CuraEngine and OrcaSlicer in an Online 3D Printing Store
Slicing can provide estimates that are closer to the real manufacturing process when a store needs to calculate time and material.
What a slicer does
A slicer turns a model into manufacturing instructions according to the printer, material and print settings.
Geometric estimation
For fast quoting, an estimator based on geometry and commercial rules may be sufficient without running a full slicing process.
When to use CuraEngine or OrcaSlicer
When you need time and material consumption estimates that are closer to real production, integrating a local slicer can improve accuracy.
Computational cost
Slicing consumes resources. An online store should control file size, maximum processing time and the number of simultaneous jobs.
Security
Customer-uploaded files should be treated as untrusted input and processed with clear limits.
Birlo 3D Print
Birlo 3D Print Lite can use its built-in estimator and optionally connect to CuraEngine or OrcaSlicer installed by the administrator.