Panchroma™ Matte PLA

Bioplastic Formulation for Easy Printing Panchroma™ Matte is a bioplastic-based 3D printing filament designed to set a new standard for PLA. It offers exceptional ease of use, reliable printing quality, fast print speeds, and consistent performance on a wide range of printers.

Beautiful Matte Finish and Vibrant Colors This filament delivers a smooth, matte surface and comes in a variety of rich, vibrant colors. It’s perfect for projects where appearance matters as much as performance.

Rebranded for Clarity Previously known as PolyTerra PLA, Panchroma™ Matte features the same great color selection and print quality - just with a clearer, more intuitive name.

Ideal for Everyday and Display Prints Choose Panchroma™ Matte for stunning, matte-finished prints that are easy to produce - perfect for prototypes, models, decorative items, and everyday 3D printing projects.

Print Settings

Parameter

Nozzle temperature

190 – 230 (℃)

Build surface treatment

PC and Texture PEI (Glue when needed)

Build plate temperature

25 - 60 (˚C)

Cooling fan

Printing speed

up to 300mm/s

Retraction distance

1 - 3 (mm)

Retraction speed

20 - 40 (mm/s)

Closure Chamber

Not Needed

Recommended support material

PolySupport™ and PolyDissolve™ S1

Drying setting

55˚C for 6h (only if absorbed moisture)

Based on 0.4 mm nozzle. Printing conditions may vary with different nozzle diameters

Panchroma™ Matte PLA is slightly more abrasive than regular PLA.

Printing Tips

All Panchroma effects and colors, with the exception of Luminous, Glow, and CoPE will have no special requirements. You can print them on any printer in any setup.

These materials are standard PLA options and can print with standard PLA settings.
Silk and other very glossy options should be printed at a slower print speed so that the shine can be maintained. If you print these materials too fast, they will look more "matte".
Do not print glitter/sparkle effect materials with smaller than a 0.4mm nozzle.
Leave the cooling fan on at full blast for best surface quality.

FAQ

Is there a difference between Panchroma™ Matte PLA and PolyTerra™ PLA?

No! This is the same great material - just under a new product family name.

Is Panchroma™ Matte more abrasive than basic gloss PLA?

Yes, it Panchroma™ Matte is slightly more abrasive - though not enough to justify using a hardened nozzle. If you are printing a lot of Panchroma™ Matte, it may be worth upgrading to a hardened nozzle for longevity.

Is Panchroma™ Matte PLA biodegradable?

The short answer is not in a way that it would not degrade when throwing it on the side of the road. Panchroma™ Matte PLA requires specific conditions to degrade which can be achieved in industrial composting facilities. We developed a formula which can degrade faster than regular PLA while maintaining excellent printability which allows a step forward towards improving the end of life of our PLA in our industry. Compostability report and more detail information here.

Does this material have issues with the ACE Pro?

While all of our spools have been tested against most multi mateiral systems and work great, we have had reports specific to Panchroma™ Matte PLA having difficulties with the Anycubic ACE Pro. This is specific to the ACE Pro and specific only to Panchroma™ Matte PLA, not other PLA lines we offer.

If you are using an ACE Pro, we would suggest not using Panchroma™ Matte PLA at this time.

Is this material food safe?

Unfortunately we do not have any data whether this material is food safe. As of now, no 3D printing material on the market is FDA food safe compliant. This is because in order to be certified as food safe, the actual object needs to be certified and not the base material. The shape, bed used, environment the object was made, and much more goes into getting a food safety certificate. As of now there is no real certification that the FDA offers for 3D printing.

Is this material AMS compatible?

Yes! All Panchroma™ spools now have hardened edges that roll great in the AMS.

As mentioned above though - if you are using an Anycubic ACE Pro, we would suggest not using Panchroma™ Matte PLA at this time.

Do you sell refills?

We are sorry but we do not sell refills at this time

Is this material recyclable?

Unfortunately there is no great answer for recycling PLA at this time. Our cardboard spools are biodegradable but there is no great way to recycle PLA at this time.

What is Panchroma™?

Panchroma™ is a new family of engineered polymer compounds containing PLA. The formulations are fine tuned for each color/surface finish to offer the best aesthetic quality and printability. They can be reliably printed on any FFF/FDM 3D printer under typical PLA settings. All Panchroma™ products are PLA except for those listed under "experimental".

Can I mix and match effects into a single HueForge print?

This material will mix and match great with all other Panchroma™ effects, except those listed under "experimental".

Printing Requirements

None! This will print great on any stock 3D printer!

You will just want to print slower on stock, older style printers.

Panchroma™ Matte is slightly more abrasive than standard gloss PLA - so if printing a lot of it - it may be worth upgrading to a hardened nozzle.