How to export your G-code
Your slicer turns the 3D model into a G-code: the file the printer understands. Here we show you how to get it in Bambu Studio and OrcaSlicer.
What is G-code?
G-code is the file your slicer generates from the 3D model: it tells the printer how to move, layer by layer. It also carries the print time, the grams of filament, and the colors, which are exactly the data the quoter reads.
What you need
A 3D model in .stl or .3mf format (downloaded from Printables, MakerWorld, or your own) and a free slicer, such as Bambu Studio or OrcaSlicer.
Steps per program
- 1
Open the model: drag it into the window or use “Import”.
- 2
Choose the printer and filament, and place the part on the plate.
- 3
Click “Slice plate” to slice the plate and wait until it shows the time and weight.
- 4
Export with “Export → Export G-code file” to get a .gcode, or “Export plate sliced file” to get a .gcode.3mf. Either one works for the quoter.
Menu names may change depending on the program version.
Common mistakes
- Exporting the STL instead of the G-code: the STL is the model and has no time or weight.
- Uploading the G-code without slicing: if the plate isn't sliced, there's no time or weight to read.
- Slicing a plate with several parts when you are quoting a single part: the time and weight would be for all of them together.