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3MF Export Plugin

HugeForge tile mode

What HugeForge tile mode is

HugeForge is a HueForge add-on for printing huge models that won’t fit on a single build plate. You split the model into N tiles, print each on its own plate, and assemble.

How the plugin handles it

When you trigger an export from HueForge’s HugeForge dialog (the 3MF Export tab appears inside it), a Save Multiple 3MF Files checkbox controls the output shape:

Save Multiple 3MF Files - unchecked (default) — one 3MF, N plates

  • The plugin produces a single 3MF.
  • That 3MF contains N plates — one per tile.
  • Each plate has the same printer profile, filament list, and tool changes; only the mesh differs.
  • Open in Bambu Studio → left plate selector shows all N tiles.
  • Open in PrusaSlicer → top plate selector shows all N tiles.

Slice each plate, send each one to the printer separately.

Save Multiple 3MF Files - checked — N separate 3MF files

  • The plugin produces N independent .3mf files.
  • Each named <project>-<tile-id>.3mf.
  • Useful when your slicer’s plate-selector UI is awkward or when you want to batch-load with drag-and-drop.

Functionally identical to the multi-plate variant; just a file-layout preference.

Where the checkbox lives

The option only appears inside the HugeForge plugin 3MF Export dialog.

Opening the result in your slicer

With Open 3MF after export on and Save Multiple 3MF Files unchecked, HugeForge hands the plugin one tile at a time. The plugin waits until the last tile has been written — about 20 seconds after it arrives — and then opens your slicer once with the finished multi-plate 3MF. See Opening the 3MF in your slicer.

Every tile is centered on its plate, including on printers whose bed origin is at the center of the bed, such as the Flashforge Adventurer 5M.

Tile mode vs FlatForge

These are different concepts:

Tile mode (HugeForge)FlatForge
Splits one big model across N platesOne plate, N color stacks (parts/volumes)
Multi-plate outputSingle-plate output
Each tile is a separate print jobOne print job covers all colors

See FlatForge reference.