Beta · Currently for the Bambu Lab H3C with the CMYKW kit
Today it prints with the CMYKW kit: cyan, magenta, yellow, white and black. A fuller color range is coming.
Turn colored 3D models into H3C-ready CMYKW prints.
Drop in a colored model. LayerMaker matches its colors to printable CMYKW mixes and creates a Bambu Studio project ready to slice.
Free to convert and preview. Export for $3.99, or subscribe for frequent use.
From model to print
How it works
- Drop in a model. A colored .3mf, .glb or .obj from Tripo, Meshy, MakerWorld or your own work.
- See how it prints. Your model next to its CMYKW colors, with every mix listed.
- Export for Bambu Studio. A ready-to-slice H3C project with every color mix set up.
Pricing
Free
$0
Convert and preview any model, as often as you like.
One export
$3.99
One model's Bambu Studio project. The same model again at no charge.
Pro
$19.99 a month
30 exports a month.
Shop
$49.99 a month
100 exports a month.
Unused exports don't carry over. Cancel any time; your plan runs to the end of the month you paid for. Exports are digital downloads and aren't refundable. Payments are taken securely by Square for LayerMaker.
Your model
Private by design: your model is processed in your browser and never uploaded.
This model has no colors in it (an STL never does), so it prints in one color. For full color, use a colored .3mf, .glb or .obj.
Preview
Drag to turn, pinch or scroll to zoom.
Colors
About colors
Fewer colors mean fewer color changes and a faster print; more colors keep more detail. Speck cleanup is in Advanced settings.
Color mixes
File download
Bambu Studio project for the H3C (3MF)
Free to convert and preview. The file is a paid export: $3.99 for this model (download it again as often as you like), or a plan. You sign in at download. Payments are taken securely by Square for . See pricing.
About the file
It opens in Bambu Studio with the colors painted on and every mix set up, ready to slice. It lists the CMYKW kit (Bambu PLA Palette) as filaments 1 to 5, black first. Load them in any holders: Bambu Studio matches them by color when you send the print, so check its filament map. Sub-layer color mixing is turned on in the file.
For the cleanest color: dry your filament first, and keep the prime tower on. If you see strings between colors, try 5 to 10 °C cooler, or Default purge (it uses more filament).
Advanced settings
Print estimate
Our own estimate, checked against real Bambu Studio slices of a test model; Bambu Studio's slice gives the final numbers. Most of the waste is the purge tower, which grows with every color change: fewer colors and 0.20 mm layers cut it most.
Examples
The original model, LayerMaker's preview and the real print on our H3C. More are on the way.
Questions
What do I get?
A Bambu Studio project (.3mf) for the Bambu Lab H3C. Your model's colors are painted on, and each color is set up as a mix of the CMYKW kit: cyan, magenta, yellow, white and black (Bambu PLA Palette). Sub-layer color mixing is turned on in the file. Open it in Bambu Studio, check the filament map and slice.
Which files can I use?
A colored .3mf (Bambu Studio and MakerWorld projects too), a .glb (from Tripo, Meshy and most AI tools), or an .obj with its .mtl and texture picture. An .stl works too, in one color. Up to 300 MB.
Is my model uploaded?
No. Your model is worked on here in your browser and never leaves your device. When you buy an export, we keep the model's file name with your purchase, so it shows in your account. We count visits, previews and download presses by day, as plain numbers: no cookies, nothing about you or your model.
Which colors can it print?
Cyan, magenta, yellow, white and black, mixed in thin layers, make hundreds of colors: light, bright and middle colors mix well. Deep reds print as orange-red. The sides of a model print a little paler than its top surfaces, and black mixed into a side prints much darker than its share, so on the sides a color that needs black prints as the closest mix without it, or as solid black. The "Printed in CMYKW" view and the Color mixes list show what to expect before you download. A fuller color range is coming: our own measured color chart first, then spot colors beyond the CMYKW kit later.
How much filament and time?
Advanced settings show the print estimate: the grams, the color changes and the hours. It is our own estimate, checked against real Bambu Studio slices; Bambu Studio's slice gives the final numbers.
What does it cost?
Converting and the preview are free. One export: $3.99. Pro: $19.99 a month, 30 exports a month. Shop: $49.99 a month, 100 exports a month. Unused exports don't carry over. Payments are taken securely by Square for LayerMaker.
Can I get a refund?
Exports are digital downloads and aren't refundable.
How do I cancel my plan?
Cancel any time; your plan runs to the end of the month you paid for. Use your account on this page (Sign In at the top).
Can I download an export again?
Yes. Drop the same model here again and press the download button: an export you bought downloads again at no charge.
Questions?
Write to us.
Your account
Your plan, the exports you have left this month, the exports you've bought, and cancel.