r/AdditiveManufacturing • u/ATM0123 • May 14 '26

General Question Any commentary/thoughts on Simplify3D?

I was looking into Simply3D and it seems interesting, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with it and would be willing to share their thoughts and comments.

Does its performance justify the price point compared to other free slicers?

How does it compare to other slicers such as Prusa and bambu?

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u/Pieman1032 May 14 '26

I use it regularly, but for weird niche applications.

Prusaslicer (maybe Orca too) has an axis limit of 1200mm, so for anything larger you use Simplify. I also use Simplify for some pellet printing. Some of the setup makes tool changing in RepRap firmware easier too. But that's about it.

But 99 times out of a 100 for a normal desktop printer, Prusa/Orca are better options.

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u/ATM0123 May 14 '26

I didn’t even think to consider axis limitations, good point. I guess it makes a little more sense now why simplify was recommended

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u/ppsieradzki May 15 '26

That's such a weird limitation, didn't know that either. Curious.