Could Prusa Slicer be used to render a 3D view of .stl files is the preview pane in Windows Explorer?
 
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Nate C
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Could Prusa Slicer be used to render a 3D view of .stl files is the preview pane in Windows Explorer?

Hi, I have a question: Could Prusa Slicer be used to render a 3D view of .stl files is the preview pane in Windows Explorer?

At the moment, you have to download a third party app to make .STLs rendered as a 3D thumbnail image or larger picture in the preview pane of Windows Explorer. It occurs to me that Prusa Slicer, or some other derivative plug-in could probably do that and thereby increase the utility of the whole suite of Prusa software...

Is that a sound idea?

And if not, what are peoples recommendations for the best (and free) plug in to make .STL files show as a rendered 3D thumbnail or picture?

Opublikowany : 26/11/2025 1:02 pm
FoxRun3D
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RE: Could Prusa Slicer be used to render a 3D view of .stl files is the preview pane in Windows Explorer?

I use ThumbHost on my Mac but I'm sure there's something similar for Windows on GitHub. Just try "stl thumbnail preview GitHub"

Formerly known on this forum as @fuchsr -- https://foxrun3d.com/

Opublikowany : 27/11/2025 12:08 am
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