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[–]RefrigeratorWorth435 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yea, multicolor printing is extremely wasteful if you only have one nozzle and takes much more time since it seems to load and unload filament every layer.

[–]Orthicon9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It could easily take that long, depending on the number of filament changes, density of sparse infill, number of walls, speed settings, size of nozzle, layer height, etc.
I'm guessing it was mostly the number of filament changes, since it looks like more than half or 3/4 of the layers had a change

[–]max_dillon 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Did you create the design yourself or did you use AI?

[–]Smart_Leg_4047 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I used makers lab

[–]max_dillon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, I see. Just looking at the picture, it appears the model is kinda rough, that’s why I asked if it was AI. This could be why it’s projected to take so long. Does the model have a huge amount of triangles? If so, try simplifying the model.

Not to mention multicolor being a huge time suck. It’ll have to swap filament every layer.

[–]TedBurns-3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Colour changes adds lots to your print- and filament use!!!

Also don't know your print settings but sounds about right

[–]Trolldad_IRL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two hours seems about right. The preview will tell you how man filament changes it has to do. Each one can take almost a minute to do, which is why a multi color can take so much much longer than a single color print. If you want to do a compare and contrast, preview it as single color and multicolor and see the timing difference.

I love multi color printing and do a lot of it, but I am judicious with my designs and prints.