3D Printed Filament Sample

3D print this handy filament sample model to get a good idea of how a filament will look with different textures. Model designed by Fabrrrrr on Thingiverse.

I 3D printed the equivalent of a paint swatch that you may find in the paint section of a hardware store. The model for the filament sample is available for download on Thingiverse. There is also a handy holder to store and flip through the samples.

I love this model because it provides an accurate representation of how a filament will look at different textures.

You can flip through the samples without any falling out of the holder.

Whenever I load a roll of filament for the first time, I print one of the filament sample cards. Not only does it give me a preview of how the color of a print will look like, it’s also a chance to tune the slicer settings to best suite the filament I have loaded.

Filament Samples

The remainder of this blog post will serve as digital catalog of all the filaments I’ve printed so far along with pictures of how the filament looks like printed.

Atomic Filament

Atomic Filament is my go-to brand for filament for two main reasons: great quality and it’s made in the USA. Shipment has always been fast and prompt and Atomic Filament has a great selection of colors.

I typically print Atomic Filament at 195 degrees Celsius.

Aqua Translucent

Prints with Atomic Filament’s Aqua Translucent PETG filament:

• Cable Holders
• PitchCar Loop

Black

Prints with Atomic Filament’s Black PLA filament:

• Skyrim Quest Marker
• Systainer Cart

Perfect Red

Prints with Atomic Filament’s Perfect Red PLA filament:

• Giant LEGO Parrot
• Wine Cellar for D&D

Starlight Grey

Prints with Atomic Filament’s Starlight Grey PLA filament:

• Stan Lee Memorial Bust
• Sewer Entrance Marker
• Ancient Portal for D&D

Fillamentum

Fillamentum creates one of my favorite colors of filament: Vertigo Grey. I’m a big fan of their glitter-style filaments. The layers in these filaments blend together making the print lines difficult to see.

Sky Blue

Prints with Fillamentum’s Sky Blue filament:

• Sphere-o-bot Eggbot
• 3D Printed G-Clamp

Vertigo Galaxy

Prints with Fillamentum’s Vertigo Galaxy PLA filament:

• Sphere-o-bot Eggbot

Vertigo Grey

Prints with Fillamentum’s Vertigo Grey filament:

• 3D Printed G-Clamp

HatchBox 3D

Wood Filament

I’ve had successful prints with Hatchbox3D’s wood filament by reducing the print speed (on the default PLA profile in the Prusa Edition of Slic3r) and printing the filament at 185 degrees Celsius.

Prints with Hatchbox 3D’s wood filament:

• Venus Box

PolyAlchemy

I big fan of PolyAlchemy’s Elixir line of filaments. The Elixir filaments have beautiful sheen and are perfect for printing busts or other prints whose primary purchase is for display.

Onyx Elixir

Prints with PolyAlchemy’s Onyx Elixir filament:

• Darth Vader Bust
• Thanos Bust