Yes. Staying true to Sovol’s long-standing commitment to open source, M1D will open its software and firmware to the community. Users will be able to adjust parameters, optimize functionality, and develop personalized modifications based on their own ideas and applications.

Conventional multi-color printers typically process every filament through the same nozzle, requiring repeated unloading, reloading, reheating, and purging whenever the color or material changes. This adds waiting time, creates purge waste, and increases the risk of color or material contamination.

M1D takes a fundamentally different approach. Its DualX™ IDEX architecture combines one independent fixed toolhead with six interchangeable toolheads, allowing different colors and materials to remain loaded in dedicated toolheads and preheat independently. The fixed toolhead can handle support material or the most frequently used color, further reducing unnecessary tool changes, while each toolhead swap can be completed in as little as 5 seconds.

The result is faster and more efficient printing with up to seven colors or materials, near-zero purge waste, cleaner material separation, and greater flexibility for complex multi-color, multi-material, and soluble-support prints. M1D also supports Copy and Mirror modes for true parallel production—an advantage conventional single-nozzle multi-color systems cannot provide.

Yes. M1D was designed to do more than ordinary multi-color printing—efficiency is one of its greatest strengths. The second independent toolhead is not there simply to add another nozzle; it provides capabilities that a standalone tool changer cannot. It can remain dedicated to support material or to the most frequently used color or material, significantly reducing toolhead changes, material switching, and waiting time throughout a print. It also enables true Duplicate and Mirror printing for parallel production.

This design requires some additional space for independent toolhead movement, but M1D still offers a build volume of up to 300 × 300 × 350 mm, depending on the selected printing mode. And the slightly smaller build volume? Unless giant prints are part of your daily routine, the added efficiency and flexibility make it a trade-off well worth considering.

Sovol’s experience with independent dual-toolhead systems began years ago with the SV04 IDEX printer. M1D builds on that foundation with automatic XY calibration, real-time Z-offset compensation, and a motor-driven, all-metal locking mechanism designed for precise and repeatable toolhead positioning.

Rather than simply combining two systems, we designed calibration, motion control, and tool changing to work as one integrated DualX™ workflow. M1D has also progressed through multiple prototypes, pilot production, and ongoing reliability testing to verify stable operation across dual-toolhead and multi-toolhead printing."

Absolutely. M1D can combine materials with different colors and properties within a single model—for example, PLA for the main structure, TPU for flexible components, or PVA for soluble supports.

With dedicated toolheads, each material can use its own optimal nozzle temperature and switch into the print without repeatedly unloading, reloading, and purging the same nozzle. This reduces material mixing, nozzle residue, and purge waste while making complex supports, multi-material structures, and functional models more efficient and reliable to print. More materials mean more ways to create—and far more room for imagination.

Yes. M1D was designed to do more than ordinary multi-color printing—efficiency is one of its greatest strengths. The second independent toolhead is not there simply to add another nozzle; it provides capabilities that a standalone tool changer cannot. It can remain dedicated to support material or to the most frequently used color or material, significantly reducing toolhead changes, material switching, and waiting time throughout a print. It also enables true Duplicate and Mirror printing for parallel production.

This design requires some additional space for independent toolhead movement, but M1D still offers a build volume of up to 300 × 300 × 350 mm, depending on the selected printing mode. And the slightly smaller build volume? Unless giant prints are part of your daily routine, the added efficiency and flexibility make it a trade-off well worth considering.

The standard M1D features a maximum nozzle temperature of 300°C and a maximum bed temperature of 100°C, so it is not officially rated or guaranteed for printing PPS or PPS-CF.

We are planning an optional 350°C hotend/nozzle kit as a future upgrade. The standard bed temperature is limited to 100°C primarily for safety reasons, but the temperature limit can be adjusted through the configuration for applications requiring up to 120°C.

Please note that these upgrades alone do not guarantee successful PPS or PPS-CF printing, as results also depend on the chamber temperature, hardware configuration, filament specifications, and printing conditions. The M1D is primarily designed for PLA, PETG, TPU, PVA, ABS, ASA, PA, and PC. Further details about upgrade specifications and availability will be announced once finalized.

Yes, depending on the printing mode. In Copy and Mirror modes, the two independent toolheads can print two identical or mirrored models simultaneously. When printing a single multi-color or multi-material model, however, the toolheads typically work in sequence according to the sliced toolpath rather than extruding on the same model at the same time.

M1D will ship as preassembled modules rather than as one fully assembled unit. Under the current packaging plan, the printer and its main components will be packed in one box. For M1D Advanced, the enclosure panels and active chamber heating module will be shipped in a separate box.

Because the two boxes may be dispatched or separated in transit, they may arrive at different times. You may receive the printer first, followed by the enclosure and heating components. Once all packages arrive, only a few simple assembly steps will be required by following the included instructions.

Both versions include the complete DualX™ system and support multi-color, multi-material, and independent dual-toolhead printing.

Choose 【M1D Essential】if you primarily print with everyday materials such as PLA, PETG, TPU, or PVA and prefer an open-frame, more affordable setup.

Choose【M1D Advanced】if you plan to work with engineering materials such as ABS, ASA, PA, or PC. Its fully enclosed chamber and active heating up to 60°C provide a more stable thermal environment, helping reduce warping and cracking while improving consistency on demanding prints.

Simply put: choose Essential for everyday creativity and Advanced for engineering materials and greater thermal stability.

With M1D, more of every spool goes into your print instead of being lost to repeated purging. By keeping different colors and materials loaded in dedicated toolheads, M1D eliminates most of the unloading, reloading, and heavy nozzle flushing required by conventional single-nozzle multi-color systems.

Only a small amount of filament may be needed for wiping or priming, helping M1D achieve near-zero purge waste. Actual results vary by model, material, and slicer settings—but the benefit remains clear: less wasted filament and more efficient multi-color printing.