Multicolour 3D Printing
- Up to 4 Colours Per Print
- High Detail Multi-Material Printing
- Competitive Pricing
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How Multicolour FDM Printing Works
Our multicolour FDM 3D printers use an Automated Material System (AMS) that automatically switches between different filament colours throughout the print process. When a colour change is required, the printer retracts the current filament, loads the next colour, and purges the remaining material until the new colour prints cleanly and consistently. This process repeats layer by layer depending on how the model was designed and where colour changes are located.
Unlike painted parts, the colours are physically built into the print itself during manufacturing, creating durable multicolour parts without additional post processing. We can print up to 4 colours in a single printed part using our standard multicolour setups. Multicolour printing is ideal for logos, prototypes, display models, signs, branded products, and custom parts that require built in colour separation directly from the printer.
Costs & Production Efficiency
Multicolour 3D printing is more expensive than standard single-colour printing because every filament swap increases print time and material waste. During each colour transition, extra filament must be purged to ensure the next colour prints correctly, which adds both time and material consumption.
That said, printing multiple quantities of the same part is significantly more cost effective than printing a single unit. Since colour swaps are already occurring during the print process, the purge material and swap time are shared across multiple parts rather than wasted on only one item. This makes batch production much more economical for multicolour projects.
Colour Assigning & File Preparation
If your model only requires colour changes at specific layers or simple separated sections, pricing can often be reduced compared to fully painted multicolour models with frequent filament swaps throughout the print.
For customers without multicolour-ready files, we can work with you to assign colours directly within our slicing software before production. This allows us to digitally define which surfaces, layers, logos, or features print in specific colours prior to manufacturing. Depending on the model geometry, some designs are significantly more efficient to print in multicolour than others, especially when minimizing the number of colour transitions required per layer.
