Importing a printer profile
The plugin ships with profiles for the most common printers — Bambu A1/P1S/X1/H2-series, Elegoo Centauri, Anycubic Kobra family, Snapmaker U1, etc. If yours isn’t in the list, import one in 30 seconds.
Two import sources
The Import Template group inside the Export 3MF dialog accepts:
| Source | What it is | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| A sliced .3mf | Any 3MF your slicer has produced from a real print | Easiest — you already have one in your slicer’s output folder |
| A config .zip | The bundle exported via Slicer → Export Config Bundle (or equivalent) | When you don’t have a representative 3MF, or you want to capture a specific process preset |
The file picker filter shows both formats — pick whichever you have.
Doing the import
- Click Browse… in the Import Template group.
- Select your
.3mfor.zipfile. - The status text reports which printer + process pair was detected.
- Hit Import.
- The imported profile shows up in the Printer Profile dropdown with combined naming: printer-name - process-name @vendor-tag — e.g. Bambu Lab P1S - 0.08mm Fine @BBL P1S.
Importing multiple processes for the same printer
If you slice the same printer at 0.04 mm, 0.08 mm, and 0.20 mm and want all three available, import three separate 3MFs / zips — one per process. The combined naming keeps them distinct in the dropdown.
Removing an imported profile
Use the trash icon next to the Printer Profile dropdown. The trash is greyed out for bundled profiles (you can’t delete what the plugin ships); it’s enabled only for ones you’ve imported.
Where imported profiles live on disk
| OS | Path |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\HueForge\PrinterConfigs\ |
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/HueForge/PrinterConfigs/ |
| Linux | ~/.local/share/HueForge/PrinterConfigs/ |
You can back this folder up, sync it across machines, or share a profile with someone else by sending them the JSON / INI inside.
When the import fails
- “No printer settings found” — the file is a sliced 3MF from a slicer the plugin doesn’t recognize. Send us the file via contact and we’ll add it.
- “Multiple printers found, picking the first” — a config bundle contained more than one printer. The first one wins. Export a narrower bundle, or import the printer-specific 3MF directly.
- “Filament colors look off” — colors come from your HueForge project, not the imported profile. The imported profile’s filament types (PLA, PETG temperatures) are what’s used.