# Multi Color Printing

**URL:** <https://forum.digikey.com/t/multi-color-printing/4859>\
**Category:** 3D Printing\
**Tags:** 3d-printing, maker-diy, lulzbot, maker-diy-educational\
**Created:** [November 14, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/multi-color-printing/4859 "2019-11-14T15:14:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DanKiviaho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/user_avatar/forum.digikey.com/dankiviaho/32/2085_2.png) [@DanKiviaho](https://forum.digikey.com/u/DanKiviaho)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/multi-color-printing/4859/1 "2019-11-14T15:14:11Z")

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Hello All,

Recently I was asked to make some projects that required me to use multiple colors. I was apprehensive as I was not sure on what I had to do to get the printer to stop at a specific point. I thought that I was going to have to learn how to read G-code and then put a stop in, but turns out it is really easy in the Cura software that we use.

 ![IT%20Trophies](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/f/fa607f5f33bc6a20e920b66478a987a79f4dc287.jpeg) ![IMG_20191113_184315101](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/9/9598e0c7407fc92f872ee72872e98fed487e4700.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_20191114_082928367](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/f/fa4029cfdf160ef65302bce6074b742d8aac2a95.jpeg)

I am going to show how it is done.

**Step 1:** Figure out at what layer you want the color change.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/f/f880164c65eb6ddabdbecf4d3630a1901ef698c8.png)  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/d/df8872da476ff29ceba3e55d3f0853a76818cf88.png)  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/6/61c350406dea6289519d0b80da675e87f57925e9.png)  
**Step 2:** Find Extensions \> Post Processing \> Modify G-code.  
**Step 3:** Add a script \> Color Change.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/a/aaf89a0be830db2a5cf7fc6129a2ea2ab77b2fc5.png)  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/9/95302566c30fbdf3baf2c9f568c53afb06132f2f.png)  
**Step 4:** Input what layer you want to pause at (+ 2 layers).  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/1/196ae9ac2df4ed379dea4ac7c8ca9076a12a7342.png)  
\*The additional 2 layers are because (at least with our setup) it doesn’t end up on the right layer.  
\*\*More pauses can be put in, just repeat steps 3 & 4.  
**Step 5:** Save G-code.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/f/f5e6f4b16337dcea32e0fe0943634d44261d4284.png)  
**Step 6:** Print as normal.

Other things to mention: (Photos Below - See the first T)  
I have added a scrap cube to the print as a starting point as I found out that right after a color is changed and it goes to start the new layer it gobs extra onto the part and causes it to not look right.

Steps to add a specific starting point.  
**Step 1:** Figure out the coordinates of the place you want to start.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/8/8a61e9551b49ff2c3962737b2388b95cbce3cf91.jpeg)  
**Step 2:** Select User Specified starting point.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/6/616fdc3a40578291ee27490b87df701b9b203f37.png)  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/b/baef5ed13e0f20da0db20ba73ab22cf3e5577695.png)  
**Step 3:** Put in coordinates.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/9/9870cf56710fe1603b79656843dd67790ea6b854.png)  
**Step 4:** Save G-code.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/f/f5e6f4b16337dcea32e0fe0943634d44261d4284.png)  
**Step 5:** Print as normal.

 ![IMG_20191114_082943339](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/3/3c70a93583e0bf6675abb55fb23471ce3eee2ed5.jpeg) ![IMG_20191114_082951958](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/2X/9/946665a07334c96b2fbba86cf0f72cfb3369ca7a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ronni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@ronni](https://forum.digikey.com/u/ronni)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/multi-color-printing/4859/2 "2020-06-23T14:17:55Z")

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Thanks for the tutorial step by step, I like by the way this cube globe, it would perfectly suit to my interior in the [property in Spain](https://tranio.com/spain/) =)