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Protopasta PLA print temperature and settings
The settings Protopasta publishes for its PLA: 185–225 °C at the nozzle and 60 °C on the bed. Start in the middle of the range, then adjust for your printer, speed and cooling.
Protopasta's recommended nozzle range is about 10°C cooler than the typical PLA across the 54 PLA lines we track (median 210–220°C).
Print settings
| Nozzle | 185–225 °C | |
|---|---|---|
| Bed | 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 Protopasta sells.
| Spool | 1.75 mm | 2.85 mm |
|---|---|---|
| 100 g | ≈ 34 m | ≈ 13 m |
| 500 g | ≈ 168 m | ≈ 63 m |
| 1 kg | ≈ 335 m | ≈ 126 m |
| 1.5 kg | ≈ 503 m | ≈ 190 m |
| 2 kg | ≈ 671 m | ≈ 253 m |
| 3 kg | ≈ 1006 m | ≈ 379 m |
Printing PLA
Full PLA guide →The easiest filament to print: low warping, little smell, crisp detail, and the default for most hobby printing.
No enclosure neededPrints fine on an open-frame printer.
Brass nozzle is fineNo abrasive fill.
Not very moisture-sensitiveNormal storage is fine for most users.
Any extruderWorks with direct drive and Bowden.
135 Protopasta PLA colors
- Amber Alchemy Translucent Brown
- Amethyst Aria Multicolor
- Atikam Teal Opaque
- Atomic Age Gray Glitter
- Autumn Orange
- Basic Black
- Basic Natural
- Basic White
- Beach Bum Beige Opaque
- Black Carbon Fiber
- Black cMatte
- Black High Flow
- Blood of My Enemies Translucent
- Bluish Purple Opaque
- Bobbi's Purple Iris Translucent
- Bottle Brown Translucent
- Brass Composite
- Bronze Composite
- Candle Light White Glitter
- Candy Apple Red Metallic
- Candy Rainbow Multicolor
- Caution Yellow Opaque
- Chlorophylled Thermochromic
- Citrus Sunrise Orange Multicolor
- Cloverleaf Green Metallic
- Cobalt Blue Translucent
- Composite Carbon Fiber Black
- Composite Conductive Black
- Composite Iron Gray
- Composite Steel CGray
- Composite Steel Gray
- Copper Composite
- Cupid's Crush Pink Metallic
- Dark Carbon Fiber
- Derek's Olive Drab Opaque
- Double Espresso Brown Metallic
- Dragon Scale Purple Pearl
- Dragonfruit Smoothie Marble
- Dusty Smoke Glitter
- Ecto Ooze Translucent Green
- Electric Lemonade Yellow Metallic
- Empire Strikes Black Metallic
- Erratic Indigo Multicolor
- Fading Rainbow Multicolor
- Fleck 'n Forest Green Glitter
- Fleck’n Fire Red Glitter
- Fluorescent Yellow
- For The Lulz Green Metallic
- Forest Fantasy Green Multicolor
- Galactic Duel Thermochromic
- Galactic Empire Purple Metallic
- Glitter's Mane Teal Pearl
- Gloop! Translucent Purple
- Gold Dust Glitter
- Good as Gold Metallic
- Good Old Gray Opaque
- Gray cMatte
- Green Glow-in-the-Dark Natural
- Green Glow-in-the-Dark White
- Green Glow-in-the-Dark Yellow
- Heartthrob Red Metallic
- Highfive Blue Metallic
- Iridescent Ice Translucent
- Iridescent Ice Translucent Translucent
- Juliette's Raspberry Jam Translucent
- Just Peachy Thermochromic
- Kermie Green Multicolor
- Lab Coat White Opaque
- Light Carbon Fiber
- Lootsef Green Opaque
- Luke's Proton Purple Metallic
- Mango Medley Multicolor
- Marine Dream Blue Multicolor
- Matte Fiber Matte Fiber Black
- Matte Fiber Matte Fiber Daffodil
- Matte Fiber Matte Fiber Gray
- Matte Fiber Matte Fiber Mahogany
- Matte Fiber Matte Fiber Walnut
- Matte Fiber Matte Fiber White
- Mermaid's Tale Teal Metallic
- Midnight Multicolor
- Moonstruck White Satin
- Natural High Flow
- Nebula Cotton Candy Pastel Multicolor
- Nebula Gold Dust Multicolor
- Nebula Multicolor
- Nebula Night Glow Fluorescent Multicolor
- Nebula Rainbow Multicolor
- Nebula Silver Silk Multicolor
- Nebula Stardust Multicolor
- Nerfed Orange Translucent
- Nice 'N Navy Opaque
- Night Before Blue Glitter
- Obsidian Metallic
- Opaque Black
- Opaque Blue
- Opaque Natural
- Opaque Red
- Opaque White
- Orange Papaya Smoothie Marble
- Out of Darts Orange Opaque
- Partly Cloudy Blue Multicolor
- Partly Sunny Yellow Multicolor
- Pineapple Banana Smoothie Marble
- Pretty in Pink Pearl
- Recycled Black
- Scarlet Symphony Multicolor
- Seafoam Green Multicolor
- Second to None Silver Metallic
- Silver Smoke Translucent
- Silver Smoke Translucent Translucent
- Soda Green Translucent
- Sophy's Aqua Phresh Opaque
- Sour Apple Thermochromic
- Stardust Silver Glitter
- Static Dissipative Black
- Static Dissipative Carbon Fiber Black
- Stef's Rose Gold Metallic
- Stratocumulus Multicolor
- Summertime Green Pearl
- Tangerine Orange Metallic
- Texas Tea Black with Gold Glitter
- The Vine Fruit Thermochromic
- Tidal Turquoise Multicolor
- Totally Translucent Yellow
- Tropical Palm Green Opaque
- Unicorn Tears White Glitter
- Watermelon Crush Red Pearl
- What Karat? Smooth Gold Metallic
- White cMatte
- White High Flow
- White Marble
- Winter Blue Glitter
- Wonder Black Glitter
- Wonder Blue Glitter
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Frequently asked questions
What temperature should I print Protopasta PLA at?
Protopasta lists 185–225°C at the nozzle and 60–60°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 Protopasta PLA?
About 335 m at 1.75 mm, from its published density of 1.24 g/cm³.
How many colors does Protopasta PLA come in?
135 in the data we track, including Amber Alchemy Translucent Brown, Amethyst Aria Multicolor, Atikam Teal Opaque and Atomic Age Gray Glitter.