{
  "opening": "HueForge's FAQ says a starter set is black plus two whites, one with a medium transmission distance around 4 or 5 and one under 2. Transmission distance is how thick the plastic has to be before light stops showing the color underneath. FilamentFacts is not affiliated with HueForge, and none of the catalog rows below store a transmission distance.",
  "question": "What filaments work for HueForge color prints?",
  "slug": "hueforge",
  "useCase": "pla",
  "useCaseLabel": "PLA",
  "updated": "2026-10-28",
  "shortAnswer": "HueForge's FAQ says a starter set is black plus two whites, one with a medium transmission distance around 4 or 5 and one under 2. Transmission distance is how thick the plastic has to be before light stops showing the color underneath. FilamentFacts is not affiliated with HueForge, and none of the catalog rows below store a transmission distance.",
  "recommendedMaterials": [
    "pla"
  ],
  "printerConsiderations": [
    "HueForge's FAQ says an AMS or MMU is not required. The print uses one color per layer, so a printer that can pause for a filament swap can run it.",
    "The same FAQ says not to scale the Z axis in the slicer, because that changes layer height and the color blend. A small X and Y change, about 10 to 15 percent, is the limit it allows in the slicer.",
    "Color choice, silk, and see-through PLA are [filament color](/answers/filament_color), [silk](/answers/silk), [transparent filament](/answers/transparent), and [multi-color prints](/answers/multicolor)."
  ],
  "pros": [
    "The starter palette and the meaning of transmission distance are HueForge's FAQ, not a spool ranking.",
    "Print temperatures stay on the filament rows. A transmission distance is a separate measurement."
  ],
  "cons": [
    "HueForge's TD-1 page says library values come from one or two spools and can vary by batch. A catalog temperature is not that measurement.",
    "No filament maker's page in this catalog publishes a transmission distance for these three rows."
  ],
  "community": "A comment says transmission distance can differ from batch to batch on the same brand because most manufacturers do not calibrate it. Another comment describes it as the thickness where you can no longer see the color underneath. A third comment says a high-transmission white is the first color they reach for.",
  "related": [
    "filament_color",
    "silk",
    "transparent",
    "multicolor"
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What filaments work for HueForge color prints?",
      "a": "HueForge's FAQ says a starter set is black plus two whites, one with a medium transmission distance around 4 or 5 and one under 2. Transmission distance is how thick the plastic has to be before light stops showing the color underneath. FilamentFacts is not affiliated with HueForge, and none of the catalog rows below store a transmission distance."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does a silk or translucent PLA have a better transmission distance?",
      "a": "Neither the [PolyLite PLA](/brand/polymaker/polylite-pla) sheet nor the Bambu PLA sheets on this page list a transmission distance. HueForge's FAQ says you measure a missing color with the Seashell test or a TD-1, and that the library value is not a promise for the next spool. [Silk](/answers/silk) and [transparent filament](/answers/transparent) are about appearance, not that measurement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is FilamentFacts part of HueForge?",
      "a": "No. The transmission-distance wording on this page is quoted from HueForge's wiki. The print temperatures are from the filament sheets and the catalog."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "HueForge wiki FAQ",
      "url": "https://hueforge.wiki/index.php/FAQ",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "HueForge wiki, TD-1",
      "url": "https://hueforge.wiki/index.php/TD-1",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "PolyLite PLA technical data sheet V5.4",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_PLA_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bambu PLA Basic technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambu_PLA_Basic_Technical_Data_Sheet_bf3411ce-be39-4db7-9669-1b4671d2196b.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bambu PLA Matte technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambu_PLA_Matte_Technical_Data_Sheet_60a941f9-8495-48ec-b1b0-52e07ff0f4c2.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/HueForge 1ks2x4f",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/HueForge/comments/1ks2x4f/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/HueForge 1hzoxt2",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/HueForge/comments/1hzoxt2/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "note": "Catalog nozzle 190–230 °C (374–446 °F) and bed 25–60 °C (77–140 °F). Heat dataset checked 21 October 2026 lists glass transition 61 °C (142 °F), heat deflection 60 °C (140 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 58 °C (136 °F) at 1.8 MPa, ISO 75. The technical data sheet does not list a transmission distance.",
      "brand": "Polymaker",
      "product": "Polylite PLA",
      "material": "PLA",
      "url": "/brand/polymaker/polylite-pla",
      "nozzle": "190–230 °C (374–446 °F)",
      "bed": "25–60 °C (77–140 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_PLA_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "note": "Catalog nozzle 190–230 °C (374–446 °F) and bed 35–45 °C (95–113 °F). The technical data sheet is the source of those cells. It does not list a transmission distance.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "PLA Basic",
      "material": "PLA",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/pla-basic",
      "nozzle": "190–230 °C (374–446 °F)",
      "bed": "35–45 °C (95–113 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambu_PLA_Basic_Technical_Data_Sheet_bf3411ce-be39-4db7-9669-1b4671d2196b.pdf?v=1734060943",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "note": "Catalog nozzle 190–230 °C (374–446 °F) and bed 50–70 °C (122–158 °F). HueForge's FAQ names matte colors as useful once a black and two whites are in hand. This row still has no transmission distance.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "PLA Matte",
      "material": "PLA",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/pla-matte",
      "nozzle": "190–230 °C (374–446 °F)",
      "bed": "50–70 °C (122–158 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambu_PLA_Matte_Technical_Data_Sheet_60a941f9-8495-48ec-b1b0-52e07ff0f4c2.pdf?v=1734060943",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    }
  ]
}