Geometry comparisonA different shape.
A different shape.
The same process.
A stud or receiving-contact trial changes prepared geometry while keeping the print recipe controlled.
How it works / Source to printOne part.
One part.
One clear next step.
Choose the source, control the comparison and keep the evidence with the setup. Here is how a Nexlock workflow comes together.
Your route through Studio01 — 05
One part. One recorded setup.
A guided workflow
Follow one representative part from start to finish.
5 stagesStart with what is actually on your bench.
A useful comparison begins with the printer, installed nozzle and spool you will use for the job.
Choose the exact printer model and physically installed nozzle.
Select the actual filament entry when available and review the complete recipe.
For native project preparation, confirm the installed slicer has the same machine/nozzle preset.
Match the physical setupThree details.
Three details.
One process.
Machine
The exact model and usable build area.
Nozzle
The size physically installed.
Spool
The actual material, product and color.
Before moving on
The printer model, nozzle, material and process shown in the final project must match the physical setup.
Find the part. Look underneath it.
Select the source you intend to print and inspect the connection surfaces before changing the fit.
Search a part number, name or family in the Nexlock Brick System.
Inspect the top, underside, receiving walls and any thin or projecting features.
Resolve source repair or build-volume errors before preparing an export.
Before moving on
A closed-solid check is about topology. Orientation, small details and the intended physical connection still need inspection.
Give one change a fair comparison.
Choose the question you want the test to answer, then prepare numbered candidates with an explicit range.
Choose the source, goal and standard, fine or wide range.
Read the changing value and the candidate’s prepared geometry or process.
Keep the source, spool and other conditions fixed while comparing the selected variable.
Before moving on
Inspect cooled samples for full seating, single-stud retention where required, corner quality, flatness and clean release.
A promising sample is the beginning.
Repeat the selected candidate and complete the measurements and functional checks for that exact geometry and process.
Print matching copies and use the same physical reference throughout the comparison.
Complete the displayed dimensions, cycles, flatness, seating and applicable single-stud checks.
Record passing evidence only after the required observations succeed.
Observations to recordBefore marking
Before marking
the setup Tested.
Cooled dimensions
Measure against the displayed targets.
Flatness & seating
Check the worst assembled gap.
Fit & release
Repeat connection and release cycles.
Single-stud retention
Complete this check when the trial requires it.
These are checks to complete with printed samples, not recorded passing results.
Before moving on
Test both directions: printed studs into the reference receiver and reference studs into the printed underside. A new source or system revision needs its own evidence.
Keep the geometry and recipe together.
Prepare the intended part and review the actual sliced job before starting the printer.
Download geometry for manual slicer setup, or prepare a native project with the matching installed vendor resources.
Open a native file as a project and verify the printer, nozzle, recipe and placement.
Slice, inspect the layers and real time estimate, then start printing yourself.
Choose the file for the next stepThe extension tells
The extension tells
only part of the story.
STL
Prepared geometry
Set up the printing process in your slicer.
3MF
Geometry & visual metadata
Ordinary 3MF does not reliably replace the active slicer recipe.
PROJECT
Native machine & recipe context
Uses installed vendor resources and supported recipe overrides.
Before moving on
A full plate can behave differently from a small comparison. Inspect representative pieces after changes to the process, quantity or placement.
Read the changing variableSame recipe?
Same recipe?
Sometimes that is the test.
Different samples do not always mean different slicer settings. Read the comparison before printing.
Process comparisonThe same fit.
The same fit.
A labeled process change.
A flow, temperature or motion trial uses its candidate’s own recipe. Print global process differences as separate jobs.
Three checks worth keeping.
Repeatability comes from the whole setup, not a single number.
Exact source
Keep the part, source mesh, system revision and selected geometry attached to the result.
Exact process
Retain the printer, installed nozzle, actual spool and complete recipe.
Physical evidence
Recheck fit, release, surfaces and flatness after a meaningful setup or process change.
Start small. Learn something useful.
Your next connection starts here.
Read the first-run guide or continue into Nexlock Studio.