Sovol’s M1D targets multicolor printing with seven-color toolchanging
Sovol’s M1D paired seven-color toolchanging with 5-second swaps and a $1,199 VIP entry, aiming to cut the purge waste that haunts multicolor prints.
Sovol put a seven-color toolchanging desktop printer at the center of its latest Kickstarter push, pricing VIP entry at $1,199 after a $20 deposit and framing the M1D as a way to cut the purge waste that makes many multicolor jobs painful.
The M1D used Sovol’s DualX IDEX tool-changing system, with one fixed extruder and one tool-changing extruder, and Sovol said the machine could print up to seven colors or seven materials. Toolheads heated independently before being swapped in, and Sovol said the patented metal auto-grip mechanism handled head changes in about five seconds. All3DP’s July 13 coverage placed the starting price at $1,199 and described the machine as a self-developed IDEX toolchanger built around multicolor desktop use.
Sovol’s own campaign pages pushed the machine well beyond a novelty paint job. The M1D supported Multi, Mirror, Single, and Copy modes, with Copy mode aimed at small-batch production and print farms and Mirror mode aimed at symmetrical paired parts such as wings, handles, and left-right prototypes. Sovol also said the printer included auto vision calibration for XY offsets, eddy current scanning for bed leveling, a six-channel filament system, run-out detection, nozzle-clog detection, filament-tangling detection, and open-source-friendly hardware. The company claimed its vision calibration system was up to 2.5 times faster than traditional probe-based setup.
The VIP reservation page gave the clearest pricing ladder. Sovol listed a $20 deposit for early access, a super early bird price of $1,299, and an MSRP of $1,799, while VIP buyers could land the printer for $1,199 and receive a free extra PEI build plate. That makes the M1D one of the more aggressively priced multicolor entries to come out of the current wave of toolchanging machines, especially for users who have been priced out of systems built around more expensive ecosystems.
The pitch lands in a crowded field where waste has become the main argument against conventional filament-swapping multicolor printing. Bambu Lab’s documentation says multimaterial jobs can be costly in both time and materials because filament changes create waste. Prusa has pushed the MMU3 as a five-filament option with low waste, while Snapmaker has used its U1 to lean into five-second swaps and reduced waste. Sovol’s answer is to combine IDEX flexibility with toolchanging speed, then sell it as a seven-color path that does not force users into a giant purge tower or an industrial budget.
That is the real test for the M1D. If Sovol can deliver reliable calibration, predictable swaps, and sane maintenance, the machine could make multicolor printing feel less like a spec-sheet stunt and more like a practical desktop option for labels, assemblies, signage, and support-rich parts. If it cannot, seven colors will only look good in renders.
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