What your printer can actually print.
Four numbers on the spec sheet decide it: nozzle ceiling, bed ceiling, whether the chamber is heated, and what the nozzle is made of. Pick a printer or enter yours — the tool checks it against every material ZORVA sells.
6 print as-is · 3 with limits · 0 need an upgrade · 4 can't print
Prints6
- Prints
PLA
PLA Matte
- Nozzle: needs 205–220 °C, printer 300 °C — enough, with margin.
- Bed: needs 55–65 °C, printer 100 °C — enough.
- Chamber: not required.
- Prints
PLA
PLA High Speed
- Nozzle: needs 215–235 °C, printer 300 °C — enough, with margin.
- Bed: needs 55–65 °C, printer 100 °C — enough.
- Chamber: not required.
- Prints
PETG
PETG Core
- Nozzle: needs 235–250 °C, printer 300 °C — enough, with margin.
- Bed: needs 75–85 °C, printer 100 °C — enough.
- Chamber: not required.
- Prints
PETG
PETG 2.0
- Nozzle: needs 230–240 °C, printer 300 °C — enough, with margin.
- Bed: needs 70–80 °C, printer 100 °C — enough.
- Chamber: not required.
- Prints
PETG
PETG Matte
- Nozzle: needs 230–255 °C, printer 300 °C — enough, with margin.
- Bed: needs 70–80 °C, printer 100 °C — enough.
- Chamber: not required.
- Prints
TPU
TPU 95A
- Nozzle: needs 220–235 °C, printer 300 °C — enough, with margin.
- Bed: needs 40–60 °C, printer 100 °C — enough.
- Chamber: not required.
Check first3
- Check first
PLA
PLA-CF
- Hardened nozzle: required. Our source doesn't say what the stock nozzle is — if it's brass, swap it.
- Check first
PETG
PETG-CF
- Hardened nozzle: required. Our source doesn't say what the stock nozzle is — if it's brass, swap it.
- Check first
TPU
TPU 85A
- Needs a direct-drive extruder — check yours; a Bowden struggles to push soft TPU.
Prints, with limits3
- Prints, with limits
ABS & ASA
ABS Core
- Bed: needs 95–110 °C, printer 100 °C — only the low end; large parts may lift.
- Chamber: needs 45–55 °C — an open printer manages small parts (under about 80 mm) in a draught-free room; larger ones warp or split. An enclosure helps a lot.
- Prints, with limits
Nylon & composites
PA12
- Chamber: needs 45 °C — an open printer manages small parts (under about 80 mm) in a draught-free room; larger ones warp or split. An enclosure helps a lot.
- Needs an active dry box while printing — independent of the printer, but not optional.
- Prints, with limits
Polycarbonate
PC Blend
- Bed: needs 95–110 °C, printer 100 °C — only the low end; large parts may lift.
- Chamber: needs 45–55 °C — an open printer manages small parts (under about 80 mm) in a draught-free room; larger ones warp or split. An enclosure helps a lot.
Can't print4
- Can't print
ABS & ASA
ASA Core
- Bed: needs 100–110 °C, printer 100 °C — only the low end; large parts may lift.
- Chamber: needs 50–60 °C — it has to be a heated chamber; neither an open frame nor a passive cover is enough.
- Can't print
Nylon & composites
PA-CF
- Nozzle: needs 260–290 °C, printer 300 °C — prints at the low end of the window, not the whole of it.
- Chamber: needs 50 °C — it has to be a heated chamber; neither an open frame nor a passive cover is enough.
- Hardened nozzle: required. Our source doesn't say what the stock nozzle is — if it's brass, swap it.
- Needs an active dry box while printing — independent of the printer, but not optional.
- Can't print
Nylon & composites
PA6-GF
- Nozzle: needs 270–300 °C, printer 300 °C — prints at the low end of the window, not the whole of it.
- Bed: needs 90–110 °C, printer 100 °C — only the low end; large parts may lift.
- Chamber: needs 55 °C — it has to be a heated chamber; neither an open frame nor a passive cover is enough.
- Hardened nozzle: required. Our source doesn't say what the stock nozzle is — if it's brass, swap it.
- Needs an active dry box while printing — independent of the printer, but not optional.
- Can't print
Polycarbonate
PC Core
- Nozzle: needs 265–300 °C, printer 300 °C — prints at the low end of the window, not the whole of it.
- Bed: needs 100–120 °C, printer 100 °C — only the low end; large parts may lift.
- Chamber: needs 50–60 °C — it has to be a heated chamber; neither an open frame nor a passive cover is enough.
The rules
Temperature picks the material, not the logo.
A brochure ceiling is not a printing temperature. Sensors drift a few degrees, and some machines throttle when held at the top for hours — so the tool treats the ceiling less 20 °C as usable, and flags a material that only fits inside those last 20 °C.
An enclosure and a heated chamber are different things. A passive cover holds roughly 35–45 °C with the bed at 100 °C: enough for ABS and other materials needing a 45 °C chamber or less at mid sizes, not for large ASA, PA-CF, PA6-GF or PC.
Every printer figure is the maker's own, the same source the machine articles here cite. Where a maker doesn't publish a value, the tool says “check first” instead of guessing. Printer not listed? Choose “another printer” and enter the four numbers from its spec sheet.
Can an open printer print ABS?
Yes for small parts (under about 80 mm) in a draught-free room, if the bed reaches 95–110 °C. Larger parts warp or split; an enclosure, even unheated, fixes most of that.
Why does carbon-filled filament say “needs an upgrade”?
Because carbon and glass fibre wear a brass nozzle wide within a few hundred grams. A hardened steel nozzle is the cheapest upgrade on the list and opens up the whole filled-material family.
Does a bigger printer print more materials?
No. Build volume and material range are independent. A bigger volume makes it harder if anything: the wider the part, the more shrinkage stress, and the stricter the chamber requirement.