Snapmaker StudioGuide · v1.5.0

Snapmaker Studio user guide

Snapmaker Studio · guide for v1.5.0

Get your project ready to print

Check a downloaded model, prepare a U1 copy, and understand what to review before printing.

Learn with an example project

Follow one small project through all six decisions, from opening it to checking the sliced job. It takes about 25 minutes. You need Studio, plus Snapmaker Orca for the slicing stage.

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Find help for my current task

You already know what you are doing. Jump straight to the steps.

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Understand a warning or problem

Look up what a message means and how sure Studio is.

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See the whole jobStudio, Snapmaker Orca and your printer, stage by stage

Studio works on your computer. Snapmaker Orca slices: it turns the model into G-code, the instructions your printer runs. You decide when the print starts. Studio never slices and never starts a print on its own.

Not installed yet?

Install and open Studio — about ten minutes. If Studio is already installed, skip it: the example starts from opening a file.

Optional tools

Cost, scale, print quality, batch, model sites and spool providers are under Tasks, marked optional, so they never interrupt the main path.

What this guide does not show

No screenshot of a connected printer, none of Snapmaker Orca's own window, and none from Linux. Where that matters, the page says so. How each claim was verified: evidence record (opens in a new tab).

Guide Example project Stage 1 of 6

In Studio

Can I use this downloaded project?

Open the file and let Studio read it on your computer. The first screen tells you what kind of file it is and whether Studio can prepare a U1 copy from it. No prepared copy is written yet.

What Studio shows

Real screenshots from Studio v1.5.0. The example project is demo_offplate_foreign.3mf from the examples folder (opens in a new tab); the STL is sample_cube.stl.

A 3MF project

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Studio's Workspace for demo_offplate_foreign.3mf. A Preparation mode card offers Preserve creator settings (recommended), Use Studio's U1 starter settings instead, and Custom. Below are a Needs a fix first banner with a Prepare U1 copy button, a Your fix plan list, and an Object placement card reporting one object outside the printable area.
The Workspace for demo_offplate_foreign.3mf, a small project whose object labeled Object 2 sits off the U1's plate.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. Preparation modeA 3MF can carry the creator's print settings. This card decides what Studio does with them.
  2. Preserve creator settingsRecommended for a downloaded model: it keeps the creator's settings and changes only what the U1 needs.
  3. Prepare U1 copyCreates the new file using the mode you chose.
  4. Object placementNames the object, the edge and the distance when something sits off the plate. The fix button is just below.

An STL file

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Studio's Workspace page for sample_cube.stl. A banner says Can prepare a U1 copy with a blue Prepare U1 copy button. Below it are the Your fix plan list and the What's in this design card showing a plain STL model of 20 by 20 by 20 millimeters.
The Workspace for sample_cube.stl, a 20 mm cube from the repository's examples folder.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. The open fileThe file name and a one-line status. Studio read the file on your computer; it was not uploaded anywhere.
  2. The verdictA plain-language verdict with a star rating. It is advice about preparing the file, not a promise about the print.
  3. Prepare U1 copyWrites a new file with U1 settings. Your original is never changed.
  4. Your fix planEach step says where it happens: Do this in Studio or Do this in Orca.
  5. What's in this designWhat Studio measured: kind of file, size, colors, parts and a rough filament cost.

What the result means

You seeIt meansHow sure is Studio?You do
Can prepare a U1 copyStudio can write a U1 copy from this file.Looks rightGo on to the checks. This is advice about preparing, not a promise about the print.
Needs a fix firstThe checks found something worth fixing before you slice, such as an object off the plate.Worth checkingRead the checks (next stage); many problems have a fix in the stage after.
“This STL does not include creator slicer settings.”An STL is a shape only: no colors and no print settings. Studio uses a U1 starter profile unless you pick another Orca profile.Good to knowNothing is wrong. You choose the settings in Orca.
Studio could not open this file as a 3MF project. (in Compatibility)Studio could not read the file as a 3MF. It may be damaged, inaccessible or not a 3MF.ConfirmedDownload it again. The Workspace can look normal for a damaged file, so trust what Compatibility says.

How sure is Studio? Confirmed Worth checking Unknown Looks right Good to know What these mean

What to do

  1. Press Open a model (top of the sidebar, or the large button on Home), or drag an .stl or .3mf onto the Studio window.
  2. Studio opens the Workspace and reads the file locally.
  3. Read the status line, the verdict banner and What's in this design.

You are done when

  • You see the file name and Checked — here's what we found. Press Prepare U1 copy when you're set.
  • A verdict banner appears, for example Can prepare a U1 copy.
  • Your original file is untouched, and no prepared copy has been written.

If something is different

Nothing happens after choosing a file.

The file may be damaged, or it may not be an STL or 3MF file. Download it again. For a 3MF, open Compatibility, which should say “Studio could not open this file as a 3MF project.”

I do not have a project to try.

Use the example files in the examples folder (opens in a new tab). Open demo_offplate_foreign.3mf to follow along.

Safety

Opening a file never changes it. Studio is local-first: the file is read on your computer and nothing is uploaded.

Guide Example project Stage 2 of 6

In Studio

What needs attention before slicing?

Studio compares the project with the U1 and with Snapmaker Orca's expectations. You do not need to read every line. What matters is telling a confirmed problem from a heads-up, and both from something Studio cannot know.

What Studio shows

Real screenshots from Studio v1.5.0. Open This print, or Compatibility (Advanced sidebar; More tools in Simple view).

On “This print”, no printer connected

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Studio's This print page for demo_offplate_foreign.3mf. Stage 1, Before slicing, shows an Object placement card with a Move onto the plate button, then a Before you slice card listing checks marked Studio can't tell, then the start of a Colours and toolheads card.
This print for the example project, with no printer connected.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. One job, one pageThe page is named after the open file and follows that one job from download to ready-to-send.
  2. Stage 1: Before slicingWhat the project is and how it compares with the printer Studio can see.
  3. Object placementWhere the objects sit on the plate, with a fix when one is needed.
  4. Before you sliceCompares the project with what Studio knows about the printer. Checks that need a fact from the printer say Studio can’t tell when Studio does not have it; checks that use only the file still answer.
  5. Colours and toolheadsHow many colors the project uses against the U1's four toolheads.

On Compatibility, the findings list

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Studio's Compatibility findings for the example project. A summary line reads Found 5 invalid-value issues and 2 warnings. Findings are cards labeled NEEDS ATTENTION or HEADS UP, each with an explanation, a Do this line and a Technical detail disclosure.
The findings list for demo_offplate_foreign.3mf.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. The summaryHow many problems and warnings Studio found in total.
  2. NEEDS ATTENTIONSomething in the project is likely to cause trouble in Orca. It does not always mean the model is bad.
  3. Do thisEvery finding ends with a concrete next step you can act on. Expand Technical detail under a card for the exact setting names; you never need it to follow the guide.

What the result means

You seeIt meansHow sure is Studio?You do
1 object is outside the U1's printable area.An object hangs off the plate. Studio names the object, the edge and the distance.ConfirmedDecide whether it is misplaced or too big (next stage).
NEEDS ATTENTION — “Invalid value for …”Likely to cause trouble in Orca. For a downloaded 3MF it usually means settings from another printer; the text says the model itself may be fine.Worth checkingRead the Do this: line. Preparing a U1 copy is designed to handle this.
HEADS UPWorth knowing, often something Studio cannot verify, such as spacing between objects.Worth checkingCheck it in Orca (Arrange, collision warnings).
STUDIO CAN’T TELL / STUDIO CAN’T CHECK THISStudio lacks information it needs for this check. It is not a problem found; it is a gap.UnknownConnect the printer, or check it yourself. See the unknown-versus-confirmed example in stage 6.
LOOKS RIGHTStudio checked and found nothing wrong.Looks rightRead any action listed on the card. It is advice, not a guarantee.

How sure is Studio? Confirmed Worth checking Unknown Looks right Good to know What these mean

What to do

  1. Open This print for the whole job, or Compatibility for the full list (the Open the full checks link takes you there).
  2. Read Object placement first. Studio can move this example onto the plate, and preparing a U1 copy also adjusts incompatible project settings.
  3. Skim the cards. For each, read the label, then its Do this: line. Open Technical detail only if you are curious.
  4. Make a short list: confirmed problems, things to check in Orca, things Studio cannot tell.

You are done when

  • You can say which findings are facts and which are gaps.
  • You know whether the next step is a fix in Studio (stage 3) or a job for Orca.

If something is different

The findings say “Invalid value for …”. Is my model broken?

Usually not. The text says the model may be fine and the project settings are for another printer.

Cards show “Checking…” for a while.

Studio first tries to reach a printer. When none answers, the cards switch to Printer not found and Studio can’t tell.

My findings differ from the example.

They describe your own file. The labels mean the same thing.

Studio can’t tell

“Studio can’t tell” means Studio has no way to read the fact from your printer. It does not mean your printer cannot do it. Studio can also say it when the file leaves a fact out.

Safety

The checks are read-only. Studio never edits your file while diagnosing it.

Guide Example project Stage 3 of 6

In Studio

What can Studio fix, and how should I prepare my copy?

Studio can write a repositioned copy and a U1 copy. It fixes only what one safe action can fix, and it tells you when it will not. Both actions write new files; your original stays as it is.

What Studio shows

Real screenshots from Studio v1.5.0. The example project has one 20 mm object that hangs 55 mm past the right edge.

The Workspace: preparation mode and placement

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Studio's Workspace for demo_offplate_foreign.3mf. A Preparation mode card offers Preserve creator settings (recommended), Use Studio's U1 starter settings instead, and Custom. Below are a Needs a fix first banner with a Prepare U1 copy button, a Your fix plan list, and an Object placement card reporting one object outside the printable area.
The Workspace for demo_offplate_foreign.3mf, a small project whose object labeled Object 2 sits off the U1's plate.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. Preparation modeA 3MF can carry the creator's print settings. This card decides what Studio does with them.
  2. Preserve creator settingsRecommended for a downloaded model: it keeps the creator's settings and changes only what the U1 needs.
  3. Prepare U1 copyCreates the new file using the mode you chose.
  4. Object placementNames the object, the edge and the distance when something sits off the plate. The fix button is just below.

After Move onto the plate

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Studio's Object placement card after the fix. The headline says the object sits inside the U1's printable area. A green panel reports that one object was moved onto the U1 plate in a new copy and that the original was not changed, with a Copy file location button.
The placement card after pressing Move onto the plate (saves a copy).
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. The check now passesThe object sits inside the printable area. Studio re-checked the file it actually wrote and names the new copy; your original file was not changed.
  2. Copy file locationCopies the new file's location so you can open it in Studio or in Orca.

What the result means

You seeIt meansHow sure is Studio?You do
Move onto the plate (saves a copy) is offeredOne shift of the whole layout brings every object onto the plate. Studio can do it and verify the result.Looks rightPress it, then prepare the moved copy.
No Move button: “Moving the objects as one piece would not bring them all on, so Studio will not guess.”A single shift cannot fix it: the layout is wider than the plate in its current orientation.ConfirmedOpen the project in Orca and use Arrange; if an object still does not fit, rotate, resize or split it.
Preserve creator settings (Recommended)Keeps the creator's print settings and changes only the minimum for Orca to open the file.Good to knowThe right choice for a downloaded model.
Use Studio's U1 starter settings insteadReplaces the creator's settings with Studio's U1 defaults: speed, temperature, retraction, supports and cooling change.Worth checkingUse this when the file came from a very different printer.
“Print-setup risks remain (see the checks)”Studio prepared the file for the U1, but the checks still list things for you.Good to knowHandle them in Orca (stage 5).

How sure is Studio? Confirmed Worth checking Unknown Looks right Good to know What these mean

Example — answers come from what Studio shows; nothing here touches your files or printer

Misplaced, or too big to fit?

Three example projects, three different placement messages. Read what Studio shows, then decide what you would do. The numbers and wording are copied from Studio v1.5.0, run on the guide's example files.

Worked example (the interactive version needs JavaScript):

Case 1 — one small object, off to one side

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Studio's Compatibility Doctor for demo_offplate_foreign.3mf. An Object placement card says one object is outside the U1's printable area and offers a Move onto the plate (saves a copy) button. Below is a Before you slice card.
The top of Compatibility for the example project.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. Compatibility DoctorA read-only check of a 3MF for common U1 and Snapmaker Orca problems. It never edits your file.
  2. The placement findingStates the problem in plain words: one object is outside the U1's printable area.
  3. Move onto the plateSaves a new file with every object shifted onto the plate. Your original stays as it was.
  4. Before you sliceCompares the project with the printer Studio can see right now.
  • Studio says: 1 object is outside the U1's printable area.
  • Object 2 · 20 × 20 × 20 mm — Hangs 55.0 mm past the right edge.
  • Studio offers a button: Move onto the plate (saves a copy).

What is the right next step?

  • Press Move onto the plate, then prepare the moved copy. Best answer. Right. The object is small and simply sits too far to the right. One shift of the whole layout brings it back onto the plate, and Studio re-checks the file it wrote. Your original is not touched.
  • Rescale the object in Snapmaker Orca. Not correct. Nothing here says the object is too big: it is 20 mm and the plate is far larger. Rescaling would change your model's real size for no reason.
  • Ignore it: 55 mm is not much. Not correct. Even a small overhang matters: part of the object would be off the plate. A small part can pass every size check and still land off the plate, which is why Studio names the edge and the distance.

Case 2 — one long bar that hangs off both ends

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Studio's Object placement card for a project with one long bar. It says one object is outside the U1's printable area: Object 1, 320 by 20 by 20 millimeters, hangs 1.0 millimeters past the left edge and 50.0 millimeters past the right edge. A note says moving the objects as one piece would not bring them all on, so Studio will not guess, and to use Arrange in Snapmaker Orca. There is no Move button.
example_oversized.3mf: one 320 mm bar on a plate about 270 mm wide.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. The object and its sizeStudio names the object, its size and how far it hangs over: here 320 mm long, hanging over both the left and right edges. Shifting cannot fit it as it is oriented; rotate, resize or split it in Orca.
  2. Why there is no Move buttonStudio moves everything as one piece and verifies the result, or does nothing. It will not guess.
  • Object 1 · 320 × 20 × 20 mm — Hangs 1.0 mm past the left edge and 50.0 mm past the right edge.
  • Studio says: Moving the objects as one piece would not bring them all on, so Studio will not guess. Open the project in Snapmaker Orca and use Arrange.
  • There is no Move button.

Why is there no Move button, and what do you do?

  • The object overhangs both the left and right edges, so shifting it cannot make it fit. Studio does not rotate or resize it; open it in Orca. Best answer. Right. Overhang on two opposite edges plus a 320 mm length tells you no shift can fit the object as it is oriented, so the Move button would not help. Studio's own advice is to open the project in Snapmaker Orca; if the part really is longer than the plate you will also need to resize, rotate or split it there. Studio does not edit your model.
  • Look harder for the Move button; it is probably hidden. Not correct. There is none. Studio offers the move only when one shift brings every object on the plate. When it cannot, it says so instead of half-fixing the project.
  • Use Scale Doctor to shrink it. Reasonable, with a catch. Possible, if you really want a smaller part. Scale Doctor previews a uniform resize, and writes a scaled copy only for an STL; for a 3MF you resize in Orca. Shrinking changes what you print, so make it a deliberate choice, not a way to silence a warning.

Case 3 — two small cubes far apart

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Studio's Object placement card for a project with two small cubes far apart. It says one object is outside the U1's printable area: Object 2, 10 by 10 by 10 millimeters, hangs 35.0 millimeters past the right edge. The same note appears: moving the objects as one piece would not bring them all on, so Studio will not guess. There is no Move button.
example_spread.3mf: two 10 mm cubes about 290 mm apart.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. A small objectStudio names the object, its size and how far it hangs over. The object is only 10 mm, so size is not the problem; it hangs over one edge while another object sits near the opposite edge.
  2. Studio will not guessRearranging separate objects is a job for Arrange in Snapmaker Orca.
  • Object 2 · 10 × 10 × 10 mm — Hangs 35.0 mm past the right edge. (Object 1 is on the plate.)
  • Studio says the same thing as in case 2: Moving the objects as one piece would not bring them all on, so Studio will not guess.
  • There is no Move button.

Each cube is tiny. What is the real problem?

  • The objects are too far apart: together they are wider than the plate. One shift cannot bring both onto the plate, so rearrange them in Orca with Arrange. Best answer. Right. Neither cube is big; the layout is. Moving them as one piece would push one off the other side, so Studio stops. Arrange in Snapmaker Orca can bring the objects closer together.
  • The cube is too big for the U1. Not correct. The cube is 10 mm. The problem is the distance between the two objects, not the size of either one.
  • Press Move onto the plate anyway. Not correct. The button is not offered here, on purpose: moving the whole layout could not bring both cubes onto the plate.
  • What to take from it
  • Check the size of the object against the overhang: a small object that hangs off one edge is misplaced.
  • Overhang on two opposite edges means shifting alone cannot fit the object; it may need rotating, resizing or splitting.
  • If Studio offers Move onto the plate, its check found a single shift that fits. If it does not, read the placement card: either everything already fits, the layout needs changes in Orca, or it is a multi-plate project, which Studio never repositions.
Example — answers come from what Studio shows; nothing here touches your files or printer

Assigning a material is not loading it

You open a project with Project Materials. For slot 1 you pick a spool from your inventory and confirm an installed Orca preset, select Remember this mapping, and press Prepare with these choices. The copy is created and the mapping is saved. Select everything Studio did.

Worked example (the interactive version needs JavaScript):

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Studio's Review before preparing panel. It lists, slot by slot, what will be written, for example Slot 1 mapped to Generic PLA with the color changed to red, and notes that the other slots keep the project's filament identity. Buttons read Prepare with these choices and Back to choices.
The review panel, produced by the same engine that prepares the copy.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. Review before preparingA plain-language list of exactly what will change. Spool details are labeled as what you selected.
  2. Prepare with these choicesWrites the new copy. Nothing is written until you press this.
  3. Back to choicesReturn and change anything. No file has been written yet.
  • Wrote the spool's color into the new copy. Yes, Studio does this. Yes. The review says Colour changed to Red: the chosen spool's color is written into the new copy.
  • Named the installed preset in the new copy. Yes, Studio does this. Yes. Studio writes the confirmed preset name into the copy. For a preset you made yourself, that does not prove Orca applies its temperature, flow or cooling; check those in Orca.
  • Saved the mapping on this computer, after the copy was written. Yes, Studio does this. Yes: in this example the mapping was saved after the copy was created. Saving can fail separately; Studio then warns that the copy was made but the mapping could not be saved. Saved mappings are checked again when reused.
  • Loaded that filament into a toolhead. No, Studio does not do this. No. Studio never loads, swaps or changes spools. Putting the right filament in the right toolhead is your job at the printer.
  • Changed the spool in your Spoolman, SpoolEase or Bambuddy inventory. No, Studio does not do this. No. Studio only reads a provider; it never writes to it.
  • Wrote the spool's ID or remaining weight into the project. No, Studio does not do this. No. The review says spool details are not read from the file and that Studio never writes them into the project.
  • What to take from it
  • Studio can put a color and a preset name into a new copy. It cannot put filament into a toolhead.
  • The U1 has four toolheads. Studio plans around them, and then you load the colors in the order the project lists them.
  • Your spool inventory is read, never changed.

What to do

  1. If Object placement offers Move onto the plate (saves a copy), press it. Studio writes …_placed_U1.3mf next to your original.
  2. Press Open a model and choose that moved copy. (The move and the U1 preparation are separate actions.)
  3. Leave Preserve creator settings selected unless you have a reason, then press Prepare U1 copy.
  4. Optional, if you track spools: on Compatibility, pick a spool and an installed preset for each color under Project materials, press Review & prepare, read the review, then Prepare with these choices.

You are done when

  • You see U1 copy created — review setup before slicing, followed by a note that your original file is not modified.
  • New files beside your original, for example …_placed_U1_SnapmakerU1.3mf.
  • When you open the prepared copy, Object placement says the object sits inside the printable area.

If something is different

There is no Move button.

Read the placement message. Either every object already fits, no single shift brings them all on, or Studio will not move this project (it never repositions multi-plate projects). Work through the placement example above.

The prepared copy still shows warnings.

Studio prepares the file for the U1; it does not fix every setting. Read Your fix plan: each step is marked Do this in Studio or Do this in Orca.

Prepare stopped appears with Project Materials.

Two slots share one preset but the project declares different vendors or types for them. Choose a different preset for one slot; Studio does not edit the project for you.

Important

Move onto the plate only changes where objects sit. To get a U1 copy that is also on the plate, prepare the moved copy. Preparing the original on its own does not move anything.

Safety

Your original is never modified. Every action here writes a new file.

Guide Example project Stage 4 of 6

In Studio

What changed in the prepared copy?

Studio does not ask you to trust the copy. It lists what it kept, what it changed, what it could not carry over and what it could not check, and you can always return to your original.

What Studio shows

Real screenshots from Studio v1.5.0. These cards appear on the Workspace right after preparing, and on This print under 2. Prepared.

The fidelity report and the change ledger

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Studio's fidelity and change-ledger cards after preparing. What survived preparing this copy reports 14 kept and 2 changed, with expandable lists What Studio changed and What stayed the same. Below, Changes Studio made lists the preparation with a Return to the original button.
The fidelity report and the change ledger for a prepared copy.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. What survived preparing this copyA before-and-after comparison of everything Studio can identify in the two files, with the counts of what was kept and what changed (here 14 kept · 2 changed).
  2. What Studio changed, and what stayedExpand What Studio changed to see each change Studio identified. What stayed the same includes both identical data and data with the same meaning. Also read anything under What Studio could not check.
  3. Changes Studio madeA numbered ledger of each action, with the file it produced and a Before and after view.
  4. Return to the originalPoints Studio back at your untouched original. The copy stays on disk.

What the result means

You seeIt meansHow sure is Studio?You do
What survived preparing this copy — 14 kept · 2 changedA comparison of what Studio can identify in both files.Good to knowExpand What Studio changed and look at each line.
Adjusted for U1 project compatibilitySettings changed only so the project suits the U1, for example the printer identity.Good to knowSkim Before and after; flag anything that surprises you.
Optional recommendations (not applied)Suggestions Studio did not apply.Good to knowNothing changes unless you choose Prepare another copy with recommended settings.
What Studio could not carry overSomething in the original was left behind, or Studio could not establish what happened to it. Read each row's reason.Worth checkingCheck that setting in Orca.
What Studio could not checkStudio could not verify this item: it may be an unexplained change, or something it could not compare.UnknownCompare that setting with your original in Orca before slicing, and report it.

How sure is Studio? Confirmed Worth checking Unknown Looks right Good to know What these mean

Example — answers come from what Studio shows; nothing here touches your files or printer

Read a preparation report

After preparing, Studio lists what it did. Sort these real lines from a prepared copy of the example project into the section they appear under, and see what each one asks of you.

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Studio's fidelity and change-ledger cards after preparing. What survived preparing this copy reports 14 kept and 2 changed, with expandable lists What Studio changed and What stayed the same. Below, Changes Studio made lists the preparation with a Return to the original button.
The fidelity report and the change ledger for a prepared copy.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. What survived preparing this copyA before-and-after comparison of everything Studio can identify in the two files, with the counts of what was kept and what changed (here 14 kept · 2 changed).
  2. What Studio changed, and what stayedExpand What Studio changed to see each change Studio identified. What stayed the same includes both identical data and data with the same meaning. Also read anything under What Studio could not check.
  3. Changes Studio madeA numbered ledger of each action, with the file it produced and a Before and after view.
  4. Return to the originalPoints Studio back at your untouched original. The copy stays on disk.
  • Printer identity changed to Snapmaker U1 → Adjusted for U1 project compatibility. Adjusted. Studio changed the printer identity to Snapmaker U1. That is why Orca can open the copy with U1 settings; the identity change alone does not check every setting.
  • 533 creator settings kept → Kept from the original file. Kept. These are the creator's own print settings, carried over because you chose Preserve creator settings. Kept means the value reached the copy; where Snapmaker Orca rebuilds or ignores a setting, the row says so; still glance at the printer and filament settings in Orca.
  • nozzle_type: stainless_steel → hardened_steel → Adjusted for U1 project compatibility. Adjusted. A before → after pair under Adjusted for U1 project compatibility is a real change Studio made. Skim Before and after for any line that surprises you.
  • 24 optional recommendations available, including tower placement and tower wall type → Optional recommendation, not applied. Not applied. Recommendations change nothing unless you choose them, for example with Prepare another copy with recommended settings.
  • Turn on supports — Do this in Orca → A step for you in Snapmaker Orca. Yours. Studio cannot choose supports for you; its fix plan marks this step Do this in Orca, so review it there before slicing.
  • What to take from it
  • Kept means the value reached the copy, not that Orca uses it: read any note on the row. Not applied recommendations stay unapplied until you choose them. Adjusted is worth a skim. Do this in Orca is your job.
  • Anything Studio could not verify is listed under What Studio could not check rather than assumed fine; compare it with your original in Orca and report anything unexplained.
  • Your original is never modified: Return to the original points Studio back at it.

What to do

  1. After preparing, scroll to What survived preparing this copy and note the counts.
  2. Expand What Studio changed (n), then What stayed the same (n).
  3. Open Changes Studio made and Before and after for the old and new values; long values are shortened on screen.
  4. Read Your fix plan: anything marked Do this in Orca is for the next stage.

You are done when

  • You can name what Studio changed and what it left to you.
  • You know where Return to the original is, and that the original was never changed.

If something is different

My numbers differ from the example.

They describe your file. The report has the same sections.

I want to undo a preparation.

There is nothing to undo: your original was never changed. Delete the copy if you do not want it.

Safety

Return to the original never writes to your original. Everything Studio makes is a new file.

Guide Example project Stage 5 of 6

In Snapmaker Orca

What must I review in Orca before slicing?

Studio hands the prepared copy to Snapmaker Orca and stops. Orca slices. Your job is the review Studio cannot do for you.

What Studio shows

Real screenshots from Studio v1.5.0. Orca's own window is not shown here: see “What this guide does not show” on the home page.

The prepared result in the installed Studio

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Studio's Workspace in the installed app after preparing. A heading says U1 copy created, review setup before slicing, and that the original file is not modified. The new file name is shown, then a What now section with two options and a blue Open in Snapmaker Orca button, followed by a Next line telling you to slice in Snapmaker Orca, export the G-code and return to Printer Hub.
The result of Prepare U1 copy, from the installed Studio. The Open in Snapmaker Orca button appears when Studio finds Orca on your computer.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. U1 copy createdThe new file has been written. Studio never writes to your original; the copy is a separate file next to it.
  2. What now?Open the copy in Snapmaker Orca with one click, or copy its path and open it from Orca yourself.
  3. Open in Snapmaker OrcaA one-way handoff: Studio opens the prepared file in Orca and does nothing else. If Studio cannot find Orca, this button reads Install Snapmaker Orca.
  4. What happens nextSlice in Snapmaker Orca, export the .gcode file, then bring it back (stage 6 of the example). Studio does not slice.

What the result means

You seeIt meansHow sure is Studio?You do
Open in Snapmaker OrcaA one-way handoff. Studio opens the file in Orca and does nothing else with it.Good to knowPress it, or use Copy path and open the file in Orca yourself.
Install Snapmaker OrcaStudio could not find Orca on this computer.Good to knowInstall it from its releases page (opens in a new tab), then use Copy path and open the prepared file from inside Orca.
Do this in Orca (fix plan)A step Studio cannot do: for example turning on supports, or using Arrange and checking spacing.Worth checkingDo it before slicing.
Manual check in Orca requiredA preset you made yourself is named in the copy, but Studio cannot confirm Orca applies its temperature, flow and cooling.UnknownCheck the filament in Orca before slicing.
Orca shows a “Customized Preset” noticeOrca treats the project's settings as a customization, which can happen when the creator's tuned settings are kept.Good to knowReview the settings in Orca before slicing.

How sure is Studio? Confirmed Worth checking Unknown Looks right Good to know What these mean

What to do

  1. On the prepared result, press Open in Snapmaker Orca (or Copy path).
  2. In Orca, check: the printer is Snapmaker U1; the filaments and colors match what you will load; the objects are on the plate (use Arrange if unsure); supports are set the way you want.
  3. Slice in Orca (Slice plate).
  4. Export the G-code (the file of printer instructions) with Orca's own export command and note where it is saved. Menu wording can differ between Orca versions.
  5. Keep the exported .gcode. Save the Orca project too if you want your Orca settings kept.

You are done when

  • Orca opens your prepared copy, and Studio stays as it was: it does not control Orca and does not slice.
  • You have an exported .gcode file for the next stage.

If something is different

The button says Install Snapmaker Orca.

Install Orca from its releases page (opens in a new tab), then use Copy path and open the prepared file from inside Orca.

Studio says “Couldn’t launch Snapmaker Orca — open the file from Orca instead.”

Open the prepared file from inside Orca; Copy path helps you find it.

Studio says “Couldn’t find the prepared file — try preparing it again.”

The copy was moved or deleted. Prepare it again.

Important

The prepared copy is a starting point. Always review it in Orca before slicing: Studio's report from the previous stage lists what it changed.

Limit

This guide has no screenshots of Snapmaker Orca's own window, so Orca's menus are described in general terms only.

Guide Example project Stage 6 of 6

In Studio

Does the sliced job match my printer and loaded materials?

Everything before this checked your project. This stage checks the G-code Orca produced, which is the file the printer actually runs. Studio reads it, compares it with the project and, when a printer is connected, with the printer.

What Studio shows

Real screenshots from Studio v1.5.0. The pictures use small example jobs written for this guide, not real prints.

An example job whose header names a U1, no printer connected

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Studio's After slicing page after checking an example G-code file against the open project. A Ready to send card says nothing blocks the job but one thing is worth settling first, followed by findings labeled Studio can't check this, such as tools the job needs, whether the slots are loaded, the bed, and nozzle size.
A checked example job with no printer connected: Studio says what it cannot confirm instead of guessing.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. Ready to send?The overall answer, with what is worth settling before you send. It is never a promise that the print will succeed.
  2. Studio can’t check thisUnknown stays unknown. With no printer connected, anything that depends on the machine and that you have not confirmed yourself is listed here.
  3. What the printer will actually doFacts read from the sliced file itself (next picture).
  4. Choose another fileCheck a different job without leaving the page.

An example job whose header names a different printer

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Studio's After slicing page checking an example G-code file that names a different printer. A Ready to send card says nothing blocks the job but two things are worth settling. The first finding, Sliced for a different printer, is marked worth settling first and says to re-slice the model in Snapmaker Orca with a U1 profile. Below it, other findings are marked Studio can't check this.
An example job whose header names a Bambu Lab printer, checked with no printer connected.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. Ready to send?The overall answer with what is worth settling. It is never a promise that the print will succeed.
  2. A name read from the fileStudio read the printer named in the job. That is a fact about the file, and Studio does not need a connected printer to read it. It does not recognize the name as the U1 (the card's Evidence line says so), so Studio rates the finding likely, not confirmed.
  3. What to do about itRe-slice the model in Orca with a U1 profile.
  4. Unknown, not wrongStudio needs information from your printer to check these. They are gaps, not problems found.

Facts read from the G-code

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The What the printer will actually do card. It shows facts read from the sliced file: sliced by Snapmaker Orca 2.3.4, for Snapmaker U1, prints from slot 2, 12 layers at 0.2 millimeters, estimated time 4 minutes, filament 0.36 grams, file size 1 kilobyte.
Facts read from the example job's G-code.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. Read from the fileStudio reads these from the G-code itself, then compares them with your printer when one is connected.
  2. Sliced by and forWhich slicer made the job and which printer it was made for.
  3. Estimated timeThe slicer's own estimate, not a measurement.
  4. FilamentHow much material the job expects to use.

What the result means

You seeIt meansHow sure is Studio?You do
Sliced for a different printer (WORTH SETTLING FIRST)The job names a printer other than the U1, or a name Studio does not recognize as the U1.Worth checkingRe-slice the model in Orca with a U1 profile.
Studio cannot tie this job to your projectNothing in either file identifies the model, so Studio cannot tell whether this job was sliced from the project you checked.Worth checkingMake sure you picked the right file.
Tools this job needs / The bed this was sliced for / Nozzle size — STUDIO CAN'T CHECK THISStudio needs information from your printer to check these.UnknownConnect the printer in Printer Hub, or check them yourself.
Sliced for the machine Studio prepares for — LOOKS RIGHTThe job's header says it was sliced for a U1. Studio reads the header; it has not simulated the commands.Looks rightRead any action on the card. Advice, not a guarantee.
What the printer will actually do: sliced by, for, layers, estimated time, filamentMetadata and estimates read from the G-code, not a simulation or a measured result.Good to knowCompare them with what you expect.

How sure is Studio? Confirmed Worth checking Unknown Looks right Good to know What these mean

Example — answers come from what Studio shows; nothing here touches your files or printer

Unknown, or a confirmed problem?

Studio is more sure about some findings on a sliced job than about others. These lines come from Studio's checks of two example files written for this guide: one whose header names a U1, one whose header names a Bambu Lab printer. Neither was checked against a connected printer. Decide how sure Studio actually is.

Worked example (the interactive version needs JavaScript):

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Studio's After slicing page checking an example G-code file that names a different printer. A Ready to send card says nothing blocks the job but two things are worth settling. The first finding, Sliced for a different printer, is marked worth settling first and says to re-slice the model in Snapmaker Orca with a U1 profile. Below it, other findings are marked Studio can't check this.
An example job whose header names a Bambu Lab printer, checked with no printer connected.
Notes on the controls in this screenshot
  1. Ready to send?The overall answer with what is worth settling. It is never a promise that the print will succeed.
  2. A name read from the fileStudio read the printer named in the job. That is a fact about the file, and Studio does not need a connected printer to read it. It does not recognize the name as the U1 (the card's Evidence line says so), so Studio rates the finding likely, not confirmed.
  3. What to do about itRe-slice the model in Orca with a U1 profile.
  4. Unknown, not wrongStudio needs information from your printer to check these. They are gaps, not problems found.
  • The G-code header names a Bambu Lab printer. → Confirmed in the file. Confirmed in the file. Studio read the printer name in the G-code header; no printer needs to be connected for that. What follows from it is a separate finding: Studio does not recognize that name as the U1, so its card says Sliced for a different printer, marked “Worth settling first”, and its Evidence line says the name is not one Studio recognizes. Studio rates that mismatch likely, not confirmed, though the card does not print that rating. Action: re-slice the model in Snapmaker Orca with a U1 profile.
  • Tools this job needs — “Studio cannot confirm your printer has the toolheads this job expects.” → Unknown. Unknown. Studio would need information from your printer to know. This is not a problem found; connect the printer in Printer Hub, or check yourself.
  • Nozzle size — “Studio has no way to see which one is installed.” → Unknown. Unknown. Check the nozzle on the printer. You can also record what is fitted under Settings → Nozzles.
  • Studio cannot tie this job to your project — “nothing in either file identifies the model.” → Worth checking. Worth checking. Studio cannot tell whether this job was sliced from the project you checked, so it asks you to be sure you picked the right file.
  • Sliced for the machine Studio prepares for — “The job's commands were generated for a Snapmaker U1.” → Looks right. Looks right. This appears when the job's header names a U1. Still advice, not a promise that the print will succeed.
  • What to take from it
  • “Studio can’t tell” is not “incompatible”. It means Studio lacks information it needs, often because no printer is connected.
  • A problem is confirmed only when Studio has the evidence in hand: something read from the file (the printer named in the G-code); something your connected printer reported (its bed size or toolhead count); or something you confirmed yourself (a nozzle size). When the header names a printer Studio does not recognize, the mismatch is rated likely, not confirmed.
  • For unknowns, check the item yourself or connect the printer. For a confirmed problem, follow the card's action, then check the job again.

What to do

  1. Open After Slicing (Advanced sidebar, More tools, or stage 3 of This print).
  2. Optional: type the folder where Orca saves exports and press Watch this folder. Studio looks only while After Slicing or This print is open.
  3. Otherwise drag the .gcode onto the window or paste its full path under Open the G-code your slicer produced, then press Check this job.
  4. Read Ready to send? and then each finding. Sort them into confirmed, worth checking and unknown.
  5. Read What the printer will actually do and What to load (what each slot needs).

You are done when

  • You know which findings are facts, and which are gaps that still need checking.
  • You can say what you will do about each: re-slice, check yourself, or connect the printer.

If something is different

Nothing appears in the watched folder.

Check that it is the folder Orca exports to, and that After Slicing or This print is open. You can always paste the file's path.

Studio says “that file does not exist”.

Studio could not find a file at that path. Copy the full path of the exported .gcode again.

Many items say “Studio can’t check this”.

That is expected when no printer is connected. Connect the printer (see the task) or check those items yourself.

Studio can’t tell

On its own, Studio reads only the file. With no printer connected it cannot tell which tools are present, whether slots are loaded, whether the bed matches or which nozzle is fitted (unless you confirmed the nozzle yourself).

Safety

Studio reads and never changes your G-code, and it never sends anything on its own. Printing starts only when you start it on the printer or confirm it in Printer Hub.

Limit

This guide shows Printer Hub before a printer is connected; it has no screenshot of a connected printer.

Guide Tasks

Find help for my current task

Pick what you are doing. Tasks that are not part of the main path are marked optional.

Get started

Install Studio and open your first file.

Check a project

Understand what Studio found before you slice.

Fix and prepare

Write a U1 copy; your original stays unchanged.

Review and slice

See what changed, then slice in Snapmaker Orca.

After slicing

Check the sliced job.

Your printer

Connect, confirm what the printer does not report, and use the controls.

Optional tools

Useful, but not needed for the main path.

Update and report

Keep Studio current and send a useful report.

Guide Tasks Get started

Install and open Studio

Use this when: You have not installed Studio yet. If it is already installed, skip this: the example starts from opening a file.

Before you start

  • Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), or Linux x86_64 with a desktop. Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 are the systems the Linux package has been checked on. macOS is not supported.
  • Nothing else to install: no Python, Node.js or Rust. There is no account.

Steps

  1. Open Studio's Releases page (opens in a new tab) and download the Windows installer (Snapmaker.Studio_<version>_x64-setup.exe) or the Linux .deb. Download only from that page.
  2. Check the download against the SHA256 hash (a fingerprint that shows the file is intact) in RELEASE_METADATA.md (opens in a new tab); that file is the one place current hashes are kept.
    • Windows (PowerShell): Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 .\<installer>.exe
    • Linux: sha256sum <file>.deb
    • If the values differ, delete the file and download it again.
  3. Windows: run the installer. It is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may say Unknown publisher. Once the hash matches, choose More info → Run anyway, then start Snapmaker Studio from the Start menu. More: Windows install guide (opens in a new tab).
  4. Linux: sudo apt install ./<the .deb file name exactly as shown on the Releases page>, then start Snapmaker Studio from your application menu or run snapmaker-studio-desktop. More: Linux install guide (opens in a new tab).

You are done when

  • Studio opens on Home, with the version v1.5.0 in the status bar and Local-only · nothing leaves your network in the footer.
  • There is nothing to sign in to.

If something is different

Windows says “Windows protected your PC”.

This is expected for an installer that is not code-signed yet. Continue only if the SHA256 matches and you downloaded the file from Studio's Releases page.

The hash does not match.

Do not run the installer. Delete it and download it again from Studio's Releases page.

Studio looks different from this guide.

This guide describes v1.5.0. Check the version at the bottom of the Studio window; the release notes (opens in a new tab) say what changed.

Limit

Linux support is verified by automated installs on clean Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 systems. Other distributions and installs on a physical desktop have not been verified yet; see the Linux install guide (opens in a new tab).

Safety

Uninstalling does not delete your project data. On Windows it lives in %LOCALAPPDATA%\SnapmakerStudio.

Guide Tasks Get started

Open an STL or 3MF and read what Studio learned

Use this when: You want to know what is in a file before doing anything with it.

Before you start

Steps

  1. Press Open a model, or drag the file onto the window.
  2. Studio opens the Workspace and reads the file locally.
  3. Read the status line, the verdict banner (Can prepare a U1 copy) and What's in this design.

You are done when

  • What's in this design says, for the cube, a plain model (STL), 20 × 20 × 20 mm, 0 colors, 0 parts and a rough filament cost from a default price per kilo (change it in Settings → Filament price).

If something is different

My file shows different numbers.

They describe your file; only the example cube is exactly 20 mm.

Tip

An STL is a shape only. A 3MF can also hold colors, separate parts and often the creator's print settings, which lets Studio compare those settings with your U1.

Guide Tasks Get started

Switch between Simple and Advanced view

Use this when: A tool this guide mentions is not in your sidebar.

Steps

  1. Use the View toggle at the bottom of the sidebar, or Settings → Mode.
  2. Simple lists Home, This print, My designs, Ready now, Printer and Help, with everything else under More tools.
  3. Advanced lists every tool: Compatibility, After Slicing, Colors & Materials, Printer Hub and more.

You are done when

  • The sidebar shows the tools you expected. Nothing is lost when you switch.

If something is different

I cannot find a tool the guide mentions.

You are probably in Simple view. Open More tools, or switch to Advanced.

Guide Tasks Check a project

Use “This print” to follow one job

Use this when: You want one page that follows a job from opening the file to checking the sliced job.

Before you start

  • A project open in Studio.

Steps

  1. Open This print (This Print in Advanced view). The title names your open file.
  2. Stage 1. Before slicing: Object placement, Before you slice, Colours and toolheads.
  3. Stage 2. Prepared shows Nothing prepared yet. until you prepare a copy, then shows what changed.
  4. Stage 3. After slicing: where the sliced job comes back for checking.

You are done when

  • Three stages in the order a job happens. With no printer connected, checks that need one say Studio can’t tell.

If something is different

The page says “Open a model to start”.

No project is open. Press Open a model, or open one from My designs.

Cards show “Checking…” for a while.

Studio is trying to reach a printer. When none answers, the cards switch to Printer not found and Studio can’t tell.

Guide Tasks Check a project

Check colors against the four toolheads

Use this when: Your project has several colors and you want to know whether the U1 can print them.

Before you start

Steps

  1. Open Colors & Materials (Advanced sidebar, or More tools).
  2. Read Colours and toolheads: the example says 6 colours, 4 toolheads — possible without repainting.
  3. Read the groups: Not proven separable — reserve a toolhead each, Appear only higher up — could be a planned swap, Studio can’t tell how these are used.
  4. For a painted project, a box says how many filament colors the painting uses; expand What Studio read from the painting for measurements.

You are done when

  • A plain sentence comparing your colors with the four toolheads, and the line Load the colours in the order the project lists them.

If something is different

Colors are listed under “Studio can’t tell how these are used”.

The project does not say which object, painted region or color change uses that slot. Load them in the order the project lists, and check in Orca.

Studio can’t tell

The number four comes from the U1's published specification (four toolheads). Studio says it did not read this from your printer.

Important

Assigning a color in a file is not loading filament. Putting filament in a toolhead is a physical job only you do.

Guide Tasks Fix and prepare

Move an object that hangs off the plate

Use this when: Object placement says an object is outside the U1's printable area.

Before you start

  • The project open in Studio.

Steps

  1. Find Object placement (Compatibility, This print or the Workspace): Hangs 55.0 mm past the right edge.
  2. If it offers Move onto the plate (saves a copy), press it. If there is no such button, see the placement example in the guide.
  3. The card turns green: 1 object(s) moved onto the U1 plate in a new copy — demo_offplate_foreign_placed_U1.3mf. Your original file was not changed.
  4. Open that copy (Open a model) and prepare it (Prepare U1 copy).

You are done when

  • A new …_placed_U1.3mf beside your original, and the card says The object sits inside the U1's printable area.

If something is different

There is no Move button.

Either every object already fits, or one move cannot fix the layout (Studio also never moves multi-plate projects). Open the project in Orca and use Arrange; see the placement example.

Safety

The moved copy shifts the whole layout as one piece; the spacing between objects, their rotation, scale and height stay as the creator set them.

Guide Tasks Fix and prepare

Prepare a U1 copy and choose a mode

Use this when: You want a copy Orca can open with U1-compatible settings.

Before you start

  • The project open in Studio.

Steps

  1. On the Workspace, choose a Preparation mode: Preserve creator settings (Recommended), Use Studio's U1 starter settings instead, or Custom — Review settings.
  2. Press Prepare U1 copy.
  3. Read U1 copy created — review setup before slicing.

You are done when

  • A new …_SnapmakerU1.3mf next to your original, and the words Your original file is not modified.

If something is different

The result still shows warnings.

Studio prepares for the U1; remaining items are in Your fix plan marked Do this in Studio or Do this in Orca.

Safety

Preparing always writes a new file and never modifies the original.

Guide Tasks Fix and prepare

Choose spools and Orca presets (Project Materials)

Use this when: You track spools and want each color tied to a real spool and an installed Orca preset. New in v1.5.0.

Before you start

  • Optional: a spool provider (such as Spoolman) set up in Settings → Materials provider. Without one, you can still choose presets.

Steps

  1. On Compatibility, find Project materials. For each slot Studio lists up to three spools with reasons. No spool is selected for you.
  2. Select the spool in your hand, then press Use this preset (the suggestion), Choose an installed preset, or Keep project's filament.
  3. Press Review & prepare, read the review, then Prepare with these choices.
  4. Select Remember this mapping to reuse it. Studio saves it after the copy is written and warns you if saving fails. A saved mapping is checked again each time it is used.

You are done when

  • The review lists, per slot, what will be written; the new copy has the spool's color and the preset name.

If something is different

There are no spool suggestions.

No provider is set up, or none matches the material. You can still choose an installed preset or keep the project's filament.

Prepare stopped appears.

Two slots share one preset but the project declares different vendors or types for them. Choose a different preset for one slot.

Studio can’t tell

Orca's own installed presets can be checked against the U1 and are shown as Proven. Presets you made yourself are shown as Confirmed by you and Manual check in Orca required: Studio cannot confirm Orca applies their temperature, flow and cooling.

Limit

Project Materials does not create custom Orca presets, choose a spool for you, or write to your spool provider.

Guide Tasks Fix and prepare

Change one plate's color

Use this when: One plate of a project should print in a different color.

Before you start

  • A 3MF project.

Steps

  1. Open Colors & Materials; Plate Color Remap is at the top.
  2. Press Open a 3MF project, choose the plate (Plate 1, Plate 2 …), then choose the color to replace and the color to use.
  3. Press Preview changes, then Create remapped copy — original stays unchanged.

You are done when

  • A new copy with only that plate's default color assignment changed; your original stays unchanged.
Safety

Meshes, painted facets, filament assignments you did not select and other plates stay unchanged, and your original is never modified.

Guide Tasks Review and slice

Review what Studio changed

Use this when: You prepared a copy and want to know exactly what is different.

Before you start

  • A prepared copy.

Steps

  1. Scroll to What survived preparing this copy and note the counts.
  2. Expand What Studio changed (n) and What stayed the same (n); if What Studio could not carry over or What Studio could not check appears, read it too.
  3. Open Changes Studio made and Before and after for the old and new values; long values are shortened on screen.
  4. Use Return to the original to switch Studio back to your untouched file.

You are done when

  • You can name what changed and what Studio left to you.

If something is different

I want to undo a preparation.

Your original was never changed, so there is nothing to undo. Delete the copy if you do not want it.

Guide Tasks Review and slice

Open the prepared copy in Snapmaker Orca

Use this when: You have a prepared copy and want to slice it.

Before you start

Steps

  1. On the prepared result, press Open in Snapmaker Orca.
  2. If the button reads Install Snapmaker Orca, install Orca, or press Copy path and open the file from Orca yourself.

You are done when

  • Orca opens your prepared copy. Studio stays as it was and does not control Orca.

If something is different

Studio says “Couldn’t launch Snapmaker Orca — open the file from Orca instead.”

Open the prepared file from inside Orca.

Studio says “Couldn’t find the prepared file — try preparing it again.”

The copy was moved or deleted. Prepare it again.

Safety

The handoff is one-way: Studio opens the file in Orca and does nothing else with it.

Guide Tasks Review and slice

What to review in Orca before slicing

Use this when: The copy is open in Orca and you are about to slice.

Before you start

  • The prepared copy open in Orca.

Steps

  1. Check that the printer is Snapmaker U1.
  2. Check that the filaments and colors match what you will load, toolhead by toolhead.
  3. Check that every object is on the plate. Use Arrange if unsure; Studio does not verify spacing between objects.
  4. Check that supports are set the way you want. Studio's fix plan marks these as Do this in Orca.
  5. If a preset you made is named in the copy, check its values in Orca (Manual check in Orca required).
  6. Slice (Slice plate), then export the G-code with Orca's own export command.

You are done when

  • You have an exported .gcode file and know what you checked.

If something is different

Orca shows a “Customized Preset” notice.

That can happen when the creator's tuned settings are kept. Review the settings before slicing.

Limit

Orca's own screens are not shown in this guide, and its menu wording can differ between versions.

Guide Tasks After slicing

Check a sliced job

Use this when: Orca has exported a .gcode file.

Before you start

  • An exported .gcode file.

Steps

  1. Open After Slicing (Advanced sidebar, More tools, or stage 3 of This print).
  2. Drag the .gcode onto the window, or paste its full path under Open the G-code your slicer produced.
  3. Press Check this job.
  4. Read Ready to send?, then each finding, then What the printer will actually do and What to load.

You are done when

  • An answer such as Nothing blocks this job, but 1 thing(s) are worth settling before you send it. It comes with facts read from the file: slicer, printer, layers, time, filament.

If something is different

Studio says “that file does not exist”.

Studio could not find a file at that path. Copy the exported file's full path again.

Studio cannot tie the job to my project.

Nothing in either file identifies the model. Make sure you picked the right file.

Safety

Studio reads and never changes your G-code, and never sends anything on its own.

Guide Tasks After slicing

Let Studio pick up Orca's exports

Optional tool — not needed for the main path

Use this when: You do not want to paste a path every time.

Steps

  1. Open After Slicing.
  2. Type the folder where Orca saves exports and press Watch this folder.

You are done when

  • New sliced jobs in that folder appear while After Slicing or This print is open.

If something is different

Nothing appears.

Check it is the right folder and that After Slicing or This print is open. Studio looks only while one of them is open; it does not keep watching after you leave them.

Guide Tasks Your printer

Connect your printer

Use this when: You want live status and comparisons against your actual U1.

Before you start

  • Your U1 is on and connected to the same network as this computer.
  • On the U1's touchscreen, Advanced Mode is on under Settings → Maintenance; Studio's own message says the printer's network interface opens only after you turn Advanced Mode on.

Steps

  1. Open Printer (Simple) or Printer Hub (Advanced).
  2. Under Connect to your U1, type the printer's network name (the hint in the field is U1.local) or IP address and press Connect, or press Auto-detect my U1.
  3. Connecting saves the address. You can also change it under Settings → Printer, in the field whose hint reads Network name or IP.
  4. Read what Printer Hub reports. Anything the printer does not report is marked as such, for example Nozzle sizes: not reported.

You are done when

  • When the printer answers, Printer Hub shows its live status and the controls become available. Otherwise: Controls are off until the printer is connected and reachable.

If something is different

Printer Hub says “Printer not found”.

Studio could not get a usable answer at that address. Check that the printer is on and on this network, that the address is right, and that Advanced Mode is on under Settings → Maintenance on the touchscreen.

Auto-detect finds nothing.

Type the name or IP address and press Connect.

Safety

Monitoring is read-only. Studio never starts a print by itself.

Limit

This guide shows Printer Hub before a printer is connected; it has no screenshot of a connected printer.

Guide Tasks Your printer

Tell Studio which nozzles are fitted

Use this when: Studio says nozzle sizes are not reported.

Steps

  1. Open Settings → Nozzles.
  2. Record the nozzle fitted to each toolhead, then press Save. Saved entries are labeled Confirmed by you.

You are done when

  • Checks that depend on nozzle size use what you confirmed, and say that you confirmed it.
Studio can’t tell

Studio does not guess. Until the printer reports it or you confirm it, nozzle size stays unknown.

Guide Tasks Your printer

See what you can print right now (Ready now)

Use this when: You want to know which library projects match your printer's current state.

Steps

  1. Open Ready now and press Check my library.
  2. Read the groups: Needs preparation, Needs attention, Can’t determine, One change away, Ready now.

You are done when

  • Your library, grouped from project data, what the printer reports, your inventory and your own spool notes. Read each result's unknowns: this is advice, not proof that the printer is ready. Studio changes nothing on your printer.

Guide Tasks Your printer

Use the printer controls safely

Use this when: A job is checked and you are at the printer. Studio never starts a print by itself.

Before you start

  • The printer is connected in Printer Hub (see Connect your printer).

Steps

  1. Pause and Resume are sent to the printer as soon as you press them, with no second prompt; both are reversible. Watch the printer's status in Printer Hub: a request can fail.
  2. Cancel print asks first: Cancel this print? A cancelled print cannot be resumed.
  3. Upload sliced gcode: you choose the file. Start this print then asks you to confirm, naming the uploaded file; Studio does not check the bed for you.
  4. Emergency stop asks first, then sends the printer an emergency-stop command. Studio does not confirm that motion and heaters have stopped; a firmware restart may be needed before printing again.

You are done when

  • Nothing is sent to the printer until you press the relevant button and, when Studio asks, confirm the action.

If something is different

The controls are grayed out.

They are off until the printer is connected and reachable. That is deliberate.

Safety

Load the filament and check the bed yourself before starting. Studio does not inspect them.

Guide Tasks Your printer

Connect a spool provider

Optional tool — not needed for the main path

Use this when: You track spools in Spoolman, SpoolEase or Bambuddy.

Steps

  1. Open Settings → Materials provider.
  2. Choose Spoolman, Bambuddy or SpoolEase and enter its address.
  3. Use Your spool notes for anything the printer and provider do not report.

You are done when

  • Project Materials can suggest your spools. Studio only reads from a provider; it never changes it.
Safety

When the printer reports what is loaded, Studio trusts the printer over your notes and the provider.

Guide Tasks Optional tools

Resize a model (Scale Doctor)

Optional tool — not needed for the main path

Use this when: You want to preview a uniform resize.

Before you start

  • A model open.

Steps

  1. Open Scale Doctor.
  2. Enter a Scale % and press Preview.
  3. For an STL, Prepare scaled copy writes a new file. For a 3MF, preview here and resize in Snapmaker Orca.

You are done when

  • A preview of the new size against the U1. Your original is never changed.
Limit

Studio writes a scaled copy only for an STL: it will not write a scaled 3MF it cannot verify.

Guide Tasks Optional tools

Prepare many files at once (Batch Prepare)

Optional tool — not needed for the main path

Use this when: You have a folder of files to prepare.

Steps

  1. Open Batch Prepare.
  2. Press Add files and choose your .stl and .3mf files.
  3. Press Prepare. Studio prepares a U1 copy of each.
  4. Review each copy in Snapmaker Orca.

You are done when

  • A U1 copy beside each original, and no original changed.

Guide Tasks Optional tools

Estimate cost and price (Cost & Pricing Doctor)

Optional tool — not needed for the main path

Use this when: You want an estimated cost to make, a price and a margin.

Before you start

  • A model open.

Steps

  1. Open Cost & Pricing Doctor.
  2. Read Cost Doctor, Pricing Doctor and Profit Doctor.
  3. Press Show details & assumptions; set your spool price under Settings → Filament price.

You are done when

  • Three rough figures based on file data and default or edited assumptions. Review the assumptions; they are estimates, not financial advice.

Guide Tasks Optional tools

Diagnose a print that looks wrong (Print Quality)

Optional tool — not needed for the main path

Use this when: A print already looks wrong.

Steps

  1. Open Print Quality and use its Print Quality or First Layer tab.
  2. Pick the symptom that looks like your print.
  3. Read the likely causes and safe first checks.

You are done when

  • Advice based on the open model, if there is one. It never changes your settings or G-code.

Guide Tasks Optional tools

Find a project you already checked (My designs)

Optional tool — not needed for the main path

Use this when: You want to reopen something.

Steps

  1. Open My designs (Simple) or Projects (Advanced).
  2. Use All, Profile compatible or Needs prep to filter.
  3. Open a design again, or its History.

You are done when

  • The project opens with its last status.

Guide Tasks Optional tools

Browse model sites inside Studio (Find Models)

Optional tool — not needed for the main path

Use this when: You want to find a model without leaving Studio.

Steps

  1. Open Find Models and pick a site, such as Printables or MakerWorld.
  2. Download with the site's normal download button; Studio adds supported downloads to your Library.
  3. Check it in Ready now.

You are done when

  • The download is in your Library.
Safety

Sign in on the site itself; Studio never sees your password. Clear site data signs you out of every site.

Guide Tasks Update and report

Check for a newer version and update

Use this when: You want to know whether a newer Studio exists.

Steps

  1. Your version is at the bottom of the window (v1.5.0 for this guide).
  2. Open Help → Check for a newer version and press Check GitHub now. The update check does not download or install anything; it only shows a version number and a link.
  3. To update, download the new installer from Studio's Releases page, verify its hash, and run it over your install. Your data is kept.

You are done when

  • You know whether you are current.
Safety

The check makes one request to GitHub asking which release is newest and sends nothing about you or your files. The automatic check is off until you turn it on, and runs at most once a day.

Guide Tasks Update and report

Send a useful problem report

Use this when: Studio got something wrong.

Steps

  1. Open Help → Reporting something Studio got wrong, press Show me what it contains and read it.
  2. Press Save it to a file. Your username, home folder, file paths, machine name and printer address are replaced first.
  3. Open a report on the Studio issues page (opens in a new tab), attach the file, and say what you did, saw and expected.

You are done when

  • A report bundle you reviewed before Studio saved it. Studio never sends it anywhere.

If something is different

The result differs from this guide.

Check the version, which file is open and whether a printer is connected first; many answers change with those.

Guide Warnings

Understand a warning or problem

Every message below is marked by how sure Studio is, because the right response differs for a fact, a possibility and a gap.

Confirmed
Studio has direct evidence: it read this in your file or from your printer, or you confirmed it yourself. The finding says which. It is a fact, not a guess.
Worth checking
Studio found something that may matter. Decide whether it does for this print.
Unknown
Studio could not establish this from what it has. It does not mean a problem was found; it is a gap for you to fill.
Looks right
Studio checked and found nothing wrong. Still advice, never a guarantee.
Good to know
Explains what Studio did or what a screen shows. Nothing to fix.

Confirmed

Worth checking

Unknown

Looks right

Good to know

Guide Warnings

Studio says

NEEDS ATTENTION

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Worth checking Studio found something that may matter. Decide whether it does for this print.

What it means

Something in the project is likely to cause trouble in Snapmaker Orca. For a downloaded 3MF it usually means settings that came from another printer.

Why you see this

Studio compares the project's settings with what the U1 and Orca expect. The text on the card says: The model may be fine; the project settings are the problem.

What to do

  1. Read the card's Do this: line. For a project made for another printer, it usually says to import the model into a clean U1 project or to prepare a U1 copy.
  2. Press Prepare U1 copy (Preserve creator settings is the recommended default) and review the result.

What not to conclude

Do not conclude your model is broken: the card says the model may be fine.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

HEADS UP

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Worth checking Studio found something that may matter. Decide whether it does for this print.

What it means

Worth knowing, often something Studio cannot fully assess, such as spacing between objects or whether the profile is for a U1.

Why you see this

Studio does not yet check spacing between objects in a multi-part layout, and says so rather than guessing.

What to do

  1. Open the project in Snapmaker Orca and use Arrange; watch for collision warnings.
  2. If it says Profile may not be a Snapmaker U1 profile, make sure the active printer profile is Snapmaker U1, or prepare a U1 copy.

What not to conclude

A heads-up is not a failure. It is something to look at, and often something Studio cannot check for you.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

STUDIO CAN’T TELL

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Unknown Studio could not establish this from what it has. It does not mean a problem was found; it is a gap for you to fill.

What it means

Studio lacks information it needs for this check, often because no printer is connected, so it does not guess.

Why you see this

Most often no printer is connected. The app's own line says: “Studio can’t tell” means Studio has no way to read that from your printer — not that your printer can’t do it. Studio can also say it when the file itself leaves a fact out.

What to do

  1. Connect your printer in Printer Hub so Studio can compare it with the project.
  2. Or check the item yourself at the printer; the card says what to check.

What not to conclude

Do not read it as “incompatible”. A confirmed problem rests on evidence Studio actually has: something read from a file, such as the printer named in the G-code, or something your connected printer reported.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

STUDIO CAN’T CHECK THIS

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Unknown Studio could not establish this from what it has. It does not mean a problem was found; it is a gap for you to fill.

What it means

On a sliced job: the check needs information Studio does not have, such as the toolheads the printer has, whether the slots are loaded, the bed, or the nozzle fitted.

Why you see this

On its own, Studio reads only the file. With no printer connected, anything that depends on the machine stays unknown unless you confirmed it yourself, such as a nozzle size.

What to do

  1. If the check needs the printer, connect it in Printer Hub and check the job again.
  2. Or check each item yourself: toolheads, loaded slots, bed, nozzle (the card tells you what to look for).

What not to conclude

It is not a failed check. It is a check Studio could not run.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

LOOKS RIGHT

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Looks right Studio checked and found nothing wrong. Still advice, never a guarantee.

What it means

Studio checked this and found nothing wrong.

Why you see this

For example, when a sliced job names a U1, Studio shows Sliced for the machine Studio prepares for.

What to do

  1. Read any action listed on the card; a result that looks right can still have a next step.

What not to conclude

It is advice, not a guarantee. Studio never promises a print will succeed.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Needs a fix first

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Worth checking Studio found something that may matter. Decide whether it does for this print.

What it means

The verdict banner on the Workspace: the checks found something worth fixing before you slice.

Why you see this

The banner summarizes the findings (for example an object off the plate). The Your fix plan list underneath says where each step happens.

What to do

  1. Read the checks, then follow Your fix plan: you can do steps marked Do this in Studio now; leave steps marked Do this in Orca for Orca.

What not to conclude

A star rating or banner summarizes the checks; it is not a prediction about the print.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

1 object is outside the U1's printable area.

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Confirmed Studio has direct evidence: it read this in your file or from your printer, or you confirmed it yourself. The finding says which. It is a fact, not a guess.

What it means

At least one object hangs off the U1's plate. Studio names the object, the edge and the distance, for example Hangs 55.0 mm past the right edge.

Why you see this

Studio reads where each object sits in the file and compares it with the plate. A small part can pass every size check and still land off the plate.

What to do

  1. If Move onto the plate (saves a copy) is offered, press it, then prepare the moved copy.
  2. If it is not offered, see the placement example in the guide.

What not to conclude

Do not conclude the object is too big. Compare its size with how far it hangs over.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Moving the objects as one piece would not bring them all on, so Studio will not guess.

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Confirmed Studio has direct evidence: it read this in your file or from your printer, or you confirmed it yourself. The finding says which. It is a fact, not a guess.

What it means

One shift of the whole layout cannot bring every object onto the plate: the layout is wider than the plate in its current orientation.

Why you see this

Studio moves everything as one piece and verifies the copy, or does nothing. It will not half-fix a project. There is no Move onto the plate (saves a copy) button in this case.

What to do

  1. Open the project in Snapmaker Orca and use Arrange, as Studio says.
  2. If one object is longer than the plate, resize, rotate or split it in Orca; Studio does not edit your model.

What not to conclude

Do not hunt for a hidden Move button.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Studio could not open this file as a 3MF project.

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Confirmed Studio has direct evidence: it read this in your file or from your printer, or you confirmed it yourself. The finding says which. It is a fact, not a guess.

What it means

Studio could not read the file as a 3MF. It may be damaged, inaccessible or not a 3MF.

Why you see this

Studio could not read the 3MF structure. The Workspace can still look normal for such a file, so check Compatibility.

What to do

  1. Download the file again.
  2. Try it in Snapmaker Orca to see whether it opens there.

What not to conclude

Do not trust the Workspace's “Checked” status for a file Compatibility cannot open.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Printer not found

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Unknown Studio could not establish this from what it has. It does not mean a problem was found; it is a gap for you to fill.

What it means

Studio could not get a usable answer from the printer at that address, so it checked your project without live printer information.

Why you see this

The printer may be off, on another network, at a different address, or its network interface may be closed.

What to do

  1. Check that the printer is on and on this network.
  2. Check that the address is the one the printer shows.
  3. On a U1, turn on Advanced Mode under Settings → Maintenance on the touchscreen.
  4. Press Connect again.

What not to conclude

It does not mean the project is incompatible: with no printer, everything that needs one is marked Studio can’t tell.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Controls are off until the printer is connected and reachable.

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Good to know Explains what Studio did or what a screen shows. Nothing to fix.

What it means

Printer Hub's controls are disabled because no printer is connected.

Why you see this

That is deliberate: nothing can move the printer until Studio can reach it.

What to do

  1. Connect the printer in Printer Hub.

What not to conclude

Do not read it as a verdict on your project: the controls are off on purpose. If the printer should be reachable, check the connection status for an error.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Nozzle sizes: not reported

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Unknown Studio could not establish this from what it has. It does not mean a problem was found; it is a gap for you to fill.

What it means

The printer did not tell Studio which nozzle is fitted, so Studio does not guess.

Why you see this

Printing with a different nozzle than the job was sliced for changes line width and can ruin fine detail, so Studio asks you to check.

What to do

  1. Check that the nozzle on the printer is the size the job was sliced for (the card says, for example, 0.4 mm).
  2. Optionally record it under Settings → Nozzles; entries you make are labeled Confirmed by you.

What not to conclude

It is not a mismatch. It is unknown.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Prepare stopped

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Confirmed Studio has direct evidence: it read this in your file or from your printer, or you confirmed it yourself. The finding says which. It is a fact, not a guess.

What it means

In Project Materials: two or more slots use the same installed preset, but the project declares different vendors or types for those slots, and Orca copies a declared value to every slot that uses the same preset.

Why you see this

Rather than copy one slot's vendor or type onto another, Studio writes nothing. The panel names the slots and the conflict.

What to do

  1. Choose a different preset for one slot.
  2. Or remove the conflicting vendor or type in the original project yourself. Studio does not edit it for you.

What not to conclude

Do not assume a copy was written: nothing was, and your original and any earlier copy are untouched.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

No spool in your inventory matches this material.

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Good to know Explains what Studio did or what a screen shows. Nothing to fix.

What it means

Studio found no spool to suggest for that slot.

Why you see this

No provider is set up, the provider could not be read, or no spool matches the material.

What to do

  1. Set up a provider under Settings → Materials provider.
  2. Or choose an installed Orca preset anyway, or press Keep project's filament.

What not to conclude

It does not stop you from preparing a copy.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Manual check in Orca required

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Unknown Studio could not establish this from what it has. It does not mean a problem was found; it is a gap for you to fill.

What it means

You picked a preset you made yourself. Studio can map a spool to it, but cannot confirm Snapmaker Orca will apply its temperature, flow and cooling.

Why you see this

In testing, Orca kept the project's own values and showed the preset as modified. Studio therefore does not claim Orca applies them.

What to do

  1. Check the filament in Orca before slicing.

What not to conclude

It is not a failure; it is a check you need to do yourself.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Confirmed by you

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Good to know Explains what Studio did or what a screen shows. Nothing to fix.

What it means

A fact or preset that you confirmed, rather than one Studio verified or the printer reported.

Why you see this

Studio never presents your confirmation as its own proof. It marks what came from you.

What to do

  1. Nothing; keep it up to date if the printer changes (for example nozzles under Settings → Nozzles).

What not to conclude

It is not the same as Proven.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

What Studio could not check

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Unknown Studio could not establish this from what it has. It does not mean a problem was found; it is a gap for you to fill.

What it means

In the preparation report: Studio could not verify this item. It may be an unexplained change, or something Studio could not compare, so it did not call it fine.

Why you see this

Studio lists anything it cannot account for rather than assuming it is fine. Its own line asks you to open the prepared copy in Snapmaker Orca and compare it with your original before printing, and to report the change: Studio should be able to account for everything it changed.

What to do

  1. Open the prepared copy in Snapmaker Orca and compare that setting with your original before slicing.
  2. Report it on the Studio issues page (opens in a new tab): Studio should be able to account for everything it changed.

What not to conclude

It is not proof that the copy is bad, but it is not a pass either: Studio is telling you it could not verify this item.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

What Studio could not carry over

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Worth checking Studio found something that may matter. Decide whether it does for this print.

What it means

Either something in the original has no place in the prepared copy (for example a PrusaSlicer setting Snapmaker Orca has no equivalent for), or the original carries data Studio cannot read, so Studio cannot say what happened to it.

Why you see this

Studio writes the copy, then compares what it can identify in both files. Anything it has no reader for, such as a 3MF extension it does not understand, is listed here as well, because Studio cannot say what happened to it. Some of that data is copied as it was but never checked; some, such as PrusaSlicer settings Orca does not use, is left out. Those rows say Not checked — Studio can’t read it, with the reason.

What to do

  1. Check that setting in Orca, and set it there if it matters.

What not to conclude

Do not read every row as lost, or as safe: a row marked Not checked — Studio can’t read it means Studio could not establish what happened to that data, so read the row's reason. Your original is unchanged either way.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Install Snapmaker Orca

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Good to know Explains what Studio did or what a screen shows. Nothing to fix.

What it means

Studio could not find Snapmaker Orca on this computer, so the handoff button reads Install Snapmaker Orca.

Why you see this

The error text is: “Snapmaker Orca isn’t installed yet — use Install Snapmaker Orca.”

What to do

  1. Install Orca from its releases page, or press Copy path and open the file from Orca if it is installed somewhere Studio did not look.

What not to conclude

Do not wait for Studio to install Orca; it never installs anything for you.

Guide Warnings

Snapmaker Orca says

Customized Preset

What kind of message is this?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Good to know Explains what Studio did or what a screen shows. Nothing to fix.

What it means

A notice from Snapmaker Orca that the project's settings differ from a system preset.

Why you see this

It can appear when the creator's tuned settings are kept, which is what Preserve creator settings does.

What to do

  1. Review the settings in Orca before slicing.

What not to conclude

It is Orca's notice, not a Studio error.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Sliced for a different printer

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Worth checking Studio found something that may matter. Decide whether it does for this print.

What it means

The sliced job names a printer other than the U1, or a printer name Studio does not recognize as the U1. Toolpaths, temperatures and machine commands are generated for one specific machine.

Why you see this

Studio reads the printer name in the G-code and does not need a printer connected to do so. A job made for another printer may contain commands or settings that do not suit the U1, so re-slice it with a U1 profile.

What to do

  1. Re-slice the model in Snapmaker Orca with a U1 profile, and check the new job.

What not to conclude

Do not send the job anyway. When the name is one Studio does not recognize, the mismatch is likely rather than proven: find out in your slicer which printer profile made the file, and re-slice unless it really was a U1 profile.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

Studio cannot tie this job to your project

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Worth checking Studio found something that may matter. Decide whether it does for this print.

What it means

Nothing in either file identifies the model, so Studio cannot tell whether this job was sliced from the project you checked.

Why you see this

The printer and filaments match, but any job sliced for this printer with these filaments would look the same.

What to do

  1. Check you picked the right file before you send it.

What not to conclude

It is not an error with the job itself.

Guide Warnings

Studio says

that file does not exist

How sure is Studio?

  • Confirmed
  • Worth checking
  • Unknown
  • Looks right
  • Good to know

Confirmed Studio has direct evidence: it read this in your file or from your printer, or you confirmed it yourself. The finding says which. It is a fact, not a guess.

What it means

On After Slicing: the path you typed or pasted does not point to a file.

Why you see this

The path may contain a typo or a missing folder separator, or the file may have been moved.

What to do

  1. Copy the exported .gcode file's full path again, or drag the file onto the window.

What not to conclude

Do not read it as a verdict on the job: Studio has not checked it, because it could not find the file. Fix the path, then check the job again.

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