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Open first-print setup from My Workshop or Workspace search. The direct address is /studio?tool=first-print. The guide works with the current Designer part and its selected recipe; it does not silently create a replacement part.
Know your exact printer model, installed nozzle and PLA or PETG spool. Choose a small, representative part with a known physical reference so you can inspect its mating surfaces after printing.
The guided page helps prepare a first sample. It does not operate the printer, save a project automatically or record a physical test as passed. Geometry readiness, native-project verification and physical-fit evidence remain separate.
Use Print settings for the fuller recipe and filament controls. Confirming a hardware choice or passing a model check does not prove that the installed printer has that nozzle, that the spool matches the recipe, or that physical fit will pass.
For a calibration candidate, use its own Calibration export controls so the candidate identity, labels and recipe remain together. The guided page prepares the current Designer part.
In Your setup, choose the exact printer, installed nozzle and PLA or PETG material. Edits apply to the current workspace recipe through the existing print-setting handlers. Review the selected setup, confirm that it matches your actual hardware, then choose Confirm setup. Saving shared defaults remains a separate action in Print settings.
In Choose a part, inspect the current preview, or open Parts Library to choose a source and Designer to inspect or edit it. Browsing alone does not replace the open part. Return to the guide and choose Use this part for the part you intend to print.
In Check & prepare, wait for geometry preparation and resolve blocking model or setup errors. Read the print warnings and active print setup. Open Calibration if you need a controlled fit comparison, or acknowledge that this is a first sample whose physical fit still needs checking, then choose Continue to slicing.
In Slice & print, choose Download print package, All export options or Connection center as appropriate. Before printing, manually check each slicer checklist item only after inspecting it: verify the machine and nozzle, material and process settings, model scale and placement, then inspect the sliced layers and supports.
The guide uses session storage to retain progress in this browser tab. You can leave the guided page to inspect the part or recipe and return to continue. It keeps progress and setup/source checks, not a full recipe or account identity. If session storage is unavailable, progress is limited to the current visit. It is not a synchronized account record, a saved project or proof that a file was printed.
A source or recipe change invalidates confirmations that depended on the earlier setup. Review the affected steps again rather than carrying earlier acknowledgments over to a different model or printer recipe.
If the workspace or source cannot reopen, use the existing recovery controls and resolve the displayed error. Previous checks do not make a missing or stale model ready to export.
You can download a model or print package without Companion. Ordinary 3MF contains geometry and Nexlock metadata; it does not establish a complete native machine profile. Select your exact machine and nozzle in the slicer and apply the matching recipe manually. STL contains geometry only.
For a supported native workflow, pair Companion and explicitly prepare or open a slicer project using the existing handoff controls. Companion needs the installed exact machine/nozzle preset, and Nexlock checks the returned project. Open the result as a project and inspect the selected settings and slice.
A browser download request does not confirm that the file was saved, opened or printed. Use Recent downloads in the export center for generated-file request history, and your browser’s Downloads list to locate the actual file.
Inspect the cooled part for cracks, loose debris, obstructions, warping and incomplete surfaces. Check dimensions and both mating directions against the same known reference.
For a saved calibration sample, open Calibration → Notebook → Sessions, then Results & photos on the saved session to record observations, measurements and photos. Save a prepared comparison first if no session exists. Complete Verify & save separately before recording Tested evidence for the exact source, recipe, printer, nozzle and spool.
Return to Designer and use Save project while signed in to keep the design and exact recipe privately. Saving is explicit and does not happen when a guided step is confirmed.
Produce a larger plate only after the representative sample behaves as intended. Review the actual slicer preview for print time, material, supports and placement.
- No cracks, loose surface debris or obstructions on the receiving surfaces.
- Cooled pieces lie flat before assembly and seat without forcing.
- The selected connection holds, releases without damage and still works after repeated cycles.
- The slicer project shows the intended printer, nozzle, material, layer height, temperatures and recipe.