Choose the printer and installed nozzle

Select the exact model in Printer & material. Combo names may share a base printer profile, while models with a different enclosure, chamber or usable volume need their own entry. The table below is generated from the same supported-printer data as the designer.

An offered nozzle size describes a supported configuration. The matching nozzle must physically be installed, and the installed slicer must provide the same model/nozzle preset. Selecting 0.2 mm in the website does not install a nozzle or a slicer profile.

At /printers, Find your printer moves to the directory. Combine the brand, model or combo-name search, configured nozzle and preparation-workflow filters. The brand sidebar becomes a selector on compact screens. Reset filters restores the full list; Show more models adds twelve at a time.

The page address preserves brand, q, nozzle and workflow filters for refresh, sharing and browser Back/Forward. Full configuration & sources expands a model’s hardware, motion notes and source links.

Choose Compare on two or three models, then use Compare in the selection tray to open the side-by-side specifications. Remove individual models or clear the tray as needed. Selections remain while filters change; the address stores the filters, not the comparison choices. Hardware limits remain ceilings rather than recommended print settings.

After profiles and source geometry have loaded, leave Auto-select Tested fit enabled to look for a saved Tested profile when selecting a printer, nozzle, material, catalog filament or a part from Parts Library. In calibration, changing only the source picker offers any matching profile for explicit application; choosing the printer, nozzle or catalog filament can restore it automatically. A match restores the complete recorded fit and print recipe, including stud/receiving geometry, layers, flow, temperatures, compensation and recorded motion. The toggle applies to this open Studio session.

Automatic selection requires the exact printer model and custom specifications when applicable, nozzle, base material, catalog filament product/color, and unscaled Nexlock Brick System source part, release and raw mesh identity. It does not transfer a brick result across other parts or connection families. Select the actual catalog filament first; older generic-material profiles remain available through the profile manager for explicit use.

Tested profile applied identifies a matching profile already in use. Tested profile available offers Apply matching Tested fit when you want to restore that recipe. Without a complete match, Needs testing explains what is missing; Nexlock does not invent a perfect stud diameter from the printer brand. The currently selected eligible profile takes priority, followed by the newest eligible saved result.

The recorded spool and physical conditions still matter, even when the catalog product matches. Saving a passing calibration as Tested makes that exact setup available for future selections. Manual recipe edits, opening a saved project or legacy part, explicit profile or setup selection and numbered calibration candidates retain their own values; automatic selection does not continually overwrite them.

Build volume and temperature limits describe hardware capability. Some models have a smaller usable area with specific tools, plates or configurations. Check the installed slicer preset, especially when switching between one and two nozzles on a Bambu Lab printer.

Open the model in Supported printers to see the source and conditions for each speed figure. Prusa figures may refer to firmware limits or to a specific PrusaSlicer preset. Phrozen’s ARCO peak figures depend on the nozzle, filament and layer height used in its test. For a precision brick, start with a conservative recipe and verify the speed, temperatures and fit on your printer.

The 4.80 mm precision trial currently accepts PLA/PETG and 0.2–0.4 mm nozzles. Other library and manual workflows may allow larger nozzles, but fine receiving surfaces can need more detail than a large nozzle can reproduce.

Use the Desktop slicer picker when your model offers more than one option. Geometry handoff opens the model and saves the recipe beside it for manual entry. Save a profile as Tested only after the exact setup passes the physical checks.

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   Select the exact printer, installed nozzle and filament in Nexlock. Start from the suggested recipe and use the calibration workflow to compare fit.

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   Download STL or 3MF geometry, or a print package with the recipe. Open the geometry in the slicer listed for your model and select the matching machine and nozzle preset.

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   Apply the recipe values manually. Review the slice and print a representative connection before relying on it for a batch.

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   Choose Custom FDM printer and enter its real build volume, temperature limits and enclosure information.

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   Choose nozzle and material settings appropriate to the installed hardware.

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   Download geometry and transfer the recipe manually into your slicer. Automatic vendor-native handoff is unavailable for the custom printer entry.

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   Print a representative connection and save its own verified process.