Formlabs

Formlabs is a Boston-based manufacturer of stereolithography and selective-laser-sintering 3D printers that targets engineers, designers, jewelers, dentists and research institutions. The company’s desktop and bench-top machines are tightly integrated with a single Windows application, PreForm, which imports STL or OBJ files, automatically generates support structures for overhanging geometry, estimates resin consumption and print duration, and streams the sliced job to the printer over Wi-Fi or Ethernet. Within minutes a user can orient a model for minimal surface marks, hollow it to save material, duplicate it across the build platform, or apply finely tuned support density for delicate dental arches or jewelry trees. PreForm also exposes advanced controls such as raft thickness, z-axis compensation, and open-settings for users who want to experiment with third-party resins, while a one-click print mode keeps novices productive. Print progress, tank usage statistics, and firmware updates are surfaced inside the same interface, so workshops can run unattended overnight builds with confidence. The software maintains a cloud-linked material library that locks layer thickness, exposure times and peel speed to the exact resin selected, preventing costly misprints on castable, flexible or biocompatible cartridges. Formlabs’ entire PreForm application is available for free download on get.nero.com, where the installer is fetched through trusted Windows package sources like winget, always delivers the latest version, and can be queued alongside other titles for batch installation.