlabs Slicer
PreForm for SLA in the Cloud
The dedicated cloud engine for Formlabs SLA (resin) printers, based on PreForm. Select your printer, profile, material and layer thickness, slice in the cloud and send the job straight to your connected Formlabs printer.
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Interactive illustration of the slicer settings. Real slicing happens in 3DPrinterOS Cloud.
What Is the Formlabs Slicer?
The Formlabs Slicer is the 3DPrinterOS cloud slicer for Formlabs SLA resin printers. It runs the PreForm engine in the cloud and uses four settings: printer, profile, material and layer thickness. Each sliced file is locked to the specific connected printer you selected.
How to Slice a Model with the Formlabs Slicer
Click through the five steps. Each one shows what you will see in 3DPrinterOS.
Upload Your Model
Add your STL file to the Files page in 3DPrinterOS. Your Formlabs printer needs to be connected first. If it is not, install your 3D printer.
Click Slice and Choose the Formlabs Slicer
Click the Slice button next to the STL file and open the Formlabs Slicer. The slicers you see depend on your organization.
Set the Four Simple Mode Settings
In Simple Mode, select:
- Printer: the specific connected Formlabs printer the job will run on
- Profile: the slicing profile to use
- Material: the resin you are printing with
- Layer Thickness: thinner layers give more detail, thicker layers print faster
Slice the Model
Click Slice. The sliced file appears in the corresponding project. Formlabs files show a model render rather than a layer-by-layer toolpath preview.
Print on the Selected Printer
Find the sliced file on the Files page, click Print and send it to the Formlabs printer you selected when slicing.
Each Slice Is Locked to One Printer
- Four settings: printer, profile, material, layer thickness
- One printer per slice: files can't move to another machine
- No virtual printers or AutoQueue for Formlabs jobs
- Model render preview instead of a toolpath view
Which 3D Printer Do You Have?
Pick your printer brand and we’ll show you the right 3DPrinterOS cloud slicer.
Use Slicer 5
The recommended default for most standard FDM printers, built on the open-source Cura engine.
Use Slicer for Prusa
A dedicated PrusaSlicer-based engine with printer, print and filament profiles.
Use Bambu Slicer
A dedicated Bambu Studio-based engine with .3mf files and multi-colour slicing.
Use MakerBot Slicer
A dedicated MakerBot engine with Simple and Advanced modes and dual extrusion.
Use Formlabs Slicer
A PreForm-based engine for Formlabs SLA resin printers, sliced per printer.
Teams That Run Their Printers on 3DPrinterOS
Engineering teams, universities and print farms manage resin and FDM printers side by side in 3DPrinterOS.
This close collaboration has enabled Koenigsegg to tailor the platform to their specific needs, resulting in an optimized and user-friendly system for managing their 3D printers.
Dublin City University
230 users and 2,353 prints in a single semester on a Prusa-led fleet.
Fantasy Pets runs 116 printers with a small team
A product-based print farm managing its whole Bambu Lab fleet from one interface.
Bambu Lab fleet case studies
How schools and print farms run Bambu Lab fleets on 3DPrinterOS.
Adding Formlabs printers to your fleet?
See profiles, permissions and print queues in a 30-minute walkthrough with our team.
Common Formlabs Slicer Questions
What is the Formlabs Slicer in 3DPrinterOS?
Can I send one Formlabs slice to a different printer?
Why is there no toolpath preview?
Can Formlabs jobs go through AutoQueue or a virtual printer?
Can I change settings in the Expert tab?
I get a generic “slicing error”
Slice Resin Prints from Any Browser
Connect your Formlabs printers to 3DPrinterOS and slice with the PreForm engine in the cloud. Running a lab with mixed FDM and SLA printers? Our team can help you set up profiles, permissions and queues.
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