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Snapmaker U1 Color 3D Printer: 5X More Speed. 5X Less Waste.

Name: Snapmaker U1 Color 3D Printer: 5X More Speed. 5X Less Waste.
Brand: Snapmaker
SKU: 411573180

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21kBackers

$20.6MPledged

$100kGoal

20614%Funded

Snapmaker U1 Color 3D Printer: 5X More Speed. 5X Less Waste.

About this project

The Snapmaker U1 is the 2025 flagship from Shenzhen's Snapmaker team, with staggering crowdfunding numbers: a $100k goal that ended at $20.6M (20614% funded) from 20.6k backers — a record for 3D printing campaigns. U1 attacks the two big pain points of color 3D printing: traditional multi-color approaches (purge towers, filament cutting) are slow and wasteful. U1 uses 4 independent toolheads with ~5-second auto-swap plus low-waste swap paths, delivering multi-color, multi-material prints at 500 mm/s — '5× more speed, 5× less waste' in official terms. With smart calibration, automatic filament feeding and app-based remote control, U1 brings a desktop multi-color print factory into home studios — and stands as Snapmaker's strongest pure-printing move beyond its famous 3-in-1 (3D print/CNC/laser) line.

Highlights

✓4 auto-swapping toolheads: 5-second swaps, multi-color without purging towers or cutting waste
✓5× faster, 5× less waste: color 3D printing with time and scrap both slashed
✓Full smart calibration suite: first layer, flow and pressure advance handled automatically
✓Snapmaker ecosystem: third-gen flagship from a proven team with a mature community

Specifications

Speed	Up to 500 mm/s
Control	App remote control + print monitoring
Feeding	Automatic filament system with runout detection
Software	Snapmaker Orca slicer with dedicated color workflow
Calibration	Smart auto-calibration (first layer, flow, pressure advance)
Form factor	4-toolhead auto-swap color 3D printer
Toolhead swap	~5-second automatic swap
Multi-material	Multi-color/multi-material prints with low-waste swapping