Guide · 2 minutes
No CAD skills needed. Here's everything you can do in Loftsmith, one small animation at a time.
Type it like you'd tell a friend. Sizes help, but they're optional — Loftsmith picks sensible defaults and turns them into sliders.
Tip: pick your filament and printer in the “Designing for” line first.
Loftsmith works out the design, writes it as real CAD and builds it right in front of you. You can type feedback while it works — it reads it before the next step.
Tip: press Stop anytime, or Pause after build to review.
Every design comes with sliders for the sizes that matter. Drag, and the model rebuilds instantly — free and instant.
Tip: tap a number to type an exact value.
Press Mark, draw a loop around a spot, and say what to change. Loftsmith sees exactly where you mean — no describing “the left bit near the top”.
Shortcut: M
Add photos of the thing it has to fit. Draw a line across something you know the size of — the ends snap to real edges — and type the length.
Tip: preview exactly what Loftsmith will read before you send.
Each version is checked for your printer: does it fit the bed, will it need supports, are walls thick enough? Switch the view to Print check to see problem faces in colour.
Shortcut: V cycles the views
Not sure a clip or hole will fit? Test piece → Cut from an area, circle it, and print just that bit. Or print a tolerance, hinge or insert tester.
Saves hours and most of the filament.
See your part being printed layer by layer on your printer, then download a 3MF that opens in Bambu Studio, PrusaSlicer, Orca or Cura.
Parts already face the right way on the plate.
For when you're in the flow.
