从Taiwanto爱尔兰，世界各地的3D打印爱好者正在为添加剂制造中的下一件大事做准备：全彩3D打印。3D印刷公司（例如3D系统）以前在全彩3D打印竞赛中主导了ColorJet Printing, but their hefty price tag of around $40k is discouraging for your average Maker and 3D printing enthusiasts.一位来自指令的用户名为Jason Powellhas just come up with a DIY path to bring full-color 3D printing to his redesignedRostock Max, the popular delta 3D printer with a mere $1,000 price tag, making for a much more affordable color printer than any other company on the market.
Though Powell has found success by rebuilding his Rostock Max, he admits that the transition remains a work in progress. He has released a 16 minute video on YouTube (which is posted in its entirety below) that details the entire process of reformatting his delta printer for full color printing, including setting up the three extruders and the diamond hotend needed for multi-color models. Powell is asking those who are interested in his project to follow hisYouTube Channeland hisThingiverse page，他将继续发布更新和他能够实现的不同多色印刷品。
“我完全重新设计并重建，以利用钻石热台和全彩色混合与新的repetier固件，”鲍威尔在指示上说。“I built mine around a delta, however, I want to make this Instructable as universal as possible so you can set it up on any machine you’d like…”
Even though Powell’s full-color 3D printing has only been done on a delta -tyle 3D printer, he is quite certain that an open source, Cartesian-style FDM printer could be made to print in full color with his step-by-step instructions. While companies like 3D Systems are satisfying the industrial need for full color printing, Powell is showing that the same technology can be achieved at home with open source and shared ideas. Though his DIY project is incomplete for now, Powell has already helped to add a little more color to the world of 3D printing.
