# Clear bed: decide deliberately whether a 3D print was actually good

**Minimum Plan:** Free

Finished doesn't mean good. SimplyPrint's clear-bed step makes you rate the result before the next job starts: mark it good and the next compatible print kicks off, mark it bad and the queue item is sent back to the queue. Pairs with AutoPrint hardware and AI bed-check.

**Categories:** printing

*Finished doesn't mean good - decide deliberately*

## Clear the bed, rate the result, start the next one

A finished print isn't automatically a good print. SimplyPrint's clear-bed step asks for one deliberate decision: was that print good, or was it bad? Good prints clear the bed and let the next compatible job start. Bad prints get sent right back to the queue so the same item runs again. The result: no quiet failures slipping through, and no idle printers waiting for a human to notice.

## Three ways to mark a bed clear

Tap the button on the printer card, let AutoPrint hardware clear it for you, or let our AI bed check confirm the bed is empty between prints. Pick what suits your setup - they all feed into the same good-versus-bad decision and start-next workflow.

## Frequently asked questions

### What plan do I need?

Marking the bed clear manually is included on every plan, including Free. AutoPrint hardware integrations are Pro and above. The full multi-printer "mark all beds clear" bulk action is also Pro+.

### Does it auto-start the next print?

Only if you have 1-Click print on (Pro+). Without it, clearing the bed just marks the printer ready - the next print has to be started manually.

### What happens if I forget to clear the bed?

The printer sits in "finished" state and no new jobs are sent to it. If you have multiple printers, others keep working - this one just waits.

### What if the printer sits in 'finished' state for hours?

It waits indefinitely until the bed is cleared (manually, by AutoPrint hardware, or by AI bed check). No auto-timeout - we'd rather you walk in to a clean confirmation than have prints accidentally re-queued onto a not-yet-cleared bed.

### What does "good" vs "bad" actually do?

Marking the result good clears the printer for the next compatible job. Marking it bad does the same thing for the printer, but also flips the print job's rating to failed and - if the job came from a queue item - sends the item back to the queue so it runs again. Pass/fail counters on the linked user file are corrected accordingly.

### Can I customise the workflow?

Yes. Under *Settings → Printer state → Clear bed behaviour* you can toggle one-click bed-cleared, auto-discovery of compatible printers, and whether to exhaust a queue group before moving on.


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**Learn more:** [Feature Page](https://simplyprint.io/features/clear-bed)