Print Farm Intelligence
Cindr3D can coordinate work across multiple printers through queues, camera grids, comparison tools, spool tracking, and layer galleries. These tools are useful for small farms, shared workshops, and anyone running more than one machine.
The Queue tab coordinates jobs across saved printers. The queue persists locally, so pending jobs can survive a browser restart and reconnect to live printer state when the app opens again.
Queue capabilities:
- Add G-code from the file manager or queue UI.
- Drag to reorder jobs.
- Route by build volume, loaded material, nozzle size, profile compatibility, and printer availability.
- Split copies across compatible printers.
- Move a job between printers.
- Pause queue execution.
- Cancel pending jobs.
- Let the next compatible printer pull work automatically.
The fleet dashboard includes a compact queue preview so operators can see upcoming work without opening the full Queue tab.
Use All Cameras when the shop needs a wall view instead of opening each printer monitor individually.
The grid can show:
- Printer name.
- Camera label and role.
- Connection state.
- Current layer.
- ETA.
- Alerts.
- Multiple camera angles per printer.
Compact mode fits more printers onscreen; expanded mode gives larger live previews for inspection.
A/B Compare helps answer which machine is faster or more reliable for the same file.
Workflow:
- Pick Printer A and Printer B.
- Choose the same G-code.
- Queue both jobs together.
- Record timing samples from the connected printers.
- Rate each result and add notes after printing.
Use the comparison result to decide which printer should handle future jobs with similar material, geometry, or quality expectations.
Spools roll up by material across the fleet so stock can be scanned quickly.
Useful practices:
- Set low-stock thresholds per material.
- Assign one loaded spool per printer.
- Prefer printers that already have the required material loaded.
- Deduct estimated grams from completed prints when metadata includes filament length.
For individual material profiles, see Filament Profiles.
Layer Gallery captures snapshots on layer changes from enabled camera streams.
Frames are stored locally by printer, job, layer, and camera. Use this to scroll back to the first layer where a defect appeared, or export a ZIP for later review.