SlabStudio — Template Generator

Step 1 of 7

Setup your form

Choose the base shape, finished dimensions, and clay type. Templates will be scaled up to compensate for shrinkage.

Base Shape

Finished Dimensions

Height

Width / ⌀

Clay Type

Custom Shrinkage

Templates scaled up 12% for Stoneware shrinkage.

Step 2 of 7

Draw your profile

Drag the control points on the canvas to sculpt the silhouette. The right side mirrors automatically. Click the curve to add points, right-click to delete.

Drag ● · Click curve to add · Right-click to delete

Control Points 3

Import JSON

Step 3 of 7

Add elements

Optional handles, spout, knob or foot ring. Each element gets its own printable template, scaled for shrinkage, and its attach position is marked on the preview. Skip if your piece needs none.

Side view — attach positions

Step 4 of 7

Choose your facets

Set to 0 for a round form. 3 or more creates flat faceted sides. The top-view shows the cross-section.

          3D Preview
          Left drag: spin & tilt  ·  Right drag: roll  ·  Dbl-click: reset
        

Top view

∞

Round form

One continuous body panel

            Faces0 (round)
          

Round16 faces

What you get

1 body panel wraps all the way around.

Step 5 of 7

Save to library

Name and save this shape to reuse it later. You can skip this step and generate templates directly.

Shape name

Step 6 of 7

Generate templates

Review your settings then generate. Each panel downloads as print-ready A4 pages — open in browser, print at 100%.

Paper size

A4 A3

21 × 29.7 cm — standard printer

Form —

Dimensions —

Clay —

Faces —

Profile points —

Panels

—

Faces

—

Shrinkage

—

Body

—

File prefix

Want to decorate your templates?

Add patterns, drawings or imported textures before printing

Pipeline Status

Click Generate to build your templates.

            Print Tiling
            — pages
          

Each tile has 1cm overlap guides for precise alignment when taping.

Step 7 of 7

Decorate your templates

Add patterns, freehand drawings or imported textures before printing. Completely optional — skip straight to downloading if not needed.

          Select panel to decorate
          P pen · L line · R rect · E eraser · Ctrl+Z undo
        

Select a panel above to start decorating

Colour

Width

Type

Density

Stroke

1.5

Size 24 Position

Drop SVG or image here

SVG · PNG · JPG · WEBP — or click to browse

Scale 100% Opacity 85%

X pos Y pos