Everyday
PLA
Clean, affordable, and reliable for visual models, student projects, decor, and light-duty parts.
- Best finish for most budgets
- Low warp and good detail
- Not ideal for hot cars or heavy load
Material guide.
Choose by strength, flexibility, heat resistance, detail, and finish. When in doubt, send the use case and we will recommend the right option.
Durable
PETG
A tougher choice for brackets, enclosures, outdoor items, and parts that need some flex.
- Good layer strength
- Better heat resistance than PLA
- Useful for functional prototypes
Heat resistant
ABS
Strong and heat tolerant when the part needs more resilience than PLA can offer.
- Good for housings and fixtures
- Can be sanded and finished
- May need more design allowance
Flexible
TPU
Flexible filament for grips, bumpers, gaskets, sleeves, and protective parts.
- Rubber-like feel
- Good impact absorption
- Best with simple, supported shapes
High detail
Resin
Sharp detail and smooth surfaces for miniatures, detailed models, master patterns, and visual samples.
- Excellent fine detail
- Smooth surface finish
- Less suited to heavy impact
Engineering
Nylon and carbon fibre blends
Stronger options for demanding brackets, tools, fixtures, and lightweight structural parts.
- High strength-to-weight ratio
- Good for demanding prototypes
- Requires careful print planning
Still choosing?
Tell us how the part will be used, where it will live, and what it needs to survive. We will choose the practical material before we quote.