Creality K3

Creality K3 is a four-nozzle multicolour FDM printer: KliTek nozzle changes in about 5 seconds, 260 × 260 × 260 mm build, up to 500 mm/s, 37 sensors and an AI camera. Mix 0.2–0.8 mm nozzles in one print. Listed at PrototypeBD for buyers in Bangladesh. Browse more 3D printers.

Key features

Four nozzles instead of one

Most multicolour printers push every colour through one nozzle, purging the old colour each time. The K3's KliTek system keeps four filaments ready in four independent channels, each with its own nozzle, and picks up the next nozzle in about 5 seconds. For prints with four colours or fewer, Creality's lab figures show up to 80% less print time and up to 85% less filament waste than a single-nozzle printer.

A latch that keeps nozzle swaps accurate

Each nozzle assembly locks into the print head with a latching connector and an XYZ positioning system. Creality tested it over 800,000 high-speed nozzle changes and says drift stays under 25 μm. Each assembly holds the nozzle, hot end and a visible filament path, and connects through a two-screw USB-C plug for easy maintenance.

Step-servo extruder and S-Drive for TPU

The extruder uses a closed-loop FOC step-servo motor and hardened steel gears; Creality says it responds in milliseconds and runs 7 dB quieter. With the S-Drive push-and-pull feed and high-flow nozzles, Creality quotes up to 15 mm³/s for TPU 95A. Softer TPU (85A/90A), PVA and BVOH need the optional TPU Kit.

37 sensors and an AI camera

A network of 37 sensors, 12 of them for the nozzle-changing process, checks latch engagement, homing, position offset and locking. Before a print, the AI camera scans the bed for leftover parts or foreign objects; during the print it looks for spaghetti failures and pauses the job. The printer also checks that the build plate is in place.

Mix nozzle sizes in one print

The K3 ships with 0.4 mm nozzles. With the Multi-Nozzle Kit (0.2, 0.6 and 0.8 mm, sold separately) you can print fine outer walls with a small nozzle and fast infill with a 0.8 mm one; Creality says this can raise overall efficiency by up to 30%. Settings are made in Creality Print 7.0 or newer.

CMYK colour and clean supports

With Creality CMYK filaments, Creality Print layers four base colours to blend many shades on the model surface; Creality notes this is not exact colour matching. Two materials can also be paired as breakaway supports, such as PLA with PETG.

Good for

• Makers and print farms doing frequent multicolour jobs

• Design studios that want less purge waste per print

• Engineers who will add the optional top cover for ABS, ASA, PC, PA and CF/GF filaments

What's in the box

Creality has not published a packing list for the K3, so we confirm the exact contents with you before you pay. Creality states that the K3 comes with 0.4 mm nozzles; the top cover, TPU Kit and Multi-Nozzle Kit are sold separately and are not included.

Before you order

• Price: contact us for the current price. This model is listed for pre-order.

• Power: Creality lists 100–127 V and 200–240 V, 50/60 Hz; Bangladesh 220 V mains is in the 200–240 V range. Ask us about the plug type of the unit you receive.

• Filament is not included. See our filament range.

• Optional accessories, sold separately: Top Cover (needed for ABS, ASA, PC, PA, PP-CF and similar), TPU Kit (CFS FLX, 4 dry boxes and 4 high-flow nozzles for TPU 85A/90A, PVA, BVOH) and Multi-Nozzle Kit (0.2/0.6/0.8 mm).

Prefer one nozzle with a CFS? See the Creality K2 Combo or K2 Pro Combo. Browse all Creality printers and 3D printers.