In the spring of 2023, the 3D printing world held its breath. For nearly five years, had been the quiet giant in the corner. Once the undisputed king of slicers—beloved for its surgical precision, customizable supports, and machine-agnostic power—it had fallen silent. In its absence, open-source rivals like PrusaSlicer and Cura had sprinted ahead, adding organic supports, paint-on seams, and lightning-fast profiles.
Then, the email arrived: Simplify3D 5.0 is here.
The new support engine, while powerful, had a steeper learning curve. Some users complained that their custom factory scripts broke. But within two weeks, Marco discovered the killer update: "Live Device Control." While printing a 22-hour part, he noticed a slight over-extrusion on the first layer. Instead of canceling the job, he opened S3D 5.0 on his laptop, clicked on the live camera feed, and used a virtual slider to dial the extrusion multiplier down from 1.05 to 0.98— in real time . The printer adjusted mid-print, saving the part.
In the spring of 2023, the 3D printing world held its breath. For nearly five years, had been the quiet giant in the corner. Once the undisputed king of slicers—beloved for its surgical precision, customizable supports, and machine-agnostic power—it had fallen silent. In its absence, open-source rivals like PrusaSlicer and Cura had sprinted ahead, adding organic supports, paint-on seams, and lightning-fast profiles.
Then, the email arrived: Simplify3D 5.0 is here. simplify3d 5.0
The new support engine, while powerful, had a steeper learning curve. Some users complained that their custom factory scripts broke. But within two weeks, Marco discovered the killer update: "Live Device Control." While printing a 22-hour part, he noticed a slight over-extrusion on the first layer. Instead of canceling the job, he opened S3D 5.0 on his laptop, clicked on the live camera feed, and used a virtual slider to dial the extrusion multiplier down from 1.05 to 0.98— in real time . The printer adjusted mid-print, saving the part. In the spring of 2023, the 3D printing world held its breath
