Printing in more than one color

How the parts are split

Many generators build the model from separate colored parts, such as a base and raised letters. In the 3D preview each part has its own color, and in the 3MF download each part is its own object with a filament slot.

You can change the colors on the tool page. Parts with the same color share one filament slot.

With a multi-material unit (AMS, MMU, toolchanger)

• Download the 3MF and open it in your slicer. Bambu Studio and OrcaSlicer pick up the filament slots automatically.
• Check that each part is on the filament you want. Change it in the slicer if needed.
• Slice and print. A purge tower or flushing into infill is normal and keeps the colors clean.

With a single nozzle and no AMS: color swap by layer

Designs where the second color sits on top (raised text, a logo on a plate) can be printed with one nozzle by pausing at the right height and swapping filament.

• Download the STL, or the 3MF if you want to see the parts.
• In the slicer, use the layer slider to find the first layer of the top color.
• Add a filament change (M600) or pause at that layer.
• When the printer pauses, load the second color and continue.

Tips

• High contrast reads best: white on black, black on yellow, white on blue.
• Raised text of 0.8 to 1.2 mm is enough for a clear color change. Thicker only costs time.
• For text flush with the surface, choose an engraved or inlaid option where the tool offers one. That needs a multi-material printer.