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Public allows registration and account access. Beta allows registration and sign-in, with Studio access reviewed separately. Closed stops ordinary member sign-in and registrations, including pending email verification; the owner and assigned staff can still sign in. Email signup and recovery require the site owner to configure email delivery. Google is an optional social login and remains available when configured. A custom domain alone does not move account records or change admission rules. Use Sign out in your profile menu or mobile navigation to leave the current account. Self-hosted sign-out opens a confirmation page and only signs out this browser. Save unfinished work before leaving.
Choose Sign in or Create account from website navigation to manage your account separately from Designer. The Designer button remains available: a signed-out visitor first opens the dedicated sign-in page and returns to the requested Designer part, printer or resume choice after sign-in.
On a self-hosted Studio, sign in with your Nexlock email and password or choose Continue with Google when offered. To create a Nexlock account, open Create account, enter your details and open the verification email link in the same browser. Confirm verification, then sign in with your password. If the original browser is unavailable, start signup again. Nexlock never asks for your Google password.
On the Sites-hosted Studio, the existing hosting sign-in and audience rules continue to apply. Continue to Designer retains the part, printer/nozzle or resume choice carried by the entry link.
If you received a personal invitation, return to its page after signing in and accept it. Otherwise, use Beta access to request approval and check the result. Signing in alone does not grant an admin role or beta approval.
Verification and recovery links expire and can be used once. Merely opening the email page does not complete the action; use its confirmation form. Do not share a verification or reset link.
Changing a password or disconnecting Google keeps the confirming browser signed in and signs out other sessions. Password recovery and adding a password through email sign out every session and require a fresh login. Stale recovery links are invalidated. Account security changes are separate from saving your profile draft.
Connecting Google keeps your existing Nexlock account, saved work and account email, even when your Google address is different. A Google identity already connected to another Nexlock account cannot be moved automatically.
Open Profile settings and find the account security controls.
To connect Google, sign in to the Nexlock account you want to keep and confirm your current Nexlock password. Complete Google confirmation and return to the same account settings. If Google reports that your email already has a Nexlock password, sign in with that password first and connect Google here. A matching email alone does not merge two existing accounts.
If you currently use only Google, request the password setup email in account settings, open its link and choose a Nexlock password. Sign in again before making another security change. Disconnecting Google requires your current Nexlock password, so the account keeps a working login method.
For an existing password account, use Forgot password to request a recovery email. Open its link, choose a new password and sign in again. Expired or used links require a new request.
The profile menu’s Profile settings option opens the editor inside Studio, with your current part ready when you return to Part Designer. The workspace previews the accent as you choose it. Save profile stores details, prepared images, printers and accent for your current signed-in account. A local copy also updates the website and Studio editors in this browser. Without a session, Save on this device keeps only that browser copy.
Private Projects, new legacy saved parts, fit profiles and defaults use the current signed-in Nexlock account. Older shared records are preserved in the owner archive. Signing in or editing your profile does not claim them or rewrite Tested evidence.
Self-hosted Studio uses a time-limited session after verified email/password or Google sign-in. Sign out asks you to confirm ending this Nexlock session; it does not sign you out of your provider account or delete saved work. Sign in again when a session expires.
Saved projects, profiles, uploads and beta approvals belong to a specific account identity. Moving from the hosted Studio does not automatically copy or merge accounts that share an email. Contact the owner about verified migration before creating work in a new account. Existing hosted sessions continue to work on their original Site.
The desktop Companion retains its separate device-pairing approval. Provider sign-in on the website does not silently pair a desktop installation or replace the current relay service.