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What is Filament Intelligence and how does it calculate usage?

Updated 1/21/1970
SoLoVision Support

Stop Wasting Plastic

Filament Intelligence is SoLoPrint's flagship inventory engine. As you print through the SoLoPrint platform, our cloud receives extrusion data (E-steps, filament density calculations) and deducts the exact gram weight used from your digital spool inventory in real-time.

Why track by gram?

Most slicing packages output G-Code stating exactly how many grams of plastic a job will require. Before dispatching a job from the Cloud Slicer, SoLoPrint cross-checks the job's requirement against the remaining weight of the spool assigned to your printer's hotend.

The Math

If a 24-hour helmet print requires 820g of PLA, but your assigned spool only has 750g remaining, SoLoPrint halts the job and flashes a warning. You can swap the spool before wasting 24 hours of plastic on a headless print.

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