Formfutura PLA print temperature and settings
The settings Formfutura publishes for its PLA: 200–230 °C at the nozzle and 50–60 °C on the bed. Start in the middle of the range, then adjust for your printer, speed and cooling.
Formfutura's recommended nozzle range is right in line with the typical PLA across the 54 PLA lines we track (median 210–220°C).
Print settings
| Nozzle | 200–230 °C | |
|---|---|---|
| Bed | 50–60 °C | |
| Density | 1.24 g/cm³ | |
| Diameters | 1.75 mm, 2.85 mm | |
Bars run on a fixed scale; the dashed line is the median of the 54 PLA lines we track. Data from SpoolmanDB.
How much filament is on a spool
Length from the published density, for each spool size Formfutura sells.
| Spool | 1.75 mm | 2.85 mm |
|---|---|---|
| 250 g | ≈ 84 m | ≈ 32 m |
| 750 g | ≈ 251 m | ≈ 95 m |
| 1 kg | ≈ 335 m | ≈ 126 m |
| 2.3 kg | ≈ 771 m | ≈ 291 m |
| 4.5 kg | ≈ 1509 m | ≈ 569 m |
| 8 kg | ≈ 2682 m | ≈ 1011 m |
Printing PLA
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66 Formfutura PLA colors
- EasyFil ePLA Anthracite Grey
- EasyFil ePLA Beige Brown
- EasyFil ePLA Blue Lilac
- EasyFil ePLA Grey Aluminium
- EasyFil ePLA Heather Violet
- EasyFil ePLA Iron Grey
- EasyFil ePLA Khaki Grey
- EasyFil ePLA Light Blue
- EasyFil ePLA Light Green
- EasyFil ePLA Light Grey
- EasyFil ePLA Light Ivory
- EasyFil ePLA Luminous Bright Orange
- EasyFil ePLA Luminous Green
- EasyFil ePLA Luminous Yellow
- EasyFil ePLA Matt Apricot
- EasyFil ePLA Matt Black
- EasyFil ePLA Matt Lemon Cream
- EasyFil ePLA Matt Light Grey
- EasyFil ePLA Matt Mauve
- EasyFil ePLA Matt Mint Green
- EasyFil ePLA Matt Polar Blue
- EasyFil ePLA Matt Soft Blue
- EasyFil ePLA Matt Vanilla White
- EasyFil ePLA Matt Water Blue
- EasyFil ePLA Matt White
- EasyFil ePLA Natural
- EasyFil ePLA Pearl Bronze
- EasyFil ePLA Pearl Gold
- EasyFil ePLA Pure Orange
- EasyFil ePLA Signal White
- EasyFil ePLA Signal Yellow
- EasyFil ePLA Snow White
- EasyFil ePLA Squirrel Grey
- EasyFil ePLA Traffic Black
- EasyFil ePLA Traffic Green
- EasyFil ePLA Traffic Red
- EasyFil ePLA Traffic Yellow
- EasyFil ePLA Turquoise Blue
- EasyFil ePLA Ultramarine Blue
- EasyFil ePLA White Aluminium
- EasyFil ePLA Yellow Green
- EasyFil PLA Black
- EasyFil PLA Bronze
- EasyFil PLA Brown
- EasyFil PLA Celeste Green
- EasyFil PLA Dark Blue
- EasyFil PLA Dark Green
- EasyFil PLA Gold
- EasyFil PLA Grey
- EasyFil PLA Lavender
- EasyFil PLA Light Blue
- EasyFil PLA Light Green
- EasyFil PLA Light Grey
- EasyFil PLA Luminous Yellow
- EasyFil PLA Magenta
- EasyFil PLA Middle Blue
- EasyFil PLA Natural
- EasyFil PLA Orange
- EasyFil PLA Pastel Blue
- EasyFil PLA Pastel Green
- EasyFil PLA Pastel Pink
- EasyFil PLA Red
- EasyFil PLA Sapphire Grey
- EasyFil PLA Silver
- EasyFil PLA White
- EasyFil PLA Yellow
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Frequently asked questions
What temperature should I print Formfutura PLA at?
Formfutura lists 200–230°C at the nozzle and 50–60°C for the bed. Start mid-range, then go hotter for faster printing or better layer bonding and cooler if you see stringing.
How many meters are on a 1 kg spool of Formfutura PLA?
About 335 m at 1.75 mm, from its published density of 1.24 g/cm³.
How many colors does Formfutura PLA come in?
66 in the data we track, including EasyFil ePLA Anthracite Grey, EasyFil ePLA Beige Brown, EasyFil ePLA Blue Lilac and EasyFil ePLA Grey Aluminium.