Questions a number can answer, and the software around the printer.
The tools here never invent data beyond what you type — figures come from the catalogue and published sources, files and geometry are handled right on your own machine. Below them is real supporting software, none of it written by ZORVA.
What can my 3D printer print? — material check by printer
Pick your printer (or enter its specs) to see which materials it prints as-is, and which need an enclosure, a hardened nozzle or another upgrade — from the maker's published temperatures.
Open the tool ↗Compare 3D printing materials side by side — PLA, PETG, ABS, nylon, PC
Pick two or three materials and set their print settings, strength and heat figures side by side — every number with its test method and published source.
Open the tool ↗Check an STL or 3MF before printing — size, build volume, mesh errors
Drop an STL or 3MF to view it in 3D, measure size and volume, check it against your printer's build volume, find holes in the mesh and estimate the grams — entirely in your browser.
Open the tool ↗Filament drying planner — temperature, time and how to batch spools
Pick the spools you need to dry: get each one's temperature and time, group the ones that can share a dryer into runs, and see when each run finishes.
Open the tool ↗3D print troubleshooter by symptom — what to check first
Pick the symptom on your print — stringing, layer splitting, warping, layer shift, under-extrusion — and get three things to check in the right order, with the article that goes deeper.
Open the tool ↗Filament calculator: weight, length and volume
Enter weight, length or volume — the other two are computed from each grade's published density and a 1.75 or 2.85 mm strand.
Open the tool ↗Print cost calculator for one part
Material, electricity, machine time, labour and a failure allowance — four lines that add up to what a printed part actually costs, on your own numbers.
Open the tool ↗3D text keychain generator — export STL and 3MF
Type some text, preview it as a 3D model right in the browser, pick a colour per character and a base style, then export STL or 3MF to print.
Open the tool ↗3D printed word charm with a strap hole — export STL and 3MF
Type a name or a word, pick the letter size, border and strap hole — the plate follows the letters' own outline. Preview in 3D in your browser, then export STL or a two-colour 3MF to print.
Open the tool ↗Turn a PNG or SVG into a 3D printed keychain — multi-colour, with text
Pick a template or drop a PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG: the tool removes the background, reduces the colours, builds a plate that follows the picture, adds a caption and a draggable ring. Export STL or multi-colour 3MF for AMS.
Open the tool ↗Convert a 3MF project between Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, FlashForge, Snapmaker, Creality, QIDI
Drop a 3MF project, pick the target slicer and printer: print settings, filaments, painted supports and seams come along, with a report of what was kept and what had to change. Runs entirely in your browser.
Open the tool ↗Remove metadata from a 3MF — author, computer paths, printer API keys
Drop a 3MF project from Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer to see what it records about you — MakerWorld account, folder paths, printer address and API key — then download a cleaned copy that still opens and slices as before.
Open the tool ↗Remove photo metadata — GPS location, camera, AI prompts — without losing quality
Drop JPEG, PNG or WebP photos to see what they carry — GPS coordinates, camera, serial number, time taken, AI prompts, Content Credentials — then download clean copies. No re-compression, no colour shift, orientation kept.
Open the tool ↗The software that runs around the printer.
19 real, actively maintained tools, grouped by what they do: slicing, design, file repair, and remote monitoring.
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ZORVA writes none of the software below, sells none of it, and is paid by none of it. Every link goes straight to the developer's own official homepage — never a mirror or a third-party download page.
01 / 4 groups
From a 3D file to something the printer understands
A slicer turns a model into layers and exports G-code. The first four cut for filament (FDM) printers; the last two cut for resin (SLA/DLP/LCD) printers — the two machine families use different slicer families and are not interchangeable.
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Where a part starts, before there is a file to slice
Seven tools at three different levels: Tinkercad for a first model straight in the browser; FreeCAD, Fusion and Shapr3D for mechanical design with dimensions that constrain each other — Shapr3D being the one built for a pencil on an iPad; Blender, ZBrush and Nomad Sculpt for digital sculpting — characters, figures, organic shapes that parametric CAD is the wrong tool for.
03 / 4 groups
When an STL is not a closed solid
A file out of CAD or a 3D scan can have holes, flipped faces or overlapping shells — a slicer sometimes cuts it anyway, sometimes refuses. These two fix the geometry before it reaches the slicer.
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Watching an eighteen-hour print without sitting next to the machine
None of these replace a printer's own firmware — they add a layer of monitoring, webcam and network control, running on a host device (typically a Raspberry Pi) wired to the printer.
Frequently asked
Frequently asked
Does ZORVA sell or distribute any of this software?
- No. Everything here is developed and published independently by third parties; ZORVA only describes each one and links straight to its own official homepage.
What does “free + paid tier” mean?
- The tool has a free tier that covers the basics in full, plus a paid tier with extra features. Paid-tier pricing changes over time — check the current figure on the official site rather than an old one.
Why do some entries say “needs a separate host device”?
- Because they are not install-and-run desktop software on their own — Klipper is firmware flashed onto the printer's board, and Mainsail and Fluidd are web dashboards; all three need a separate computer (typically a Raspberry Pi) running alongside the printer.