recommend_settings
Recommend slice settings for a goal
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FREE. Suggest layer height / infill / walls for a goal (strength | speed | surface | cost) and slice WITH those settings so you see the resulting time / filament / cost. Paste a link: Thingiverse/Printables/MakerWorld model pages, a GitHub blob, Google Drive or Dropbox share link, a direct .stl/.3mf/.obj/.ply/.step URL, or a .zip (first printable model inside is used). Local file? Upload once at https://fabtally.com/upload and paste that URL. Fair-use limited.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| model_url | string | no | PREFERRED. Public URL to the 3D model. Paste a link: Thingiverse/Printables/MakerWorld model pages, a GitHub blob, Google Drive or Dropbox share link, a direct .stl/.3mf/.obj/.ply/.step URL, or a .zip (first printable model inside is used). Local file? Upload once at https://fabtally.com/upload and paste that URL. The server fetches and (if a zip) unpacks it. |
| model_base64 | string | no | Base64 model bytes — small-file fallback only (roughly <50KB). MCP clients (Claude/ChatGPT Desktop) truncate large inline tool arguments, so a real STL can silently arrive corrupted. For anything bigger use model_url (upload at https://fabtally.com/upload first). Provide `filename` too. |
| filename | string | no | File name incl. extension, e.g. 'bracket.stl'. Required with model_base64. |
| goal | string | yes | What to optimise for. |
| material | string | no | Filament/material id (pla, pla-cf, petg, petg-cf, abs, abs-cf, asa, asa-cf, nylon, pc, pet, tpu). Default pla. |
| printer | string | no | Printer id from list_printers (elegoo-neptune4-max, bambu-a1, bambu-a1-mini, bambu-p1s, bambu-x1c, prusa-mk4, prusa-mini, ender3-v3, creality-k1, creality-k1-max, voron-24-350, anycubic-kobra2). Default elegoo-neptune4-max. |
| quantity | integer | no | Number of parts (1-10000). Volume discounts apply. Default 1. |
| currency | string | no | BYO pricing: currency code (USD, EUR, ...). Default USD. |
| machine_rate_per_hour | number | no | BYO pricing: machine time cost/hour. |
| margin | number | no | BYO pricing: fractional margin, 0.3 = 30%. |
| setup_fee | number | no | BYO pricing: flat per-job setup fee. |
| minimum_price | number | no | BYO pricing: per-unit price floor. |
| material_cost_per_kg | number | no | BYO pricing: override material $/kg. |
| markup_percent | number | no | BYO pricing: extra % markup on top of margin. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"model_url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "PREFERRED. Public URL to the 3D model. Paste a link: Thingiverse/Printables/MakerWorld model pages, a GitHub blob, Google Drive or Dropbox share link, a direct .stl/.3mf/.obj/.ply/.step URL, or a .zip (first printable model inside is used). Local file? Upload once at https://fabtally.com/upload and paste that URL. The server fetches and (if a zip) unpacks it."
},
"model_base64": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Base64 model bytes — small-file fallback only (roughly <50KB). MCP clients (Claude/ChatGPT Desktop) truncate large inline tool arguments, so a real STL can silently arrive corrupted. For anything bigger use model_url (upload at https://fabtally.com/upload first). Provide `filename` too."
},
"filename": {
"type": "string",
"description": "File name incl. extension, e.g. 'bracket.stl'. Required with model_base64."
},
"goal": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"strength",
"speed",
"surface",
"cost"
],
"description": "What to optimise for."
},
"material": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Filament/material id (pla, pla-cf, petg, petg-cf, abs, abs-cf, asa, asa-cf, nylon, pc, pet, tpu). Default pla."
},
"printer": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Printer id from list_printers (elegoo-neptune4-max, bambu-a1, bambu-a1-mini, bambu-p1s, bambu-x1c, prusa-mk4, prusa-mini, ender3-v3, creality-k1, creality-k1-max, voron-24-350, anycubic-kobra2). Default elegoo-neptune4-max."
},
"quantity": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"description": "Number of parts (1-10000). Volume discounts apply. Default 1."
},
"currency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "BYO pricing: currency code (USD, EUR, ...). Default USD."
},
"machine_rate_per_hour": {
"type": "number",
"description": "BYO pricing: machine time cost/hour."
},
"margin": {
"type": "number",
"description": "BYO pricing: fractional margin, 0.3 = 30%."
},
"setup_fee": {
"type": "number",
"description": "BYO pricing: flat per-job setup fee."
},
"minimum_price": {
"type": "number",
"description": "BYO pricing: per-unit price floor."
},
"material_cost_per_kg": {
"type": "number",
"description": "BYO pricing: override material $/kg."
},
"markup_percent": {
"type": "number",
"description": "BYO pricing: extra % markup on top of margin."
}
},
"required": [
"goal"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}