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Discover offers three reading paths, symptom-based troubleshooting and the complete topic index. The search field searches article titles, summaries, full guide text, current printer names and calibration goals. Use the guide search field and combine a query with a topic. Inside Studio, including the /help workspace, Ctrl K or Command K opens Workspace search. Use the guide search field to search article text.
Bookmark a guide from its card or reader toolbar to add it to Bookmarked. Mark as read at the end of a guide to update the reading paths and Read guides list. Both actions can be reversed. These lists and recently opened guides are stored only in this browser; they do not synchronize to another device or change calibration verification.
Use the article contents to jump to a section, Copy link to keep the current guide address, and Where to go next for related topics. Existing wiki links and aliases continue to open the matching article. On smaller screens the topic navigation becomes a scrolling row and article contents move into On this page.
Nexlock Studio brings part selection, 3D inspection, printer and material settings, fit trials, saved setups and slicer handoff into one workspace. Its goal is to help you prepare LEGO-style parts for FDM printing and compare their real connection behavior.
The working process is choose a part, prepare the recipe, print a small comparison, record what passes, and reuse that exact setup. A preview or a closed mesh is a digital check; physical clutch, flatness and surface quality still come from your printer and spool.
Workspace search finds tools and actions; it does not search the contents of your private records or change a print recipe by itself. Use Projects, Notebook or the relevant page search to find saved work. The help action opens the guide for the current workspace.
The phone drawer opens without bringing up the software keyboard; tap its search field when you want to type. Keyboard users can use Skip to workspace to move past the header. Existing save, Undo and Redo controls retain their normal scope; opening navigation does not save or export anything.
Choose Workspace search in the Studio header. On a compact screen, the header shows the current workspace with Menu; tap it to open the destination drawer. Ctrl K on Windows/Linux or Command K on macOS opens the same destination search when another dialog or menu is not using the keyboard.
Search for a tool or action, such as workshop, printer, projects, export, fit or wiki. Use the arrow keys to move through results, Enter to open the selected result and Escape to close the dialog. Navigation moves focus to the destination heading; dismissing the dialog returns focus to the previous control when it is still available.
The In this workspace group offers the actions available on the current page. In Designer, these include Save project or Save project revision, Export current part and Import STL or 3MF. Unavailable actions remain disabled until their normal readiness requirements are satisfied.
Choose a destination to open its existing page. MOC appears only when its navigation entry is enabled and remains clearly marked Coming soon.
Page controls wrap or stack as the available width changes. Scroll the page to reach the remaining setup fields and actions; dialogs keep their own scroll area when a form is taller than the screen.
Wide part and calibration comparisons scroll sideways inside their panels. Move across the comparison to read the remaining columns without shifting the entire page. The current workspace and its Menu stay together in the compact header.
The opening status checks the saved workspace and its source before enabling part actions. If startup fails, We could not reopen your workspace shows the specific problem and confirms that the previous browser draft has not been replaced.
Choose Retry workspace to attempt the read again after resolving the connection or storage problem. Continue without browser draft opens a session without using that draft and pauses automatic browser draft writes for that session, preserving the unread copy.
If you continue without the draft, follow the status message and save work explicitly to Projects. Do not rely on automatic browser drafts during that session. A startup retry does not replay a project save, export or Companion handoff.
The Selected print setup summary appears in Designer, Parts Library, Calibration, Projects, Print settings and Legacy saved parts. It lists Printer, Nozzle, Material, Layer, Slicer and Fit recipe. These values summarize the selected recipe; the bar is not a second recipe editor and a fit name is not a Tested badge.
Read the scope label before using the summary. Current Designer setup on Library, Projects and Legacy saved parts describes the open Designer, not the card or record you are browsing. Calibration shows Selected calibration sample when a numbered sample is selected, otherwise Calibration setup. Designer and Print settings show Active print setup.
Settings opens the recipe controls, Calibrate opens Calibration, and the help icon opens guidance for the workspace. The shared summary is omitted from My Workshop, Companion, MOC, Wiki & help and profile pages. My Workshop has its own current-design setup card. An unavailable printer or incomplete custom setup is identified explicitly rather than shown as a different machine.
| Workspace | Context action |
|---|---|
| Designer | Save project, or Save project revision for an open project. The model must be ready. |
| Print settings | Save defaults; for the separator, Save tool setup opens its private project save instead of changing brick defaults. |
| Calibration | Open notebook. Save session remains an explicit action inside the calibration workflow. |
| Legacy saved parts | Open Projects. Opening this destination does not copy or migrate a legacy record. |
| Area | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Home | Explore the Studio and follow Features, How it works, Supported printers, What’s New and Wiki pages. |
| What’s New | Read Studio and Companion release highlights, improvements and clearly marked coming-soon announcements at /whats-new. |
| Website Wiki | Browse and read guides in the dedicated website layout at /wiki. |
| Enter Studio | Sign in with a Nexlock account or the configured social login. Create an account, recover access or accept a personal beta invitation from the account pages. |
| Profile | Choose an avatar and banner, preview a Suite theme, and save details and printers. Signed-in members save to their own account; visitors without a session can keep a browser copy. Open it inside Studio or at /profile. |
| My Workshop | See your current browser design, private recent projects and calibration records, selected print setup, and shortcuts to the next task. |
| Part Designer | Inspect the selected part, apply a connection profile, preview filament appearance, generate files and save a setup. |
| Parts Library | Find a Nexlock Brick System reference, inspect its source and choose Use or Calibrate this part. |
| Calibration | Print numbered candidates, compare and verify; use Notebook to resume saved sessions, compare recipes and manage named setups. |
| Settings → Print settings | Review the complete printer, extrusion, motion, cooling and adhesion recipe. |
| Settings → Companion | Open the connection center to check the selected connection, pair a browser, review the Studio slicer and find update or troubleshooting guidance. |
| Projects | Save private designs with exact recipes, folders, notes and revision history. Archive and recover projects or restore an earlier revision. |
| Legacy saved parts | Open your account’s legacy saved parts from Projects; save an opened setup as a new private project when needed. Older shared records are retained in the owner archive. |
| MOC | Coming soon. View its development status and links to the Roadmap and Studio updates; assembly and build preparation controls are unavailable. |
| Settings → Wiki & help | Read guides, download software and pair the local Companion. |
The Nexlock Brick System is the main parts library used throughout the designer and current calibration page. Its source geometry comes from the community LDraw Parts Library; original authors, release information and licenses remain available in Source & attribution and export packages. A catalog entry is not automatically a printable or physically verified part.
Custom generated geometry and older AU or MachineBlocks-guided trials use separate geometry workflows. Offsets and Tested results remain specific to the recorded source and recipe. The 4.80 mm Nexlock Brick System mode makes explicitly recorded print adjustments to a checked brick or plate. Renaming the library does not change existing saved parts, verification or geometry.
The website and Designer suite run on official Next.js, adapted to the existing Sites hosting with OpenNext for Cloudflare Workers. This platform change retains the existing navigation, hosted sign-in, saved data formats and Companion handoff. Geometry continues to run in browser workers with the existing Rust mesh checks; it does not change a part’s dimensions, print settings or Tested evidence.
- The FDM printer catalog includes Creality, Anycubic, QIDI Tech, Prusa, Bambu Lab, Phrozen ARCO, Snapmaker, Elegoo and FlashForge, plus custom FDM setup.
- The primary material selector and filament catalog support PLA and PETG families, including available basic, plus and matte variants.
- Companion supports native projects and geometry handoff. Supported printers labels the workflow for each exact model.
- The website and Companion prepare files. You inspect the slice and start printing yourself.