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IdeaMaker vs Lychee Slicer in 2026

IdeaMaker and Lychee Slicer compared for makers, plus LunarWerx 3D Print's free browser tools: what each does, price, and setup.

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IdeaMaker and Lychee Slicer compared for makers, together with the free browser tools of LunarWerx 3D Print: what each does, price, setup, and what to check before you pick one.

IdeaMaker is slicing software for Raise3D's 3D printing solutions. [1] Lychee Slicer is a slicer for bringing 3D models to life. [2] LunarWerx 3D Print is a set of free browser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts. [3]

OptionWhat it doesPriceWhere it runs
IdeaMakerSlicing software for Raise3D's 3D printing solutions [1]; compatible with most FFF 3D printers and Raise3D DLP printers [1]not publishednot published
Lychee SlicerSlicer for bringing 3D models to life [2]; tool for resin and FDM 3D printing [2]Free Lite version [2]; Plus has a 30-day free trial [2]not published
LunarWerx 3D PrintBrowser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts [3]Free to use [3]In a web browser [3]

The short answer

IdeaMaker is slicing software for Raise3D's 3D printing solutions. [1] Lychee Slicer is a tool for resin and FDM 3D printing, made for beginners and pros. [2] [2] LunarWerx 3D Print is a set of browser tools that work out ironing settings, check a part for injection moulding and design 3D-printable foam inserts. [3]

Your Lychee Slicer supports more than 750 printers. [2] If you want ironing settings exported as a ready 3MF file, the LunarWerx 3D Print claims say it does that. [3] The three can be looked at as different jobs rather than strict replacements.

What IdeaMaker, Lychee Slicer is built for

Raise3D states that ideaMaker is slicing software for Raise3D's 3D printing solutions. [1] For materials, Raise3D offers a third-party material profile library called the ideaMaker Library. [1]

Lychee Slicer is described as a slicer for bringing 3D models to life, made for beginners and pros. [2] [2] It is a tool for resin and FDM 3D printing. [2] The Lychee Library edition combines the Lychee Slicer Plus software version with a library of 3D models from top creators. [2] Lychee Gen can turn ideas into print-ready 3D models in minutes using AI. [2]

What LunarWerx 3D Print is built for

LunarWerx 3D Print is made by the team that publishes this site. It is a set of browser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts. [3]

The ironing helper works out settings for your printer, material and finish and exports a ready 3MF file. [3] It makes a 9-pad or 16-pad test plate, and you mark each pad as worked or not. [3] You can click flat top surfaces, and the export adds a modifier part over each picked surface. [3]

The mould helper runs 13 checks, shows shrinkage, pressure and weak-point maps, and builds the two mould halves; all numbers are estimates. [3] The foam tool lays parts out in a box and designs a foam tray and top pad that each part lifts out of. [3] It also turns backwards faces in an STL file right side out and says how many it fixed. [3]

Pricing and fees

The prices are set out in the table below. The IdeaMaker facts given here do not state a price, so check its own page. Lychee Slicer is free to download, with free and paid editions listed in the table. Check the current prices on each tool's own page before you decide.

LunarWerx 3D Print says its tools are free to use. [3] No card fee or add-on fee is published for any tool in these sources.

Setting it up and printing

Lychee Slicer supports more than 750 printers. [2] The facts here say no more about setup for either tool, so check each page for your printer model.

LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [3] You use it on its website, which is hosted on Cloudflare. [3] It runs only in your browser; sign in with Connections and your settings, recent test plates and print results follow you to every computer. [3]

For your slicer, an uploaded Bambu or Orca project gets per-object ironing settings, and the rest of the file stays unchanged. [3] One checkbox slows just the first layer to 15 mm/s by default, and the claims say it then sticks to a clean plate without glue. [3]

Things to check before you choose

Ask which job you need done: slicing and slicing support, or settings and design helpers. Check that your printer appears in each tool's supported list, since the facts here name brands rather than every model.

Ask what the price is for IdeaMaker, because it is not published in these sources. Ask which Lychee Slicer edition you want, since the free and paid versions differ. [2] Ask whether a browser tool suits your workflow, since LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [3]

If you want to see the code of the tool you use, check each one's licence. The LunarWerx 3D Print code package is marked private, not public. [3] Mould numbers are estimates, so decide how much weight to give them. [3]

How to choose

If you use Raise3D printers, ideaMaker is built for Raise3D's 3D printing solutions. [1] If you need a third-party material profile library, ideaMaker has one. [1]

If you want a model library with your slicer, the Lychee Library edition combines the Plus software with a library of 3D models. [2] If you want ideas turned into print-ready models, Lychee Gen uses AI to do that. [2]

If you want ironing settings with test plates, LunarWerx 3D Print says it makes them. [3] If you want to add ironing to an existing Bambu or Orca project, it adds per-object settings. [3] If you want a free tool, it says the tools are free to use. [3]

Frequently asked questions

Is IdeaMaker free?

The facts gathered for this page do not state a price for IdeaMaker, so none is given here. Its page describes it as slicing software for Raise3D's 3D printing solutions. [1] Check its own page for the current price before you decide. LunarWerx 3D Print says its tools are free to use. [3]

Does Lychee Slicer support many printers?

Lychee Slicer states that it supports more than 750 printers. [2] The facts here say no more about specific printer models, so check its page for your model. It is a tool for resin and FDM 3D printing. [2]

Does LunarWerx 3D Print need to be installed?

LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [3] You use it on its website, which is hosted on Cloudflare. [3] Sign in with Connections and your settings, recent test plates and print results follow you to every computer. [3]

What does LunarWerx 3D Print do with a Bambu or Orca project?

For an uploaded Bambu or Orca project, LunarWerx 3D Print says it adds per-object ironing settings and keeps the rest of the file unchanged. [3] It also exports a ready 3MF file with ironing settings. [3]

Can IdeaMaker handle different materials?

Raise3D offers a third-party material profile library called the ideaMaker Library. [1] The facts here say no more about specific materials, so check its page for your filament. For ironing settings tuned to your material, LunarWerx 3D Print says its helper works out settings for your printer, material and finish. [3]

The tools are free to use. [3]

Try LunarWerx 3D Print

Sources

  1. IdeaMaker, raise3d.com/ideamaker, read 2026-10-09
  2. Lychee Slicer, mango3d.io, read 2026-10-10
  3. LunarWerx 3D Print's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)

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