This guide introduce how to print 6 to 16 colors 3D model with a 4-IN-1-OUT Mixing Color Hotend.
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- This guide is based on PrusaSlicer slicing software. How to download, install and use PrusaSlicer, please refer to 👉here.
- To know more about mix color feature, please refer to 👉here.
- To know more about ZONESTAR 4-IN-1-OUT mix color extruder, please refer to 👉here.
Add mixing ratios of VTOOLs setting into the "Start G-code". 📃 How to set mixing ratio of Virtual extruder
You can download the setting from the bewlow link and unzip it, and then import the setting to your PrusaSlicer.
- When slicing, the wipe tower (prime tower) is disabled, so the color at the boundary may be inaccurate.
- To print this color tower, you can check the actual print color after setting the mixing ratio.
Here is a set of reference mixing ratio settings to mix Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow filament to another color.
- Filament color:
- E1: White
- E2: Cyan
- E3: Magenta
- E4: Yellow
- mix ratio and extruder color:
| VTOOL number | Mixing Ratio | Color after Mixed | Extruder Color * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100/0/0/0 | White | R255 G255 B255 |
| 1 | 0/100/0/0 | Cyan | R0 G255 B255 |
| 2 | 0/0/100/0 | Magenta | R255 G0 B255 |
| 3 | 0/0/0/100 | Yellow | R255 G255 B0 |
| 4 | 0/84/16/0 | Ocean-Blue | R0 G191 B255 |
| 5 | 0/50/50/0 | Blue | R0 G0 B255 |
| 6 | 0/17/83/0 | Violet | R169 G0 B255 |
| 7 | 0/0/83/17 | Red | R255 G0 B0 |
| 8 | 0/0/50/50 | Orange | R255 G159 B0 |
| 9 | 0/17/0/83 | Spring-Green | R191 G255 B0 |
| 10 | 0/50/0/50 | Green | R0 G255 B0 |
| 11 | 0/84/0/16 | Turquoise | R0 G255 B191 |
| 12 | 75/0/25/5 | skin | R255 G210 B255 |
| 13 | 0/25/50/25 | Magenta-Brown | R106 G83 B83 |
| 14 | 0/25/25/50 | Yellow-Brown | R106 G106 B83 |
| 15 | 0/33/33/34 | Brown | R83 G83 B83 |
*Extruder color: The RGB value is used to set the extruder color in the slicing software, and it is only used to distinguish different parts of the 3D model, it isn't the actual printed color.
- The following figure shows the mixed printing results according to the above ratio.
- Gcodes list:
You can copy the below to the "Start G-code" in slicing software to set the mixing ratios of the virtual extruders.
;White
M163 S0 P100
M163 S1 P0
M163 S2 P0
M163 S3 P0
M164 S0
;Cyan
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P100
M163 S2 P0
M163 S3 P0
M164 S1
;Magenta
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P0
M163 S2 P100
M163 S3 P0
M164 S2
;Yellow
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P0
M163 S2 P0
M163 S3 P100
M164 S3
;Ocean-Blue
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P83
M163 S2 P17
M163 S3 P0
M164 S4
;Blue
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P50
M163 S2 P50
M163 S3 P0
M164 S5
;Violet
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P17
M163 S2 P83
M163 S3 P0
M164 S6
;Red
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P0
M163 S2 P83
M163 S3 P17
M164 S7
;Orange
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P0
M163 S2 P50
M163 S3 P50
M164 S8
;Spring-Green
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P17
M163 S2 P0
M163 S3 P83
M164 S9
;Green
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P50
M163 S2 P0
M163 S3 P50
M164 S10
;Turquoise
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P83
M163 S2 P0
M163 S3 P17
M164 S11
;skin
M163 S0 P18
M163 S1 P0
M163 S2 P5
M163 S3 P1
M164 S12
;Magenta-Brown
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P25
M163 S2 P50
M163 S3 P25
M164 S13
;Yellow-Brown
M163 S0 P0
M163 S1 P25
M163 S2 P25
M163 S3 P50
M164 S14
;Brown
M163 S0 P0
M163 S0 P33
M163 S1 P33
M163 S2 P34
M164 S15