From an idea in clay to a mold you can make.

Design the form, refine its surface, and build the tooling for slip casting in one connected workspace.

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Designed for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Screens shown from macOS.

Shape and preview in the same workspace

DESIGN THE FORMBUILD THE MOLDPRINT THE TOOLING

The model catalogue

Start with a form, then make it yours.

Browse categories for mugs, cups, bowls, vases, teapots, plates, tiles, plaques, and more. Select an editable preset, then change its dimensions, walls, handle, and surface in the design workspace.

Follow the design-to-mold workflow

SlipMold Studio catalogue with ceramic categories and editable mug presets — Actual macOS app screen · form categories and presets

Plate design controls and 3D preview — Plate · shape and rim controls

Teapot design with spout, lid, and handle — Teapot · spout, lid, and handle

Design to casting

See every layer of the process.

Move between the model, plaster pieces, printed case, and build plate. Each view answers a different practical question before you cast.

01 / Design

Start with the form in your mind.

Choose a vessel or object, adjust its proportions, then orbit the live 3D preview. Shape, handles, and dimensions stay connected as you work.

SlipMold Studio shape editor with diameter controls and a live mug preview — Actual macOS app screen · click to expand

02 / Make it yours

Give the surface character.

Explore patterns, relief, effects, and text while seeing how they sit on the actual form. Move from a plain silhouette to a piece with personality.

Pattern browser beside a rendered ceramic mug — Actual macOS app screen · click to expand

03 / Mold assembly

See how the form sits inside its mold.

The transparent assembly view places your shrinkage-adjusted design inside the casting mold. Inspect the relationship between the vessel, the cavity, and the pouring reservoir before making any tooling.

Transparent mold assembly surrounding a designed mug — Actual macOS app screen · click to expand

04 / Plaster view

Inspect the plaster pieces themselves.

Switch from the assembly to the separate plaster view. For this mug, three body sectors and a base expose the negative cavity, split lines, and alignment features. The project also estimates plaster and water for the pour.

Separate grey plaster mold sectors and base with casting measurements — Actual macOS app screen · click to expand

05 / Printed tooling

Understand what you will actually print.

The tooling view shows a former held by two half-boxes and sliding locks. These printed parts form a case for pouring plaster; the plaster mold is the casting tool you use with clay slip.

Assembled printed former, half-boxes, and locks for a plaster mold — Actual macOS app screen · click to expand

06 / Print and export

Prepare the kit for your printer.

Review the build plate, then export the tooling for slicing. Printer size, edge margins, and mold settings can be adjusted in the same project.

Export controls with printable mold parts arranged on a build plate — Actual macOS app screen · click to expand

More control

Details for the maker.

Shape the handle as deliberately as the vessel, and set the mold and printer dimensions before exporting.

Handles with their own controls

Start from a handle preset, then adjust its outline, reach, thickness, width, and attachment to the form.

Handle presets and design controls beside a mug preview — Actual macOS app screen · handle design

Settings tied to the build

Choose a printer profile and adjust shrinkage, reservoir, wall, and edge-margin settings while viewing the resulting print layout.

Actual macOS app screen · mold and printer settings

SlipMold Studio

Make the form. Make the mold. Make it yours.

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