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Material catalog

The materials and finishes PrintPort can print end-to-end today, what each is suited for, and what is not yet supported.

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Every product is printed in a real filament. This page is the reference list of the materials our machines print end-to-end, what each is suited for, and how a material choice becomes a cost. The exact colors and prices in the app are read from live inventory, so treat this as the printable set rather than a fixed menu.

Available materials

These ten materials are in stock and printing end-to-end on our machines today, across 65 colours. Each is a real filament family with its own look, feel, and price. The “best for” column is a starting point rather than a rule; most everyday products print well in PLA.

In stock and printing end-to-end on 23 September 2026. TPU 90A prints on our flexible-filament profile; PETG-CF slices on the PETG profile. PETG Basic, PET-CF and ASA are in the catalogue but out of stock, so they do not appear in the picker.

MaterialWhat it isBest for
PLA BasicEveryday rigid plastic — the easiest to print cleanly, and our baselineMost prints: decor, figurines, prototypes, signage
PLA MattePLA with a flat, non-glossy surfaceA soft, premium look that hides layer lines
PLA SilkPLA with a satin, pearl-like sheenDecorative pieces meant to catch the light
PLA Silk+A deeper, more even version of the silk sheenGift and display pieces that should read as expensive
PLA GlowPLA that glows in the dark after light exposureToys, novelties, and parts you want visible at night
PLA WoodPLA filled with real wood fibre — matte, warm, sandableRustic décor, coasters, frames
PETG TranslucentSlightly see-through, tougher and a little more flexible than PLALight-diffusing shades and sturdier everyday parts
PETG-CFPETG filled with chopped carbon fibre — stiff, dimensionally stable, deep matteBrackets, mounts, jigs, anything structural
ABSHeat-tolerant and impact-resistantFunctional parts that face warmth or knocks
TPU 90ASoft, flexible, rubber-likeGrips, straps, bumpers — anything that needs to bend
  • PLA Basic
    What it is
    Everyday rigid plastic — the easiest to print cleanly, and our baseline
    Best for
    Most prints: decor, figurines, prototypes, signage
  • PLA Matte
    What it is
    PLA with a flat, non-glossy surface
    Best for
    A soft, premium look that hides layer lines
  • PLA Silk
    What it is
    PLA with a satin, pearl-like sheen
    Best for
    Decorative pieces meant to catch the light
  • PLA Silk+
    What it is
    A deeper, more even version of the silk sheen
    Best for
    Gift and display pieces that should read as expensive
  • PLA Glow
    What it is
    PLA that glows in the dark after light exposure
    Best for
    Toys, novelties, and parts you want visible at night
  • PLA Wood
    What it is
    PLA filled with real wood fibre — matte, warm, sandable
    Best for
    Rustic décor, coasters, frames
  • PETG Translucent
    What it is
    Slightly see-through, tougher and a little more flexible than PLA
    Best for
    Light-diffusing shades and sturdier everyday parts
  • PETG-CF
    What it is
    PETG filled with chopped carbon fibre — stiff, dimensionally stable, deep matte
    Best for
    Brackets, mounts, jigs, anything structural
  • ABS
    What it is
    Heat-tolerant and impact-resistant
    Best for
    Functional parts that face warmth or knocks
  • TPU 90A
    What it is
    Soft, flexible, rubber-like
    Best for
    Grips, straps, bumpers — anything that needs to bend

The material list is read from live stock

The material chips and color swatches in the product maker are read from our inventory when you open it; they are not hardcoded. When we stock a new filament or retire one, your options change accordingly. For how to pick a material and color while building a product, see Materials & colors.

Finishes and PLA variants

There is no separate finish control. Silk, Matte, and Glow are their own entries in the picker, and each is a variant of PLA. You select a finish by selecting the material. When a color’s finish differs from plain PLA, the label carries it, so swatches appear as Silk Gold or Matte Black rather than simply “Gold.”

PLA Glow’s profile resolves to standard PLA Basic timing; the glow comes from the filament itself, not a different print recipe. Only plain PLA Basic prices instantly. Silk, Matte, and Glow each start a material-accurate re-slice in the background and briefly show the estimate badge until the price firms up, Glow included.

Colors and pricing

The material families above are stable, but the individual colors under each are not. Every color swatch is one specific filament we hold in stock, and each carries its own color, price per gram, and density. Two colors of the same material can cost slightly different amounts to make.

  • The materials you can pick are whichever families are currently in stock.
  • The colors under a material are whichever specific filaments we hold right now.
  • The price of a print is driven by that exact filament’s real per-gram cost.

A color you used last month may not be available this month, and new colors appear as we add them. There are no fixed color or price tables to memorize; the picker always shows the current inventory.

Unsupported materials

Some materials are a different process, not a different spool, and are not in our pipeline at all:

  • Resin (SLA/DLP)
  • Powder-bed nylon (SLS/MJF)
  • Metal, whether printed, cast or machined

A filament we do not stock is a different matter. Anything that prints on an FDM machine can be bought against a first order at no surcharge and stays on the rack afterwards, which is the promise the home page makes. Ask support before you build the product, so the spool is on the shelf when the order lands.

A filament with no profile prices as an estimate

PETG-CF is stocked and slices on the PETG profile. PET-CF and ASA are in the catalog but out of stock, and neither has its own entry in Slicer-Worker/materials.py — they would resolve to the PLA baseline, so the print time would be an estimate rather than a measurement. The same is true of any newly sourced filament. Give it a profile before it goes on the shelf, or the first quote in it will be wrong.

Materials shown elsewhere are not selectable

Some marketing surfaces, such as the public instant-quote calculator on our landing page, list a few extra materials for illustration. Those cannot be selected for a product. If one were labeled into a print, it would fall back to the PLA recipe and price and time the print inaccurately, so we do not offer them.

How material affects cost

Your material choice flows directly into the make cost, the amount PrintPort charges your card to produce one unit. It is computed from the slice of your file, not from a lookup table.

Weightfrom your file
The sliced volume of the print times the filament’s density gives its weight in grams. Density defaults to 1.24 (PLA) when a filament does not specify its own, so denser materials weigh more for the same shape.
Material costthe driver
That weight times the chosen filament’s real, live price per gram. There is no flat per-material rate; each color carries its own price, and we will not price a product if that filament has no real per-gram cost on file.
Laborper print-hour
A time charge on the print: $3 per print-hour, pro-rated under an hour. A material that requires extra handling, such as flexible TPU, can carry a small handling multiplier on top.

PLA Basic is the upload baseline, so it prices the moment you pick it. Choosing any other material — PLA Matte, Silk, Silk+, Glow or Wood, PETG, PETG-CF, ABS, or TPU — re-slices in the background on that material’s real profile, because the print time can differ. Until it lands, the maker shows the PLA-baseline time flagged estimate, then re-prices automatically. For the full breakdown, see Costs & pricing.

Next steps

Materials & colorsHow to pick a material and color per file and per copy while building a product.Costs & pricingHow weight, price per gram, and labor add up to your make cost.Price your productsSet a retail price above the make cost and review the break-even.Limits & specsFile sizes, dimension caps, and the other hard limits in one place.