Multicolor with one nozzle but in selected area of a print
Hi guys, I wanted to print this model, upper part of the jetplane.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:796579
The thing is, I wanted to print a window in this plane in other color, let's say black. So basically from either layer on the body of a plane, I need from printer to let me change filaments in some way.
How to prepare that kind of print?
The other difficulty is that I don't want to do whole layer, but just other color in some part of a print. How to print that?
edit. I want the final outcome to look like this one: https://www.thingiverse.com/make:372103
Re: Multicolor with one nozzle but in selected area of a print
Hi Jaroslaw,
it would be possible to print the model with Black Exhaust ducts and Black cockpit, on the Mk3 single colour printer. however you would need to make lots of manual filament changes to do so.
I would suggest cutting those parts off the STL Files and printing them separately then glueing them on afterwards
regards Joan
I try to make safe suggestions,You should understand the context and ensure you are happy that they are safe before attempting to apply my suggestions, what you do, is YOUR responsibility. Location Halifax UK
Re: Multicolor with one nozzle but in selected area of a print
So, If I would like to make comparable 3d printed model to this in a image:
would that be impossible? As I couldn't print signs on a jet as a last layer on top of everything, because the plane isn't a straight layer.
Or maybe there is a way?
Re: Multicolor with one nozzle but in selected area of a print
Hi Jaroslaw
I could not see the picture that you offered.
Printing complex multicolour shapes with a single extruder printer like rhe mk3. Is very labour intensive. You would have to be present at every colour change on every layer for the entire duration of the print
If you can make that committment. Then you could perhaps print the object
Regards Joan
I try to make safe suggestions,You should understand the context and ensure you are happy that they are safe before attempting to apply my suggestions, what you do, is YOUR responsibility. Location Halifax UK
Re: Multicolor with one nozzle but in selected area of a print
Oh sorry, I meant this image and all of the emblemats/logos/texts on the surface of a jet:
Yes, but I don't talk about sitting next to the printer and changing filament manually, but rather about printing whole body of a jet, and then printing one or two layers with black filament to add all of the markings to it.
Something like adding another shape on existing one, but the bottom/ground layer, would be with some bendings (of course still possible to manage for a nozzle and extruder) - rather than flat. As the start layer for doing markings, I would like to somehow use the last layer of a jet body object. Is it possible?
Re: Multicolor with one nozzle but in selected area of a print
No