PreForm
PreForm is Formlabs’ easy-to-use software included with your printer purchase. It is offered for free, with no licenses, annual fees, or installation limits. Its automatic algorithms set up your print’s layout, orientation, and supports.
Software Features
Real-Time Print Insights
Instantly view print time estimates, material consumption, and resin or powder usage while preparing your build.
Remote Printing and Fleet Management
Send jobs directly to connected printers, monitor print status, manage materials, and oversee multiple systems through Formlabs Dashboard integration.
Preview Before You Print
Review detailed build layouts and layer-by-layer slice previews to verify part placement, support structures, and print settings before starting a print.
Print with Confidence
Built-in model diagnostics detect common issues before printing, such as gaps, holes, and non-manifold geometry, helping ensure successful prints and reducing failed builds.
Advanced Part Preparation Tools
Easily hollow, texture, resize, orient, and add holes to models to optimize material usage, improve print performance, and prepare parts for successful production.
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MSLA Specific Features
Automated Setup and Optimization
PreForm automatically analyzes your model, recommends optimal orientation, generates supports, and applies validated print settings tailored to Formlabs’ complete MSLA materials library. See all materials.
Customize Every Detail
- Fine-tune support structures
- Orientation
- Layer Settings
- Textures & Engravings
- Build Layouts
- Intelligent Defaults
SLS Specific Features
Efficient Build Packing and Nesting
Maximize productivity with advanced part nesting and packing tools that help optimize build volume utilization and increase throughput.
Production-Ready Workflow
Prepare single prototypes or high-volume production builds with validated settings designed specifically for Formlabs SLS materials and workflows.
