Formlabs Developer Platform overview
Formlabs Developer Platform overview
Formlabs offers users a complete ecosystem for 3D printing with its software and materials for printing and post-processing. With Formlabs Developer Platform, customize print settings, print with any 405 nm photopolymer resin or 1064 nm powder on Formlabs 3D printers, and build integrations into the Formlabs software ecosystem with the powerful Formlabs API.
Together, these solutions provide even more versatility and performance for the industry’s most reliable, professional 3D printing ecosystem. Formlabs Developer Platform offers a range of solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of various customers, applications, and industries so you can find the perfect fit for your specific requirements on Formlabs 3D printers.
Print Settings Editor
With the Print Settings Editor in PreForm, tailor print performance with Formlabs materials and certified third-party materials by customizing a range of print settings that control exposure, layer height, resolution, scaling, heating, wiping, and interlayer motion.
The Print Settings Editor is available to all users with a compatible Formlabs printer and PreForm version 3.33 or later.
Open Material Mode
With Open Material Mode, unlock the ability to print with any 405 nm photopolymer resin or 1064 nm powder on Formlabs printers.
- SLA: All Form 3 and Form 4 generation printers
- SLS: Fuse 1 generation printers
Open Material Mode is available for a one-time lifetime license fee per printer.
Formlabs API
Formlabs offers several local and cloud-based APIs to build integrations into 3rd party software and to develop your own custom automations.
- Formlabs API developer portal
- Formlabs Web API: Web MES/ERP platform integrations where you want to get your printer’s status, consumables, and printing history.
- Formlabs Local API: Automate job preparation, getting local-network printer status, or sending jobs to Formlabs printers without launching PreForm.