Multi-material 3D printing allows makers to rapid prototype more complicated designs at home than ever before! Not only is it possible to print with multiple colors simultaneously, but dissolvable support materials make it possible to print objects with geometries that cannot be made with single material printers! What are the different types of multi-material 3D printers and how do you set up multi-material prints? In this episode of Super Make Something Basics, we take a look at how to make multi-material models, how to take existing models and prepare them for multi-color 3D printing using Autodesk Meshmixer, and how to print with dissolvable support materials with help from the QIDI Tech X-Pro, a dual extruder FDM 3D printer that makes it easy for anyone to get started with multi-material 3D printing at home!

Interested in picking up your own QIDI Tech X-Pro 3D printer?

You can purchase one from Amazon here: https://amzn.to/31VJQ06
Gearbest: https://bit.ly/2VprhQY
AliExpress: https://bit.ly/387jutO

Other items you may need:

HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament: https://amzn.to/37yz6WK
eSUN PVA Dissolvable 3D Printer Filament: https://amzn.to/2Ho6Njj

The Mario Kart Blue Shell model can be downloaded here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:257...
The Hilbert Cube model can be downloaded here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:16343
Cura configuration files and instructions for the QIDI Tech X-Pro can be found here: https://github.com/SuperMakeSomething...

Not ready to jump into multi-material 3D Printing? These are some of my favorite single material printers:

Lotmaxx SC-10 (Great beginner printer!): https://amzn.to/34JhuGX
Creality Ender 3 Pro (Another great first printer choice!): https://amzn.to/35T5CSZ
JGAurora A5S (Huge build volume!: https://amzn.to/2DDrMg3
Elegoo Mars Pro (The latest and greatest resin printer!): https://amzn.to/2UaEbBD
Elegoo Mars Standard (The OG KING of resin 3D printers! - Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2pzLBky
Elegoo Mars Standard - Amazon CA: http://ow.ly/2wsH50uLi96
Elegoo Mars Standard - Amazon DE: https://amzn.to/2Xb1Qlc
Elegoo Mars Pro - Amazon DE: https://amzn.to/2LH1aPo

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