Three pieces, no supports
Kiln laid the tower out as two halves and the tray, flat on one Bambu Lab A1 plate, and called it ready to print.
Kiln in Amp
Let Amp run your 3D printer.
Kiln gives Amp what it needs to design a part, check it will print, and run it on your own printer. You approve every print.
From one message to a dice tower in 3D
Amp ran Kiln from its cloud computer. Kiln designed the tower, checked it on a Bambu Lab A1, and Amp handed back the link.
A warning, explained
Kiln’s 3D view flags overhangs on the tower standing upright. Amp read that and explained it’s why the tower prints as three flat pieces.
Turn the model over
The link opens the tower on Kiln’s 3D stage. Drag to rotate, switch views, and check every side before anything prints.
Tested in the Amp app on a Mac. The 3D link lasts about half an hour. Starting and watching a print needs Kiln installed on the computer next to your printer.
The test conversation, shortened
Design a castle dice tower with Kiln: drop a die in the top, it tumbles down three ramps inside and rolls out the castle gate into a small courtyard tray. About 15 cm tall with battlements on top, as few supports as possible. Check it will print on my printer and give me the link to see it in 3D.
Kiln designs it and checks it on your printer
Done: 150 mm tall with three ramps inside. It prints as two tower halves and the tray, with no supports, on one plate of your Bambu Lab A1. Here’s the link to see it in 3D.
The tower opens on Kiln’s 3D stage
What Kiln adds
Amp can imagine it. Kiln makes it real.
The same job both ways, from a sentence to an object in your hands.
| Step | Amp on its own | Amp with Kiln |
|---|---|---|
| Make it | Writes CAD code. Seeing the shape takes a CAD program on your computer. | Kiln builds the model and hands you a link that opens it in 3D. |
| Check it | A problem shows up in the slicer, or partway through the print. | Kiln checks overhangs, thin walls, warping risk, and whether it fits your printer, before anything prints. |
| Change it | Ask again and get new code. Keeping track of which version was better is on you. | Ask for a change in the same chat, and Kiln keeps every try tied to what you first asked for. Save it to your free Kiln account and you get version control: every version kept, and a branch for the risky idea. Pro does it on every design and draws what changed on the part. |
| Slice it | Export the file, open your slicer, and pick the settings. | Kiln slices it in the slicer you already have: PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer, or Bambu Studio.Kiln on your computer |
| Print it | Send the file to your printer yourself. | Amp sends it to your printer, and it starts only after you say yes.Kiln on your computer |
| Watch it | Check on it in the printer’s own app. | Kiln watches every print it starts and stops it if a heater fails. Watch it live on kiln3d.com/monitor, with the camera, progress, and pause and stop, or ask Amp how it’s going.Kiln on your computer |
| More printers | You run each one yourself. | Business runs several at once and picks the printer for each job. Free and Pro drive one at a time. |
Steps marked “Kiln on your computer” need Kiln installed on the computer next to your printer. The camera shows when your printer has one. A print can still fail, with Kiln or without it; Kiln catches what it can see before the print starts, and asks before it uses your plastic.
Set it up
Two minutes in Amp’s settings. Nothing to install until you want your own printer in the loop.
Add Kiln in Amp’s settings
On ampcode.com, open your settings, then Integrations, and add an MCP server by its address. Paste Kiln’s address.
https://api.kiln3d.com/mcp-fullSign in to Kiln
Amp opens Kiln’s sign-in in your browser. Sign in or make a free account. How the connector works.
Ask for what you want
Start a thread in Amp and describe a part. Kiln designs it and checks it will print, and Amp hands you a link that opens it in 3D.
To print, add your printer
Install Kiln on the computer next to your printer. Amp can then send a print to it, and you approve every one. Install Kiln. See the printers Kiln works with.
In the chat, the free install and kiln3d.com
The connector carries part of Kiln. The free install and kiln3d.com carry the rest.
In the chat
- Make a model
- Decorate a model
- Check and fix a model
- Engineering answers
- Materials and filament
- Print and watch your printer
- Nozzle, cutter and printer upkeep
- Design history and review
- Have it printed and shipped
- Publish your designs
- Drawings, manuals and records
- Print history and learning
- Your account and settings
The chat carries part of each of these.
The free install adds
- Recover or change a print
- Calibrate your printer
- Many printers at once
- Reusable features and decoration presets
- Teams and organizations
It also has the rest of each group the chat carries part of.
Install Kiln →On kiln3d.com
- Make a model
- Decorate a model
- Check and fix a model
- Materials and filament
- Print and watch your printer
- Many printers at once
- Design history and review
- Reusable features and decoration presets
- Publish your designs
- Drawings, manuals and records
- Print history and learning
- Your account and settings
Before it prints, Kiln asks you
A print uses real plastic on a real machine, so Amp can’t start one alone. Kiln shows you the part first, then waits for your yes. Auto-print is off unless you turn it on.
Questions
Can Amp 3D print?
Yes, with Kiln. Describe a part in Amp; Kiln designs it, checks it will print, and hands back a link that opens it in 3D in your browser. To print, install Kiln on the computer next to your printer; Amp then sends the print there and you approve it. Tested in the Amp app on a Mac.
Can Amp make 3D models?
Yes. With Kiln connected, Amp turns a plain description into a real 3D model you can turn over, measure and change in the same chat, then print or download. No CAD skills needed.
What does Kiln add to Amp?
Amp can write the code for a 3D model. Kiln builds it, hands you a link that opens it in 3D, checks it will print (overhangs, thin walls, warping, and whether it fits your printer), slices it in your own slicer, and sends it to your printer after you say yes.
Which model works best with Kiln in Amp?
Amp chooses the model by mode: low, medium, high or ultra. Its models include Claude Fable 5.2 and GPT-5.6. For design work, pick high or ultra. Our test ran in high mode on a paired Claude subscription. Kiln does the checking and the printing; the model does the thinking, so a stronger model means better designs and fewer retries.
How do I connect Amp to my 3D printer?
Add Kiln inside Amp by its address, https://api.kiln3d.com/mcp-full, and sign in. Nothing to install. The setup steps on this page take a few minutes.
Does it work on Amp’s free plan?
Amp’s free plan has no monthly fee, but the AI behind it comes from you: pair your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription, use your own key, or buy Amp credits. Our test used a paired Claude subscription. Kiln’s connector is free to start.
Does the 3D model show inside Amp?
Amp hands back Kiln’s link, and in our test it also put a picture of Kiln’s 3D view in the thread. Open the link in the browser on your computer to turn the part over and zoom in. The link lasts about half an hour.
Amp works on its own cloud computer. Does Kiln still work?
Yes. Kiln’s connector runs on Kiln’s servers, so an Amp thread reaches it from anywhere. To print, Kiln also needs to be installed on the computer next to your printer. Amp’s command-line version can load a Kiln installed on your own computer too.
Do I need a 3D printer?
No. Amp can design a part and Kiln checks it will print on the printer you name. Our dice tower was checked for a Bambu Lab A1 that was switched off. You need a printer, or someone else’s, to make it.
Will it print without asking me?
No. Kiln waits for your yes before every print. Auto-print is off unless you turn it on.
Which printers does it work with?
Bambu Lab, Creality, Prusa, Elegoo, and most Klipper and OctoPrint machines. The full list is on the supported printers page.
Is Kiln made by Amp?
No. Kiln is independent, open-source software you can use from Amp. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amp Frontier Corporation.
Add Kiln to Amp →Using ChatGPT? →Using Claude? →Using Gemini? →Using GitHub Copilot? →Using Grok? →Using Codex? →Using Cursor? →Using OpenCode? →Using Devin Desktop? →Using Claude Duet? →Using Hermes Agent? →Using OpenClaw? →
Kiln is independent, open-source software. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amp Frontier Corporation.