3D Printing Decision Guide

Getting started with project settings

Let's input your project parameters to discover the most suitable 3D printing processes and materials for your project.

First and foremost, what material type is essential for this project? Feel free to select multiple options if more than one would be suitable for your needs.

Tip: Feel free to proceed to the next steps without choosing certain parameters if you’re unsure about specific details. You will be able to change your parameters afterward.

Plastics

Rigid Plastics
Photopolymers

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Metals

Aluminium
Stainless Steel
Steel
Titanium
Cobalt Chrome
Inconel

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Elastomers

Flexible Plastics
Rubber-Like Plastics

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Understand the dimensions of the parts

Each 3D printer has a build chamber with specific size limitations. By providing your part dimensions, we can exclude 3D printing processes that cannot accommodate your part within their build chamber and materials exclusive to these processes.

Build volume of 3D printing processes. Select a process to see the size limitations:

Build volume of 3D printing processes. Click here to explore dimensions by process.

Unit: mm In

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Define your project requirements

Our material library provides detailed functional and visual properties based on the supplier data sheets for each material. Select the properties essential for your project.

Visual

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Color consistency
Smooth surface
Transparency

Сertification

Flame retardancy

Other

Sustainable source

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Getting started with project settings

Is color crucial for your part, especially for exterior use? Choose the available colors, and we’ll filter out materials based on raw material color or finishing options like spray painting, powder coating, dyeing, or anodizing.

Tip: Feel free to proceed to the next steps without choosing certain colors. You will be able to change your parameters afterward.

Black
Gray
Light gray
White / Whitish
Brown
Beige
Natural
Ivory / Stone
Cream

Green
Blue
Yellow
Orange
Red

Highly clear / See through
Translucent
Translucent amber
Translucent natural

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Getting started with project settings

Based on your requirements, we’ve identified XX materials and X 3D printing processes that could be suitable for your project. Click the “Show Suitable Options” button to view them.

Tip: You can further refine your search by changing chosen criteria or adding more advanced parameters such as popular applications or detailed mechanical properties of materials. Adjust these parameters to see personalized suggestions in real time.

Selected:

Materials:

Special project requirements:

Colors:

Dimensions:

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