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An STL describes the shape. A slicer project can add filament assignments and print settings.
1 / Paint a single model in the slicer
Import the STL into a compatible slicer, assign filament colors and paint regions such as the eyes, body and base. Save the assignments in a 3MF project. To print different colors within the same layer, use a compatible multi-material system or tool-changing printer.
For this download: the STL is a single piece. Color regions have not been preassigned.
2 / Print separate colored parts
A multipart design can have a body, face panel and details as separate meshes. Each part can be printed in one filament color and then assembled. This can work without an automatic filament-changing system, but requires suitable joints and assembly instructions.
For this download: separate assembly parts are not included.
3 / Change filament between layers
A slicer can insert a filament change at a chosen height. This is useful for a colored base, lettering or stacked designs. A horizontal color change cannot independently color two regions that occupy the same layer.
Check the actual print cost
Multicolor printing can increase print time and material use through filament changes and purging. The estimate on this design page is for the stated single-material profile; it does not include a painted multicolor setup.
A colored 3D preview is a design visualization. It only represents a supplied multicolor printing setup when the download explicitly includes that setup.