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LunarWerx 3D Print vs Simplify3D in 2026

LunarWerx 3D Print and Simplify3D compared for makers: what each does, price, and what to check before you pick one.

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LunarWerx 3D Print and Simplify3D compared for makers: what each does, price, and what to check before you pick one. Simplify3D has been making additive manufacturing tools for more than a decade. [1] LunarWerx 3D Print is a set of free browser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts. [2]

OptionWhat it doesPriceWhere it runs
Simplify3DDevelops premium 3D printing software [1]not publishednot published
LunarWerx 3D PrintBrowser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts [2]free to use [2]In a web browser [2]

The short answer

Simplify3D's page says its team has made additive manufacturing tools for more than a decade. [1] 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. [2]

Simplify3D's page says it has customers in over 170 countries and calls itself the leading global provider of commercial 3D printing software. [1] The LunarWerx 3D Print claims say its tools are free to use. [2] The two can be looked at as different jobs rather than strict replacements.

What Simplify3D is built for

Simplify3D's page says its team of engineers, software developers and 3D printing experts has been providing tools that push the boundaries of additive manufacturing for more than a decade. [1] It says it has customers in over 170 countries and is the leading global provider of commercial 3D printing software. [1] It says it has worked with OEM partners around the world to integrate its software with hundreds of popular 3D printers. [1]

The facts gathered for this page say no more about what the software does, so check its own page for the details.

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. [2]

The ironing helper works out settings for your printer, material and finish and exports a ready 3MF file. [2] It makes a 9-pad or 16-pad test plate around your settings, and you mark each pad as worked or not. [2] You can click flat top surfaces, and the export adds a modifier part over each picked surface. [2]

The mould helper runs 13 checks, shows shrinkage, pressure and weak-point maps, and builds the two mould halves; all numbers are estimates. [2] The foam tool lays parts out in a box and designs a foam tray and top pad that each part lifts straight out of. [2] It also turns backwards faces in an STL file right side out and says how many it fixed. [2]

Pricing and fees

| Option | Price | |---|---| | Simplify3D | not published | | LunarWerx 3D Print | free to use [2] |

The Simplify3D facts given here do not state a price, so check its own page. LunarWerx 3D Print says its tools are free to use. [2] No card fee or add-on fee is published for either tool in these sources.

Setting it up and printing

The Simplify3D facts gathered here say nothing about setup or which computers it runs on, so check its own page for that.

LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [2] You use it on its website, which is hosted on Cloudflare. [2] It runs only in your browser; sign in and your settings, recent test plates and print results follow you to every computer. [2]

For your slicer, an uploaded Bambu or Orca project gets per-object ironing settings, and the rest of the file stays unchanged. [2] One checkbox slows just the first layer to 15 mm/s by default. [2]

Things to check before you choose

Ask which job you need done: printing software with a long track record and broad printer integration, or settings and design helpers. Check the price of Simplify3D, because it is not published in these sources.

Simplify3D's page says it has worked with OEM partners to integrate with hundreds of printers, so check that its list covers your model. [1] Ask whether a browser tool suits your workflow, since LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [2] 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. [2] Mould numbers are estimates, so decide how much weight to give them. [2]

How to choose

If you want a long-running tool, Simplify3D's page says it has worked on additive manufacturing for more than a decade. [1] If printer integration matters, it says it has worked with OEM partners to integrate its software with hundreds of popular printers. [1]

If you want ironing settings with test plates, LunarWerx 3D Print says it makes them. [2] If you want a free tool, it says the tools are free to use. [2] If you want a foam insert for a box of parts, it designs one. [2]

Frequently asked questions

Is LunarWerx 3D Print free?

LunarWerx 3D Print says its tools are free to use. [2] The facts for Simplify3D gathered here do not state a price, so none is given here. Check Simplify3D's own page for the current price before you decide. No card fee or add-on fee is published for either tool in these sources.

Does LunarWerx 3D Print work with Bambu projects?

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. [2] It also exports a ready 3MF file with ironing settings. [2]

Does Simplify3D work with popular 3D printers?

Simplify3D's page says it has worked with OEM partners around the world to integrate its software with hundreds of popular 3D printers. [1] The facts gathered here list no specific printer models, so check its own page to see whether your printer is covered.

Does LunarWerx 3D Print need to be installed?

LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [2] You use it on its website, which is hosted on Cloudflare. [2] Sign in and your settings, recent test plates and print results follow you to every computer. [2]

How long has Simplify3D been making 3D printing software?

Simplify3D's page says its team of engineers, software developers and 3D printing experts has been providing tools that push the boundaries of additive manufacturing for more than a decade. [1] It also says it has customers in over 170 countries. [1]

The tools are free to use. [2]

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Sources

  1. Simplify3D, simplify3d.com, read 2026-10-10
  2. LunarWerx 3D Print's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)

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