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Gallery

The Gallery collects automatic screenshots taken during each print. Images are captured at fixed milestones and give you a visual log of the print's development.

Go to: https://localhost:3443/#gallery

Milestone screenshots​

3DPrintForge automatically takes a screenshot from the camera at the following milestones:

MilestoneTiming
25%A quarter through the print
50%Halfway
75%Three quarters through
100%Print completed

Screenshots are saved and linked to the relevant print history entry, and displayed in the gallery.

:::info Requirements Milestone screenshots require the camera to be connected and active. Disabled cameras generate no images. :::

Enabling screenshots​

  1. Go to Settings → Gallery
  2. Enable Automatic milestone screenshots
  3. Select which milestones to enable (all four are on by default)
  4. Select Image quality: Low (640×360) / Medium (1280×720) / High (1920×1080)
  5. Click Save

Image view​

The gallery is organized per print:

  1. Use the filter at the top to select printer, date, or filename
  2. Click on a print row to expand and see all four images
  3. Click on an image to open a preview

Preview​

The preview shows:

  • Full-size image
  • Milestone and timestamp
  • Print name and printer
  • ← / → to browse between images in the same print

Fullscreen view​

Click Fullscreen (or press F) in the preview to fill the entire screen. Use arrow keys to browse between images.

Download images​

  • Single image: Click Download in the preview
  • All images for a print: Click Download all on the print row — you get a .zip file
  • Select multiple: Check the checkboxes and click Download selected

Delete images​

:::warning Storage space Gallery images can take up significant space over time. Set up automatic deletion for old images. :::

Manual deletion​

  1. Select one or more images (check box)
  2. Click Delete selected
  3. Confirm in the dialog

Automatic cleanup​

  1. Go to Settings → Gallery → Automatic cleanup
  2. Enable Delete images older than
  3. Set number of days (e.g. 90 days)
  4. Cleanup runs automatically every night at 03:00

Each image is linked to a print entry in history:

  • Click View in history on a print in the gallery to jump to the history entry
  • In history, a thumbnail of the 100% image is shown if available

Sharing​

Share a gallery image via a time-limited link:

  1. Open the image in preview
  2. Click Share
  3. Choose expiration time and copy the link

3D Preview​

The gallery detail view has a ▶ 3D button that opens a 3D preview of the model — either as a 3MF view from 3mfViewer or as a gcode toolpath.