inew3d: The Desktop Full-Color 3D Printer with AI Modeling
- Mar 5
- 3 min read
500K+ True Colors | AI→3D in 1 Step | Auto-Support & One-Click Print | Water-Soluble Supports | Multi-Finish Compatible
If you have ever tried to print a multi color model on a standard 3D printer, you know the struggle of swapping filaments and dealing with layers that never quite look like a finished product. For years, achieving true, photorealistic color meant either spending hours meticulously painting your models by hand or investing tens of thousands of dollars in an industrial machine. The iNew3D QC2A is stepping in to change that narrative. By shrinking advanced photopolymer jetting technology down to a desktop size and pairing it with an intelligent artificial intelligence modeling workflow, they are offering a machine that prints finished, fully colored objects right out of the box. It is a massive leap forward for small studios, figurine makers, and designers who want professional results without the industrial price tag.
Project Overview
Name and Creator: iNew3d QC2A: The Desktop Full Color 3D Printer with AI Modeling by inew3d.
What It Is: The QC2A is a desktop sized photopolymer material jetting 3D printer. Rather than melting plastic filament, it operates more like a high end 2D inkjet printer, spraying microscopic droplets of ultraviolet curable resin and mixing them layer by layer to build solid, full color three dimensional objects.
Key Features
Color Droplet Mixing: The system uses a six channel jetting process featuring cyan, magenta, yellow, white, transparent, and support materials. This allows it to blend over 500,000 continuous colors and smooth gradients directly into the model.
Industrial Precision: It delivers an astonishing resolution of 720 by 2880 DPI with a 30 micron layer height, ensuring that printed parts have incredibly fine details and realistic textures.
Integrated AI Modeling: Designed to remove the technical barriers of 3D modeling, the companion software features an artificial intelligence pipeline that can convert 2D photographs, AI generated art, or text prompts into print ready 3D models with embedded color and texture.
Water Soluble Supports: One of the biggest advantages over standard printers is the use of a dedicated water soluble support material. Users can simply soak their finished print in water to dissolve the supports, eliminating the risk of breaking delicate parts during manual removal.
Office Friendly Build: Despite its industrial capabilities, it features a compact 200 by 160 by 80 millimeter build volume, operates at a quiet 55 decibels, and includes an activated carbon filter to manage resin odors.
Rewards
Kickstarter Pricing: Early backers can secure the QC2A printer starting at 7,199 dollars, which is a significant discount from the planned 9,999 dollar retail price.
Options: Various bundles are available depending on early bird tiers, providing options for creators and small businesses to jump into full color printing.
Delivery: The campaign has already raised over one million dollars, and shipping is estimated to begin in May 2026.
Concept
The core concept is Accessible Photorealism. The creators believe that high fidelity color printing should not be restricted to massive manufacturing facilities. By scaling down industrial micro jetting technology and integrating automated software, they aim to create a brand new category of 3D printers that sits perfectly between hobbyist gadgets and professional grade manufacturing equipment.
Inspiration
The project was born from years of research by Tuoyuan Technology, a company with deep experience in high precision resin systems and microfluidic control. After successfully producing printers for the dental and footwear industries, the team spent years building and refining prototypes that used microfluidic chips to mix colors. They were inspired to solve the two biggest bottlenecks in desktop 3D printing, which are the steep learning curve of CAD software and the tedious post processing required for multi color parts.
