3Dprintsy / Software guide Alibre Design Dimensioned parts & assemblies
CAD & design
Develop mechanical parts, assemblies and drawings for functional prototypes.
USE IT FOR Dimensioned parts & assemblies
Explore Alibre Design Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Ansys Additive Metal AM engineering studies
Simulation & validation
Explore engineering tools for additive preparation, process simulation and material behavior.
USE IT FOR Metal AM engineering studies
Explore Ansys Additive Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Artec Studio Scan processing & model reconstruction
Scanning & reconstruction
Process captured geometry into models for inspection, reverse engineering and reproduction.
USE IT FOR Scan processing & model reconstruction
Explore Artec Studio Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Autodesk Fusion Product design & assemblies
CAD & design
Develop precise parts and assemblies with an integrated design and manufacturing workflow.
USE IT FOR Product design & assemblies
Explore Autodesk Fusion Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Autodesk Inventor Parametric engineering design
CAD & design
Develop mechanical components and assemblies within an engineering design workflow.
USE IT FOR Parametric engineering design
Explore Autodesk Inventor Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Autodesk Netfabb Industrial additive preparation
Industrial preparation
Explore Autodesk’s additive manufacturing preparation workflow and current Fusion with Netfabb offering.
USE IT FOR Industrial additive preparation
Explore Autodesk Netfabb Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Bambu Studio Bambu & multi-material workflows
Filament slicers
Manage plates, paint multi-material parts and prepare prints in the Bambu workflow.
USE IT FOR Bambu & multi-material workflows
Explore Bambu Studio Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Blender Organic shapes & sculpting
Modeling & sculpting
Model, sculpt and refine organic shapes, miniatures and creative objects.
USE IT FOR Organic shapes & sculpting
Explore Blender Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Blender 3D Print Toolbox Checking printable meshes
Mesh tools
Add print-focused mesh checks and preparation utilities to Blender.
USE IT FOR Checking printable meshes
Explore Blender 3D Print Toolbox Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide BricsCAD DWG-based mechanical concepts
CAD & design
Combine 2D drafting and solid modeling to develop dimensioned parts and printable prototypes.
USE IT FOR DWG-based mechanical concepts
Explore BricsCAD Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide build123d Python CAD & repeatable variants
CAD & design
Create precise parametric geometry using Python, builder operations and algebraic modeling.
USE IT FOR Python CAD & repeatable variants
Explore build123d Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide CadQuery Python-driven parametric parts
CAD & design
Define repeatable solid models in Python and export CAD or mesh geometry.
USE IT FOR Python-driven parametric parts
Explore CadQuery Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide CHITUBOX Resin print preparation
Resin slicers
Orient resin models, create supports and prepare sliced files for compatible printers.
USE IT FOR Resin print preparation
Explore CHITUBOX Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide CloudCompare Point clouds & scan comparison
Scanning & reconstruction
Inspect, align and compare scan data before moving into a modeling or fabrication workflow.
USE IT FOR Point clouds & scan comparison
Explore CloudCompare Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Creality Print Creality printer preparation
Filament slicers
Find Creality’s official slicing software and the downloads for your printing workflow.
USE IT FOR Creality printer preparation
Explore Creality Print Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide DesignSpark Mechanical Push-pull modeling & enclosures
CAD & design
Shape mechanical prototypes with direct modeling and plan-specific engineering tools.
USE IT FOR Push-pull modeling & enclosures
Explore DesignSpark Mechanical Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Dyndrite LPBF Pro Repeatable metal build recipes
Industrial preparation
Develop repeatable laser powder bed fusion preparation and process workflows with programmable build recipes.
USE IT FOR Repeatable metal build recipes
Explore Dyndrite LPBF Pro Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Fluidd Responsive Klipper control
Printer management
Control and monitor Klipper printers from a customizable, responsive web interface.
USE IT FOR Responsive Klipper control
Explore Fluidd Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide FreeCAD Parametric mechanical parts
CAD & design
Build dimensioned parts with sketches, constraints and editable design history.
USE IT FOR Parametric mechanical parts
Explore FreeCAD Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Geomagic Design X Reverse engineering into editable CAD
Scanning & reconstruction
Turn 3D scan data into feature-based CAD models for engineering and redesign.
USE IT FOR Reverse engineering into editable CAD
Explore Geomagic Design X Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Grasshopper Visual parametric geometry
Computational design
Explore generative modeling in Rhino through visual algorithms and connected parameters.
USE IT FOR Visual parametric geometry
Explore Grasshopper Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Houdini Procedural forms & complex patterns
Computational design
Build procedural geometry workflows for intricate forms and repeatable design variations.
USE IT FOR Procedural forms & complex patterns
Explore Houdini Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide ideaMaker Production profiles & textured surfaces
Filament slicers
Prepare print jobs with profiles, detailed previews and region-specific slicing settings.
USE IT FOR Production profiles & textured surfaces
Explore ideaMaker Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Klipper Advanced firmware & tuning
Printer management
Configure printer firmware and explore motion, extrusion and calibration documentation.
USE IT FOR Advanced firmware & tuning
Explore Klipper Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Lychee Resin supports & slicing
Resin slicers
Prepare resin models with orientation, support and slicing tools.
USE IT FOR Resin supports & slicing
Explore Lychee Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Mainsail Klipper dashboard & print monitoring
Printer management
Manage a Klipper printer through a browser dashboard with files, macros and live monitoring.
USE IT FOR Klipper dashboard & print monitoring
Explore Mainsail Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Materialise 3-matic Mesh-based design & lattices
Computational design
Refine mesh geometry and explore textures, porous structures and additive design features.
USE IT FOR Mesh-based design & lattices
Explore Materialise 3-matic Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Materialise Magics Industrial data & build preparation
Industrial preparation
Prepare CAD and mesh data, arrange builds and connect to industrial additive workflows.
USE IT FOR Industrial data & build preparation
Explore Materialise Magics Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide MeshLab Mesh cleanup & scan processing
Mesh tools
Inspect, clean and process polygon meshes, including geometry from 3D scans.
USE IT FOR Mesh cleanup & scan processing
Explore MeshLab Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Meshroom Photographs to 3D geometry
Scanning & reconstruction
Build a photogrammetry workflow that turns overlapping photographs into a reconstructed model.
USE IT FOR Photographs to 3D geometry
Explore Meshroom Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide MoI3D Designer-focused 3D modeling
CAD & design
Explore Moment of Inspiration for shaping design concepts and three-dimensional forms.
USE IT FOR Designer-focused 3D modeling
Explore MoI3D Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Nomad Sculpt Portable sculpting & creative forms
Modeling & sculpting
Sculpt and paint expressive models for figures, decorative objects and creative print projects.
USE IT FOR Portable sculpting & creative forms
Explore Nomad Sculpt Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide nTop Lattices & computational engineering
Computational design
Explore implicit geometry and computational workflows for complex additive engineering.
USE IT FOR Lattices & computational engineering
Explore nTop Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Obico Remote monitoring & failure alerts
Printer management
Monitor compatible printers remotely and explore camera-based failure detection.
USE IT FOR Remote monitoring & failure alerts
Explore Obico Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide OctoEverywhere Remote access & connected monitoring
Printer management
Connect supported printing platforms to remote monitoring and control services.
USE IT FOR Remote access & connected monitoring
Explore OctoEverywhere Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide OctoPrint Remote printer control
Printer management
Control and monitor supported printers through a web interface on your own host.
USE IT FOR Remote printer control
Explore OctoPrint Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Onshape Collaborative browser CAD
CAD & design
Create parametric parts and collaborate on designs in a browser. Review plan terms: the free plan is for noncommercial work with public documents.
USE IT FOR Collaborative browser CAD
Explore Onshape Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide OpenSCAD Code-driven models
CAD & design
Describe solid geometry with code and change designs through reusable parameters.
USE IT FOR Code-driven models
Explore OpenSCAD Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide OrcaSlicer Slicing & calibration
Filament slicers
Prepare prints and use integrated calibration workflows to tune supported printers.
USE IT FOR Slicing & calibration
Explore OrcaSlicer Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Plasticity Direct modeling & smooth surfaces
CAD & design
Shape precise solids and flowing surfaces with a direct modeling workflow.
USE IT FOR Direct modeling & smooth surfaces
Explore Plasticity Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide PreForm Formlabs resin & SLS preparation
Industrial preparation
Prepare models within the Formlabs printing ecosystem using its dedicated preparation software.
USE IT FOR Formlabs resin & SLS preparation
Explore PreForm Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide PrusaSlicer Print preparation & profiles
Filament slicers
Prepare models, supports and toolpaths with detailed control over print settings.
USE IT FOR Print preparation & profiles
Explore PrusaSlicer Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide PTC Creo Engineering product development
CAD & design
Create engineered product geometry with parametric design and specialized CAD capabilities.
USE IT FOR Engineering product development
Explore PTC Creo Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Rhino Free-form surfaces & jewelry
CAD & design
Create complex surfaces, jewelry and free-form parts with NURBS, SubD and mesh tools.
USE IT FOR Free-form surfaces & jewelry
Explore Rhino Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide SelfCAD Accessible modeling & print preparation
CAD & design
Explore an approachable 3D modeling environment with resources for turning ideas into prints.
USE IT FOR Accessible modeling & print preparation
Explore SelfCAD Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Shapr3D Direct solid modeling
CAD & design
Sketch and model solid parts across tablet and desktop workflows.
USE IT FOR Direct solid modeling
Explore Shapr3D Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Siemens NX Integrated industrial additive workflows
Industrial preparation
Explore additive manufacturing tools connected to an industrial engineering workflow.
USE IT FOR Integrated industrial additive workflows
Explore Siemens NX Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Simplify3D Detailed filament print preparation
Filament slicers
Explore a dedicated slicing workflow for preparing and previewing filament print jobs.
USE IT FOR Detailed filament print preparation
Explore Simplify3D Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Simufact Additive Metal process distortion analysis
Simulation & validation
Study distortion, residual stress and process effects before committing to a metal additive build.
USE IT FOR Metal process distortion analysis
Explore Simufact Additive Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide SketchUp Architectural models & spatial concepts
CAD & design
Develop spatial concepts and architectural models that can be adapted for scale-model printing.
USE IT FOR Architectural models & spatial concepts
Explore SketchUp Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Solid Edge Mechanical design & reusable parts
CAD & design
Develop engineered parts and assemblies for functional prototypes and manufacturing.
USE IT FOR Mechanical design & reusable parts
Explore Solid Edge Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide SOLIDWORKS Mechanical parts & assemblies
CAD & design
Design dimensioned mechanical parts and assemblies for functional prototypes and engineered products.
USE IT FOR Mechanical parts & assemblies
Explore SOLIDWORKS Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide SolveSpace Lightweight parametric mechanisms
CAD & design
Create constrained parts and mechanisms with a compact open-source parametric CAD tool.
USE IT FOR Lightweight parametric mechanisms
Explore SolveSpace Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide SuperSlicer Detailed slicing & calibration controls
Filament slicers
Explore a PrusaSlicer-derived workflow with additional tuning and calibration options.
USE IT FOR Detailed slicing & calibration controls
Explore SuperSlicer Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide Tinkercad Getting started
CAD & design
Combine simple shapes in a browser to make your first printable designs.
USE IT FOR Getting started
Explore Tinkercad Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide UltiMaker Cura Filament slicing
Filament slicers
Turn models into filament-printing toolpaths using printer profiles and slicing settings.
USE IT FOR Filament slicing
Explore UltiMaker Cura Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide UltiMaker Digital Factory Shared printers & cloud job workflows
Printer management
Organize compatible printers, shared projects and print jobs through a cloud platform.
USE IT FOR Shared printers & cloud job workflows
Explore UltiMaker Digital Factory Official website ↗ (new tab) 3Dprintsy / Software guide ZBrush Detailed figures & collectible sculpts
Modeling & sculpting
Create detailed organic models and prepare sculpted geometry for physical production.
USE IT FOR Detailed figures & collectible sculpts
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