Material Printing Guides

This guide provides information, tips and best practices when printing with all of the Mosaic Materials available for use with Element/Array.

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Nozzle Temperature: 215 C

Heated Chamber: Not recommended

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 65C

Drying Temperature: 55 C

Drying Time: 6 hours

For best results, print with the door and/or lid of Element open to encourage more air flow for part cooling. It's recommended to use glue stick on the bed - if the glue stick wears off, a higher temperature bed will be required for good adhesion, but a higher temperature bed can lead to poorer part appearance.

Nozzle Temperature: 275 C

Heated Chamber: Recommended for larger geometries, 70C

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 100C

Drying Temperature: 70 C

Drying Time: 6 hours

ABS has a high tendency to warp off the bed. For best results, use glue, heat the bed and heat the chamber if possible. ABS releases VOCs when printing, so it's important that the door is closed.

Nozzle Temperature: 265 C

Heated Chamber: Recommended for larger geometries, 70C

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 95C

Drying Temperature: 70 C

Drying Time: 6 hours

ASA is similar to ABS but is more resistant to water and UV, therefore is considered a “weather-resistant” alternative to ABS.

ASA has a high tendency to warp off the bed. For best results, use glue, heat the bed and heat the chamber if possible. ASA releases VOCs when printing, so it's important that the door is closed.

Nozzle Temperature: 250 C

Heated Chamber: Not recommended

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 100C

Drying Temperature: 65 C

Drying Time: 6 hours

If it absorbs moisture, PETG can be stringy or cause jams. To reduce the risk of jamming and stringing, keep the filament in an enclosed box, or dry it at 65C for 6 hours if it has absorbed moisture.

Make sure to always use glue stick on the bed, because PETG can adhere too well to the bed surface and be difficult to remove.

The PETG preset has a built-in Z offset of 0.1mm. PETG is very sensitive to this offset and can cause jams in the printhead if it is not used. If the Z offset is too high and causing bed adhesion issues, try reducing it in increments of 0.02mm in the Style Overrides section of the Material Profile.

Nozzle Temperature: 240 C

Heated Chamber: Not required

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 50C

Drying Temperature: 65 C

Drying Time: 8 hours

Flex has been seen to cause jams in the print head when printing too fast or when printing without a Z offset. The z offset in the preset is 0.1mm, and the maximum speed should be 40mm/s.

Due to the flexibility of TPU, tall and thin models may wobble in higher layers and affect print quality. Be mindful of part geometry and keep your eye on prints to ensure best quality.

Flex supports can be really challenging to remove. Whenever possible, choose models that do not require supports, and if using supports, try increasing the vertical gap from part in increments of 0.05mm.

Nozzle Temperature: 230 C (may be changed based on desired look)

Heated Chamber: Not recommended

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 0C

Drying Temperature: N/A

Drying Time: N/A

Depending on the print settings used, the material can display a range of properties including Shore Hardness, Tensile Modulus and Elongation as well as a matte or shiny finish

Nozzle Temperature: 290 C

Heated Chamber: Recommended, 70C

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 120C

Drying Temperature: 75 C

Drying Time: 6 hours

FR-PC shrinks about 0.4% in XY directions when printed compared to CAD models. To compensate for this, scale you can scale your models in XY directions to 100.4%

Nozzle Temperature: 280 C

Heated Chamber: Not Required

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 80C

Drying Temperature: 65 C

Drying Time: 6 hours

ESD PETG behaves mostly like normal PETG but has electrostatic discharge properties.

ESD PETG, unlike regular PETG, does not require a z offset to print properly. If you're having issues with regular PETG, consider switching to ESD-PETG

Nozzle Temperature: 260 C

Heated Chamber: Not Required

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 50C

Drying Temperature: 100 C

Drying Time: 8 hours

Nylon is very sensitive to moisture and should always be dried before use. It is not recommended for use in parts that will be exposed to moisture in the air.

Nozzle Temperature: 235 C

Heated Chamber: Not Required

Build Surface: Bed Type I with Magigoo PP glue, 80C

Drying Temperature: N/A

Drying Time: N/A

PP will not adhere to the bed with regular glue. You must use Magigoo PP glue for proper bed adhesion.

Nozzle Temperature: 280 C

Heated Chamber: Recommended, 70C

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 80C

Drying Temperature: 100 C

Drying Time: 8 hours

Matrix is a carbon fibre reinforced nylon material. A chamber temperature of 70-80C can improve the strength of Matrix parts.

Matrix is very sensitive to moisture and should be dried before use. It is not recommended for parts that will be exposed to moisture in the air.

Nozzle Temperature: 400 C

Heated Chamber: Required, 80C

Build Surface: Bed Type II with glue stick, 110C

Drying Temperature: 120 C

Drying Time: 4 hours

PEEK can be challenging to print and requires tuning based on part geometry. The first layer is very important, if too close to the bed it will create warping.

For best results, parts should only be printed one at a time, as the more parts are on the bed at once, the weaker the inter-layer adhesion in those parts will be. The material can tend to ooze and harden on the nozzle after printing.

Parts should be limited to 5” (12.7cm) wide in the XY directions to prevent warping and inter-layer adhesion issues.

PEEK is very sensitive to moisture and should always be dried before use.

Nozzle Temperature: 360 C

Heated Chamber: Required, 70C

Build Surface: Bed Type II with glue stick, 110C

Drying Temperature: 120 C

Drying Time: 4 hours

PEKK can be challenging to print and requires tuning based on part geometry. The first layer is very important, if too close to the bed it will create warping.

For best results, parts should only be printed one at a time, as the more parts are on the bed at once, the weaker the inter-layer adhesion in those parts will be. The material can tend to ooze and harden on the nozzle after printing.

Parts should be limited to 5” (12.7cm) wide in the XY directions to prevent warping and inter-layer adhesion issues.

PEKK is very sensitive to moisture and should always be dried before use.

Nozzle Temperature: 400 C

Heated Chamber: Required, 80C

Build Surface: Bed Type II with glue stick, 120C

Drying Temperature: 120 C

Drying Time: 4 hours

PEI is extremely prone to warping, so there should always be a fresh layer of glue on the bed and the first layer should be watched carefully to make sure it’s at exactly the right height.

For best results, parts should only be printed one at a time, as the more parts are on the bed at once, the weaker the inter-layer adhesion in those parts will be.

Parts should be limited to 3” (7.6cm) wide in the XY directions to prevent warping and inter-layer adhesion issues.

PEI 9085 is super sensitive to moisture and should always be dried before use.

Nozzle Temperature: 245 C

Heated Chamber: Not recommended

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 60C

Drying Temperature: 80 C

Drying Time: 12 hours

Dissolve LT can be printed as a support material with PLA, Form, and ESD PETG. It can also be printed with Matrix, however since Matrix is super sensitive to moisture, it should be used as a breakaway support and should not be dissolved by placing the Matrix part in water.

In most cases, the Dissolve LT supports should be able to be pulled away from the part by hand. This should be done when possible to avoid the added time and risk of dissolving the material in water.

For dissolving the material in water, it is best to use warm water. If possible, agitating the water should speed up the process, and replacing the water frequently should help.

Depending on the size of the part and amount of material to dissolve, dissolving should take somewhere around 4-10 hours.

Dissolve LT is super sensitive to moisture and should always be dried before use.

Nozzle Temperature: 245 C

Heated Chamber: Not recommended

Build Surface: Bed Type I with glue stick, 90C

Drying Temperature: N/A

Drying Time: N/A

As a support material, HIPS works well with ABS, ASA and FR-PC as a breakaway support material.

Listed as a support material but functions really well as a standalone material too

As a standalone material, this print super easily and gives great surface finish but is not very strong.

HIPS should be able to dissolve in d-limonene to be used as soluble support with ABS and ASA. This adds a layer of risk and complexity and should not be recommended unless the specific part produces supports that absolutely cannot be broken away by hand.