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Material
Multicolor PLA

Multicolor PLA

Multicolor
Visual

Multicolor FDM prints produced with two or more PLA filaments create visually dynamic parts that combine color variety with the strength and reliability of standard PLA. By using multi-extrusion or filament-switching techniques, these prints achieve smooth transitions or sharply defined color boundaries, depending on the design. The result is a part that maintains PLA's excellent dimensional accuracy, stiffness, and ease of printing, while adding enhanced aesthetic appeal. This method is well-suited for decorative models, brand prototypes, and educational or artistic applications that benefit from vivid, layered color effects. Multicolor PLA parts retain the same eco-friendly, low-warping properties as single-color prints, making them both durable and visually distinctive.

Print with Multicolor PLA
Mechanical Properties
Tensile strength26.8–70 MPa
Tensile modulus1817–3973 MPa
Elongation1.9–20 %
Flexural strength46.2–88 MPa
Flexural modulus2461–3800 MPa
Density1.24 g/cm³
Thermal
Heat deflection at 66 PSI50–55 °C
Print Constraints

Maximum build volume

360 × 360 × 360 mm

Min wall thickness1 mm
Min detail size0.8 mm
Default layer height0.2 mm
Default infill20%
Min embossing0.4 mm
Min engraving0.4 mm
Accuracy± 0.3 mm
Warping riskLow
Interlocking partsSupported

Available finishes

Each finish can be combined with the available colors at checkout.

Standard

Standard

1 color

The standard (as-printed) finish on multicolor FDM parts shows the natural texture of layer-by-layer printing, with light marks where support material was removed. Color transitions are generally clean, with minor bleed at color-change points.

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