PLA Plus Military Green 1kg – Premium 3D Printing Filament
PLA Plus Military Green is a high-quality filament featuring a deep, military-green shade, perfect for projects that require reliability, durability, and a tactical look. Built on an enhanced PLA base, it provides improved impact resistance and longevity while maintaining easy printability and eco-friendly origins. This filament is ideal for functional prototypes, outdoor gear, or military-inspired designs.
Key Benefits
- Enhanced Strength and Durability: PLA Plus offers greater flexibility and impact resistance than standard PLA, making it suitable for more demanding applications and regular stress.
- Tactical, Military Aesthetics: The dark green hue lends prints an authentic “military” vibe, making it excellent for camouflage projects, tactical equipment, or outdoor accessories.
- Easy to Print: Low warping and strong layer adhesion ensure reliable results even on standard 3D printers, without the need for special settings.
- Eco-Friendly and Safe: PLA Plus Military Green is made from biodegradable sources, promoting sustainability and reducing environmental impact.
Applications
- Functional Prototypes: Suitable for creating parts that need to handle moderate mechanical stress, such as levers, brackets, or structural components.
- Military and Outdoor Projects: Ideal for realistic replicas, holsters, organizers, camouflage elements, or tactical gear.
- Decorative and Theme-Based Models: Bring tabletop games, dioramas, or cosplay accessories to life with a military look, giving them an authentic feel.
- Outdoor Replacement Parts: Thanks to its increased wear resistance, PLA Plus is a great choice for tools and parts used in rugged environments or workshops.
Ideal For
- Projects demanding higher strength and a tactical, military-style aesthetic
- Creating robust prototypes and components for mechanical use
- Outdoor and survival enthusiasts seeking both functionality and design
- Eco-friendly projects adhering to sustainable 3D printing principles
PLA Plus Military Green is the perfect choice for anyone looking for a filament offering enhanced durability, a tactical appearance, and an eco-conscious foundation. With reliable print performance and an authentic green tone, it elevates any project to a professional level.
Specifications
| Colour | Military Green |
| Weight | 1 kg |
| Diameter tolerance | < 0,02 mm |
| Diameter | 1,75 mm |
| Printing Temperature | 190–240°C |
| Bed Temperature | 0–60°C (prints well without a heated bed) |
| Printing Speed | 40-300 mm/s |
| Density | 1.24 g/cm³ |
| Heat resistance | up to 50°C |
PLA Plus (PLA+) – Print Settings
PLA Plus (PLA+) is an improved version of classic PLA, offering higher strength, better flexibility, and increased durability. To achieve the best printing results, it is essential to set the parameters correctly in the slicer software. For example, in OrcaSlicer https://orca-slicer.com/ for the Bambu Lab A1 Mini printer with a 0.4 mm nozzle.
Printing Temperature
Select the Printer Profile
These recommendations are for all BambuLab printers, as the most widely used printer. Professional and extra powerful printers need specific settings, especially max flow. For these cases please do not hesitate to contact us support.
1. Select the Printer Profile
- In the top left corner, select Bambu Lap printer
- In the Bed type field, choose the appropriate bed type, such as Textured PEI Plate.
2. Edit Filament Settings
Click on the pencil icon next to the filament name (in our case, Filamentree PLA) to open the filament settings.
Edit Settings
PLA+ requires a higher temperature than standard PLA, so it is important to find the optimal temperature for your filament.
📌 Where to set it?
1. Open OrcaSlicer
2. Go to Filament Settings
3. Set Nozzle Temperature between 210 - 230°C
Bed Temperature
For Textured PEI Plate:
- First layer: 60°C
- Other layers: 60°C
The temperature is specifically set for the Textured PEI Plate as it provides excellent adhesion for PLA Plus at 60°C. For other types of plates (e.g., Cool Plate, Smooth Plate), the temperature remains at 0°C because they are not used in this configuration.
Max Volumetric Speed
In OrcaSlicer settings, Max Volumetric Speed limits the maximum volume of filament that can be extruded through the nozzle per second. This is a critical parameter that affects print quality and helps avoid issues with filament feeding.
What does this parameter mean?
- Max Volumetric Speed (MVS): Limits the rate of filament extrusion in mm³/s.
- If the value is exceeded, the extruder may struggle to feed the filament, which can lead to:
- Under-extrusion (insufficient material is deposited).
- Decreased surface quality and detail precision.
- Missed steps or damage to the extruder’s feed gears.
Cooling for specific layer
Setting the No cooling for the first parameter is critically important to ensure:
- Reliable adhesion of the model to the print bed: PLA Plus, like any other thermoplastic, requires good adhesion to the print bed for successful printing. If cooling is enabled on the first layers, it may result in insufficient material melting and the model detaching from the print bed.
- Avoidance of deformation or delamination of the base layers: Setting it to 2 layers provides sufficient time for the foundation to stabilize without the risk of deformation or delamination.
- A smooth transition to the cooling mode, which helps maintain high print quality throughout the process: It helps maintain overall print quality by ensuring proper adhesion of subsequent layers and compliance with the desired model standards.
This setting is standard for PLA Plus as it accounts for its thermal properties and provides optimal conditions for stable printing.
Part cooling fan
- Minimum layer time: 80 seconds (with fan speed at 50%)
Fan at 50%: This is the optimal speed for gradual cooling without excessive drying of the material.
- Maximum layer time: 8 seconds (with fan speed at 100%)
Advantage: 100% fan speed helps quickly cool large layers and ensures their stability before the next layer is applied.
Always on:
✔️ Keep fan always on
✔️ Slow printing down for better layer cooling
✔️ Force cooling for overhangs and bridges
Always off:
✖️ Don’t slow down outer walls
Using the correct printing parameters for PLA Plus is critically important for achieving high-quality results. PLA Plus, as an improved version of standard PLA, requires precise settings to optimize its properties. Following the recommended settings allows you to fully leverage the benefits of PLA Plus, ensuring strong, aesthetically appealing, and durable prints.