The colour is in the layers
A thin layer of filament lets the colours underneath contribute to what you see. Polychrome uses those combinations to build an image from a small set of rolls.
A few rolls. A whole picture
Turn pictures into colour prints on your multi-material 3D printer. Polychrome compares the filaments you own and previews the colours their layers can make.
Patent pending. Prelaunch preview. Checkout opens after release checks.
Colour from the rolls you already own
Polychrome recommends five rolls. Four will print, five prints better. Tell it what is on your shelf and it ranks every palette those rolls can make before a gram of plastic moves. Patent pending.
The idea
Relief, flat, and everything around them
Two ways to make a picture tangible, the prints that prove it, and what you need to run it.
Relief
Depth from the colour layers. An image you can frame and hold.
Flat
Colour built into a flat piece. Coasters and small objects to start.
The prints
Development studies from the bench, with the recipes behind them.
Compatibility
Physical testing currently uses a Bambu X1C with an AMS.¹
Planned launch licences
Prices below are the current proposal, in US dollars.² Personal use is planned as a one-time purchase. Annual commercial options will cover physical prints and digital designs. [Compare every licence](/buy).
Personal
$35
USD · one-time introductory price
For the things you make for yourself.
- Personal printing and gifts
- Relief and flat modes
- Filament calibration
Planned launch offer. Update terms will be confirmed before purchase.
Not yet on saleCommercial Prints
$149
USD / year · proposed
Turn your designs into physical products.
- Everything in Personal
- Sell physical prints
- Commercial use during an active licence
Proposed pricing for review. Digital file sales are not included.
Not yet on saleCreator
$299
USD / year · proposed
Make designs other people can print.
- Everything in Commercial Prints
- Sell generated digital files
- Create a catalogue of printable designs
Proposed pricing for review. Final distribution and renewal terms are pending.
Not yet on saleWhy print with Polychrome
Start with rolls you know
The starter library includes Bambu Basic Cyan, Magenta and Yellow, plus Matte Charcoal and Ivory White. Other filaments can be added and calibrated.
See the starter filamentsPredicted before printed
Compare the palettes your shelf can make and refine the prediction before committing to a print.
See the filament stepA print sheet for every recipe
Build a 3MF, check the print sheet and open it in your slicer. The sheet describes any spool exchange the recipe needs.
See the print stepRelief or flat
Relief varies the colour-region height across the image. Flat mode keeps the construction at full depth.
Compare relief and flatEvery pixel, a stack of plastic
A Polychrome print is a field of tiny columns, each one its own recipe of layers. Pictures with bold colour and clean shapes print best.
For sellers
Make something worth keeping
Commercial licences are planned for selling physical prints and, separately, printable digital designs.
Questions before your first print
Do I need five loaded slots?
Not for every recipe. A five-roll relief recipe can use four loaded positions with an operator-assisted exchange. Other palettes fit within the loaded positions. Check the recipe and print sheet.
Can I use filaments from another brand?
You can add rolls and calibrate them. Most current physical evidence is from Bambu filaments. Unmeasured rolls use estimates until you replace them with calibration.
When can I buy it?
Release preparation is underway. Checkout and downloads will appear once the release checks are complete. See the planned licences.
Next step
Make room for colour
Polychrome is preparing for its first release. See the planned licences and what is being tested.
- Physical testing currently uses a Bambu Lab X1C with an AMS. Other multi-material printers are unverified.
- Prices are the current proposal in US dollars. Final prices, taxes, update periods and licence terms will be confirmed before checkout opens.
- Polychrome is patent pending.