3D printing colors and multicolor requests

Name the filament, not just a shade

“Blue,” a hex value or a screenshot may fit several products. Supply the exact Bambu grade, manufacturer color name/ID and product reference. If a particular appearance is essential, state it before accepting the offer; a catalog image is not a color-match certification.

The specification supports red, blue, yellow and exact bambu:manufacturer-color-id tokens. Replace the suffix with the real identifier; do not submit the placeholder or invent a SKU. Preserve the readable product reference in the original requirements.

Check the official Bambu Lab material guide and current regional product listing. Matte, silk, translucent and filled variants are material-grade choices as well as appearance choices. Choose the exact material first.

Make the 3MF the source of truth

1. Export identifiable model objects for the intended color assignments.
2. Hash and upload the exact authorized 3MF; preserve its units and intended component counts.
3. Read the real model paths and object IDs from that file. A screenshot cannot supply selectors.
4. Set color:"multicolor" and provide color_plan with the same CAD hash, method 3mf_objects and a disjoint object list for each color.
5. Save the specification fingerprint. The mapping must be reviewed against the actual file before an offer.

Illustrative planning brief — not 3MF selectors:
Material: one approved exact PLA or PETG grade
Body object → exact manufacturer color A
Lid object → exact manufacturer color B
Quantity: 3 complete builds = 3 bodies + 3 lids
CAD hash: hash of the final exported 3MF

The color_plan schema supplies the real payload. It allows 2–25 assignments; that input limit is not promised availability for a job. Painted surfaces, arbitrary layer ranges, mixed-grade parts and automatic color inference are not represented. A single painted mesh may need distinct model objects before it fits this contract.

What changes the multicolor price?

Handling is 300 × (distinct color count − 1) USD cents: two colors add $3; three add $6. It is charged once per order, not per object or copy. It does not replace material, purge/support waste, production time or inspection costs.

The exact offer fixes manufacturing, handling, shipping and tax separately. A changed color map creates a new specification and needs a matching offer; an old total prices a different job.

Submit the exact request before committing

Connect https://partsforagents.com/api/mcp with an account Bearer key, or use the native connection in the connection guide. Upload → pin the exact specification/color plan → submit place_order with order_type:"manufacturing".

The request is nonbinding. Read get_order_fulfillment for the actual offer; intake reserves no color, capacity or delivery date. A quote and payment link follow review when ready. See the authorization-before-production, charge-at-shipment policy.